Li Mingqi (; 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).

Early life

Li was born in

Dandong Dandong (), formerly known as Andong, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning province, in the northeastern region of People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese border city, facing Sinuiju, North Korea across the ...

, Fengtian Province,

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, on February 20, 1936. Her father died early. At the age of 16, she joined the Railway propaganda team as an actress.

Acting career

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. Li became widely known to audiences with '' My Fair Princess'' (1997), in which she played Wet-Nurse Rong. Other cast members are

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, 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''. In 2004, she was cast as Empress Dowager Cixi in ''Cook Officer'', opposite

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, Tian Hairong, Shu Chang and Wang Luyao. 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

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. It stars Huang Xiaoming and

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. 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.

Personal life

Li is married and has a son named Wang Jun ().

Filmography

Film

Television

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Year !! English title !! Chinese title !! Role !! Notes , - , rowspan=2 , 1987 , , ''Plainclothes policeman'' , , , , Aunt Zheng , , , - , ''Prime Minister of the Town'' , , , , Xiao Cui's mother , , , - , 1989 , , ''Good Men, Good Women'' , , , , Aunt , , , - , 1990 , , , , , , Wife of Master Jin , , , - , rowspan=3 , 1993 , , ''Zhou Lanu'' , , , , Zhou Lanu , , , - , , , , , , , , - , ''I Love My Family'' , , , , Aunt Li , , , - , rowspan=4 , 1994 , , ''Little Dunzi'' , , , , Dunzi's mother , , , - , ''Feathers'' , , , , Zhou's wife , , , - , , , , , , , , - , , , , , Aunt Shan , , , - , rowspan=4 , 1995 , , ''PCHome'' , , , , Grandmother , , , - , ''Rainy Day has a Story'' , , , , Aunt Ye , , , - , ''Story of Late Autumn in Beijing'' , , , , , , , - , ''Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty'' , , , , Old woman , , , - , rowspan=3 , 1996 , , ''Son of the Earth'' , , , , Aunt Liu , , , - , '' The Water Margin'' , , , , Granny Wang , , , - , ''Story of My Family'' , , , , Zeng Qiang's mother , , , - , rowspan=4 , 1998 , , ''Female Prisoner'' , , , , Aunt Sun , , , - , ''Rickshaw Boy'' , , , , , , , - , , , , , A peasant , , , - , '' My Fair Princess'' , , , , Wet-Nurse Rong , , , - , rowspan=4 , 1999 , , ''Chivalous Robber Lee-San '' , , {{{lang, zh, 燕子李三 , , Bawd , , , - , ''The Mountain is still Green'' , , {{lang, zh, 青山依旧 , , , , , - , ''The Act of the Youngs'' , , {{lang, zh, 青春出动 , , Yu Yuanyuan's mother , , , - , '' My Fair Princess 2'' , , {{lang, zh, 还珠格格第二部 , , Wet-Nurse Rong , , , - , 2000 , , ''Bluelover'' , , {{lang, zh, 蓝色妖姬 , , Empress Dowager Ci Xi , , , - , rowspan=5 , 2001 , , ''King of Kings'' , , {{lang, zh, 王中王 , , Wet-Nurse Niu , , , - , ''Bunheads'' , , {{lang, zh, 婆媳过招 , , Zhang Manshu , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 拯救少年犯 , , , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 田教授家的二十八个房客 , , Aunt Hong , , , - , ''A Family in the Northeast of China'' , , {{lang, zh, 东北一家人 , , Grandma Hua , , , - , rowspan=5 , 2002 , , ''Communist Party Member Sister Ma'' , , {{lang, zh, 党员马大姐 , , , , , - , ''Together'' , , {{lang, zh, 在一起 , , , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 可怜天下男人心 , , , , , - , ''Black Cloth'' , , {{lang, zh, 青衣 , , , , , - , ''The Merchant'' , , {{lang, zh, 钱王 , , , , , - , rowspan=3 , 2003 , , ''Empty Love'' , , {{lang, zh, 无情的爱 , , Grandma Xu , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 爸爸叫红旗 , , Mother , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 中国刑警之九月风暴 , , Mother , , , - , rowspan=3 , 2004 , , , , {{lang, zh, 夫妻住对门 , , Jin Dou's mother , , , - , ''Armed Forces Police'' , , {{lang, zh, 武装特警 , , Yang's mother , , , - , ''The Empty House'' , , {{lang, zh, 空房子 , , Grandma Jin , , , - , rowspan=3 , 2005 , , ''Xianfeng Emperor'' , , {{lang, zh, 咸丰王朝之一帘幽梦 , , , , , - , ''Nine Daughters in The Family'' , , {{lang, zh, 家有九凤 , , Mother , , , - , ''Cook Officer'' , , {{lang, zh, 厨子当官 , , Empress Dowager Cixi , , , - , rowspan=3 , 2006 , , ''Irresistible'' , , {{lang, zh, 无法抗拒 , , Pei Xinyi's mother , , , - , ''I Wish I Knew'' , , {{lang, zh, 海上传奇 , , , , , - , '' The Return of the Condor Heroes'' , , {{lang, zh, 神雕侠侣 , , Granny Sun , , , - , 2007 , , ''Double Sided Adhesive Tape'' , , {{lang, zh, 双面胶 , , Ya Ping's mother , , , - , 2008 , , ''Mortgage Slave'' , , {{lang, zh, 房奴 , , Ding's mother , , , - , rowspan=2 , 2009 , , , , {{lang, zh, 三七撞上二十一 , , Zhai's mother , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 今生欠你一个拥抱 , , Grandma Wu , , , - , rowspan=3 , 2010 , , ''Pretty Woman'' , , {{lang, zh, 漂亮女人 , , Li's mother , , , - , ''My Beautiful Life'' , , {{lang, zh, 我的美丽人生 , , Wu Qiaobao , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 胡杨女人 , , Grandma , , , - , rowspan=3 , 2011 , , ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' , , {{lang, zh, 幸福来敲门 , , Granny Zhu , , , - , ''Spring Blossoms'' , , {{lang, zh, 春暖花开 , , Aunt Yue , , , - , ''You Are My Happiness'' , , {{lang, zh, 你是我的幸福 , , Grandmother , , , - , rowspan=4 , 2013 , , , , {{lang, zh, 天下人家 , , Anut Pang , , , - , ''Baby Child Back Home'' , , {{lang, zh, 宝贝儿回家 , , Song's mother , , , - , ''I Love You the Most'' , , {{lang, zh, 最爱你 , , Zhang's mother , , , - , ''Spring of My Husband'' , , {{lang, zh, 老公的春天 , , Gong's mother , , , - , rowspan=4 , 2014 , , , , {{lang, zh, 孝子难当 , , , , , - , ''Male Matchmaker'' , , {{lang, zh, 男媒婆 , , Yang Jinfang , , , - , ''Love, the Most Beautiful'' , , {{lang, zh, 爱情最美丽 , , Zhang Lanhua , , , - , , , {{lang, zh, 满仓进城 , , Grandmother , , , - , 2016 , , , , {{lang, zh, 江城警事 , , Grandma , ,

Film and TV Awards

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Year !! Nominated work !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Notes , - , 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 , , , -

References

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External links

* {{IMDb name, nm0508482 {{Authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Mingqi 1936 births People from Dandong Living people Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Actresses from Liaoning Hui actresses