Jia Ling

Jia Ling
Birth nameJia Yuling (贾俞玲)
Native name贾玲
Born (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982
Xiangyang, Hubei, China
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Years active2003–present
Genresxiangsheng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎ Líng
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎ Yùlíng

Jia Ling (Chinese: 贾玲, born Jia Yuling 贾俞玲; April 29, 1982) is a Chinese comedian, actress, and filmmaker. She rose to fame as a crosstalk performer at the 2010 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and became a comedic staple of variety shows. In 2016, she co-founded her own entertainment company, Big Bowl Entertainment. Jia’s directorial debut, Hi, Mom (2021), in which she also starred, made her the world’s highest-grossing female director at the time, a title she held until Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023). She followed this success with her second directorial film,YOLO (2024), which broke the box office record for Chinese New Year films.