Hai Qing

Hai Qing
Hai Qing
海清
	Hai in 2013
Born	12 January 1977 (age 48); Gulou, Nanjing, China
Alma mater	Beijing Film Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present

Hai Qing (Chinese: 海清; pinyin: Hǎi Qīng; born 12 January 1977) is a Chinese actress who has appeared in such films as Sacrifice (2010), Finding Mr. Right (2013), Operation Red Sea (2018), and Return to Dust (2022).^[1]^[2] For her role in the 2009–10 television series A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era, she was nominated for numerous TV awards, including a Flying Apsaras Award for Best Actress and a Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress, which she both won. Hai ranked 36th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,^[3] 46th in 2014,^[4] and 57th in 2015.^[5] In 2015, she became the first UN Women National Ambassador for China.^[6]

Biography

Hai was born in Gulou, Nanjing, on 12 January 1977.^[7] She began acting in television shows at the age of seven, before joining the Jiangsu Provincial Theater School at age twelve.^[7] In 1997, she was accepted to the Beijing Film Academy and shortly afterwards appeared in her first feature film, Jade Goddess of Mercy.^[7] Hai returned to the small screen a few years later, appearing in a number of supporting roles, before joining the cast of A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era. As the character Guo Hai-ping, Hai went on to receive three award nominations: two at the Golden Eagle Awards and one at the Flying Apsaras Awards.^[8]

In 2015, while attending a United Nations HeForShe banquet, Hai was appointed the first UN Women goodwill ambassador for China by Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri.^[6] In this role, she became involved in the UN's "Step It Up for Gender Equality" campaign to end violence against women and help empower women in China.

In 2022, Hai starred opposite Wu Renlin in the Li Ruijun drama film Return to Dust.^[9]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year	Title	Role
2010	Sacrifice	Cheng Ying's wife
2013	Finding Mr. Right	Zhou Yi
2018	Operation Red Sea	Xia Nan
2021	My Country, My Parents	Younger sister (adult); astronaut
2022	Return to Dust	Cao Guiying
2023	The Volunteers: To the War	Lin Qiaozhi
2023	Beyond the Clouds	Zhang Guimei

Television

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Jade Goddess of Mercy	Zhong Ning	^[10]
2009	Dwelling Narrowness	Guo Haiping
2009–10	A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era	Mao Doudou
2017	Midnight Diner	Hai Fen	3 episodes
2019	A Little Reunion	Tong Wenjie	3 episodes
2023	Why Try to Change Me Now	Donxin Fu	6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	7th Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Sapphire)	—	Pending	^[11]

References

^ Xu Xiaodi (许晓迪) (2022). 海清“隐入尘烟” [Hai Qing and Return to Dust]. Global People (in Chinese). 474. Chaoyang District, Beijing: People's Daily: 92–95. ISSN 1673-6176.
^ Luo Qianyi (罗倩仪) (2022). “隐入尘烟”的海清：那么土却那么动人 [Hai Qing, hidden in the dust and smoke: yet so charming with its rustic charm]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 444. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 6–8. ISSN 1007-502X.
^ "2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot". JayneStars. 24 April 2013.
^ "2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 6 May 2014.
^ "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 13 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Actress Hai Qing appointed UN Women National Ambassador for China". UN Women. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Si Xi (四夕) (2023). 海清喊话黄磊：一声老师一生朋友 [Haiqing calls out to Huang Lei: A lifelong friend of a teacher]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 455. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 20–22. ISSN 1007-502X.
^ "Hai Qing". All-China Women's Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Lu Meihui (卢美慧) (2023). 海清自述：我曾“隐入尘烟”和疾病搏击 [Hai Qing's self description: I once "Return to Dust" and fought against diseases]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 455. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 9–12. ISSN 1007-502X.
^ "玉观音的全部演职员". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单，易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). 15 September 2020.

External links

Hai Qing at IMDb
Hai Qing at the Hong Kong Movie Database
Hai Qing at chinesemov.com

[1] Xu Xiaodi (许晓迪) (2022). 海清“隐入尘烟” [Hai Qing and Return to Dust]. Global People (in Chinese). 474. Chaoyang District, Beijing: People's Daily: 92–95. ISSN 1673-6176.

[2] Luo Qianyi (罗倩仪) (2022). “隐入尘烟”的海清：那么土却那么动人 [Hai Qing, hidden in the dust and smoke: yet so charming with its rustic charm]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 444. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 6–8. ISSN 1007-502X.

[3] "2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot". JayneStars. 24 April 2013.

[4] "2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 6 May 2014.

[5] "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 13 May 2015.

[unwomen-6] "Actress Hai Qing appointed UN Women National Ambassador for China". UN Women. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[att-7] Si Xi (四夕) (2023). 海清喊话黄磊：一声老师一生朋友 [Haiqing calls out to Huang Lei: A lifelong friend of a teacher]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 455. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 20–22. ISSN 1007-502X.

[8] "Hai Qing". All-China Women's Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[9] Lu Meihui (卢美慧) (2023). 海清自述：我曾“隐入尘烟”和疾病搏击 [Hai Qing's self description: I once "Return to Dust" and fought against diseases]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 455. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 9–12. ISSN 1007-502X.

[10] "玉观音的全部演职员". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[11] "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单，易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). 15 September 2020.

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