Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

Happy New Year to all.!

And Happy Birthday to

Gong Li (Li Gong or Lei Gung)
December 31, 1965, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, PRC

This powerful actress has starred in some two dozen films such as Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern,, To Live and 2046 and has been the principal muse of the "Fifth Wave" of Chinese directors like Yimou Zhang, Kaige Chen and Kar Wei Wong. And yes, she's 40.