How old was Gong Li in her first movie: Red Sorghum?

Gong Li was 21 in Red Sorghum when she played the character 'My Grandma'.

That was over 36 years ago in 1988.

This was her first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be her first actual acting role).

Today she is 58, and has starred in 37 movies in total, 37 of those since Red Sorghum was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In Red Sorghum, I think Gong Li looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Zhang Yimou has worked with Gong Li a total of 10 times in her career.
  • Gong Li's first movie was as 'My Grandma' in Red Sorghum, released in 1988 when she was 21
  • Red Sorghum scores 7.01 out of 10 on TMDB.

Gong Li's other movies