Acting

Xu Jinglei

Born

1974-04-16 (52)

Place of birth

Beijing, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

58 titles

Xu Jinglei (born April 16, 1974) is an actress, director and editor most famous in her native mainland China. Xu graduated from the prestigious Beijing Film Academy in 1997. Along with Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi, the mainland Chinese media considers her a member of the Four Young Dan actresses. She has also spanned an acting career with directing since 2003. Although not well known outside of China, Xu is popular domestically: in mid-2006, her Chinese language blog had the most incoming links of any blog in any language on the Internet, according to Technorati. She is the editor of monthly Chinese e-zine Kaila at Kaila.com.cn, which was started on 16 April 2007. Description above f…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 9 titles

Somewhere Only We Know poster
6.0

Jin Ying is currently experiencing two of life’s most depressing moments: She is jilted by her fiancé, and her loving grandmother passes away. Heartbroken, she decides to visit the European city of Prague, and hopes to use the time to heal her inner pain. While in Prague, she meets a young Chinese man named Punk. There, she slowly unravels a secret romance her grandmother once experienced long ago.

Somewhere Only We Know

2015

Dear Enemy poster
4.7

Hong Kong, the present day. With the lithium market in a dip, UA Capital Investment Banking, led by hotshot managing director Derek Lee (Stanley Huang), brokers a merger offer to Brandon Mining, one of the world's big three lithium producers along with Anchor Exploration and Clayton Global. Investigative journalist Henry Ma (Aarif Lee), who runs financial blog Golden Touch, gets wind of the plan and makes it public. UA';s client is believed to be Anchor, and Brandon';s CEO Owen (Michael Wong) considers it a hostile takeover. His financial advisor is Derek';s onetime lover, Amy Liang (Xu Jinglei), associate managing director of Global Alliance Investment Banking, who finally split up with Derek

Dear Enemy

2011

Battle of Memories poster
6.7

A man becomes involved in a memory manipulation operation to try and regain lost memories. He thinks the exercise may help repair his failed marriage, but accidentally ends up with the mind of a serial killer.

Battle of Memories

2017

The Trough poster
5.9

Yu Chau is a cop who has gone so deep undercover within the triad. He can no longer tell which side of the law he's on. When he accidentally kills one of his pals in an operation, he runs off into the boonies to lick his wounds. Upon his return, he teams up with fellow officers Jim and Jackie to catch a triad Boss, only to unveil collusion with government officials at the highest level. Yu Chau once again faces the dilemma of taking the law into his own hands...

The Trough

2018

Better and Better poster
4.2

Sun Xiangcheng, a self-styled professional fan organiser, is called from his home village of West Well Valley by his mother Yuanfang. Thinking he's highly connected with celebrities, she asks him to help organise the village's New Year celebrations

Better and Better

2013

Go Lala Go! poster
4.8

About a working class woman climbing her way up the corporate ladder and scoring a hot, rich boyfriend along the way, this romantic comedy is based on the same-name popular novel.

Go Lala Go!

2010

One Step Away poster
5.3

Directed by famed Television director Zhao Baogang, is his debut movie set during the Republican era where a soldier and a dancer fall in love. However the consequences of war drive them apart

One Step Away

2014

The Missing poster
5.6

The Missing’ centres on the mysterious case of a policewoman’s missing daughter. When the main suspect suffers amnesia due to a car accident, both sides of the law must team up to try to find out the truth.

The Missing

2017

Eternal Moment poster
5.5

Eternal Moment (将爱) is a Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yibai and starring Xu Jinglei, Li Yapeng and Chapman To. The film is a sequel to the television drama, Cherish Our Love Forever (1998), which was also directed by Zhang.[1] The film follows the two leads from that earlier drama (played by Xu Jinglei and Li Yapeng) reuniting after being apart for 12 years.

Eternal Moment

2011

2000s · 14 titles

The Warlords poster
6.8

The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.

The Warlords

2007

Shinjuku Incident poster
6.6

A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.

Shinjuku Incident

2009

Confession of Pain poster
6.3

In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.

Confession of Pain

2006

Letter from an Unknown Woman poster
6.6

Peking, 1948. A winter night. A man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death. in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him -a life-long passion that has not diminished over time, but one that he has never known. her story spans 18 years from the moment she -then a 13 year-old girl- sets her eyes on her new neighbor. she tells their brief but passionate love in her youthi the hardship she goes through raising their child alone, and their final encounter after the war, during which the man fails tor ecognize her and one which leaves her in despair. Now having lost her son, she no longer has the courage to live on. Only in a letter is she capable of telling him everything, for the first and the last time. shaken by the letter, the man searches his memory for the nameless woman.

Letter from an Unknown Woman

2004

Heroic Duo poster
5.3

Tough cop Ken Li (Cheng) is at the top of his game, but he's going to need some help to solve a grisly crime that the offender, a respected police officer, doesn't even remember committing. He seeks out Jack Lai (Lai), a former psychologist now in disgrace and behind bars, who has an uncanny ability to bend people to his will. Making an uneasy truce, this unconventional pair set out on a mission to find the man responsible, a master of hypnotism who will stop at nothing to get his revenge!

