Jiang Qinqin

Jiang Qinqin (born September 3, 1975) is a Chinese actress. She is sometimes credited as Shui Ling (simplified Chinese: 水灵; traditional Chinese: 水靈), a stage name given to her by Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao while she was involved in the production of the television series Tears in Heaven. Jiang started learning Beijing Opera at the age of 10 and entered the Beijing Film Academy in 1994 after attaining first place in the entrance examination. She graduated from the academy four years later and joined Beijing Film Studio. In 1997, she starred in Tears in Heaven, an adaptation of a novel by Chiung Yao. Following that, she played a number of tragic roles, including Gu Manlu in Affair of Half a Lifetime (2002), Mu Nianci in The Legend of the...