Bai Baihe

Bai Bai He (Chinese: 白百何; pinyin: Bái Bǎihé, born 1 March 1984) is a Chinese actress. She was among the highest paid film actresses in China.[1] She is best known for her roles in such films as Love is Not Blind, Personal Tailor, Monster Hunt and Go Away Mr. Tumor.

Bai Bai He
Born	Bai Xue (白雪) 1 March 1984 Qingdao, Shandong, China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Agent	Bai Baihe Studio
Spouse(s)	Chen Yufan ​ (m. 2006⁠–⁠2015)​
Children	Chen Shengtong
Awards	Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Actress

Early life

Bai was born in Qingdao, Shandong. She attended the Wendeng Road Elementary School. At a young age, Bai shown talents in singing, dancing and acting.[2] At the age of 12, she was admitted into the Beijing Dance Academy. In 2000, Bai auditioned for a role in Zhang Yimou's film Happy Times. Even though she was not selected, Zhang saw potential in her and recommended her to apply for the Central Academy of Drama; which Bai eventually got admitted to in 2002.[3][4]

Career

Shortly after her graduation from the Central Academy of Drama, Bai Baihe made her acting debut in the television series Bloom of Youth (2006).[2] She continued to appear in dramas such as Where is Happiness (2007) and My Youthfulness (2009).

Bai achieved breakthrough with the 2011 romantic-comedy Love Is Not Blind, also starring Wen Zhang.[5] The low-budget film became a surprise hit at the Chinese box office.[6] Bai won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Award.[7] The following year, she starred in spy drama Fu Chen and was nominated at the Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress.[8]

Bai then starred in Feng Xiaogang's comedy film Personal Tailor (2013),[9] which broke box office records on its opening day.[10][11] The same year, Bai starred in romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation alongside Eddie Peng.[12] The film was a commercial success and critics praise Bai for "keeping a character that could easily slip into shrill and childish far from that quagmire".[13] Bai followed up with romantic drama film The Stolen Years, where she received rave reviews and was coined "mainland Chinese romance-drama royalty".[14][15]

Bai solidified her status as China's Box Office Queen with the 2015 fantasy-comedy film Monster Hunt, directed by Raman Hui. The film grossed over 1.8 billion yuan to become the second highest grossing film in China.[16] She then starred in romantic comedy film Go Away Mr. Tumor,[17] which was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards[18] Bai won the Best Actress award at the China Film Director's Guild Awards, Beijing Student Film Festival and Huabiao Awards for her performance as a cartoonist who battles against cancer with an optimistic mind.

Bai topped the list of "Highest Grossing Actresses in China" for 2015,[19][20] after having ranked 2nd in 2013.[21] Variety describes her as the "pretty girl next door with decent acting chops and good comic timing".[22]

In 2016, Bai starred alongside Chen Kun in crime caper film Chongqing Hot Pot.[23] The film received acclaim and positive word-of-mouth, grossing 152 million yuan in four days.[24] She then featured in romance film I Belonged to You,[25] which broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.[26]

In 2017, Bai starred in action cop thriller The Missing, directed by Xu Jinglei.[27] The same year, she filmed two television productions - medical drama Surgeons and the romance series Only Side by Side with You.[28][29]

In 2018, Bai reprised her role in the sequel of Monster Hunt.[30] The film set the record for the highest box office day for a single market.[31] The same year, she starred in First Night Nerves, a women-centric film directed by Stanley Kwan.[32]

In 2019, Bai starred in the drama film A City Called Macau, adapted from Geling Yan's novel of the same name and directed by Li Shaohong.[33] Bai was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Golden Rooster Awards for her performance.[34] The same year, she starred in the drama film Begin, Again.[35]

She is set to star in the romance comedy film A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend alongside Wu Xiubo.[36]

