Gong Li hottest women of 30-something

Jessica Biel has been proclaimed the sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine, following last year's honoree, Angelina Jolie. The magazine also picks a woman for three older age brackets including the Chinese actress Gong Li (39 years).

Born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Gong Li has appeared in most films directed by Zhang Yimou up till 1995. She grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. In 1985, she enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama to study acting, and graduated in 1989. She was still a student there when Zhang Yimou chose her in 1987 for the lead role in his first film as a director, Red Sorghum, which was awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Gong Li has since become one of the most successful actresses in Chinese history, with fame that has extended abroad as well.

What's the big deal about Jessica Biel? I find her very boring.

Concur how could Jessica Biel be compared to the irrepressible Zhang Ziyi or Gong Li or for that matter half of the contingent on Asian Sirens. This merely goes to show the bias of these magazines and the depth of their readership.

On the other hand perhaps we should be grateful that they leave real beauty to connoisseurs !

Actually, I think Jessica Biel is boring compared to a million other white women too. I just don't see anything special about her at all - I think she's remarkably unremarkable!

Has anyone seen Gong Li's 1997 film called "Chinese Box"? Here is the IMDB listing:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118851/

This is a great film set in Hong Kong leading up to the time when China is about to take back possission of Hong Kong.

Gong Li is very pretty in this film and I believe it is one of her few english speaking roles. The overall story is very interesting too.

I highly recommend it as a rental if you have not seen it!
:-)

Saw it couple of years ago. It was okay, but not superb. The 6.2 IMDB rating is about right ;-)