Li Mingqi (Chinese: 李明启; born 20 February 1936) is a Chinese actress best known for her roles as Granny Wang on The Water Margin (1996), Wet-Nurse Rong on My Fair Princess (1997) and Granny Sun on The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006).
Li Mingqi | |||||||
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李明启 | |||||||
| Born | (1936-02-20) February 20, 1936 (age 86) Dandong, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1960-present | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 李明啟 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李明启 | ||||||
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Li was born in Dandong, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo, on February 20, 1936. Her father died early. At the age of 16, she joined the Railway propaganda team as an actress.[1]
In 1960 Li made her film debut with a small role in Train 12.
In 1996 she gained national fame for her starring role as Granny Wang in the television series The Water Margin, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel of the same title.[2]
Li became widely known to audiences with My Fair Princess (1997), in which she played Wet-Nurse Rong. Other cast members are Zhang Tielin, Zhao Wei, Alec Su, Ruby Lin, and Zhou Jie. She reprised her role in My Fair Princess 2, but was not in the third installment, My Fair Princess 3.[3]
In 2004, she was cast as Empress Dowager Cixi in Cook Officer, opposite Li Baotian, Tian Hairong, Shu Chang and Wang Luyao.[4]
In 2006, Li had a supporting role in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Jin Yong. It stars Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei.[5]
On February 25, 2018, she appeared in the CCTV New Year's Gala alongside Lin Yongjian, Yang Shaohua, Wang Liyun, Li Qi, Li Chengru, and Yang Zi.[6]
Li is married and has a son named Wang Jun (Chinese: 王隽).[1]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Train 12 | 12次列车 | Xiao Ye | |
| 1985 | Love and Hate | 爱与恨 | Director of nursery school | |
| 1988 | Son-In-Law and His Father-In-Law | 黑脸女婿 | Liu Yuxia | |
| 1990 | Ninety-six Million Pairs of Eyes | 九千六百万双眼睛 | Gu Zhen | |
| 1991 | Green Leaves of Home | 青春无悔 | Mother Zheng | |
| Woman-TAXI-Woman | 女人TAXI女人 | |||
| 1993 | Sub-Husband | 编外丈夫 | ||
| Fitial Son And Fitial Piety | 孝子贤孙伺候着 | |||
| 1995 | Armed Working Team Behind Enemy Lines | 敌后武工队 | Aunt | |
| 1999 | I'll Love You More Tomorrow | 明天我爱你 | Sanduo's mother | |
| Happy Times | 没事偷着乐 | Aunt Zhang | ||
| 2002 | Father | 父亲 | Mother | |
| 2003 | Bear in Mind | 让我们记住 | ||
| The Law of Romance | 警察有约 | Grandpa Mao | ||
| 2006 | The Story of Ah Bao | 阿宝的故事 | Jingjing's grandma | |
| 2009 | Weddings at the Yellow River | 黄河喜事 | Zhang Lanhua | |
| 2010 | A Thousand Miles Away | 千里之外 | ||
| 2011 | Aeolian Bells | 风铃 | Liu Caixia |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Plainclothes policeman | 便衣警察 | Aunt Zheng | |
| Prime Minister of the Town | 小镇总理 | Xiao Cui's mother | ||
| 1989 | Good Men, Good Women | 好男好女 | Aunt | |
| 1990 | 武生泰斗 | Wife of Master Jin | ||
