Jin Qiaoqiao (; born 21 April 1975) is a

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actress, singer and hostess of ethnic

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origin. Jin first rose to prominence in 1998 for playing Princess Kongque in the television series '' Journey to the West''. The series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China. Jin has won the Favorite Actress Award at the Huading Awards and received nominations at the China Golden Eagle Awards.

Life

Early life

Jin was born in a family of teachers in Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning in April 1975, she started to learn

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at the age of 7 and learn

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at the age of 8. Jin graduated from

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in 1998, where she majored in acting.

Acting career

In 1995, Jin made her film debut in ''Crime'', playing a minor role of Qin Yanmei. In 1999, Jin played the role of Xia Lian in ''Through Taoyuan'', for which she received nominations at the 17th China Golden Eagle Awards. In 2003, Jin founded her company Beijing Qiaoqiao Movie and TV Cultural Communications co., LTD. She produced his television series ''The Perfect Match''. In 2005, Jin played the character Na Qiya in '' Secret History of the Great Grand King'' and received positive reviews. In 2006, Jin appeared as Zhaoyang, a princess in Goguryeo, in the historical television series ''Legend of Xue Rengui''. Jin released her first single, ''Chocolate'', in 2008. In 2009, Jin played Princess Yuzhen in You Xiaogang's '' The Legend of Yang Guifei'', an ancient costume comedy starring Anthony Wong,

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. She also starred in ''

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'', a romantic historic drama series starring

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, Chen Xiao,

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. In 2013, Jin had a cameo appearance in '' Out of Inferno'', a disaster film directed by the

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. In 2017, she starred as an Empress Dowager in the romance television series ''

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''.

Personal life

Jin married businessman Yu Dong () in 2011. Their daughter was born on August 9, 2013.

Works

Film

Television

Albums

Awards

References

External links

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