Bai Baihe (Chinese: 白百何; pinyin: Bái Bǎihé, born 1 March 1984) is a Chinese actress. She was among the highest paid film actresses in China.[1] She is best known for her roles in such films as Love is Not Blind, Personal Tailor, Monster Hunt and Go Away Mr. Tumor.
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Bai was born in Qingdao, Shandong. She attended the Wendeng Road Elementary School. At a young age, Bai shown talents in singing, dancing and acting.[2] At the age of 12, she was admitted into the Beijing Dance Academy. In 2000, Bai auditioned for a role in Zhang Yimou's film Happy Times. Even though she was not selected, Zhang saw potential in her and recommended her to apply for the Central Academy of Drama; which Bai eventually got admitted to in 2002.[3][4]
Shortly after her graduation from the Central Academy of Drama, Bai Baihe made her acting debut in the television series Bloom of Youth (2006).[2] She continued to appear in dramas such as Where is Happiness (2007) and My Youthfulness (2009).
Bai achieved breakthrough with the 2011 romantic-comedy Love Is Not Blind, also starring Wen Zhang.[5] The low-budget film became a surprise hit at the Chinese box office.[6] Bai won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Award.[7] The following year, she starred in spy drama Fu Chen and was nominated at the Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress.[8]
Bai then starred in Feng Xiaogang's comedy film Personal Tailor (2013),[9] which broke box office records on its opening day.[10][11] The same year, Bai starred in romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation alongside Eddie Peng.[12] The film was a commercial success and critics praise Bai for "keeping a character that could easily slip into shrill and childish far from that quagmire".[13] Bai followed up with romantic drama film The Stolen Years, where she received rave reviews and was coined "mainland Chinese romance-drama royalty".[14][15]
Bai solidified her status as China's Box Office Queen with the 2015 fantasy-comedy film Monster Hunt, directed by Raman Hui. The film grossed over 1.8 billion yuan to become the second highest grossing film in China.[16] She then starred in romantic comedy film Go Away Mr. Tumor,[17] which was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards[18] Bai won the Best Actress award at the China Film Director's Guild Awards, Beijing Student Film Festival and Huabiao Awards for her performance as a cartoonist who battles against cancer with an optimistic mind.
Bai topped the list of "Highest Grossing Actresses in China" for 2015,[19][20] after having ranked 2nd in 2013.[21] Variety describes her as the "pretty girl next door with decent acting chops and good comic timing".[22]
In 2016, Bai starred alongside Chen Kun in crime caper film Chongqing Hot Pot.[23] The film received acclaim and positive word-of-mouth, grossing 152 million yuan in four days.[24] She then featured in romance film I Belonged to You,[25] which broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.[26]
In 2017, Bai starred in action cop thriller The Missing, directed by Xu Jinglei.[27] The same year, she filmed two television productions - medical drama Surgeons and the romance series Only Side by Side with You.[28][29]
In 2018, Bai reprised her role in the sequel of Monster Hunt.[30] The film set the record for the highest box office day for a single market.[31] The same year, she starred in First Night Nerves, a women-centric film directed by Stanley Kwan.[32]
In 2019, Bai starred in the drama film A City Called Macau, adapted from Geling Yan's novel of the same name and directed by Li Shaohong.[33] Bai was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Golden Rooster Awards for her performance.[34] The same year, she starred in the drama film Begin, Again.[35]
She is set to star in the romance comedy film A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend alongside Wu Xiubo.[36]
Bai Baihe was married to actor/singer Chen Yufan on December 26, 2006.[37] They first met while appearing in a Chinese romantic comedy television series Bloom of Youth in 2004.[38] Their son, Chen Shengtong, was born on January 19, 2008.[39]
On April 16, 2017, Bai Baihe announced that they divorced at the end of 2015.[40][41][42]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Law of Attraction | 万有引力 | Shi Xiaolin | [43] |
Love is Not Blind | 失恋33天 | Huang Xiaoxian | ||
2012 | First Time | 第一次 | Wei Jiajia | [44] |
2013 | A Wedding Invitation | 分手合约 | Qiao Qiao | |
The Stolen Years | 被偷走的那五年 | He Man | ||
Personal Tailor | 私人订制 | Xiao Biao | ||
2014 | The Truth About Beauty | 整容日记 | Guo Jing | [45] |
