Celebrated Name: | Fan Bingbing |
Real Name/Full Name: | Fan Bingbing |
Gender: | Female |
Age: | 43 years old |
Birth Date: | September 16, 1981 |
Birth Place: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Weight: | 51 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Single |
Husband/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | No |
Dating/Boyfriend (Name): | N/A |
Is Fan Bingbing Lesbian/Gay?: | No |
Profession: | Actress, Television producer, Model, and Pop singer |
Salary: | $25 million |
Net Worth in 2024: | $120 million |
Last Updated: | October 2024 |
The stunning Fan Bingbing, who is all set to make a mark in Hollywood with 355, a thriller, started her career in 1996 with minor roles. Today she is one of the Chinese hottest and highest-paid celebrities. Her income in 2017, of $45 million, was more than top Hollywood actresses like Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jennifer Aniston.
Maybe you know about Fan Bingbing very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what is her net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Fan Bingbing’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
Fan Bingbing was born in 1981 in Qingdao and raised in Yantai. Her parents Fan Tao and Zhang Chuanmei, were avid lovers of art and culture. In fact, her father was a singer and her mother a dancer, but they could not pursue it as a career. So from her early years itself, Fan was inclined towards arts. Fan learned to play the flute and piano as a child. Later she studied at Shanghai Xie Jin Film and Television Art College and Shanghai Theatre Academy. She began her career as early as 15 years, and with the 1998 series, My Fair Princess, she became a household name.
Personal Life
The fan has a younger brother Fan Chengcheng who is a member of the band Nine Percent. As of 2020, she is single, but in 2015 it was announced that she was dating Li Chen (Chinese actor and director). Li Chen and Fan were formerly engaged on 16 September 2017, but the couple was separated in 2019.
Fan started an art school in Huairou, Beijing, which is run by her parents. She also started a philanthropic project with Chen Lizhi called Heart Ali. This is for helping children suffering from congenital heart disease in Ngari Prefecture in Tibet.
Though a member of the Communist Party of China, Fan has been explicit about the problems Chinese artists face. She has pointed out on several occasions on the unprofessionalism, the constant rumors, and criticisms against the liberal and rebellious points of view that are sometimes attempted onscreen.
Fan primarily speaks Chinese and openly admits that her English language skills need some serious grooming. She was appointed a tutor to help her in honing the language. To excel in Hollywood, Fan feels that language still continues to be a barrier, and with time she will be able to communicate fluently in English.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 16 September 1981, Fan Bingbing is 43 years old as of today’s date 6th October 2024. Her height is 1.68 m, and her weight is 51 kg.
Career
Fan signed a contract with Huayi Brothers and starred in innumerable Chinese soap operas. She has acted in over 90 films like Young Justice Bao II, Red Poppies, The Proud Twins, Double Xposure, One Night Surprise, My Way, Ever Since We Love, Lady of the Dynasty, Skiptrace, L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, and I Am Not Madame Bovary.
Audiences also loved her in her role as Princess Ping’ an in The Lion Roars, Princess Xiaoshan in A Chinese Tall Story, Cheung Yung in Sweet Revenge, Liu Pingguo in Lost in Beijing, Princess Zhuang in Sacrifice, Empress Dowager Longyu in The Founding of a Party, and Empress Ulanara in The Lady in the Portrait. In 2007 Fan started her own studio, Fan Bingbing Studio.
Besides acting, Fan is known for brand endorsements. She is the brand ambassador of Moët & Chandon, ReFa Beauty Care Tools, De Beers, King Power, Montblanc, and Chopard. In 2019 Fan launched her own cosmetic collection, Fan Beauty Secret. Fashion brands such as Valentino Garavani, Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A., Atelier Versace, Christian Dior, and Louis Vuitton has invited her to fashion shows in Paris, Beijing, and Shanghai because of her impeccable fashion sense. She featured thrice in Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed list.
Awards & Achievements
Besides winning multiple Best Actress and Supporting Actress awards, in 2013, she was awarded the Most Influential Chinese Actress Overseas at the 1st China Film International Festival London. In the same year, she received the Best Actress Award and the Hottest Figure Award at the Baidu Hot Ceremony.
Fan also won Silver Shell for Best Actress at the 64th San Sebastián International Film Festival, and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Am Not Madame Bovary. With the character of Blink in X-Men – Days of Future Past, Fan made an entry into Hollywood.
Net Worth& Salary of Fan Bingbing in 2024
Fan Bingbing earns almost $25 million in salaries as per our sources. Her net worth is currently $120 million as of October 2024. With her rising fame and number of endorsements, her net worth is bound to rise in leaps and bounds in the coming years.
Unfortunately, Fan suddenly disappeared from the social eye for a brief period post the scandal around yin-yang contracts. Some actors openly addressed the humungous gap in payments, suggesting that an average actor makes $300 to $450 a day on the set, but Fan earns disparately more than such actors. After these claims surfaced, the Chinese government imposed an immediate fine of $130 million. Fan apologized for this tax evasion publicly through her social media post.
Fan Bingbing is indeed one of the most influential celebrities from Asia. Even the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s B2C business Taobao announced that Fan’s endorsements boosted online purchases leading to approximately $74 million in sales. The fan is now all set to make her presence felt in Hollywood and become a global artist in the true sense of the term.