# Bai Baihe

Bai Baihe (Chinese: 白百何; pinyin: Bái Bǎihé, born 1 March 1984) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in films Love Is Not Blind (2011), Personal Tailor (2013), Monster Hunt (2015), and Go Away Mr. Tumor (2015), as well as the television series Surgeons (2017).

## Early life

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. 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.

## Career

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. The low-budget film became a surprise hit at the Chinese box office. 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.
Bai then starred in Feng Xiaogang's comedy film Personal Tailor (2013), which broke box office records on its opening day. The same year, Bai starred in romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation alongside Eddie Peng. 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". Bai followed up with romantic drama film The Stolen Years, where she received rave reviews and was coined "mainland Chinese romance-drama royalty".
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. She then starred in romantic comedy film Go Away Mr. Tumor, which was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards 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, after having ranked 2nd in 2013. Variety describes her as the "pretty girl next door with decent acting chops and good comic timing".
In 2016, Bai starred alongside Chen Kun in crime caper film Chongqing Hot Pot. The film received acclaim and positive word-of-mouth, grossing 152 million yuan in four days. She then featured in romance film I Belonged to You, which broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.
In 2017, Bai starred in action cop thriller The Missing, directed by Xu Jinglei. The same year, she filmed two television productions - medical drama Surgeons and the romance series Only Side by Side with You.
In 2018, Bai reprised her role in the sequel of Monster Hunt. The film set the record for the highest box office day for a single market. The same year, she starred in First Night Nerves, a women-centric film directed by Stanley Kwan.
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. 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. She starred in the 2019 romantic comedy film A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend alongside Wu Xiubo.

## Personal life

Bai was married to singer and actor Chen Yufan on 26 December 2006. They first met while appearing in a Chinese romantic comedy television series Bloom of Youth in 2004. Their son was born on 19 January 2008. On 16 April 2017, Bai announced that they had divorced at the end of 2015.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2011 | The Law of Attraction | 万有引力 | Shi Xiaolin |
| 2011 | Love Is Not Blind | 失恋33天 | Huang Xiaoxian |
| 2012 | First Time | 第一次 | Wei Jiajia |
| 2013 | A Wedding Invitation | 分手合约 | Qiao Qiao |
| 2013 | The Stolen Years | 被偷走的那五年 | He Man |
| 2013 | Personal Tailor | 私人订制 | Xiao Biao |
| 2014 | The Truth About Beauty | 整容日记 | Guo Jing |
| 2015 | Monster Hunt | 捉妖记 | Huo Xiaolan |
| 2015 | Go Away Mr. Tumor | 滚蛋吧！肿瘤君 | Xiong Dun |
| 2015 | Cities in Love | 恋爱中的城市 | Yan Ran |
| 2015 | Les Aventures d'Anthony | 陪安东尼度过漫长岁月 | Xiao Ying |
| 2016 | Chongqing Hot Pot | 火锅英雄 | Yu Xiaohui |
| 2016 | I Belonged to You | 从你的全世界路过 | Li Zhi |
| 2017 | The Missing | 绑架者 | Lin Wei |
| 2018 | Monster Hunt 2 | 捉妖记2 | Huo Xiaolan |
| 2018 | First Night Nerves | 八个女人一台戏 | Fu Sha |
| 2019 | A City Called Macau | 媽閣是座城 | Mei Xiao'ou |
| 2019 | Begin, Again | 亲爱的新年好 | Shu Jin |
| 2019 | A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend | 情圣2 | Tian Xin |
| 2021 | The Door Lock | 门锁 | Fang Hui |
| 2023 | The Procurator | 检察风云 | Tong Yuchen |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Bloom of Youth | 與青春有關的日子 | Qiao Qiao | |
| 2007 | Where Is Happiness | 幸福在哪里 | Gan Lu | |
| 2009 | My Youthfulness | 我的青春谁做主 | Lei Lei | |
| 2010 | The Lying Lover | 说谎的爱人 | Dong Nan | |
| 2011 | Family, Power N | 家的N次方 | Zhao Wen | |
| 2012 | Floating and Sinking | 浮沉 | Qiao Li | |
| 2012 | Rules Before a Divorce | 离婚前规则 | Jiang Xinyao | |
| 2013 | Little Big Soldier | 大兵小将 | Sha Man | |
| 2013 | Love Is Not Blind | 失恋33天 | | Cameo |
| 2013 | Jinan City Is our Hometown | 我们这拨人 | Qiao Qiao | |
| 2015 | Grow Up | 长大 | Ye Chunmeng | |
| 2017 | Surgeons | 外科风云 | Lu Chenxi | |
| 2018 | Only Side by Side with You | 南方有乔木 | Nan Qiao | |
| 2020 | New Face | 焕脸 | | Producer |
| 2020 | Hear Her | 听见她说 | Jingfen | |
| 2022 | Modern Marriage | 我们的婚姻 | Shen Huixing | |
| 2022 | My Superhero | 欢迎光临 | Zheng Youen | |
| 2022 | Our Ten Years | 我们这十年 | Chen Ran | |
| 2023 | Sunshine by my side | 骄阳伴我 | Jian Bing | |
| 2024 | | 好团圆 | Xiang Qian | |
| 2024 | Riverside Code at Qingming Festival | 清明上河图密码 | Wen Yue | |