2015 | Monster Hunt | 捉妖记 | Huo Xiaolan | |
Go Away Mr. Tumor | 滚蛋吧!肿瘤君 | Xiong Dun | ||
Cities in Love | 恋爱中的城市 | Yan Ran | [46] | |
Les Aventures d'Anthony | 陪安东尼度过漫长岁月 | Xiao Ying | [47] | |
2016 | Chongqing Hot Pot | 火锅英雄 | Yu Xiaohui | |
I Belonged to You | 从你的全世界路过 | Li Zhi | ||
2017 | The Missing | 绑架者 | Lin Wei | |
2018 | Monster Hunt 2 | 捉妖记2 | Huo Xiaolan | |
First Night Nerves | 八个女人一台戏 | Fu Sha | ||
2019 | A City Called Macau | 媽閣是座城 | Mei Xiao'ou | |
Begin, Again | 亲爱的新年好 | Shu Jin | [35] | |
2021 | The Door Lock | 门锁 | Fang Hui | |
Justices Seeker | 检察风云 | Tong Yuchen | ||
TBA | A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend | 情圣2 | Tian Xin | |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Bloom of Youth | 與青春有關的日子 | Qiao Qiao | |
2007 | Where is Happiness | 幸福在哪里 | Gan Lu | |
2009 | My Youthfulness | 我的青春谁做主 | Lei Lei | |
2010 | The Lying Lover | 说谎的爱人 | Dong Nan | [48] |
2011 | Family, Power N | 家的N次方 | Zhao Wen | [49] |
2012 | Fu Chen | 浮沉 | Qiao Li | [50] |
Rules Before a Divorce | 离婚前规则 | Jiang Xinyao | [51] | |
2013 | Little Big Soldier | 大兵小将 | Sha Man | |
Love is Not Blind | 失恋33天 | Cameo | ||
Jinan City is our Hometown | 我们这拨人 | Qiao Qiao | [52] | |
2015 | Grow Up | 长大 | Ye Chunmeng | [53] |
2017 | Surgeons | 外科风云 | Lu Chenxi | |
2018 | Only Side by Side with You | 南方有乔木 | Nan Qiao | |
2020 | New Face | 焕脸 | Producer[54] | |
Hear Her | 听见她说 | Jingfen | ||
2022 | Modern Marriage | 我们的婚姻 | Chin Suisei | |
My Superhero | 欢迎光临 | Zheng Youen |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
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2006 | "The Past Can Only Be Reminisced" | 往事只能回味 | Bloom of Youth OST | |
"Straw Hat Song" | 草帽歌 | |||
2009 | "I Am Not An Easy Girl" | 我不是随便的花朵 | My Youthfulness OST | |
2010 | "Brushing Past Each Other" | 擦肩而过 | The Lying Lover OST | |
2012 | "Really Love You" | 真的爱你 | First Time OST | |
"Fu Chen" | 浮沉 | Fu Chen OST | ||
"An Ordinary Love" | 平凡相恋 | — | with Chen Yufan | |
2013 | "Didn't We Agree To It" | 我们不是说好了吗 | A Wedding Invitation OST | with Eddie Peng |
2015 | "A Young Girl's Planting Flower Diary" | 中二少女养花记 | Go Away Mr. Tumor OST | |
"Where Will You Be Tomorrow" | 明天你会在哪里 | Monster Hunt OST | with Jing Boran |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | 19th Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | Love is Not Blind | Nominated | |
3rd China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
12th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Actress | Nominated | |||
31st Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actress | Won | [7] | ||
49th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best Leading Actress | Nominated | [55] | ||
7th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [56] | ||
8th Huading Awards | Best Actress (Contemporary Drama) | Fu Chen | Nominated | ||
2013 | 19th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actress | Nominated | [8] | |
16th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actress | The Stolen Years | Nominated | ||
5th China Image Film Festival | Best Actress | Love is Not Blind | Nominated | ||
15th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actress | Nominated | |||
2014 | 12th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Personal Tailor | Nominated | |
2015 | 12th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actress | Monster Hunt | Won | [57] |
2016 | 28th Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers Awards | Most Charismatic Actress | — | Won | [58] |
19th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Grow Up | Nominated | ||
16th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Nominated | ||
7th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | Won | [59] | ||
6th Beijing International Film Festival | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
23rd Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [60] | ||
16th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actress | Won | [citation needed] | ||
20th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
3rd Silk Road International Film Festival | Outstanding Contribution Award | — | Won | [61] | |
33rd Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actress | Monster Hunt | Nominated | ||
13th Changchun Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [62] | ||
8th International Chinese Film Festival | Best Actress | Chongqing Hot Pot | Won | [63] | |
2017 | 31st Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | Monster Hunt | Nominated | |
2019 | 32nd Golden Rooster Awards | A City Called Macau | Nominated | [34] |
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