Yi Ding (actress)
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Yi Ding (Chinese: 丁艺; pinyin: Dīng Yī); is a Chinese-American actress. She was born in Hangzhou, China and moved to the United States at the age of nine.
Biography[]
Early Films[]
Yi Ding's first film role was An-Mei in the film The Joy Luck Club, released in 1993. Following her brief performance in The Joy Luck Club, she landed a major role in The Amazing Panda Adventure. She was nominated for Best Young Supporting Actress in the 1994—1995 Young Artist Awards for her performance in that film.[1][2]
Education[]
In the mid 2000, Yi Ding decided to take a break from the Hollywood scene to focus on her college education at UC Berkeley, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the Haas School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Film.
Return to Films[]
She later appeared in the award-winning short film in 1998. In 2001, Yi starred in a major Universal production Pavilion of Women, which also starred Willem Dafoe and John Cho. In 2005, she co-starred in the film Smile alongside Mika Boorem, Linda Hamilton, Sean Astin, Erik von Detten and Beau Bridges.
Television[]
Yi appeared in the episode "NICU" of the hit TV series ER in 2004.
Current Occupation[]
She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area and her involvement in entertainment has expanded into production and script writing in addition to her acting career.
References[]
- ^ Yi Ding at IMDb
- ^ "17th Annual Awards". Young Artist Awards. Young Artist Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
External links[]
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