Bai Baihe

Bai was born in Qingdao, Shandong. She attended the Wendeng Road Elementary School. At a young age, Bai shown talents in singing, dancing and acting.{{cite web|url=http://qd.sohu.com/20121114/n357612076.shtml|title=小嫚白百合：从小就是班里的文艺骨干（组图）|date=November 14, 2012|work=Sohu|language=zh}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgtv.com/c/20120407/0910071431.html|title=《娱乐现场》采访白百何：因为张艺谋进演艺圈|date=April 7, 2012|work=Mango TV|language=zh}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20120329/000604.htm|title=白百何：喜剧细胞感染大家 张艺谋让我考中戏|date=March 29, 2012|work=Tencent|language=zh}}

Shortly after her graduation from the Central Academy of Drama, Bai Baihe made her acting debut in the television series Bloom of Youth (2006). She continued to appear in dramas such as Where Is Happiness (2007) and My Youthfulness (2009).

Bai achieved breakthrough with the 2011 romantic-comedy Love Is Not Blind, also starring Wen Zhang.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2012-10/16/content_15820296.htm|title=Wen Zhang, Bai Baihe join 'Love is not Blind'|website=China Daily|date=October 16, 2012}} The low-budget film became a surprise hit at the Chinese box office.{{cite web|url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=17724&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130403104857/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=17724&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2013|title=Love Is Not Blind is a box office hit in China|date=November 22, 2011|work=Asia Pacific Arts}} Bai won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Award. The following year, she starred in spy drama Fu Chen and was nominated at the Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2013-05-15/16353921324.shtml|title=白玉兰奖提名出炉 张嘉译吴秀波争视帝|date=May 15, 2013|work=Sina|language=zh}}

Bai then starred in Feng Xiaogang's comedy film Personal Tailor (2013),{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/6666/2013/12/06/1261s802014_2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219031212/http://english.cri.cn/6666/2013/12/06/1261s802014_2.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2018|title=Bai Baihe, Lead Actress of 'Personal Tailor'|date=December 6, 2013|work=China Radio International}} which broke box office records on its opening day.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2013-12/20/content_30957150.htm|title='Personal Tailor' sets box office records|date=December 20, 2013|work=China.org.cn}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecns.cn/2013/12-25/94182.shtml|title='Personal Tailor' tops Chinese box office|date=December 25, 2013|work=Ecns}} The same year, Bai starred in romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation alongside Eddie Peng.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2013-03/20/content_28304985.htm|title=A Wedding Invitation: All about love|date=March 20, 2013|website=China.org.cn}} 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-wedding-invitation-hong-kong-430923|title=A Wedding Invitation: Hong Kong Review|date=March 26, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} Bai followed up with romantic drama film The Stolen Years, where she received rave reviews and was coined "mainland Chinese romance-drama royalty".{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/stolen-years-bei-tou-zou-628503|title=The Stolen Years (Bei Tou Zou De Na Wu Nian): Film Review|date=September 13, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/7146/2013/12/05/3262s801842.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510223928/http://english.cri.cn/7146/2013/12/05/3262s801842.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2014|title=The Stolen Years|date=December 5, 2013|work=China Radio International}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/china-watch/culture/11808018/monster-hunt-breaks-china-cinema-records.html|title=Monster Hunt leads the pack of record-breaking films|date=August 17, 2015|work=The Telegraph}} She then starred in romantic comedy film Go Away Mr. Tumor,{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/08/11/195s891177.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205851/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/08/11/195s891177.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2017|title=Box Office Queen Bai Baihe's New Movie to Hit Theatres Soon|date=August 11, 2015|work=China Radio International}} which was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/10/09/3981s898855.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014231252/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/10/09/3981s898855.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |title="Go Away Mr. Tumor" to Represents China in the Best Foreign Film Category at the Oscars |last=Junya |first=Gao |work=China Radio International |date=October 10, 2015}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20150715/026468.htm|title=白百何制霸暑期银幕 推个人套票成女演员第一人|date=July 15, 2015|work=Tencent|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2015-12-30/doc-ifxmxxyq4760962.shtml|title=2015票房男强女弱被改写 白百何成功登顶|date=December 30, 2015|work=Sina|language=zh}} after having ranked 2nd in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://pic.yule.sohu.com/detail-526921-2.shtml#2|title=白百何获2013最具价值女星 成绩开启"百何年"|date=January 1, 2014|work=Sohu|language=zh}} Variety describes her as the "pretty girl next door with decent acting chops and good comic timing".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/bai-baihe-monster-hunt-star-1201771410/|title=Bai Baihe Charms Auds as China's Sweetheart|work=Variety|date=May 11, 2016}}

