Biography
Ding Jiali is a Chinese actress. Born in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, she graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy and is a first-class actress with the National Theatre of China. She is also a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association and the Chinese Film Association.
She made her film debut in 1986 in The First Woman in the Forest, for which she received the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress. Subsequent notable film roles include appearances in The Spring Festival (1991), No More Applause (1995), The Blue Kite (1994), Coming Home (2014), Ash Is Purest White (2018) and Hi, Mom (2021), in which she played Bao Yumei. She has received multiple awards, including two Plum Blossom Prizes and a Hundred Flowers Award.
