Background and career
Gao Yuanyuan (Chinese: 高圆圆; pinyin: Gāo yuányuán, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress. She gained attention in 2000 for appearing in a lozenge commercial and achieved her early success with the role of Zhou Zhiruo in the wuxia series The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2003). Her other notable works include the films Shanghai Dreams (2005), City of Life and Death (2009), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011), Caught in the Web (2012), But Always (2014), as well as the television series We Get Married (2013).
She ranked 64th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 40th in 2014, 76th in 2015, and 86th in 2017.
