Hu Ling | |||||||
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| Born | January 1, 1975 | ||||||
| Other name | Hu Lingling (Chinese: 胡灵灵) | ||||||
| Education | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
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| Chinese | 胡伶 | ||||||
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Hu Ling (Chinese: 胡伶; pinyin: Hú Líng; born January 1, 1975) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her role as Li Ti in Lou Ye's Summer Palace (2006). She won the Best Actress award at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival for The Night That Binds Us (2026).
Hu was born in Dongcheng, Beijing. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.
In 2006, Hu starred in Lou Ye's romance film Summer Palace, which premiered in Competition at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, Hu starred in the short film Lili Alone, which was selected for the Critics' Week section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Hu was nominated for Best Leading Actress at the 60th Golden Horse Awards for her role in Carp Leaping Over Dragon's Gate, marking her first nomination for an acting award. Hu became the first Chinese actress to attend the ceremony since 2019, when China boycotted the awards show. In 2026, Hu starred in Big Little Things and Gu Shi, both of which premiered at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, respectively in the Orizzonti section and the Biennale College Cinema programme. In the same year, she played a grieving middle-aged dormitory manager in The Night That Binds Us, which was selected for the main competition at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. Elizabeth Kerr of Screen Daily praised Hu for being "so luminously engaging, brave and grounded" and believed the film "is buoyed by compelling starring performance by Hu". Hu received the Best Actress award for her performance in the film.
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Ref. |
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| 1999 | Lunar Eclipse | 月蚀 | Qi Hong | |
| 2000 | Leak | Lek | Loempiaverkoopster | |
| 2006 | Summer Palace | 颐和园 | Li Ti | |
| 2019 | The Shadow Play | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Ms Hu | |
| 2023 | Carp Leaping Over Dragon's Gate | 菠萝，凤梨 | Mother | |
| 2026 | Big Little Things | 謊言生活 | ||
| Gu Shi | 故事 | |||
| The Night That Binds Us | 略知她一二 | An |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Lili Alone | 朵丽 |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2002 | Love Through Different Times | 穿越时空的爱恋 | Ji Shufei | |
| 2007 | Ming Dynasty in 1566 | 大明王朝1566 | Hai Rui's wife | |
| 2015 | Youth Assemble | 青春集结号 | Zhao Huixia (Ye's mother) | |
| 2021 | A ba yi jia ren | 阿坝一家人 | ||
| 2025 | The Embers | 余烬之上 | Cai Na's mother |
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Horse Awards | 2023 | Best Leading Actress | Carp Leaping Over Dragon's Gate | Nominated | |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 2026 | Best Actress | The Night That Binds Us | Won |