Birth : 10 October 1966, Chengdu, China
Height : 5' 3"
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Born in the Szechwan province of China in 1966, Ling Bai began her show business career when she was in grade school with the school choir. When she was 14, she enlisted in the Chinese People's Liberation Army where she spent three years in a performance troop entertaining soldiers stationed in Tibet. After her service, Ling became a performer in a local theater in Beijing where she eventually became involved in the pro-Democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. As a result of her involvement, Ling emigrated to the USA in 1991 where she soon found work in the Hollywood acting industry with her first English-language role as a villain in _The Crow (1994)_ (qv). From then on, Ling found steady work in playing various character roles from the villainous Miss East in _Wild Wild West (1999)_ (qv) to a Chinese interpreter in 'Oliver Stone (I)' (qv)'s _Nixon (1995)_ (qv) to a part in _Anna and the King (1999)_ (qv), in which she was forced to cut her long hair short for the role. Her appearance in the controversial _Red Corner (1997)_ (qv) in playing a pragmatic Chinese People's lawyer jeopardizes her returns to her homeland every year since the film's release.
Biography written by: anonymous
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- 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006) (TV) [Presenter]
- 2008 Asian Excellence Awards (2008) (TV)
- A Beautiful Life (2008) [Esther]
- A Place in Time (2007) [Herself]
- Anna and the King (1999) [Tuptim] <3>
- Back2Hell (2010) [Zilia]
- Best of Chris Isaak (2006) (V) (uncredited) [(segment "Please")]
- Brave New World (2005) (V) (archive footage) [Mysterious Woman]
- Chain Letter (2010) [Jai Pham]
- Circle of Pain (2010) (V) [Victoria Rualan] <4>
- Corporate Cougars (2011)
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) [Ria] <11>
- Da xue sheng yi shi (1987) [Xiao Qian]
- Dead Funny (1994) [Norriko] <13>
- Dead Weekend (1995) (TV) [Amelia A] <5>
- Dim Sum Funeral (2008) (as Bai Ling) [Dede] <1>
- Edmond (2005) [Peep Show Girl] <8>
- Escape from China (1992) (voice) [Peasant Woman]
- Face (2002) [Kim] <1>
- G-Phoria 2004 (2004) (TV) [Herself]
- Gaau ji (2004) [Mei, the cook]
- Geraldine (2009) {{SUSPENDED}} (rumored) [Geraldine]
- Go Straight to Hell (2010)
- Godfrey Live (2008) (TV) [Herself - Guest]
- Hai tan (1984) [Lu Xiao Mei]
- Hu guang (1988) [Jing Huan]
- Hydrophobia (2010) (V) [Karen Slater]
- In the Mood for Doyle (2007) (TV)
- Joe Does the Oscars (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Ka Shen's Journey (2008) [Herself] <4>
- Lei sa Gu Su (1985) [Wang Lingjuan] <1>
- Living & Dying (2007) (as Bai Ling) [Nadia] <3>
- Locked Down (2010) [Guard Flores]
- Lords of Dogtown (2005) [Punky Photographer] <55>
- Love Ranch (2010) <5>
- Magic Man (2009) [Samantha] <6>
- Making 'Crank 2' (2009) (V) [Herself]
- Man About Town (2006) (as Bai Ling) [Barbi Ling] <10>
- My Baby's Daddy (2004) (as Bai Ling) [XiXi] <6>
- Nixon (1995) [Chinese Interpreter] <71>
- Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995) (as Bai Ling) [Mary Bong]
- Nomad (2005/II) (voice: English version) [Gaukhar]
- Pai mai chun tian (2010)
- Paris (2003) [Linda/Shen Li] <2>
- Peace, Love & Bikinis! (2005) [Herself]
- Pen Pals (1992) [Sharice]
- Point of Origin (2002) (TV) [Wanda Orr] <5>
- Razor (2008/I) {{SUSPENDED}} [Mary Wong]
- Red Corner (1997) [Shen Yuelin] <2>
- Row Your Boat (1999) [Chun Hua] <2>
- Sam gang yi (2004) [Mei (segment "Dumplings")] <1>
- Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) (VG) (voice) [U-Gin Bar Manager] <32>
- Shan cun feng yue (1987)
- Shanghai Baby (2007) [Coco] <1>
- She Hate Me (2004) [Oni] <10>
- Siu lam juk kau (2001) (voice) [Mui]
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) [Mysterious Woman] <5>
- Somewhere in the City (1998) [Lu Lu] <5>
- Southland Tales (2006) [Serpentine] <27>
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (uncredited) [Senator Bana Breemu]
