Yi Ding
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Yi Ding (Chinese: 丁艺; pinyin: Dīng Yī); is an Asian American actress. She was born in Hangzhou, China and moved to the United States at the age of 9.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Movies
Yi Ding's first film role was An-Mei in the movie Joy Luck Club, released in 1993. Following her brief performance in 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 movie.[1][2]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Return to Movies
She later appeared in the award-winning short film Water Ghost in 1998. In 2001, Yi starred in a major Universal production Pavilion of Women, which also starred Willem Dafoe and John Cho.
[edit] Television
Yi appeared in the episode "NICU" of the hit TV series "ER" in 2004. In 2005, she co-starred in the movie Smile alongside Mika Boorem, Linda Hamilton, Sean Astin, Erik von Detten and Beau Bridges.
[edit] Current Occupation
She currently resides in California (Bay area) and her involvement in entertainment has expanded into production and script writing in addition to her acting career.
[edit] References
- ^ Yi Ding at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "17th Annual Awards". Young Artist Awards. Young Artist Foundation. http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
[edit] External links
- Yi Ding at the Internet Movie Database
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