Hai Qing (; born 12 January 1978) is a Chinese film and television actress who has appeared in such films as '' Finding Mr. Right'', ''

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'' and ''Sacrifice''. For her role in the 2009 television series ''

A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era ''A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era'' () is a 2009 Chinese emotional drama directed by Liu Jiang which broadcast on Beijing Television and Dragon Television and from March 2010 to April 2010. It stars Hai Qing and Huang Haibo. The series was produ ...

'' she was nominated for numerous TV awards including a

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for

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and a Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress which she both won. In 2015 Hai became the first

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National Ambassador for China Hai Qing ranked 36th on ''

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list in 2013, 46th in 2014, and 57th in 2015.

Biography

Hai was born in 1978 in

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. She began acting at the age of seven appearing in television shows before joining the Jiangsu Provincial Theater School at age twelve. In 1997 she was accepted into the

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and shortly afterwards appeared in her first feature film ''

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''. Hai returned to the small screen a few years later to appear in a number of supporting role before joining what was to become her best known role in the show ''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 Feitian Television Awards. In 2015, while attending a

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banquet Hai was appointed as the first goodwill ambassador for China by Assistant Secretary-General

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. In her role as an ambassador, 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.

Filmography

* ''

Return to Dust * '' Love Is Love/Return to Dust'', the debut album of American band Code Orange Kids * ''Return to Dust'' (film), directed by Li Ruijun {{disambig ...

'' (2022) * ''In Winter'' (2019) * ''Operation Red Sea'' (2018) * ''What a Wonderful Family'' (2017) * ''Finding Mr. Right'' (2013) * ''Love Is... Pyjamas'' (2012) Hai Qing at chinesemov.com
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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hai, Qing Living people 1978 births Actresses from Nanjing Beijing Film Academy alumni 21st-century Chinese actresses