Bai Baihe

Bai Baihe (, born 1 March 1984) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in films Love Is Not Blind, Personal Tailor (2013), Monster Hunt (2015), and Go Away Mr. Tumor (2015), as well as the television series Surgeons (2017) and Sunshine by My Side (2023).

Early life Bai Baihe was born in Qingdao, Shandong. She attended the Wendeng Road Elementary School. At a young age, Bai shown talents in singing, dancing and acting. At the age of 12, she was admitted into the Beijing Dance Academy. In 2000, Bai auditioned for a role in Zhang Yimou's film Happy Times. Even though she was not selected, Zhang saw potential in her and recommended her to apply for the Central Academy of Drama; which Bai eventually got admitted to in 2002.

Career Shortly after her graduation from the Central Academy of Drama, Bai made her acting debut in the television series Bloom of Youth (2006). The low-budget film became a surprise hit at the Chinese box office. Bai won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Award.

Bai then starred in Feng Xiaogang's comedy film Personal Tailor (2013), which broke box office records on its opening day. The same year, Bai starred in romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation alongside Eddie Peng. The film was a commercial success and critics praise Bai for "keeping a character that could easily slip into shrill and childish far from that quagmire". Bai followed up with romantic drama film The Stolen Years, where she received rave reviews and was coined "mainland Chinese romance-drama royalty".

Bai solidified her status as China's Box Office Queen with the 2015 fantasy-comedy film Monster Hunt, directed by Raman Hui. The film grossed over 1.8 billion yuan to become the second highest-grossing film in China. She then starred in romantic comedy film Go Away Mr. Tumor, which was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards Bai won the Best Actress award at the China Film Director's Guild Awards, Beijing Student Film Festival and Huabiao Awards for her performance as a cartoonist who battles against cancer with an optimistic mind.

Bai topped the list of "Highest Grossing Actresses in China" for 2015, after having ranked 2nd in 2013. Variety describes her as the "pretty girl next door with decent acting chops and good comic timing".

In 2016, Bai starred alongside Chen Kun in crime caper film Chongqing Hot Pot. The film received acclaim and positive word-of-mouth, grossing 152 million yuan in four days. She then featured in romance film I Belonged to You, which broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.

In 2017, Bai starred in action cop thriller The Missing, directed by Xu Jinglei. The same year, she filmed two television productions - medical drama Surgeons and the romance series Only Side by Side with You.

In 2018, Bai reprised her role in the sequel of Monster Hunt. The film set the record for the highest box office day for a single market. The same year, she starred in First Night Nerves, a women-centric film directed by Stanley Kwan.

In 2019, Bai starred in the drama film A City Called Macau, adapted from Geling Yan's novel of the same name and directed by Li Shaohong. Bai was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Golden Rooster Awards for her performance. She starred in the 2019 romantic comedy film A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend alongside Wu Xiubo.

Personal life Bai was married to singer and actor Chen Yufan on 26 December 2006. They first met while appearing in a Chinese romantic comedy television series Bloom of Youth in 2004. Their son was born on 19 January 2008. On 16 April 2017, Bai announced that they had divorced at the end of 2015.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/2011 The Law of Attraction 万有引力 Shi Xiaolin Love Is Not Blind 失恋33天 Huang Xiaoxian 2012 First Time 第一次 Wei Jiajia 2013 A Wedding Invitation 分手合约 Qiao Qiao The Stolen Years 被偷走的那五年 He Man Personal Tailor 私人订制 Xiao Biao 2014 The Truth About Beauty 整容日记 Guo Jing 2015 Monster Hunt 捉妖记 Huo Xiaolan Go Away Mr. Tumor 滚蛋吧！肿瘤君 Xiong Dun Cities in Love 恋爱中的城市 Yan Ran Les Aventures d'Anthony 陪安东尼度过漫长岁月 Xiao Ying 2016 Chongqing Hot Pot 火锅英雄 Yu Xiaohui I Belonged to You 从你的全世界路过 Li Zhi 2017 The Missing 绑架者 Lin Wei 2018 Monster Hunt 2 捉妖记2 Huo Xiaolan First Night Nerves 八个女人一台戏 Fu Sha 2019 A City Called Macau 媽閣是座城 Mei Xiao'ou Begin, Again 亲爱的新年好 Shu Jin Mothertongue 春树Haruki Kata

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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2012 19th Beijing Student Film Festival Best Actress Love Is Not Blind 3rd China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actress12th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actress 31st Hundred Flowers Award Best Actress 49th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Leading Actress 7th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards Best New Actress 8th Huading AwardsBest Actress (Contemporary Drama)Floating and Sinking 2013 19th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress 2016 28th Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers Awards Most Charismatic Actress 19th Huading Awards Best Actress Grow Up 16th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress Go Away Mr. Tumor 7th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actress 6th Beijing International Film Festival Best Actress 23rd Beijing Student Film Festival Best Actress 16th Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actress 20th Huading Awards Best Actress 3rd Silk Road International Film Festival Outstanding Contribution Award 33rd Hundred Flowers Award Best ActressMonster Hunt 13th Changchun Film Festival Best Actress 8th International Chinese Film Festival Best Actress Chongqing Hot Pot 2017 31st Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress Monster Hunt 2019 32nd Golden Rooster Awards A City Called Macau 2020 11th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actress