Betty Sun Li is a Chinese

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 actress.

She first entered show business by participating in 2001's Star Search

Star Search Singapore

Star Search was a television show from 1988 to 2010 organised by MediaCorp TV Channel 8 to hunt for talents to add to its stable of Chinese actors.Star Search started out as a Singapore local talent show, restricted to residents of Singapore...

, held by Singapore's Mediacorp

MediaCorp

Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....

. She reached the finals and although she was not placed in the final rankings, she earned the praise of judge Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...

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In 2003 famous author and TV producer Hai Yan (海岩) selected her for the female lead in the tv drama version of Jade Goddess of Mercy

Jade Goddess of Mercy

Jade Goddess of Mercy or Goddess of Mercy is a 2003 film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhao Wei and Nicholas Tse.It was adapted from a novel from Chinese writer Hai Yan...

(玉观音), after which Sun became recognized as one of the most promising young actresses in China.

She mainly gained fame in China with the 2007 TV series New Shanghai Bund (a mainland remake of the Hong Kong version made 25 years earlier). In 2008, she notably portrayed the heroine Little Tiger in the acclaimed mini-series Iron Road

Iron Road (film)

Iron Road is a 2009 Canada/China television miniseries written by Barry Pearson and Raymond Storey and directed by David Wu. Starring Peter O’Toole, Sam Neill, Luke Macfarlane, Charlotte Sullivan and Sun Li, Iron Road chronicles the untold story of Chinese workers who helped to build the Canadian...

, only the second joint venture created under Canada/China co-production treaty established in the 1960s.

Filmography

• 2011: Mural
  Mural (film)
  Mural is a 2011 Chinese film directed by Gordon Chan. .It is a sequel to Painted Skin . Both stories are drawn from Pu Songling's collection of supernatural tales Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• 2011: The Lost Bladesman
  The Lost Bladesman
  The Lost Bladesman is a 2011 Hong Kong film adapted from the story of Guan Yu crossing five passes and slaying six generals in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It stars Donnie Yen as Guan, who also served as the film's action director. Written and directed by Alan Mak...
  
  
• 2010: Just Another Pandora's Box
  Just Another Pandora's Box
  Just Another Pandora's Box, also known as Once Upon a Chinese Classic, is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1994 film...
  
  
• 2009: Kung Fu Cyborg
  Kung Fu Cyborg
  Kung Fu Cyborg is a 2009 Hong Kong action film directed by Jeffrey Lau.-Plot:Officer De Ming is the pinnacle of modern law enforcement. Courteous. Courageous...
  
  
• 2008: Painted Skin
  Painted Skin (2008 film)
  Painted Skin is a 2008 supernatural fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei, Betty Sun and Qi Yuwu....
  
  
• 2008: Iron Road
  Iron Road (film)
  Iron Road is a 2009 Canada/China television miniseries written by Barry Pearson and Raymond Storey and directed by David Wu. Starring Peter O’Toole, Sam Neill, Luke Macfarlane, Charlotte Sullivan and Sun Li, Iron Road chronicles the untold story of Chinese workers who helped to build the Canadian...
  
  (2008) (mini-series) as Little Tiger
• 2006: Fearless
  Fearless (2006 film)
  Fearless, known in Chinese as Huo Yuanjia and Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jet Li...
  
  as Yueci (Moon)

Awards Nominations

Hong Kong Film Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards

The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...

• Best New Performer Nomination for Fearless
  26th Hong Kong Film Awards
  Ceremony for the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 15 April 2007 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Bowie Tsang, Nick Cheung and Lam Chi-chung. Twenty-six winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with film After This Our Exile being the year's biggest winner...
  
  
• Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Painted Skin
  28th Hong Kong Film Awards
  Ceremony for the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 19 April 2009 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Eric Tsang, Teresa Mo, Sandra Ng, Vincent Kok, Kay Tse, Denise Ho, Lam Chi Chung, Chin Kar-lok, Louis Fan, Tin Kai Man, Michelle Lo and Wong Cho Lam.-Best Film:-Best Director:-Best...