Li Xiaolu

Li Xiaolu (, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, idol drama All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel (2001) and the popular youth series Struggle (2007). At age 16, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress.

Early life Li was born into an artistic family. Her grandfather was a worker at the August First Film Studios; and both her parents were actors. She first appeared in a television series at the age of 3.

Career Li first rose to fame with the 1998 movie Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, which won her Best Actress awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Paris Film Festival and the Deauville Asian Film Festival. At age 17, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress. She laid low for the next two years, but in 2001, was thrust back into the limelight with her role in the popular idol drama All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel (2001).

In 2005, Li won the Best Actress award at the Romania International Film Festival for her performance in the Sino-Japanese film About Love.

In 2007, she co-starred in the youth series Struggle. Based on the popular novel by Shi Kang, Struggle gained unexpected acclaim and was seen as a breakthrough in Chinese TV production as it broke from the usual Chinese TV series focusing in traditional legends and series. Her role as the bratty and adorable Yang Xiaoyun was a hit with the audience and propelled her to a household name in China. Due to her popularity, Li was crowned the "Golden Eagle Goddess" at the China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival, where she performed as the opening act to the ceremony.

In 2011, Li starred in the ancient fantasy series Beauty World (2011), her first period drama in six years.

Li's subsequent roles in the family dramas My Mom and My Mother-in-Law (2011), AA Lifestyle (2012) and We Love You, Mr. Jin (2012) cemented her image as the "Nation's Daughter-in-Law" in China. She won the Best Actress at the Huading Awards for her role in My Mom and My Mother-in-Law.

In 2013, Li starred in comedy film Personal Tailor directed by Feng Xiaogang, playing multiple roles in the film. Personal Tailor was one of the highest grossing films of the year.

Personal life Li married actor Jia Nailiang in 2012. The same year, she gave birth to their daughter, Jelena, who gained popularity with the parenting reality show Dad Came Back.

On the evening of 29 December 2017, Li was photographed spending the night at rapper PG One's home while her husband was livestreaming and claiming that she had gone to "get her hair done," seemingly unaware of her actual whereabouts. On 30 October 2019, three intimate videos of PG One and Li surfaced online. PG One later admitted they were filmed in March and April 2018, but he denied that their alleged affair from December 2017 was true. He stated that after the December incident, all his work was halted, and during their most difficult times, he and Li supported each other, eventually developing a relationship. After the revelation of her affair, Li effectively withdrew from the entertainment industry. She and Jia divorced on 14 November 2019.

Filmography Film

Television series YearEnglish titleChinese title Role Notes/ 1984 Kong Zi young Kong Zi 1991 Taiji Prodigy young Xiao Lian 1997 Mother Ling Zhi 1999 Cui Yan 2000 Ah Mi 2001 All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel Lin Xiaoru Red Alert Wei Jifeng Er Duo Sky Lovers Ah Mei The young hero Hong Wen Ding Ji Fulei 2002 The Legendary Siblings 2 Ziyan Taiji Prodigy Ming Daohong Stories of Youth Mo Nan 2003 My Naughty Angel Cheng Xiaolu River of No Return Shen Bingbing 2004 First Kind of Crisis Xiao Ruoyu 13th Princess Shu Lin 2005 Ying Zi The Dragon Heroes Shui Linglong / Feicui Eight Heroes Le Qianqian 2006 Painful Love Lin Xiaoxi Niu Manchan 2007 Struggle Yang Xiaoyun Just Give Me A Call Xiao Ruoyu 2009 Fight Beiping Liu Fanyu Knock Knock Loving You Tang Qingwu 2011 My Mother and My Mother-in-Law Luo Jia Beauty World Helan Xin'er 2012 AA Lifestyle He Qi We Love You, Mr. Jin Mi Xiaomi 2014 Accoucheur Qian Xiaoxiao Swords of Legends Han Xiuning Cameo 2016 A Detective Housewife Gou Jixiang 2017 Guardian of Beauty Lin Jiayi Boy Hood An Mi 2019 The Liar Hunter Yao Yao TBA Love Me & Convince Me Yang Wujin

Discography Albums Year English title Chinese title Notes/ 2005 My Naughty Angel 2008 Oriental Beauty

Singles Year English title Chinese title Album Notes2010 "Falling Flowers" Beauty World OST2012 Jin Tai Lang loves Mi Xiaomi We Love You, Mr. Jin OST 2016 "Doll With Many Faces" Housewife Detective OSTwith Jia Nailiang

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1998 35th Golden Horse Awards Best Actress Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 1999 16th Festival du Film de Paris 1st Deauville Asian Film Festival 2006 1st Romania International Film Festival About Love 2008 13th Busan International Film Festival New Star Award 2012 8th Huading Awards Best ActressMy Mother and My Mother-in-Law