Ning Jing (; born April 27, 1972) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for playing Milan in '' In the Heat of the Sun'' (1994), Danzhu in ''

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'' (1997), Angel in '' Lover's Grief over the Yellow River'' (1999) and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in the television series '' Xiaozhuang Epic'' (2003). Ning has received various accolades, including a

Silver Shell for Best Actress The Silver Shell for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Concha de Plata a la Mejor Interpretacion Femenina''; Basque: ''Aktore onenaren Zilarrezko Maskorra'') was one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best ...

, a

Golden Rooster Award The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shap ...

from two nominations, two Hundred Flowers Awards, and has been nominated for one Golden Horse Award.

Early life

Ning Jing was born in

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. Her mother is

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, and her father is

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. She has a younger brother, Shun Wenqi, who is a rock musician.

Personal life

In 1996, while shooting ''

'', Ning fell in love with Paul Kersey, an American actor also performing a role in this film. Then they married each other and had a child. page 122 In 2011, Ning stated that due to cultural differences, they divorced.

Filmography

Film

Television

Reality show

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Chinese Beauties
Living people 1972 births Actresses from Guizhou People from Guiyang Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Chinese stage actresses Chinese voice actresses Shanghai Theatre Academy alumni Participants in Chinese reality television series 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses {{China-actor-stub