- Storm Watch (2002) [Skylar] <4>
- Stranded with a Star (2006) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself - Panelist]
- Taxi 3 (2003) (as Bai Ling) [Qiu] <5>
- The 2005 World Music Awards (2005) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The Bad Penny (2010) [Nok] <4>
- The Beautiful Country (2004) [Ling] <2>
- The Breed (2001) [Lucy Westenra] <3>
- The Confidant (2010) [Black] <5>
- The Crow (1994) (as Bai Ling) [Myca] <5>
- The Extreme Team (2003) [RJ] <2>
- The Gauntlet (2010) [Kim Lee] <1>
- The Gene Generation (2007) [Michelle] <1>
- The Hustle (2008) [Han] <5>
- The Lazarus Papers (2010) [Kyo] <7>
- The Lost Empire (2001) (TV) [Kwan Ying] <2>
- Toxic (2008) [Lena] <10>
- Tribeca Film Festival Presents (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008) (V) [Herself]
- Wild Wild West (1999) [Miss East] <10>
- Yue Yue (1986) [Yue Yue]
- "Angel" (1999) {She (#1.13)} (as Bai Ling) [Jhiera] <4>
- "Beyaz show" (1996) {(2007-03-30)} [Herself]
- "But Can They Sing?" (2005) [Herself - Contestant]
- "Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama" (2005) [Herself]
- "Entourage" (2004) {Chinatown (#2.6)} [Li Lei] <10>
- "Free Radio" (2007) {KDOG (#2.3)} [Herself] <7>
- "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) {And the Rockets' Dead Glare (#1.7)} [Teri Chow] <12>
- "Howard Stern" (1994) {(2004-09-29)} [Herself]
- "Jake 2.0" (2003) {Cater Waiter (#1.3)} [Mei Ling]
- "Lost" (2004) {Stranger in a Strange Land (#3.9)} [Achara] <16>
- "Senkveld med Thomas og Harald" (2003) {(2004-03-19)} [Herself]
- "The Chris Isaak Show" (2001) {Freud's Dilemma (#1.1)} [Herself]
- "The Cosby Mysteries" (1994) {The Hit Parade (#1.14)} [Dr. Valerie Chong]
- "The John Kerwin Show" (2001) {(2007-05-02)} [Herself]
- "The John Kerwin Show" (2001) {(2009-03-18)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(#1.84)} [Herself]
- "The Rotten Tomatoes Show" (2009) {Observe & Report/Gigantic/Hannah Montana: The Movie (#1.7)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(1997-11-10)} (as Bai Ling) [Herself]
- "The Unit" (2006) {Freefall (#2.22)} [Princess] <14>
- "This Morning" (1988) {(1998-05-26)} [Herself]
- "Touched by an Angel" (1994) {The Spirit of Liberty Moon: Part 1 (#4.26)} [Jean Chang]
- "Touched by an Angel" (1994) {The Spirit of Liberty Moon: Part 2 (#4.27)} [Jean Chang]
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2007-11-12)} [Herself] <6>
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- "Widescreen" (Germany), 3 August 2005, Iss. 09/2005, pg. 25, by: Emanuel Bergmann, "Die wahre Schönheit ist Selbstvertrauen"
- "Premiere" (UK), December 1997, Vol. 5, Iss. 11, pg. 29, by: Maximillian Potter, "Cameos"
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- "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 4 March 2008, by: The Associated Press, "Bai Ling Charged With Petty Theft"
- "Playboy" (USA), June 2005, Vol. 52, Iss. 6, pg. 138, 141, 150, by: Erik Hedegaard, "Bai, Bai, Baby!"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 5 February 2000, Vol. 48, Iss. 6, pg. 5, by: Shawna Malcolm, "Bai Ling, Angel's Baby"
- "Madison" (USA), January 2000, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, pg. 88-93, by: Richard Natale, "Soldier of Good Fortune"
- "Empire" (UK), July 1998, Iss. 109, pg. 28, by: Jeff Dawson, "From the People's Army of China to the lights of Hollywood"
- "Vox" (Hungary), April 1998, Iss. 12, pg. 19, "Bai Ling"
- "Premiere" (USA), November 1997, Vol. II, Iss. 3, pg. 96-97, by: Maximillian Potter, "The China Syndrome"
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- "Playboy" (USA), June 2007, Vol. 54, Iss. 6, pg. 22, by: Udo Spreitzenbarth, "Bai Ling: Naked Again!"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2006, Iss. 46, pg. 56-59, by: staff, "Hot Tips! #9 Bai Ling"
- "Stuff" (USA), November 2005, Vol. 8, Iss. 11, pg. 120-126, by: Chris Lane, "Rug Burn"
- "Playboy" (USA), June 2005, Vol. 52, Iss. 6, pg. 138 - 145, by: Stephen Wayda, "Bai, Bai, Baby!"
