# Ma Li (actress)

Ma Li (Chinese: 马丽; born 28 June 1982) is a Chinese actress best known for her role in Goodbye Mr. Loser and Never Say Die.

## Biography

Ma was born in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning on 28 June 1982. Her parents divorced since her childhood. In 1996, with the support of her stepfather, she entered Liaoning Culture and Arts School to study performance. In 2001, she enrolled at the Central Academy of Drama, majored in acting.
In 2005, Shen Teng came to the small theater to watch a performance, and Ma appeared in the play The City is Full of Pyramids (满城全是金字塔). Ma's performance left a deep impression on him. A month later, Shen directed the drama Crazy Stone (疯狂的石头). Due to unforeseen circumstances, an actor suddenly couldn't attend, so Shen invited her to join the crew, since than, she became a member of the comedy team of Happy Mahua Stage.
Between 2009 and 2012, she gradually became a well-known actor of Happy Mahua by starring in the plays "Jianghu Academy", "The Earl of Oolong Mountain" and "Goodbye Mr. Loser".
In 2013, Ma Li participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and cooperated with Shen Teng in the skit "Today's Happiness 2", playing the role of Ma Dongmei.
In 2014, Ma Li and Shen Teng second cooperation Spring Festival Gala sketch "help or not help", the sketch aired, harvested that year's most popular language program first place.
On September 30, 2015, the youthful romantic comedy film "Goodbye Mr. Loser", led by Ma Li, was released, in which she played Ma Dongmei.
On October 20, 2016, she won the Most Stylish Actress of the Year Award at the Netease Fashion Crossover Ceremony.
On September 30, 2017, the movie never say die Ma Li was broadcast, interpreting the role of sports reporter Ma Xiao, and won the Best Actress Award at the Golden Dragon Awards of the Ninth International Chinese Film Festival for the film .
In August 2019 Forbes Releases China 100 Celebrities List, MaLi Ranks 59th.
In 2022, Ma Li led the starring role of "Too Cool to Kill", "Moon Man" debut on the screen, and thus become the highest box office actress in Chinese movie history; in the same year, with the "Beyond" won the 31st China Television Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress.
At 14:25 on February 16, 2024, Ma Li became the first actress to star in a movie that grossed 18.1 billion yuan at the box office, helping Ma Li sit as the highest grossing actress in Chinese movie history.
On 16 July 2024， mali tarred in the film Catching Dolls, which was released nationwide, as Chunlan On August 3, according to Cat's Eye Professional, the movie ‘Catching Dolls’ starring actress Ma Li is in theatres, and the box office has exceeded 2.5 billion yuan, making the cumulative box office of Ma Li's starring movies reach 22.059 billion yuan, which is ranked fourth on the box office list of movies starring moviemakers in China's film history.
On 15 September 2024, the featured film ‘One Snow Shame’ was released.

## Lifetime Experience

Ma showed a talent for acting from a young age, and with the support of her stepfather, she took the road to acting.
Between 1996 and 1999, Ma Li studied at the Liaoning Culture and Art School.
Ma Li successively studied in Liaoning Culture and Art School, Liaoning Culture and Art Workers' University, Department of Acting; in 2001, she was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama, Department of Acting, and in 2004, after graduation, Ma Li entered the Peking University Theatre Research Institute, Lin Zhaohua Theatre Workshop.

## Personal life

In January 2017, MaLi went public with her relationship with actor Xu Wenhe.
On 1 December 2019, Mali officially announced the happy news of her pregnancy via Weibo.

## Performing Arts Experience

In 2003, while in school, Ma Li appeared in the play "Annie's Diary" directed by Ji Pei, a female director at the Central Academy of Drama, in which she played the role of Mip.
In 2009, she starred in the stage play "Jianghu Academy" with Bao Beier, playing the role of gold-digging girl "Zhuang Chun", which has received a large number of audience since its performance, and has been hailed as "the most sought-after stage play of the year".
In 2010, Ma Li and Shen Teng collaborated for the first time on the play "Goodbye Mr.loser" and since then they have become golden partners on the stage.
On November 28, 2012, Ma Li starred in the new Happy Mahua New Year's Eve drama "The Trouble with Charlotte", which tells the story of an ordinary person who travels back to high school and realizes all kinds of dreams of an incredible experience.

