Bai Ling was born on the 10th October 1966, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and is now an American actress, best known for her roles in “The Crow” (1994), “Anna and the King” (1999), “Saam gaang y” (2004), and “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” (2004). Ling’s career started in 1984.
Have you ever wondered how rich Bai Ling is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bai Ling’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through her successful acting career. In addition to playing in Hollywood movies, Ling also worked in the Chinese cinema which improved her wealth too.
Bai Ling Net Worth $3 Million
Bai Ling is a daughter of Chen Binbin, a dancer, stage actress, and a literature teacher, and Bai Yuxiang, a musician in the People’s Liberation Army. After finishing her middle school. Ling was sent to do labor work near the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. From the age of 14 to 17, Ling served as an artist soldier in Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet.
Her acting career started in 1984 in the Chinese movie “Hai Tan”, and she later appeared in “Tears in Suzhou” (1985), “Shan Cun Feng Yue” (1987), “Da Xue Sheng Yi Shi” (1987), and “Wu Qiang Qiang Shou” (1988). In 1991, Ling moved to New York to study at New York University as a visiting scholar, and then started to play in American series and movies such as “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1993), “The Crow” (1994) with Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, and Rochelle Davis, and “Dead Funny” (1994). Her net worth was well established.
In 2009, she had a role in “Crank: High Voltage” starring Jason Statham, and later in “Speed Dragon” (2013), “Game of Assassins” (2013), and “American Girls” (2013). Most recently, Ling appeared in “The Key” (2014) with David Arquette, “Sacred Blood” (2015) with Michael Madsen, and starred in “Everlasting” (2016). Currently, Ling is filming “When the Devil Rides Out”, “Finding Julia”, “Coachella Massacre”, and “Maximum Impact”.
Regarding her personal life, Bai Ling was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in 2008 after shoplifting magazines and a package of batteries, and was fined $700 after pleading guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace. Ling is openly bisexual, and has been an American citizen since 1999.
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (2005), San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (1997), National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (1997)
Movies
“The Crow” (1994), “Anna and the King” (1999), “Saam gaang y” (2004), “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” (2004), “The Key” (2014), “Sacred Blood” (2015), “Everlasting” (2016)
TV Shows
“Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” (2008-2012), “But Can They Sing?” (2005), “The Monkey King” (2001)
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[on her role in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)] A lot of my friends asked, "What's it like working with Jude Law? He's so handsome!" I said, "Well, I'm lucky; I got to kick his butt".
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Perhaps her first public appearance in the U.S. was on Jan. 16, 1994, when she accepted the Best Supporting Actress Award on behalf of the winner, her countrywoman Li Gong, who could not attend, at the annual New York Film Critics Circle ceremony held at the Pegasus Room (Rockefeller Center).
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Arrested for shoplifting at Los Angeles International Airport on February 13, 2008.
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She turned in one of her most acclaimed performances in her first Hong Kong movie Saam gaang yi (2004) ("Three Extremes: Dumplings"). Her character is a creepy 60-year-old ageless beauty, and she helps women by performing illegal abortions, but also uses the unwanted fetuses to be made into dumplings, which is her secret for ageless beauty.
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Was the July 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar.
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Cut off most of her waist-length hair for her role in Anna and the King (1999).
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She took classes at The Lee Strasberg Institute (1991) and New York University. (1991)
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Claimed that her role on Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) was cut during editing because of her posing for the June 2005 issue of US "Playboy" magazine. She was the first woman from the People's Republic of China on its cover. George Lucas strongly denied that this was the reason she was cut.
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Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in 2005. Memorable for her light dresses that didn't always cover her essentials all the time. German tabloids nicknamed her "die Berlinackte" ("the Berlinaked").
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Name means "white spirit" in English.
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Lives in Southern California.
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Had a four-line appearance in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). Unfortunately her appearance (along with a small cameo of George Lucas' daughter) got cut out. Lucas explained, "It wasn't like it was a major thing to begin with and I just cut that whole secondary story out of the movie quite a while ago".
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Bai Ling served three years in the People Liberation's Army in China entertaining troops in Tibet. She had a bout of depression which sent her to a mental hospital. She then became a Chinese movie star. All of this occurred before she was 18.
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One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1998".