In 2016, Bai starred alongside Chen Kun in crime caper film Chongqing Hot Pot.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2016/02/25/1552764.html|title=火锅英雄》曝新版海报 陈坤白百何围锅共谋"别有洞天"|date=February 25, 2016|website=Mtime|language=zh}} The film received acclaim and positive word-of-mouth, grossing 152 million yuan in four days.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2016-04/05/content_38176906.htm|title='Chongqing Hot Pot' wins top viewers ratings|date=April 5, 2016|work=China.org.cn}} She then featured in romance film I Belonged to You,{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2016/08/29/1559118.html|title=《从你的全世界路过》曝新预告 白百何演女警花 杨洋变茅十八浪漫求婚|date=August 29, 2016|website=Mtime|language=zh}} which broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.{{Cite web|url=http://ent.news.cn/2016-10/26/c_1119788311.htm|title=《从你的全世界路过》破8亿引领国产爱情片新方向|website=China Entertainment News|date=October 26, 2016|language=zh}}

In 2017, Bai starred in action cop thriller The Missing, directed by Xu Jinglei.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2017/02/17/1566458.html|title=徐静蕾执导动作片《绑架者》曝预告 白百何变身"暴力妈妈" 黄立行挑战失忆绑匪|date=February 17, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh}} The same year, she filmed two television productions - medical drama Surgeons and the romance series Only Side by Side with You.{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20160823/011841.htm#p=1|title=靳东白百何领衔 《外科风云》首曝角色定妆照|work=Tencent|date=August 23, 2016|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://ent.cri.cn/20170407/e72d80ec-4d7b-3f73-7f9a-2d82352fdc21.html|script-title=zh:《南方有乔木》首曝海报 陈伟霆白百何霸气现身|work=China Radio International|date=April 7, 2017|language=zh|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408000114/http://ent.cri.cn/20170407/e72d80ec-4d7b-3f73-7f9a-2d82352fdc21.html|archive-date=April 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}

In 2018, Bai reprised her role in the sequel of Monster Hunt.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/bai-baihe-jing-boran-in-monster-hunt-2-1201895159/|title= Bai Baihe and Jing Boran on Board for 'Monster Hunt 2'|date=October 20, 2016|website=Variety}} The film set the record for the highest box office day for a single market.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/monster-hunt-2-drives-china-box-office-to-world-record-breaking-day/5126768.article|title='Monster Hunt 2' drives China box office to world record-breaking day|date=February 18, 2018|website=Screen Daily}}

The same year, she starred in First Night Nerves, a women-centric film directed by Stanley Kwan.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/01/22/1577557.html|title=白百何颠覆出演《八个女人一台戏》|date=January 22, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709154610/http://news.mtime.com/2018/01/22/1577557.html|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2017/09/15/1573631.html|title=白百何演新片了！这次变身澳门女赌徒|date=September 15, 2017|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915204619/http://news.mtime.com/2017/09/15/1573631.html|url-status=dead}} Bai was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Golden Rooster Awards for her performance. The same year, she starred in the drama film Begin, Again.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/11/25/1599235.html|title=白百何张子枫《亲爱的新年好》定档12.31|date=November 25, 2019|website=Mtime|language=zh}} She starred in the 2019 romantic comedy film A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend alongside Wu Xiubo.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/01/07/1587871.html|title=《情圣2》吴秀波白百何享受爱情|date=January 7, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh}}

Bai was married to singer and actor Chen Yufan on 26 December 2006.{{cite news|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/w/2013-12-27/01224069592.shtml |script-title=zh:白百何陈羽凡晒结婚证庆7周年 恩爱如初 |work=sina |date=2013-12-27 |language=zh}} They first met while appearing in a Chinese romantic comedy television series Bloom of Youth in 2004.{{cite news|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/2004-10-15/1726534077.html |script-title=zh:叶京《与青春有关的日子》广州开机(附图) |work=sina |date=2004-10-15 |language=zh}} Their son was born on 19 January 2008.{{cite news|url=http://news.163.com/17/0417/02/CI6LSU91000187VI.html |script-title=zh:白百何承认离婚 陈羽凡无限时退出娱乐圈 |work=163.com |date=2017-04-17 |language=zh}} On 16 April 2017, Bai announced that they had divorced at the end of 2015.{{cite news |author1=Zhang Rui |title=Actress Bai Baihe divorced long before alleged 'affair' |url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2017-04/16/content_40629492.htm |access-date=29 November 2018 |work=china.org.cn |date=16 April 2017}}{{cite news |author1=Addy |title=Husband Chen Yufan Defends Bai Baihe in Cheating Scandal, Admits Divorce |url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/husband-chen-yufan-defends-bai-baihe-in-cheating-scandal-admits-divorce/ |access-date=29 November 2018 |work=jaynestars |date=17 April 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20170416/42910328_0.shtml?_zbs_baidu_dk |script-title=zh:白百何首发声承认离婚：隐瞒是为了孩子完整的童年 |work=ifeng |date=2017-04-16 |language=zh}}

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