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Jia Ling
Jia Ling
Birth name	Jia Yuling (贾俞玲)
Native name	贾玲
Born	29 April 1982 (age 42); Xiangyang, Hubei, China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Years active	2003–present
Genres	xiangsheng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	賈玲
Simplified Chinese	贾玲
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiǎ Líng
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	賈俞玲
Simplified Chinese	贾俞玲
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiǎ Yùlíng

Jia Ling (Chinese: 贾玲, born Jia Yuling on (1982-04-29)April 29, 1982), is a Chinese comedian, crosstalk (xiangsheng) and sketch performer, film actress, producer and director born in Xiangyang, Hubei province.

Jia Ling graduated from Central Academy of Drama in 2003 and became a disciple under xiangsheng veteran Feng Gong in 2005. She rose to fame as a comedy performer after appearing at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala and went on to become a very popular guest in numerous variety shows. She later founded her own company Big Bowl Entertainment in 2016 with fellow comedian Sun Jibin and Li Kun.^[1]

In 2021, the first film Jia Ling wrote and directed (and co-starred), Hi, Mom, became the second-highest-grossing film of all time in China with a box office revenue of over 5.3 billion yuan,^[2] also making her the highest-grossing female director at the time^[3]^[4] until overtaken by Greta Gerwig's Barbie in 2023.^[5] Her second directorial film YOLO (2024), which she also lead-acted and lost over 50 kg (110 lb) in 12 months to fit the role,^[6] broke the box office record of Chinese New Year films with a revenue of 2.6 billion yuan.^[7]

^ 贾玲：说"酷口"的那个北漂(组图). 163.com. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
^ "'Hi, Mom' grabs 2nd place on China's all-time box office chart - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Davis, Rebecca (14 May 2021). "Move Over, Patty Jenkins: How China's Jia Ling Became the World's Highest-Grossing Female Director". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "贾玲超"神奇女侠"成全球票房最高女导演！还准备"出国"，网友却炸了...|神奇女侠|你好，李焕英|贾玲_新浪科技_新浪网". 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Frater, Patrick (9 February 2024). "Sony Pictures Acquires 'YOLO,' Chinese Comedy Film From 'Hi, Mom' Director Jia Ling, for Global Release". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ Yan, Alice (23 January 2024). "Famous China actress, known for big, bubbly personality, slashes weight in half for new movie, reignites body-image debate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "《热辣滚烫》打破影史春节档剧情片档期票房纪录". 央视网. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[1] 贾玲：说"酷口"的那个北漂(组图). 163.com. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.

[China.org-2] "'Hi, Mom' grabs 2nd place on China's all-time box office chart - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[3] Davis, Rebecca (14 May 2021). "Move Over, Patty Jenkins: How China's Jia Ling Became the World's Highest-Grossing Female Director". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[4] "贾玲超"神奇女侠"成全球票房最高女导演！还准备"出国"，网友却炸了...|神奇女侠|你好，李焕英|贾玲_新浪科技_新浪网". 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[5] Frater, Patrick (9 February 2024). "Sony Pictures Acquires 'YOLO,' Chinese Comedy Film From 'Hi, Mom' Director Jia Ling, for Global Release". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[6] Yan, Alice (23 January 2024). "Famous China actress, known for big, bubbly personality, slashes weight in half for new movie, reignites body-image debate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[7] "《热辣滚烫》打破影史春节档剧情片档期票房纪录". 央视网. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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