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
''In the Heat of the Sun'' is a 1994 Chinese film directed and written by Jiang Wen. The film is based loosely on author Wang Shuo's novel '' Wild Beast''. Jiang Wen, known as one of China’s best actors and seen in numerous films such as ''Red ...
'' (1994), Danzhu in ''
Red River Valley'' (1997), Angel in ''
Lover's Grief over the Yellow River'' (1999) and
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
Bumbutai ( mn, Бумбутай; mnc, m= ; zh, 布木布泰; 28 March 1613 – 27 January 1688), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was 21 years his junior. She was honoured as Empress Dowager Zhaosheng ...
in the television series ''
Xiaozhuang Epic'' (2003). Ning has received various accolades, including a
Silver Shell for Best Actress, a
Golden Rooster Award from two nominations, two
Hundred Flowers Awards
The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan, they are classified as the Chinese equiv ...
, and has been nominated for one
Golden Horse Award
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.
Early life
Ning Jing was born in
Guiyang,
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...
. Her mother is
Nakhi
The Nakhi or Nashi (; Naxi: ; lit.: "Black people") are an East Asian ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China.
The Nakh ...
, and her father is
Han.
She has a younger brother, Shun Wenqi, who is a rock musician.
Personal life
In 1996, while shooting ''
Red River Valley'', 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
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