Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing, who disappeared from public view for three months, was ordered to pay nearly 884 million yuan (US$129 million) in overdue taxes and fines, state media reported on Wednesday, October 3. China’s highest-paid actress rose to fame in 1998 after her role in the popular TV series My Fair Princess. She later starred in many notable Chinese movies and TV dramas as well as Hollywood blockbusters. Here is how Fan rose to stardom before she got caught up in the tax evasion scandal.