Bai Ling

Born in Chengdu, China in 1970, actor Bai Ling was a major star in her country by the time she left for the U.S. Learning English while she attended film school at New York University, she soon won the lead in Terence Malik's play Sansho the Bailiff. Not long after, she landed her breakout role in the 1997 film Red Corner, which won her a National Board of Review award for a Breakthrough Performance. Later, she garnered acclaim for her role in Anna and the King. Updated 2010