Bai Ling was born on the 10th October 1966, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and is now an American actress, best known for her roles in “The Crow” (1994), “Anna and the King” (1999), “Saam gaang y” (2004), and “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” (2004). Ling’s career started in 1984.
Have you ever wondered how rich Bai Ling is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bai Ling’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through her successful acting career. In addition to playing in Hollywood movies, Ling also worked in the Chinese cinema which improved her wealth too.
Bai Ling Net Worth $3 Million
Bai Ling is a daughter of Chen Binbin, a dancer, stage actress, and a literature teacher, and Bai Yuxiang, a musician in the People’s Liberation Army. After finishing her middle school. Ling was sent to do labor work near the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. From the age of 14 to 17, Ling served as an artist soldier in Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet.
Her acting career started in 1984 in the Chinese movie “Hai Tan”, and she later appeared in “Tears in Suzhou” (1985), “Shan Cun Feng Yue” (1987), “Da Xue Sheng Yi Shi” (1987), and “Wu Qiang Qiang Shou” (1988). In 1991, Ling moved to New York to study at New York University as a visiting scholar, and then started to play in American series and movies such as “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1993), “The Crow” (1994) with Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, and Rochelle Davis, and “Dead Funny” (1994). Her net worth was well established.
In the mid-‘90s, Ling had roles in “Dead Weekend” (1995) starring Stephen Baldwin, Oliver Stone’s Oscar-nominated biopic “Nixon” (1995) with Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, and Powers Boothe, and in “Red Corner” (1997) starring Richard Gere. She ended the decade with two episodes of “Touched by an Angel” (1998), “Row Your Boat” (1999) with Jon Bon Jovi and William Forsythe, “Wild Wild West” (1999) starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline, and “Anna and the King” (1999). Her net worth was rising.
At the beginning of the 2000’s, Ling appeared in “The Breed” (2001), “Face” (2002), and “Point of Origin” (2002) starring Ray Liotta and John Leguizamo. She continued with “Taxi 3” (2003), and “Paris” (2003) with Chad Allen and James Russo. Ling was quite busy in the mid-2000’s and played in “The Beautiful Country” (2004), in Spike Lee’s “She Hate Me” (2004), “Dumplings” (2004), and “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” (2004) starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and Angelina Jolie. Ling also had parts in “Lords of Dogtown” (2005) with Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, and Victor Rasuk, “Nomad: The Warrior” (2005), “Edmond” (2005) starring William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, and Joe Mantegna, “Man About Town” (2006) with Ben Affleck, and “Southland Tales” (2006) with Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Seann William Scott.
In 2009, she had a role in “Crank: High Voltage” starring Jason Statham, and later in “Speed Dragon” (2013), “Game of Assassins” (2013), and “American Girls” (2013). Most recently, Ling appeared in “The Key” (2014) with David Arquette, “Sacred Blood” (2015) with Michael Madsen, and starred in “Everlasting” (2016). Currently, Ling is filming “When the Devil Rides Out”, “Finding Julia”, “Coachella Massacre”, and “Maximum Impact”.
Regarding her personal life, Bai Ling was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in 2008 after shoplifting magazines and a package of batteries, and was fined $700 after pleading guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace. Ling is openly bisexual, and has been an American citizen since 1999.
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