Xu Jinglei (Chinese: 徐静蕾, born April 16, 1974) is a Chinese actress and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses in China, Xu rose to fame with television series A Sentimental Story (1997) and Cherish Our Love Forever (1998), followed by TV series Divine Retribution (2000) and films Spring Subway (2002), Confession of Pain (2006), The Warlords (2007), and Eternal Moment (2011).
After making her directorial debut with My Father and I (2003), Xu established herself as one of the most successful female directors in China with such films as Letter from an Unknown Woman (2004), for which she won the Best Director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, Go Lala Go! (2010), Dear Enemy (2011) and The Missing (2017).
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Early life
On April 16, 1974, Xu was born in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. Her father Xu Zijian worked at the Beijing Light Bulb Factory before founding the Great Wall Neon Factory, while her mother Yu Shurong worked at the Beijing Chemical Factory. Xu has a younger brother Xu Xinyu.