| 1993 | Zhou Lanu | 周拉奴 | Zhou Lanu | |
| 小楼风景 | ||||
| I Love My Family | 我爱我家 | Aunt Li | ||
| 1994 | Little Dunzi | 小墩子 | Dunzi's mother | |
| Feathers | 一地鸡毛 | Zhou's wife | ||
| 今生是亲人 | ||||
| 针眼儿警官 | Aunt Shan | |||
| 1995 | PCHome | 电脑之家 | Grandmother | |
| Rainy Day has a Story | 雨天有故事 | Aunt Ye | ||
| Story of Late Autumn in Beijing | 北京深秋的故事 | |||
| Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty | 东周列国·春秋篇 | Old woman | ||
| 1996 | Son of the Earth | 大地之子 | Aunt Liu | |
| The Water Margin | 水浒传 | Granny Wang | ||
| Story of My Family | 我家的故事 | Zeng Qiang's mother | ||
| 1998 | Female Prisoner | 女囚 | Aunt Sun | |
| Rickshaw Boy | 骆驼祥子 | |||
| 家和万事兴之在外过年 | A peasant | |||
| My Fair Princess | 还珠格格 | Wet-Nurse Rong | ||
| 1999 | Chivalous Robber Lee-San | {燕子李三 | Bawd | |
| The Mountain is still Green | 青山依旧 | |||
| The Act of the Youngs | 青春出动 | Yu Yuanyuan's mother | ||
| My Fair Princess 2 | 还珠格格第二部 | Wet-Nurse Rong | ||
| 2000 | Bluelover | 蓝色妖姬 | Empress Dowager Ci Xi | |
| 2001 | King of Kings | 王中王 | Wet-Nurse Niu | |
| Bunheads | 婆媳过招 | Zhang Manshu | ||
| 拯救少年犯 | ||||
| 田教授家的二十八个房客 | Aunt Hong | |||
| A Family in the Northeast of China | 东北一家人 | Grandma Hua | ||
| 2002 | Communist Party Member Sister Ma | 党员马大姐 | ||
| Together | 在一起 | |||
| 可怜天下男人心 | ||||
| Black Cloth | 青衣 | |||
| The Merchant | 钱王 | |||
| 2003 | Empty Love | 无情的爱 | Grandma Xu | |
| 爸爸叫红旗 | Mother | |||
| 中国刑警之九月风暴 | Mother | |||
| 2004 | 夫妻住对门 | Jin Dou's mother | ||
| Armed Forces Police | 武装特警 | Yang's mother | ||
| The Empty House | 空房子 | Grandma Jin | ||
| 2005 | Xianfeng Emperor | 咸丰王朝之一帘幽梦 | ||
| Nine Daughters in The Family | 家有九凤 | Mother | ||
| Cook Officer | 厨子当官 | Empress Dowager Cixi | ||
| 2006 | Irresistible | 无法抗拒 | Pei Xinyi's mother | |
| I Wish I Knew | 海上传奇 | |||
| The Return of the Condor Heroes | 神雕侠侣 | Granny Sun | ||
| 2007 | Double Sided Adhesive Tape | 双面胶 | Ya Ping's mother | |
| 2008 | Mortgage Slave | 房奴 | Ding's mother | |
| 2009 | 三七撞上二十一 | Zhai's mother | ||
| 今生欠你一个拥抱 | Grandma Wu | |||
| 2010 | Pretty Woman | 漂亮女人 | Li's mother | |
| My Beautiful Life | 我的美丽人生 | Wu Qiaobao | ||
| 胡杨女人 | Grandma | |||
| 2011 | The Pursuit of Happyness | 幸福来敲门 | Granny Zhu | |
| Spring Blossoms | 春暖花开 | Aunt Yue | ||
| You Are My Happiness | 你是我的幸福 | Grandmother | ||
| 2013 | 天下人家 | Anut Pang | ||
| Baby Child Back Home | 宝贝儿回家 | Song's mother | ||
| I Love You the Most | 最爱你 | Zhang's mother | ||
| Spring of My Husband | 老公的春天 | Gong's mother | ||
| 2014 | 孝子难当 | |||
| Male Matchmaker | 男媒婆 | Yang Jinfang | ||
| Love, the Most Beautiful | 爱情最美丽 | Zhang Lanhua | ||
| 满仓进城 | Grandmother | |||
| 2016 | 江城警事 | Grandma |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
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| 1987 | Plainclothes policeman | Jindun Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| 1990 | Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actress | Won | ||
| 1993 | Wenhua Awards | Best Performance | Won | ||
| 1994 | Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actress | Won | ||