Heroic Duo

2003

My Father and I poster
6.2

After Xiao Yu's mother died in an accident, she moved back to live with her birth father who she knows little about. Gradually, they grew to know each other and to accept each other for who they are.

My Father and I

2003

Spring Subway poster
6.8

A stylish urban romance about the silent suffering of a modern Chinese couple.

Spring Subway

2002

Fidelity poster
5.3

Brothers aka Fidelity is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Alex Man

Fidelity

2004

Last Love, First Love poster
5.5

A Japanese salaryman in Shanghai falls in love with two women, one of whom is terminally ill.

Last Love, First Love

2003

Far from Home poster
7.0

Ximei came to Guangzhou all alone, she wants to find her own bright future in this big city, but she was always refused in the strange city. Finally, she found a job in a restaurant, and met a group of friends such as Pangniu, Qiangzai and so on. Pangniu loves to Qiangzai, but Qiangzai loves Ximei, so Ximei has fallen into a triangular relationship. Director Jack and Designer Xue’er will work together to complete a children's clothing advertisement, Xue’er has the habit of painting on banknotes. If the banknote can finally return to her own hand, then her wish can come true. Jack and Xue’er came to the orphanage to find the advertisement starring, and Xue’er chose Bingbing, a rebellious and lonely boy. Afterwards, Jack learned that Bingbing is actually the illegitimate child of Xue’er. Once an accident, Ximei got a cash with Xue’er’s painting. This scene happened to be seen by Jack, and this banknote linked all of them together.

Far from Home

2002

I Love You poster
7.5

A young woman who has lost her first love begins a relationship with his best friend, and the two of them attempt to create a baggage-free future.

I Love You

2002

Dreams May Come poster
6.0

Actress-turned-director and first-time producer Xu Jinglei presents her third feature film, titled Dreams May Come. Like her widely acclaimed directorial piece Letter From An Unknown Woman, Dreams May Come also stars Xu as the female lead. Written by top Chinese novelist Wang Shuo, witty dialogues between a TV actress and a TV director occupy over 90% of the film’s running time. The actress is tired of good-girl roles in TV dramas and wants to quit, but the director persuades her not to.

Dreams May Come

2006

Dazzling poster
5.5

A beautifully-made film about two love-seeking angels and a lonely theater usher longing to return to the light.

Dazzling

2002

One and Six poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

One and Six

2009

1990s · 5 titles

Series credits

Trump Card poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Trump Card

2016

Voice poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Voice

2012

I Can I BB poster
8.2

No synopsis available yet.

I Can I BB

2014

Super Brain poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Super Brain

2014

鲁豫有约一日行 poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

鲁豫有约一日行

2016

Crossover Singer poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Crossover Singer

2016

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up poster
NR

Documentary about China's film industry and the monumental changes in the past 40 years from beginning with propaganda films to the "5th generation" filmmakers and beyond, who embraced art and commercial films to make China the second largest box office market in the world after Hollywood.

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

2018

Divine Retribution poster
NR

Divine Retribution is a TV drama series broadcast by ATV in Hong Kong on 11, September 2000. The series is supposed to be a sequel to TVB's 1992 series The Greed of Man, and was initially called, literally "Greed of Man 2000". Part of the reason for the name change was said to be due to legal rights disputes. While Douban reviews have suggested that the sequel to a TVB series being adopted by a rival channel ATV was actually not one of major controversy.

Divine Retribution

2000

Long Tang poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Long Tang

1998

Cherish Our Love Forever poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Cherish Our Love Forever

1998

Silver Age poster
NR

Wu Si tries to make a high budget independent film and gets into a great contradiction and confusion.

Silver Age

2005

Thunderstorm Rider poster
6.0

Thunderclap Divine Art tells the story of a loyal general of the imperial court who was harmed by treacherous officials. In addition to his dissatisfaction with the soldiers killing innocent people, he decided to leave the officialdom and become a Buddhist monk. He is the monk Thach Dau who eliminates evil, has profound martial arts skills and helps many people. In Thunderclap Divine Art, he also has two girls who he accepts as his disciples, one is good at literature and the other is good at martial arts. Together they destroy enemies to help the people save the country. Thunderclap Divine Art also mentions the love story of the two girls and a boy...

Thunderstorm Rider

1999

情书 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

情书

1999

天空下的缘分 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

天空下的缘分

2003

堆积情感 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

堆积情感

2000

一场风花雪月的事 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

一场风花雪月的事

1997

让爱作主 poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

让爱作主

2001

Behind the camera

Somewhere Only We Know poster
6.0

Jin Ying is currently experiencing two of life’s most depressing moments: She is jilted by her fiancé, and her loving grandmother passes away. Heartbroken, she decides to visit the European city of Prague, and hopes to use the time to heal her inner pain. While in Prague, she meets a young Chinese man named Punk. There, she slowly unravels a secret romance her grandmother once experienced long ago.

