Yuan Li
Yuan Li | |
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袁立 | |
| Born | July 12, 1973 |
| Other names | Yuan Li (袁莉) |
| Education | Beijing Film Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Never Close Eyes Pure Sentiment |
| Spouses | Zhao Ling (m. 2005–2007)Blaine Grunewald (m.2011–c.2015)
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| Awards | 18th China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress 2000 Never Close Eyes 25th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress 2002 Pure Sentiment |
Yuan Li (Chinese: 袁立; pinyin: Yuán Lì; born 12 July 1973) is a Chinese actress and philanthropist.
Yuan rose to fame for her role in the television drama Never Close Eyes (1998), for which she won the Supporting Actress at the 18th Golden Eagle Awards. She starred in the four seasons of television series The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan (2002–2008) and won the Best Supporting Actress at the 20th Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance in the film Pure Sentiment (2002).
Since 2011, Yuan has shifted her focus to charitable work, including establishing the Yuan Li Foundation for pneumoconiosis patients—a sensitive topic in China due to its link to government negligence regarding workers’ rights. She converted to Christianity around 2013. Following years of increasingly outspoken views on social issues, religion, and the COVID-19 pandemic, her Weibo account was suspended in 2020, effectively blacklisting her in China. In 2021, her Twitter account was suspended after she expressed support for Donald Trump while attacking Joe Biden and his family