- "Playboy" (USA), May 2005, Vol. 52, Iss. 5, pg. 161, by: Seth Browarnick, "Grapevine: Miami Vice"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), August 2004, Iss. 33, pg. 56-59, by: staff, "Thank Heaven: In Liu of..."
- "Playboy" (USA), May 2004, Vol. 51, Iss. 5, pg. 161, by: Lisa O'Connor, "Grapevine: Best Bai"
- "Playboy" (USA), October 2003, Vol. 50, Iss. 10, pg. 169, by: Evan Agostini, "Grapevine: Wing Tip"
- "Playboy" (USA), June 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 6, pg. 198, by: Roger Karnbad, "Grapevine: Fortune's Cookie"
- "Mademoiselle" (USA), December 1999, pg. 132, by: Andrew Southam, "Not Just Another New Year's Eve"
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- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2006, Iss. 46
- "Playboy" (USA), June 2005, Vol. 52, Iss. 6
- "Femme Fatales" (USA), November 2004
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- Appeared in the Chris Isaak music video "Please" (1998).
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- [On her role in _Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)_ (qv)] "A lot of my friends asked, 'what's it like working with 'Jude Law' (qv)? He's so handsome!' I said, 'well, I'm lucky; I got to kick his butt.'"
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- One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1998"
- Bai Ling served three years in the People Liberation's Army in China entertaining troops in Tibet. She had a bout of depression which sent her to a mental hospital. She then became a Chinese movie star. All of this occurred before she was 18.
- Had a four line appearance in _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv). Unfortunately her appearance (along with a small cameo of 'George Lucas (I)' (qv)'s daughter) got cut out (G. Lucas: "It wasn't like it was a major thing to begin with and I just cut that whole secondary story out of the movie quite a while ago").
- Lives in Marina Del Rey
- Name means 'white spirit' in English
- Member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in 2005; for her light dresses that didn't always cover her essentials all the time, German tabloids nicknamed her "die Berlinackte" ("the Berlinaked").
- Claimed that her role on _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv) was cut during editing because of her posing for the June 2005 issue of US "Playboy" magazine. She was the first woman from the People's Republic of China on its cover. 'George Lucas (I)' (qv) strongly denied that this was the reason she was cut.
- She took classes at The 'Lee Strasberg' (qv) Institute (1991) and New York University. (1991)
- Cut off most of her waist-length hair for her role in _Anna and the King (1999)_ (qv).
- Was the July 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar.
- She turned in one of the most acclaimed performances for her first Hong Kong movie _Sam gang yi (2004)_ (qv) ( "Three Extremes: Dumplings"). Her character is a creepy 60 year old ageless beauty, and she helps women by performing illegal abortions, but she also uses the unwanted fetuses to be made into dumplings which is her secret for ageless beauty.
- Good friends with 'Kimberly Stewart' (qv).
- Arrested for shoplifting at Los Angeles International Airport on February 13, 2008.
- Perhaps her first public appearance in the U.S. was on Jan. 16, 1994 when she accepted the Best Supporting Actress Award on behalf of the winner, her countrywoman 'Li Gong' (qv), who could not attend, at the annual New York Film Critics Circle ceremony held at the Pegasus Room (Rockefeller Ctr.).
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