Fan Bingbing is an internationally known actress, model, TV producer and pop singer of Chinese origin who rose to fame after appearing in TV series My Beautiful Princess . She also topped the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list consecutively in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and has also been ranked in the top 10 every year since 2006. She is also one of China’s highest paid and most influential actresses and singers. She later began working with the Huayi Brothers in mainland China, appearing with them on several Chinese TV shows. She is extremely popular on social media as she has more than 4 million followers on Instagram and over 400,000 followers on Facebook.

Born name

Fan Bingbing

nickname

Ventilator

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Qingdao, Shandong, China

Residence

Peking, China

nationality

training

Bingbing graduated from Shanghai Xie Jin College of Film and Television Arts and Shanghai Theater Academy .

occupation

Actress, model, singer, TV producer

family

• Level – Fan Tao
• Mutter – Zhang Chuanmei
• Siblings – Fan Chengcheng (Younger Brother)
• Other – Zhang Tingde (maternal grandfather)

Manager

She is represented by Creative Artists Agency (agency for talent and literature), Los Angeles, California, USA.

Genre

Mandopop

instruments

Life

labels

She was signed with –

• Fan Bingbing Studio
• Creative artist agency

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 6¼ inches or 168 cm

weight

53 kg or 117 lbs

friend/spouse

Bingbing dated –

1. Li Chen (2015-Present) – Bingbing and Chinese actor LiChen started dating in 2015. In mid-2015, Li announced via social media that he and Bingbing were starting a relationship. They got engaged on September 16, 2017, when Li proposed to the actress for her birthday party. However, according to a Chinese actress, Shao Xiaoshan, Bingbing had split from her fiancé, Li Chen. However, it turned out to be just a rumor.

race/ethnicity

Asian

She is Han Chinese.

hair colour

Black (natural)

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Petite body
• Black shiny hair

brand promotion

She has appeared in the following TV commercials –

• Adidas Originals ‘My Way’ (2017)
• Evony: The King’s Return (The Mobile Game) (2017)
• Suntory Oolong-Tee
• Yalget
• L’Oreal ‘Five Reasons
• Great for them

She has recommended the following brands through her Instagram account:

• Guerlain
• Louis Vuitton

Fan has also served as a global ambassador for the following brands –

• gREFA Beauty-Pflege-Tools
• Beer
• king power
• Mont-Blanc

Religion

Buddhism

Known for

• Appeared in various TV shows and films such as My Beautiful Princess (1998-1999), Mobile Phone (2003), Lost in Beijing (2007), Buddha Mountain (2011), Double Exposure (2012) and I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)
• Win various awards including Golden Horse Film Award, Chinese Film Director’s Guild Award, China TV Drama Award, and Asian Film Award

First album

Bingbing released her debut studio album Just Started on November 21, 2005 through Warner Music Beijing Co., Ltd.

first movie

She made her big screen debut in the romantic drama film, Yi Jian Zhong Qing , in 2002.

First TV show

Bingbing made her TV debut as Jin Suo in the action-drama-romance series. My Fair Princess , In 1998.

Facts on Fan Bingbing

1. She secured a place in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list consecutively in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
2. One of the highest paid actresses in the world, Bingbing has consistently appeared on the red carpets, movie premieres and runway shows, proving to be a fashion and style icon as well.
3. She has graced the covers of various popular magazines including Gala Croisette , Marie Claire , Grazia , Vogue China , and Bazaar China.
4. On July 28, 2018, a Chinese newspaper reported that she was banned from leaving the country, but it turned out to be a rumor.
5. In 2000, she became part of a company owned by Wang Jinghua, who was also an artist manager in mainland China.
6. In the last months of 2000, Wang assumed the position of manager at Huayi Brothers Media Corporation. Echoing Wang, Fan signed Huayi to a 6-year deal.
7. In February 2007, she left Huayi Brothers and founded her own studio called Fan Bingbing Studio .
8. Bingbing also established an art school in Huairou, Beijing, and also worked as a principal. It was later reported that the school was actually run by her parents.
9. Fan was also the head of the acting team at the West Movie Group Arts Center.
10. In April 2010, she was ranked #1 in the 50 Most Beautiful People in China list by the newspaper, Beijing News .
11. Bingbing attended the opening ceremony of the 65th Cannes Film Festival as the sole East Asian global speaker (representing L’Oreal Paris) on May 16, 2018.
12. Fan earned the title of first Asian celebrity ambassador for champagne house Moët & Chandon and also became the brand ambassador for Chopard .
13. On December 9, 2013, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Taobao’s B2C business issued a statement that Bingbing had topped the list of Most Valuable Celebrities for boosting online business, stating that Fan on its e- Commerce website had nearly $74 million in sales.
14. She became the first actress from China to receive the honor of being inducted into the world-renowned Barbie Hall of Fame.
15. The famous brand, Louis Vuitton, chose Fan as the first Asian actress to receive a specially tailored dress for her red carpet.
16. Bingbing appeared in the action comedy, Skiptrace, alongside Jackie Chan and American actor Johnny Knoxville in 2016, which won her the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1st Golden Screen Awards.
17. In 2017, Fan was included in the Time 100 list of Most Influential People of 2017.
18. She was rated on Vanity Fair ‘s International Best Dressed List of 2015 and 2016.
19. Follow Fan Bingbing on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.