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Xu Jinglei (s=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).
Xu studied in the calligraphy class in Beijing Children's Palace and learned the Tang poems by heart under the strict education of her father. She was recommended for admission to Beijing No. 80 High School because of her extraordinary calligraphy skills. She initially determined to study make-up in the Stage Art Department of The Central Academy of Drama, but was declined. She was instead admitted to the Performing Arts Department, Beijing Film Academy next year.
Xu launched her blog in late 2005 to huge success. In 2006, she became the world’s most popular blogger, with the most incoming links of any blog in any language on the Internet, according to blog search engine Technorati.
In 2006, Xu founded Kaila Pictures Corporation, a production and management company. She also launched a website, a series of digital magazines, and an accessory line, but all were shut down in the early 2010s.
In 2007, Xu cooperated with Founder Electronics Cooperation to release her personal calligraphy computer characters in FounderType, called "Founder Jinglei Simplified", which was adopted by Starbucks China in its cafe shops.
In 2008, Xu was awarded the honorary title of "China Environmental Ambassador" at an awarding ceremony cosponsored by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the United Nations Development Program on World Earth Day.
In November 2012, Xu participated in the fourth season of China's Got Talent and acted as the judge. In May 2018, Xu participated in the third season of the Crossover Singer, a singing competition show, aired on BTV1.
Xu launched an education and film fund with 200,000 yuan (US$25,000) to support braille publications, education for the children of migrant workers, and filming.
In July 2005, Xu was photographed in Beijing on a date with musician Zhang Yadong, shortly after actress Gao Yuanyuan made public of her 5-year relationship with Zhang. In January, 2006, Gao declared that she had broken up with Zhang. The next month Xu was photographed in Beijing meeting both Zhang and actor Huang Jue on the same day. Xu then had a relationship with Huang until their breakup in 2010.
Since their collaboration in Go Lala Go! in 2010, Xu has been in a relationship with Taiwanese-American singer-actor Stanley Huang. Since 2017, they have been living in the US.
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| + ! colspan="2" | Xu's Filmography as a director |
| Time | Film title |
| 2003 | My Father and I |
| 2005 | Letter from an Unknown Woman |
| 2006 | Dreams May Come |
| 2010 | Go Lala Go! |
| 2011 | Dear Enemy |
| 2015 | Somewhere Only We Know |
| 2017 | The Missing |
| television film |
| also executive producer |
| Time | Award's title | Awarded work | Status |
| 2004 | Silver Shell Award for Best Director of the 52nd San Sebastián International Film Festival | Letter from an Unknown Woman | Awarded |
| Time | Award's title | Awarded work | Award |
| 2003 | Best Newcomer of the 9th China Film Huabiao Awards | I Love You | Awarded |
| 2003 | Outstanding Actress Award of the 9th China Film Huabiao Awards | Far From Home | Nominated |
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