Hai Qing

Hai Qing
海清
Hai Qing wearing a white sleeveless top with a bright blue collar, and a matching blue skirt, standing onstage, holding a microphone in front of her
Hai in 2013
Born (1978-01-12) 12 January 1978 (age 46)
Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Hai Qing (Chinese: 海清; pinyin: Hǎi Qīng; born 12 January 1978) is a Chinese actress who has appeared in such films as Sacrifice (2010), Finding Mr. Right (2013), Operation Red Sea (2018), and Return to Dust (2022).[1] For her role in the 2009–10 television series A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era, she was nominated for numerous TV awards, including a Flying Apsaras Award for Best Actress and a Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress, which she both won. Hai ranked 36th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[2] 46th in 2014,[3] and 57th in 2015.[4] In 2015, she became the first UN Women National Ambassador for China.[5]

Biography

Hai was born in 1978 in Gulou District, Nanjing.[citation needed] She began acting in television shows at the age of seven, before joining the Jiangsu Provincial Theater School at age twelve.[citation needed] In 1997, she was accepted to the Beijing Film Academy[citation needed] and shortly afterwards appeared in her first feature film, Jade Goddess of Mercy. Hai returned to the small screen a few years later, appearing in a number of supporting roles, before joining the cast of A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era. As the character Guo Hai-ping, Hai went on to receive three award nominations: two at the Golden Eagle Awards and one at the Flying Apsaras Awards.[6]

In 2015, while attending a United Nations HeForShe banquet, Hai was appointed the first UN Women goodwill ambassador for China by Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri.[5] In this role, she became involved in the UN's "Step It Up for Gender Equality" campaign to end violence against women and help empower women in China.

In 2022, Hai starred opposite Wu Renlin in the Li Ruijun drama film Return to Dust.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Sacrifice Cheng Ying's wife
2013 Finding Mr. Right Zhou Yi
2018 Operation Red Sea Xia Nan
2021 My Country, My Parents Younger sister (adult); astronaut
2022 Return to Dust Cao Guiying
2023 The Volunteers: To the War Lin Qiaozhi
Beyond the Clouds Zhang Guimei

Television

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Jade Goddess of Mercy Zhong Ning [8]
2009 Dwelling Narrowness Guo Haiping
2009–10 A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era Mao Doudou
2017 Midnight Diner Hai Fen 3 episodes
2019 A Little Reunion Tong Wenjie 3 episodes
2023 Why Try to Change Me Now Donxin Fu 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 7th Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Sapphire) — Pending [9]

References

  1. ^ Xu Xiaodi (许晓迪) (2022). 海清“隐入尘烟” [Hai Qing and Return to Dust]. Global People (in Chinese). 474. Chaoyang District, Beijing: People's Daily: 92–95. ISSN 1673-6176.
  2. ^ "2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot". JayneStars. 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ "2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Actress Hai Qing appointed UN Women National Ambassador for China". UN Women. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Hai Qing". All-China Women's Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ^ Lu Meihui (卢美慧) (2023). 海清自述：我曾“隐入尘烟”和疾病搏击 [Hai Qing's self description: I once "Return to Dust" and fought against diseases]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 455. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 9–12. ISSN 1007-502X.
  8. ^ "玉观音 的全部演职员". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ^ "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单，易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). 15 September 2020.