## Discography

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2006 | "The Past Can Only Be Reminisced" | 往事只能回味 | Bloom of Youth OST | |
| 2006 | "Straw Hat Song" | 草帽歌 | Bloom of Youth OST | |
| 2009 | "I Am Not An Easy Girl" | 我不是随便的花朵 | My Youthfulness OST | |
| 2010 | "Brushing Past Each Other" | 擦肩而过 | The Lying Lover OST | |
| 2012 | "Really Love You" | 真的爱你 | First Time OST | |
| 2012 | "Fu Chen" | 浮沉 | Fu Chen OST | |
| 2012 | "An Ordinary Love" | 平凡相恋 | — | with Chen Yufan |
| 2013 | "Didn't We Agree To It" | 我们不是说好了吗 | A Wedding Invitation OST | with Eddie Peng |
| 2015 | "A Young Girl's Planting Flower Diary" | 中二少女养花记 | Go Away Mr. Tumor OST | |
| 2015 | "Where Will You Be Tomorrow" | 明天你会在哪里 | Monster Hunt OST | with Jing Boran |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | 19th Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | 3rd China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | 12th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | 31st Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Won |
| 2012 | 49th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best Leading Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | 7th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards | Best New Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Won |
| 2012 | 8th Huading Awards | Best Actress (Contemporary Drama) | Floating and Sinking | Nominated |
| 2013 | 19th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actress | Floating and Sinking | Nominated |
| 2013 | 16th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actress | The Stolen Years | Nominated |
| 2013 | 5th China Image Film Festival | Best Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Nominated |
| 2013 | 15th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actress | Love Is Not Blind | Nominated |
| 2014 | 12th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Personal Tailor | Nominated |
| 2015 | 12th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actress | Monster Hunt | Won |
| 2016 | 28th Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers Awards | Most Charismatic Actress | — | Won |
| 2016 | 19th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Grow Up | Nominated |
| 2016 | 16th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Nominated |
| 2016 | 7th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Won |
| 2016 | 6th Beijing International Film Festival | Best Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Nominated |
| 2016 | 23rd Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Won |
| 2016 | 16th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Won |
| 2016 | 20th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Go Away Mr. Tumor | Nominated |
| 2016 | 3rd Silk Road International Film Festival | Outstanding Contribution Award | — | Won |
| 2016 | 33rd Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actress | Monster Hunt | Nominated |
| 2016 | 13th Changchun Film Festival | Best Actress | Monster Hunt | Won |
| 2016 | 8th International Chinese Film Festival | Best Actress | Chongqing Hot Pot | Won |
| 2017 | 31st Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | Monster Hunt | Nominated |
| 2019 | 32nd Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | A City Called Macau | Nominated |
| 2020 | 11th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | A City Called Macau | Nominated |