Gao Yuanyuan
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Gao Yuanyuan (Chinese: 高圆圆) (born October 5, 1979) is a Chinese actress.
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Gao Yuanyuan was born in Beijing on October 5th, 1979 and entered the entertainment industry in 1996. Known for her fresh looks and chaste spirit, Gao, unlike other mainland Chinese actress, did not graduate from any drama academic institutions. Rather she was spotted on the streets by a person working in China's entertainment industry.
She appeared as a minor role in the 1997 movie comedy Aiqing Mala Tang, (Spicy Love Soup), directed by Zhang Yang. While in 2000, she starred in an advertisement for Qing Zhui (fresh mouth) chewing gum during the CCTV's broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is thus known tp viewers as Qing Zhui Nu Hai'er ("fresh mouth girl").
In 2002, she played the leading role of Zhuo Ziruo in Yi Tian Tu Long Ji (The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre), a drama based on the same-titled novel by the acclaimed wuxia writer, Jinyong (Louis Cha). Increasingly well known in Asia, Gao has also made inroads into the international market. In 2005, she was on the red carpet at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, where her film Qing Hong (Shanghai Dreams), directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, won the Prix de Jury prize. Jackie Chan has described her as "having the freshest look and chaste spirit that no Hong Kong actress could approach". Chan also picked Gao up as his partner in the action movie comedy Rob-B-Hood.
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