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Fan Bingbing

Fan Bingbing
Fan Bingbing
Fan Bingbing is a Chinese film star and one of the world's highest-paid actresses. She had roles in Lost in Beijing, X-Men: Days of Future Past and I Am Not Madame Bovary, among others. In 2018, she was caught up in a tax evasion scandal.
Born
16 Sep 1981
Industry
Entertainment, Film
Job Title
Actor
Actress Fan Bingbing with Malaysian film director Chong Keat Aun. Photo: Instagram/chongkeataun
Malaysia

How Fan Bingbing mastered ancient black magic for Malaysian film role

Director Chong Keat Aun’s father trained the actress to create a talisman to ward off curses in ‘Mother Bhumi’.

Trending in China

China woman spends US$1 million on cosmetic work to resemble actress Fan Bingbing

Malaysia

Malaysian crew wins over actress Fan Bingbing with ‘genuine teamwork’

Asian cinema: Chinese films

A Foggy Tale, Left-Handed Girl lead Golden Horse Awards nominations

A Foggy Tale has 11 nominations, Left-Handed Girl has nine, while Hong Kong’s Queerpanorama and Road to Vendetta both have five.

Hong Kong actor Will Or in a still from A Foggy Tale, for which he is nominated for best leading actor at the 2025 Golden Horse Awards.
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | After Fan Bingbing’s Malaysia award, a history of Chinese official honours

Honorary titles have existed in China for millennia, and apart from a rejection of such notions in the 20th century, are still awarded.

Malaysia

Malaysian designer says Fan Bingbing’s ceremony look reflects her ‘elegance’

The Chinese star’s mint-green outfit by Melinda Looi blends Malaysian tradition with modern flair, celebrating women’s empowerment.

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Malaysia

‘Precious gift’: Malaysian state honours Fan Bingbing for boosting tourism

The Chinese actress said she deeply treasured the recognition, calling it a ‘precious gift’.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing received the honorary award during an investiture ceremony in Melaka on Sunday. Photo: Facebook.com/edison.chan.58323
Trending in China

Profile | China talent agent Yang Tianzhen, who works with top stars, pursues US degree

Entrepreneur icon swaps bright lights of entertainment industry for hushed halls of academia, finds it is not easy to shake off fame.

Trending in China

Profile | Stylish, confident actress Zhong Chuxi is China’s new red carpet queen at Cannes

With 8.8 million followers online, fans admire her ‘wild, sexy, and graceful’ aesthetic, distinguishing her from other young stars.

Trending in China

China bride goes viral for her beauty, family is renowned for stunning looks

Disbelief that a real woman can look so gorgeous prompts online observers to flood social media with claims that she must be AI-generated.

A stunning bride in China has gone viral online after people refused to believe she was real and asked if she was generated by artificial intelligence. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo
Malaysia

Melaka hails Fan Bingbing as Chinese tourists flock to Malaysian state

Local leader Ab Rauf Yusoh says the actress has ‘triggered an extraordinary wave of interest’ in the state.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing meets fans at an event to promote tourism in Malaysia’s Melaka state. Photo: Instagram/bingbing_fan
Asian cinema: Chinese films

How disaster struck for Air Strike, a Chinese film with Bruce Willis

Rated 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, 2018 film Air Strike with Bruce Willis, Liu Ye and Fan Wei is a mishmash of genres and underwhelming action.

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Malaysia

Malaysia courts Chinese tourists with lavish mega-theatre, unsettling locals

Encore Melaka’s gleaming facade and dazzling shows mask tensions, as Malaysia’s push for Chinese tourism upends a historic city.

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Malaysia

Chinese tourists gobble up durians in Malaysia as Fan Bingbing ignites frenzy

A local official said many wanted to try the same durian that the star shared on her social media page when she visited the state in June.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing enjoying durians in Melaka, Malaysia. Photo: Instagram/bingbing_fan
Malaysia

Fan Bingbing tasked by Malaysia’s Melaka to lure in 1 million Chinese tourists

Melaka is banking on Fan’s star power, local durian and visa-free policy to convince Chinese holidaymakers to head to the southwestern state.