Somewhere Only We Know

2015

Somewhere Only We Know poster
6.0

Jin Ying is currently experiencing two of life’s most depressing moments: She is jilted by her fiancé, and her loving grandmother passes away. Heartbroken, she decides to visit the European city of Prague, and hopes to use the time to heal her inner pain. While in Prague, she meets a young Chinese man named Punk. There, she slowly unravels a secret romance her grandmother once experienced long ago.

Somewhere Only We Know

2015

Dear Enemy poster
4.7

Hong Kong, the present day. With the lithium market in a dip, UA Capital Investment Banking, led by hotshot managing director Derek Lee (Stanley Huang), brokers a merger offer to Brandon Mining, one of the world's big three lithium producers along with Anchor Exploration and Clayton Global. Investigative journalist Henry Ma (Aarif Lee), who runs financial blog Golden Touch, gets wind of the plan and makes it public. UA';s client is believed to be Anchor, and Brandon';s CEO Owen (Michael Wong) considers it a hostile takeover. His financial advisor is Derek';s onetime lover, Amy Liang (Xu Jinglei), associate managing director of Global Alliance Investment Banking, who finally split up with Derek

Dear Enemy

2011

Dear Enemy poster
4.7

Hong Kong, the present day. With the lithium market in a dip, UA Capital Investment Banking, led by hotshot managing director Derek Lee (Stanley Huang), brokers a merger offer to Brandon Mining, one of the world's big three lithium producers along with Anchor Exploration and Clayton Global. Investigative journalist Henry Ma (Aarif Lee), who runs financial blog Golden Touch, gets wind of the plan and makes it public. UA';s client is believed to be Anchor, and Brandon';s CEO Owen (Michael Wong) considers it a hostile takeover. His financial advisor is Derek';s onetime lover, Amy Liang (Xu Jinglei), associate managing director of Global Alliance Investment Banking, who finally split up with Derek

Dear Enemy

2011

Letter from an Unknown Woman poster
6.6

Peking, 1948. A winter night. A man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death. in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him -a life-long passion that has not diminished over time, but one that he has never known. her story spans 18 years from the moment she -then a 13 year-old girl- sets her eyes on her new neighbor. she tells their brief but passionate love in her youthi the hardship she goes through raising their child alone, and their final encounter after the war, during which the man fails tor ecognize her and one which leaves her in despair. Now having lost her son, she no longer has the courage to live on. Only in a letter is she capable of telling him everything, for the first and the last time. shaken by the letter, the man searches his memory for the nameless woman.

Letter from an Unknown Woman

2004

Letter from an Unknown Woman poster
6.6

Peking, 1948. A winter night. A man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death. in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him -a life-long passion that has not diminished over time, but one that he has never known. her story spans 18 years from the moment she -then a 13 year-old girl- sets her eyes on her new neighbor. she tells their brief but passionate love in her youthi the hardship she goes through raising their child alone, and their final encounter after the war, during which the man fails tor ecognize her and one which leaves her in despair. Now having lost her son, she no longer has the courage to live on. Only in a letter is she capable of telling him everything, for the first and the last time. shaken by the letter, the man searches his memory for the nameless woman.

Letter from an Unknown Woman

2004

My Father and I poster
6.2

After Xiao Yu's mother died in an accident, she moved back to live with her birth father who she knows little about. Gradually, they grew to know each other and to accept each other for who they are.

My Father and I

2003

My Father and I poster
6.2

After Xiao Yu's mother died in an accident, she moved back to live with her birth father who she knows little about. Gradually, they grew to know each other and to accept each other for who they are.

My Father and I

2003

Go Lala Go! poster
4.8

About a working class woman climbing her way up the corporate ladder and scoring a hot, rich boyfriend along the way, this romantic comedy is based on the same-name popular novel.

Go Lala Go!

2010

Go Lala Go! poster
4.8

About a working class woman climbing her way up the corporate ladder and scoring a hot, rich boyfriend along the way, this romantic comedy is based on the same-name popular novel.

Go Lala Go!

2010

The Missing poster
5.6

The Missing’ centres on the mysterious case of a policewoman’s missing daughter. When the main suspect suffers amnesia due to a car accident, both sides of the law must team up to try to find out the truth.

The Missing

2017

The Missing poster
5.6

The Missing’ centres on the mysterious case of a policewoman’s missing daughter. When the main suspect suffers amnesia due to a car accident, both sides of the law must team up to try to find out the truth.

The Missing

2017

Dreams May Come poster
6.0

Actress-turned-director and first-time producer Xu Jinglei presents her third feature film, titled Dreams May Come. Like her widely acclaimed directorial piece Letter From An Unknown Woman, Dreams May Come also stars Xu as the female lead. Written by top Chinese novelist Wang Shuo, witty dialogues between a TV actress and a TV director occupy over 90% of the film’s running time. The actress is tired of good-girl roles in TV dramas and wants to quit, but the director persuades her not to.

Dreams May Come

2006