贾玲 (Jiǎ Líng) · Jia Ling (Chinese comedian and film director)

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1 Jia Ling (Chinese comedian and film director)

About Jia Ling

born 1982 · 演员 actor

Comedian from the Spring Festival Gala who directed and starred in 你好，李焕英 (Hi, Mom, 2021), a film about her late mother that took 5.4 billion yuan, and 热辣滚烫 (YOLO, 2024).

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HSK 4

贾玲为了新电影减了一百斤。

Jiǎ Líng wèile xīn diànyǐng jiǎn le yìbǎi jīn.

Jia Ling lost 50 kg for her new film.

HSK 5

贾玲是中国最成功的女导演之一。

Jiǎ Líng shì Zhōngguó zuì chénggōng de nǚ dǎoyǎn zhīyī.

Jia Ling is one of China's most successful female directors.

HSK 5

《你好，李焕英》是贾玲导演的。

《 Nǐhǎo, Lǐ Huàn yīng 》 shì Jiǎ Líng dǎoyǎn de.

Hi, Mom was directed by Jia Ling.

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culture

She trained in 相声 (cross-talk comedy) at the Central Academy of Drama and is a disciple of 冯巩. For 《热辣滚烫》 she first put on about 20 kg, then lost more than 50 kg through boxing training.

usage

As a surname 贾 is read Jiǎ, as in her name and in 贾宝玉, hero of 《红楼梦》. Its other reading, gǔ 'merchant', lives on mainly in literary words such as 商贾 'merchants'.

In Pop Culture

贾玲 Jiǎ Líng

Jia Ling

Chinese comedian and film director. Debut film Hi, Mom (《你好，李焕英》, 2021) grossed ¥5.4 billion - the highest-grossing solo female-directed film worldwide. Her second feature YOLO (《热辣滚烫》, 2024) was a Lunar New Year hit. Prominent in the Mahua FunAge (开心麻花) comedy ecosystem.