# Mei Ting

Mei Ting (Chinese: 梅婷, born 30 April 1975) is a Chinese actress. She received the Best Actress awards at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival and 5th Huabiao Awards for her performance in A Time to Remember (1997).

## Early life

In the 1980s, at age 7, Mei Ting enrolled in the "Art Troupe of Little Red Flowers" a famous art and performance group and school for talented children in Nan Jing, her home town. At age 9, she played a role in film The Moon in Moon Festival. When she was 13, she started her career as a dancer in "Song & Dance Troupe of Frontier Line". At 19 in 1994. she was invited to play a major role in the TV series Red Cherry.

## Career

In 1996, Mei Ting was admitted into the prestige Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Department of Acting. Among her classmates were Zhang Ziyi, Qin Hailu, Yuan Quan and Hu Jing, dubbed as the "Five Golden Flowers of the Class 1996". During her college years, she was already invited to act in a number of TV series. To everyone's surprise, the second year after her enrollment, she made a difficult decision to suspend her college study to dedicate herself fully to the appointed roles in a number of TV series.
In 1997, she played the role as "Qiu Qiu" in "A Time to Remember", with Leslie Cheung being "Jin", as a true to life character with exact and elaborate portrayal as well as exquisite depiction. She won the "Best Actress" award for her role in this film at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival and Huabiao Awards. As an industrious and productive actress, Mei Ting acted in more than 10 movies and TV series between 1997 and 2001.

## Personal life

She was married to film director Yan Po from 2001 until 2007.
In 2012, she married cinematographer Zeng Jian and has two children with him.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | A Time to Remember | 红色恋人 | Qiu Qiu | |
| 1999 | Dragon Boat Regatta | 赛龙夺锦 | Zhen Zhen | |
| 2002 | Dazzling | 花眼 | Xin Moli | |
| 2006 | Aspirin | 阿司匹林 | Wen Jing | |
| 2008 | Desires of the Heart | 桃花运 | Zhang Ying | |
| 2009 | Judge | 透析 | | |
| 2011 | 1911 | 辛亥革命 | Chen Yiying | |
| 2012 | Bunshinsaba | 笔仙 | Xiao Ai | |
| 2013 | Unbeatable | 激战 | Wang Mingjun | |
| 2014 | Blind Massage | 推拿 | Du Hong | |
| 2015 | Crazy New Year's Eve | 一路惊喜 | Zhang Weiwei | |
| 2017 | The House That Never Dies II | 京城81号II | Niu Menghe/He Fei | |
| 2019 | The Big Shot | 大人物 | | |
| 2019 | Desire Game | 欲念游戏 | | Cameo |
| 2021 | Moses on the Plains | 平原上的摩西 | | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Pure Red Hearts | 血色童心 | Chu Chu | |
| 1997 | The Story of the North | 北方故事 | Mei Duo | |
| 1999 | The Hometown | 家园 | Fang Ying | |
| 2000 | One Big Family | 南北一家亲 | Yao Hongnian | |
| 2000 | Heart Web | 心网 | Zhuo Ning/Yue Min | |
| 2000 | The Way of No Return | 别无选择 | Yuan Shalang | |
| 2001 | Love Again | 让爱重来 | Lei Yuanyuan | |
| 2001 | Meeting Aquarium | 海洋馆的约会 | Shi Yu | |
| 2001 | Huo Yuanjia | 霍元甲 | Nong Jingqiu | |
| 2002 | Don't Respond to Strangers | 不要和陌生人说话 | Hai Xiangnan | |
| 2002 | Blessing of Safety | 平安是福 | Le Xian | |
| 2002 | Heroic Era | 激情年代 | Bai Yun | |
| 2002 | Green Flower | 绿萝花 | Yi Rui | |
| 2003 | Iron Youth | 铁血青春 | Ouyang Wen | |
| 2003 | In the Next Life | 夜幕较量 | Wu Tong | |
| 2003 | Who to Depend on | 谁可相依 | Mei Hongyu | |
| 2003 | Heroic Age | 英雄时代 | Mei Hongyu | |
| 2004 | Camphor Tree | 香樟树 | Sima Xiaobin | |
| 2005 | Close to You, Warm Me | 靠近你温暖我 | Fang Hedan | |
| 2005 | Mutiny 1938 | 兵变1938 | Xiao Ya | |
| 2006 | Glass Marriage | 玻璃婚 | Jiang Xiaowen | |
| 2006 | New Age of Marriage | 新结婚时代 | Jian Jia | |
| 2007 | Stage Sisters | 舞台姐妹 | Lan Chunhua | |
| 2007 | You Must be Happy | 你一定要幸福 | Qin Mingzhen | |
| 2007 | Women Tears | 女人泪 | Zhao Qingjian | |
| 2007 | Police Story | 警察故事之红飘带 | Yang Yue | |
| 2008 | The Spring of the City | 城市里的春天 | Xu Xiaoman | |
| 2008 | How Far is Happiness | 幸福还有多远 | Li Ping | |
| 2008 | Pretty Things | 漂亮的事 | Shen Han | |
| 2010 | Zhang Juzheng | 万历首辅张居正 | Empress Dowager Li | |
| 2010 | Cellphone | 手机 | Yu Wenjuan | |
| 2011 | Walking on the Tip | 刀尖上行走 | Lin Yingying | |
| 2012 | The Bachelor | 大男当婚 | Gu Qing | |
| 2012 | Thirty Years of Age | 而立之年 | Zong Xiaoming | |
| 2014 | Romance of Our Parents | 父母爱情 | An Jie | |
| 2015 | Ladies and Boys | 淑女涩男 | Fiona | Cameo |
| 2015 | Horrible Bosses | 恶老板 | Sha Liwei | |
| 2017 | Stairway to Stardom | 逆袭之星途璀璨 | | Cameo |
| 2017 | The First Half of My Life | 我的前半生 | | Special appearance |
| 2017 | Nirvana in Fire 2 | 琅琊榜之风起长林 | Empress | |
| 2017 | Love is the Source of Joy | 爱是欢乐的源泉 | Zhu Jiaxiang | |
| 2018 | The Mask | 面具 | Yao Lan | |
| 2018 | Always with You | 陪读妈妈 | Li Na | |
| 2018 | Give Me An 18 Year Old | 给我一个十八岁 | Tian Yu | |
| 2018 | Mad House | 疯人院 | Su Shengping | |
| 2018 | The Rise of Phoenixes | 天盛长歌 | Ya Le | Cameo |
| 2019 | On the Road | 在远方 | Liu Ailian | |
| 2020 | Twenty Again | 我的不惑青春 | He Peijin | |
| 2020 | Together | 在一起 | Ma Yun | |

### Stage plays

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Counterfeit Faust | | |
| 1998 | Everyone has a Bright Red Heart | | |

## Awards

| Year | Title | Title | Role |
| 1996 | 6th Chunyan Awards | Best Actress | Pure Red Hearts |
| 1998 | 22nd Cairo International Film Festival | Best Actress | A Time to Remember |
| 1999 | 5th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actress | A Time to Remember |
| 2003 | 21st China TV Golden Eagle Award | Audience's Choice for Actress | Love Again |
| 2007 | 11th Golden Phoenix Awards | Society Award | — |
| 2015 | 15th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Blind Massage |
| 2015 | 30th Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actress | Romance of Our Parents |
| 2017 | 4th The Actors of China Awards | Best Actress (Sapphire) | — |