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Jia Ling

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jia.

Jia Ling (Chinese: 贾玲, born Jia Yuling; (1982-04-29)April 29, 1982) is a Chinese comedian, crosstalk (xiangsheng) and sketch performer, film actress, producer and director born in Xiangyang, Hubei province.

Jia Ling
Birth nameJia Yuling (贾俞玲)
Native name贾玲
Born (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 (age 42)
Xiangyang, Hubei, China
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Years active2003–present
Genresxiangsheng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese賈玲
Simplified Chinese贾玲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎ Líng
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese賈俞玲
Simplified Chinese贾俞玲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎ Yùlíng

Jia Ling graduated from Central Academy of Drama in 2003 and became a disciple under xiangsheng veteran Feng Gong in 2005. She rose to fame as a comedy performer after appearing at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala and went on to become a very popular guest in numerous variety shows. She later founded her own company Big Bowl Entertainment in 2016 with fellow comedian Sun Jibin and Li Kun.[1]

In 2021, the first film Jia Ling wrote and directed (and co-starred), Hi, Mom, became the second-highest-grossing film of all time in China with a box office revenue of over 5.3 billion yuan,[2] also making her the highest-grossing female director at the time[3][4] until overtaken by Greta Gerwig's Barbie in 2023.[5] Her second directorial film YOLO (2024), which she also lead-acted and lost over 50 kg (110 lb) in 12 months to fit the role,[6] broke the box office record of Chinese New Year films with a revenue of 2.6 billion yuan.[7]

Early life

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Jia Ling was born Jia Yuling (贾俞玲; Jiǎ Yùlíng) in 1982 in Yicheng County in northern Hubei province, the younger of two daughters from a poor family of four.[8] In 1994, she studied acting for two years in Wuhan Art School.[9] In 2000, she unsuccessfully applied for the acting major at the Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院), and in 2001 applied again for Drama Performance and Cross Talk Performance at the same time. Although she received acceptance in both majors this time, Jia Ling could only enroll in cross talk performance, allegedly due to her mother Li Huanying's thick accent that confused the pronunciation of "drama" (戏剧; xìjù) with "comedy" (喜剧; xǐjù) when the Academy phoned to confirm her preference.[10] Her mother later died in a traffic accident in late 2001, and her older sister Jia Dan quit college to help financially support Jia Ling's further education.

After graduation from the Academy, Jia Ling was unable to receive performance work because of her status as a female crosstalk performer, which was traditionally always a male profession, so she began to work everywhere, making a living by working as a part-time host, script creator, and temporary assistant to other artists, as well as living off the assistance of her sister. Her sister once found her a more stable job as a highway tollbooth worker, but she refused.[11]

Career

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Comedy

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In 2003, Jia Ling graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and participated in China's National Comic sketch Tournament (全国相声小品邀请赛), winning first place.[12]

In 2005, she was admitted to the China Broadcasting Art Troupe (中国广播艺术团）and became a student under Feng Gong.[13]

In 2006, she won second place in the third Cross Talk Competition hosted by the Central China Television.

In July, 2009, she formed a comedy group named "New Laughter Inn" (新笑声客栈) with fellow comedian Zou Seng (邹僧), and established her own style of crosstalk nicknamed "cooltalk" (酷口相声).

In 2010, she made her television debut during the 2010 CCTV New Year's Gala with fellow comedian Bai Kainan (白凯南). Her segment, Gala Talk, was later voted the third-favourite performance of the night.

In 2012, She is one of the main guests invited by Hunan TV to appear in Season 1 of the Chinese version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, and continues to be one of the main guests for the next three seasons.[14]

In 2014, she became one of the main cast of the improv comedy show Lok Street (喜乐街).[15]

In 2015, she performed her sketch called Lok Street during the 2015 CCTV New Year's Gala. [16] Later that year, she performed a controversial comedy sketch of Hua Mulan where Mulan was portrayed to be a silly, food-hungry and gluttonous girl that was duped into joining the army. An institute called Mulan Cultural Research Centre criticized her and asked for a public apology, but a lot of Chinese netizens supported her and believed that her performance should be acceptable. The authority and reliability of the Mulan Cultural Research Centre are still controversial, and many people asked for enhancing the regulation of this kind of institutes.[17][18]

In 2016, she and her team took part in Season 1 of a television comedy competition show Comedy General Mobilization. Her sketch "Hello, Li Huanying" (which later evolved into her high-grossing film of the same name) was played in the first episode in the show, and won the first place in the episode. [19]

In 2017, her company was the co-producer of the improv comedy TV show Happy Theater.[20] She also took part in Season 2 of Comedy General Mobilization the same year and became one of the team leaders. [21]

From 2018 to 2020, she was one of the main cast of the TV show Ace vs. Ace at Zhejiang TV.[22]

In 2020, she was a main cast \of the TV show Youth Periplous 2 at Zhejiang TV.[23] She also ranked 93rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.[24]

Acting

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From 2012, Jia Ling started acting in support roles and guest appearances in various feature films and television series.

In 2021, her directorial debut and first leading role, the film Hi, Mom, made in memory of her late mother and adapted from her 2016 comedy sketch of the same name, was released during the Chinese Spring Festival.[25] The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing film of all time in China[2] and broke the box office record for Chinese New Year films.