Personal life

Bai Baihe was married to actor/singer Chen Yufan on December 26, 2006.[37] They first met while appearing in a Chinese romantic comedy television series Bloom of Youth in 2004.[38] Their son, Chen Shengtong, was born on January 19, 2008.[39] On April 16, 2017, Bai Baihe announced that they divorced at the end of 2015.[40][41][42]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2011	The Law of Attraction	万有引力	Shi Xiaolin	[43]
	Love is Not Blind	失恋33天	Huang Xiaoxian
2012	First Time	第一次	Wei Jiajia	[44]
2013	A Wedding Invitation	分手合约	Qiao Qiao
	The Stolen Years	被偷走的那五年	He Man
	Personal Tailor	私人订制	Xiao Biao
2014	The Truth About Beauty	整容日记	Guo Jing	[45]
2015	Monster Hunt	捉妖记	Huo Xiaolan
	Go Away Mr. Tumor	滚蛋吧！肿瘤君	Xiong Dun
	Cities in Love	恋爱中的城市	Yan Ran	[46]
	Les Aventures d'Anthony	陪安东尼度过漫长岁月	Xiao Ying	[47]
2016	Chongqing Hot Pot	火锅英雄	Yu Xiaohui
	I Belonged to You	从你的全世界路过	Li Zhi
2017	The Missing	绑架者	Lin Wei
2018	Monster Hunt 2	捉妖记2	Huo Xiaolan
	First Night Nerves	八个女人一台戏	Fu Sha
2019	A City Called Macau	媽閣是座城	Mei Xiao'ou
	Begin, Again	亲爱的新年好	Shu Jin	[35]
TBA	A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend	情圣2	Tian Xin

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2006	Bloom of Youth	與青春有關的日子	Qiao Qiao
2007	Where is Happiness	幸福在哪里	Gan Lu
2009	My Youthfulness	我的青春谁做主	Lei Lei
2010	The Lying Lover	说谎的爱人	Dong Nan	[48]
2011	Family, Power N	家的N次方	Zhao Wen	[49]
2012	Fu Chen	浮沉	Qiao Li	[50]
	Rules Before a Divorce	离婚前规则	Jiang Xinyao	[51]
2013	Little Big Soldier	大兵小将	Sha Man
	Love is Not Blind	失恋33天		Cameo
	Jinan City is our Hometown	我们这拨人	Qiao Qiao	[52]
2015	Grow Up	长大	Ye Chunmeng	[53]
2017	Surgeons	外科风云	Lu Chenxi
2018	Only Side by Side with You	南方有乔木	Nan Qiao
2020	New Face	焕脸		Producer[54]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2006	"The Past Can Only Be Reminisced"	往事只能回味	Bloom of Youth OST
	"Straw Hat Song"	草帽歌
2009	"I Am Not An Easy Girl"	我不是随便的花朵	My Youthfulness OST
2010	"Brushing Past Each Other"	擦肩而过	The Lying Lover OST
2012	"Really Love You"	真的爱你	First Time OST
	"Fu Chen"	浮沉	Fu Chen OST
	"An Ordinary Love"	平凡相恋	N/A	with Chen Yufan
2013	"Didn't We Agree To It"	我们不是说好了吗	A Wedding Invitation OST	with Eddie Peng
2015	"A Young Girl's Planting Flower Diary"	中二少女养花记	Go Away Mr. Tumor OST
	"Where Will You Be Tomorrow"	明天你会在哪里	Monster Hunt OST	with Jing Boran

Awards and nomination

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	19th Beijing Student Film Festival	Best Actress	Love is Not Blind	Nominated
	3rd China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	12th Chinese Film Media Awards	Most Anticipated Actress		Nominated
	31st Hundred Flowers Award	Best Actress		Won	[7]
	49th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Best Leading Actress		Nominated	[55]
	7th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards	Best New Actress		Won	[56]
	8th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Contemporary Drama)	Fu Chen	Nominated
2013	19th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress		Nominated	[8]
	16th Shanghai International Film Festival	Best Actress	The Stolen Years	Nominated
	5th China Image Film Festival	Best Actress	Love is Not Blind	Nominated
	15th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actress		Nominated
2014	12th Huading Awards	Best Actress	Personal Tailor	Nominated
2015	12th Guangzhou Student Film Festival	Most Popular Actress	Monster Hunt	Won	[57]
2016	28th Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers Awards	Most Charismatic Actress	N/A	Won	[58]
	19th Huading Awards	Best Actress	Grow Up	Nominated
	16th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Actress	Go Away Mr. Tumor	Nominated
	7th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Actress		Won	[59]
	6th Beijing International Film Festival	Best Actress		Nominated
	23rd Beijing Student Film Festival	Best Actress		Won	[60]
	16th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actress		Won
	20th Huading Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	3rd Silk Road International Film Festival	Outstanding Contribution Award	N/A	Won	[61]
	33rd Hundred Flowers Award	Best Actress	Monster Hunt	Nominated
	13th Changchun Film Festival	Best Actress		Won	[62]
	8th International Chinese Film Festival	Best Actress	Chongqing Hot Pot	Won	[63]
2017	31st Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actress	Monster Hunt	Nominated
2019	32nd Golden Rooster Awards		A City Called Macau	Nominated	[34]

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External links

• Baihe Bai at IMDb