Biography

Li was born in Shanghai in 1963. She is a student of the notable singer Wang Kun

Wang Kun (singer)

Wang Kun is a noted and influential Chinese singer, actress, musical director, and teacher specializing in revolutionary repertoire. She is most famous for her interpretations of songs such as "Nanniwan" ....

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In 1980 she was admitted to the Beijing Red Flag Yue Opera Company, performing Shaoxing opera. In 1984, she joined the China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. There she met her first husband and married at the age of 21.

Her first television role was in the 1986 adaptation of Journey to the West

Journey to the West

Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It was written by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century. In English-speaking countries, the tale is also often known simply as Monkey. This was one title used for a popular, abridged translation by Arthur Waley...

. She released her first album in 1987, Sweet Song Queen.

In 1993, she moved to Japan, partly because of marital difficulties, and worked there for two years as an anchorwoman for MTV Japan

MTV Japan

MTV Japan is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of MTV Networks, and was launched on December 24, 1992. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY PerfecTV!, SKY PerfecTV! e2 and IPTV.-History:MTV originally was a music block on JORX-TV from 1989...

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Li migrated to Canada in 1995, married a Canadian investment manager in 1997, and gave birth to a son in 2000.

In 2005 she was appointed a part-time professor at the School of Continuing Education in California. She also returned to singing with a RMB 1 million deal for her successful album Beauty Chant.

Films

• The Dream of a Red Mansion
• Chivalrous Lovers
• Sister Outlaw
• The Ninth Unresolved Case
• Life Adventure (2005) (musical 3-D film
  3-D film
  A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
  
  ) as Yu the Sun Goddess

Television

• Journey to the West (1986) as Yu Tujing
• Stories from the Editorial Board as Fei Lili
• Xiaozhuang Mishi
  Xiaozhuang Mishi
  Xiaozhuang Mishi, also known as Xiaozhuang Epic, is a 2003 Chinese television series produced by You Xiaogang. The series is the first installment in a series of four television drama series about the early history of the Qing Dynasty...
  
  (2004) as an imperial concubine