In the second half of 2022, Jia Ling disappeared completely from public eyes for over a year[26] in making of her second directorial film, YOLO,[27][28][29] a remake of the 2014 Japanese film 100 Yen Love. In preparation for the role, she first gained 20 kg (44 lb) of weight, and then lost over 50 kg (110 lb) through supervised boxing training.[30][31] The film was release over the 2024 Spring Festival season.[32]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2012 Just For Fun 就是闹着玩的 The wife
2015 Surprise 万万没想到：西游篇 Jia Ling'er
2016 See You Tomorrow 摆渡人
2018 Happiness Is Coming 幸福马上来
The Face of My Gene 祖宗十九代
2020 My People, My Homeland 我和我的家乡 Jia Yuling Segment: "The Way Home"
2021 Hi, Mom 你好，李焕英 Jia Xiaoling Directorial debut
Embrace Again 穿过寒冬拥抱你 Wu Ge
2024 YOLO 热辣滚烫 Du Leying Also director

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2013 Diors Man 2 屌丝男士2
Crazy Neighbors 邻居也疯狂 Aunt Li
The New Story of the Editorial Department 新编辑部故事 Aunt Dai
2015 You are My Eyes 你是我的眼
2016 百变五侠之我是大明星 Gong Zhu
Life is a Little Sweet 生活有点甜
Happy Detectives 欢喜密探 Chun Hua
2017 六位帝狂玩
2020 Happy Hunters 欢喜猎人 Jia Xiaoling Also as co-producer

Variety Show

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References

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  1. ^ 贾玲：说"酷口"的那个北漂(组图). 163.com. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "'Hi, Mom' grabs 2nd place on China's all-time box office chart - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ Davis, Rebecca (14 May 2021). "Move Over, Patty Jenkins: How China's Jia Ling Became the World's Highest-Grossing Female Director". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "贾玲超"神奇女侠"成全球票房最高女导演！还准备"出国"，网友却炸了...|神奇女侠|你好，李焕英|贾玲_新浪科技_新浪网". 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (9 February 2024). "Sony Pictures Acquires 'YOLO,' Chinese Comedy Film From 'Hi, Mom' Director Jia Ling, for Global Release". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ Yan, Alice (23 January 2024). "Famous China actress, known for big, bubbly personality, slashes weight in half for new movie, reignites body-image debate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "《热辣滚烫》打破影史春节档剧情片档期票房纪录". 央视网. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "贾玲做客《静距离》坦言：喜欢佟大为类型" [Jia Ling as a guest of "Quiet Distance" frankly: I like Tong Dawei's type]. 搜狐娱乐 (in Chinese). 31 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ^ "贾玲首演话剧《爱还爱还有》 分饰五角很过瘾" [Jia Ling's premiere in the play "Love Is Still Love" is very enjoyable as a five-corner]. 新浪娱乐 (in Chinese). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ "女相声演员贾玲：科班相声不但能说还要会演" [Female cross talk actor Jia Ling: Coban cross talk not only can be said, but also will be performed]. 新浪娱乐 (in Chinese). 23 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ "贾玲 "傻大姐"说"酷相声"". 中华儿女新闻网. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "The Exposure of Jiang Kun's Illegitimate Daughter". China Daily. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. ^ "冯巩女徒弟贾玲：女人不但可以说相声 还能更酷" [Feng Gong’s female apprentice Jia Ling: Women can not only say cross talk, they can also be cooler]. 搜狐娱乐 (in Chinese). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ 探班百变大咖秀：揭秘明星后台变身记. sina. 12 May 2013.
  15. ^ 民间资本首投央视综艺节目《喜乐街》今晚开播. cnr.cn. 6 June 2014.
  16. ^ 贾玲小品《喜乐街》被指嘲笑剩女胖子 网友吐槽. youth.cn. 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  17. ^ 中国木兰文化研究中心:一个"国"字头文化机构的真相. ce.cn. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  18. ^ Teo, Cheng Wee (2 August 2015). "TV spoof on heroine sparks row in China". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  19. ^ 贾玲《喜剧总动员》玩穿越 追忆母亲令全民泪崩. qq.com. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  20. ^ "浙江卫视《开心剧乐部》 贾玲杨迪张小斐打造首档即兴喜剧节目". zjstv.com. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  21. ^ 喜剧总动员第二季冠军是谁，魏大勋喜剧总动员2夺冠一脸懵！. fengfeng.cc. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  22. ^ 《王牌对王牌4》定档！沈腾贾玲携新成员华晨宇、关晓彤摆擂讨教. zjstv.com. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  23. ^ 《青春环游记2》收官，收视爆棚，网播量翻倍，周深贾玲功不可没. Sohu. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  24. ^ 福布斯中国发布2020名人榜，00后少年易烊千玺荣登榜首. Forbes China (in Chinese). 27 August 2020.
  25. ^ 你好，李焕英，有个叫贾玲的人又想你了. Sohu. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  26. ^ "贾玲接受采访：为了形象保密尽量不出门，沙溢见到暴瘦100斤的贾玲，一句话让人泪目". 潮新闻. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  27. ^ "新片《热辣滚烫》开机 贾玲要演女拳击手？_乐莹_电影_信息". news.sohu.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.[permanent dead link‍]
  28. ^ "这个春节，跟着贾玲的《热辣滚烫》游广东_南方网". culture.southcn.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  29. ^ "中国电影导演贾玲携新片登陆洛杉矶 观众反响"热辣滚烫"-中新网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  30. ^ "贾玲"轻装"杀回春节档：减重100斤，目标100亿？". ent.ycwb.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  31. ^ 王诤 (11 February 2024). "专访｜雷佳音："牛啊真厉害啊"都配不上贾玲的付出". 澎湃新闻. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  32. ^ "贾玲发文谈《热辣滚烫》：乐莹开始奔跑起来，贾玲要休息一下了". 凤凰网娱乐. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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