Li Jinming (; born 21 November 1985), also known as Kimi Li, is a

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actress and hostess. Li is noted for playing Chen Meijia in the romantic comedy television series ''

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'', which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.

Early life and education

Li was born in Jinan, Shandong on November 21, 1985. She graduated from

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, majoring in acting.

Acting career

In 2007, Li attended the ''Juedui Changxiang'' () in

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and she ended up in the seventh position. Li joined

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and hosted ''Sunday Best'' () since June 2009.关于"李金铭退出《爱情公寓》剧组"的严正声明
��网易娱乐 In 2009, Li starred in a romantic comedy television series ''

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'', alongside Eric Wang,

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, Michael Chen, Loura Lou, Sean Sun, Jean Lee and

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, the series was one of the most watched TV shows in mainland China in that year. Sun also filmed in a number of successful sequels to ''

''. Li had a minor role as He Xiaoyi in the historical television series ''

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'' (2010), which starred

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as Princess Jiayi and

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. Li co-starred with Janine Chang, Zhou Zihan,

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, Li Zhinan and Li Yifeng in the 2011 modern idol drama ''

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'' as Kong Xinjie. In 2012, Li appeared in ''

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'', a romantic comedy television series starring

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, Wu Jianfei and Ying'er. In 2014, Li played Keke in the

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television series ''The Flying Daggers'', which adapted from

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's wuxia novel of the same title. She also filmed in ''Women on the Breadfruit Tree'', ''Loli's Beautiful Days'' and ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety show

Singles

Book

References

External links

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