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Chinese actress Fan Bingbing meets fans at an event to promote tourism in Malaysia’s Melaka state. Photo: Instagram/bingbing_fan
Cannes Film Festival

Fan Bingbing’s triumphant – and fashionable – return to Cannes Film Festival

After a five-year hiatus from Cannes, the Chinese actress stole the spotlight at red carpets, after-parties and even Naomi Campbell’s birthday bash

Celebrity style

The Asian glitterati take over Cannes Film Festival – 8 best fashion looks

Asia’s glitterati took over the Cannes Film Festival 2023, with looks from Gemma Chan’s red-hot Louis Vuitton cut-out dress to Sakura Ando’s angelic Chanel piece

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American cinema

How Jackie Chan vehicle Skiptrace put the clash in culture clash

Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing and Johnny Knoxville teamed up for Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin’s buddy-cop film, which was let down by a robotic script, and bombed in the US upon release.

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Jackie Chan as Benny Chan and Johnny Knoxville as US gambler Connor Watts in a still from US-China co-production Skiptrace (2016). Photo: Intercontinental Film Distributors
American cinema

Why US-China co-production The 355 failed to deliver, despite all-star cast

Penelope Cruz, Jessica Chastain and Fan Bingbing lead a powerful female cast in this spy thriller that sadly never lived up to its potential thanks to its lame dialogue, lacklustre set pieces and cliched characters.

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Fashion

7 of Fan Bingbing’s favourite fashion designers, from LV to Christopher Bu

No stranger to luxury, Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing counts these 7 fashion designers as her faves … from Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana to Christopher Bu and Atelier Versace

United States

Chinese film star Fan Bingbing makes rare appearance at the Oscars

Fan was ordered to pay US$130 million in taxes and penalties by the Chinese government in 2018 and has largely disappeared from public view.

China’s Fan Bingbing arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday. Photo: AP
Asian cinema: Korean films

Exclusive | ‘It’s a restart for me’: Fan Bingbing on return to acting after tax scandal

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, at the Berlin International Film Festival with her new film Green Night, opens up about how tough it was not acting for five years, and what she learned from it.

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Chinese star Fan Bingbing opened up at this year’s Berlin film festival about returning to the screen after a long hiatus following a tax scandal in 2018, and her plans to do more English-language films. Photo: Getty

Video | Film star Fan Bingbing back in the spotlight after 5 years

Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Green Night: Fan Bingbing anchors unwieldy tale of sex, crime and violence

Fan Bingbing makes an audacious comeback after nearly five years out of the limelight for tax evasion in Green Night. Thelma & Louise meets Blue is the Warmest Colour in a flashy but flawed film.

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Fame and celebrity

Fan Bingbing lost 6kg in 7 days from bigu fasting, but fans are upset

Despite telling netizens not to copy her extreme fast, Fan still posted her experience online to millions, courting controversy

For a whole week, Fan Bingbing just drank jujube, lemon or passion fruit water. Photo: @bingbing_fan/Instagram
K-drama news

8 new Korean drama series to look out for in June 2022

Netflix drama Money Heist: Korea features Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo and Lost actress Kim Yun-jin. There’s Yumi’s Cells 2, and Chinese star Fan Bingbing makes a cameo appearance in Insider.

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Jun Jong-seo in a still from Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area. Photo: Netflix.
Chinese culture

Was China’s Empress Wu the richest woman ever – and the original girlboss?

Rumour has it that her career was a bloody one, but there’s no doubt she transformed China in a way few rulers have – no wonder there’s so many films and TV series about her

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K-drama news

Fan Bingbing to make Korean TV debut – K-drama casting latest

The Chinese superstar actress is back after a four-year break for her first K-drama, while K-pop star from NCT, Doyoung, is also making his TV series debut in To X Who Doesn’t Love Me.

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