## Screen Experience

In 2009, the "Queen of Drama" Ma Li was recognized by the film company for her performance in a drama, and started to enter the screen in full scale.
In 2010, Ma Li starred in her first movie, "Welcome to Shama Town".
In 2014, Happy Mahua planned to make a movie version of "The Trouble with Charlotte", with Ma Li as the movie's leading lady. Once the movie was aired, it got 1.46 billion box office as the dark horse of the year .
On 20 October 2016, she won the Most Stylish Actress of the Year Award at the Netease Fashion Crossover Ceremony.
September 30, 2017, partner Allen, Shen Teng starred in the movie "naver say die" was released in the film, played in the film and male boxers swap souls of the sports reporter Ma Xiao, the final box office exceeded 2.2 billion; since then, Ma Li successfully promoted to the "double 1 billion movie heroine". In November of the same year, as the fourth Silk Road International Film Festival "promotional ambassador"; December 28, Ma Li won the Tencent white paper "annual film star".
Between 2020 and 2022, she has twice acted in the series of tribute films "My Motherland and I", "My Hometown and I".
In 2022, MaLi starred in "Too cool too kill" and "Moon Man"She was nominated for Best Actress at the 33rd Huading Awards for her portrayal of actress "Milan" in the movie " Too cool too kill ".
January 2023, starred in the microfilm "Me and My Spring Festival.
On January 13, 2024, Ma Li was awarded "Weibo Outstanding Actor of the Year" at Weibo Night 2023.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2010 | The Love Clinic | 爱情维修站 | Chengcheng |
| 2010 | Welcome to Shama Town | 决战刹马镇 | Bing's Wife |
| 2015 | Goodbye Mr. Loser | 夏洛特烦恼 | Ma Dongmei |
| 2015 | Heart for Heaven | 一念天堂 | Ma Xiaoli |
| 2016 | A Busy Night | 情况不妙 | Tingting |
| 2017 | Soccer Killer | 仙球大战 | Gu Yige |
| 2017 | Meow | 喵星人 | Zhou Lizhu |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in the Northeast | 东北往事之破马张飞 | Zhuang Jiao'ao |
| 2017 | Never Say Die | 羞羞的铁拳 | Ma Xiao |
| 2018 | Kill Mobile | 手机狂响 | Han Xiao |
| 2019 | Manchurian Tiger | | |
| 2019 | Sunshine is Not Bandit | 阳光不是劫匪 | |
| 2020 | My People, My Homeland | 我和我的家乡 | |
| 2022 | Another Me | 李茂扮太子 | |
| 2022 | Too Cool to Kill | 这个杀手不太冷静 | Mi Lan |
| 2022 | Moon Man | 独行月球 | Ma Lanxing |
| 2024 | Article 20 | 第二十条 | Li Maojuan |
| 2024 | Successor | 抓娃娃 | Chunlan |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | | 临界二十天 | Chunzi | |
| 2009 | | 单亲妈妈的苦涩浪漫 | Mi Baoxiang | |
| 2012 | AA Lifestyle | AA制生活 | Shen Bihua | |
| 2012 | | 喜事连连：剩男相亲记 | Tao Yan | |
| 2013 | Mi Family's Marriage | 老米家的婚事 | | Cameo |
| 2013 | | 工人大院 | Luo Yuzhang | |
| 2013 | Yangguang‘s Summer | 杨光的夏天 | Xiang Hong | |
| 2014 | | 男媒婆 | Shasha | |
| 2015 | Lovers & Couples | 伙伴夫妻 | Han Ling | |
| 2016 | Jinling Battle | 战金岭 | Hua Qijie | |
| 2016 | Lunar New Year's Day of Spring | 大年初一立春 | Li Mang | |
| 2019 | Unbeatable You | 逆流而上的你 | Liu Ai | |