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Fan Bingbing’s top 5 most iconic film and TV roles

From X-Men to The Empress of China, we look at five of the Chinese superstar’s most memorable acting roles

Fashion icon, movie star and red carpet queen Fan Bingbing celebrates her birthday on September 16.

The Chinese actor may have endured a tough 2018 when she was dogged by allegations of tax evasion, eventually agreeing to repay US$129 million in overdue taxes, but she remains mainland China’s most famous contemporary cinematic icon – just witness the acclaim (and awards) for her performance in the widely celebrated I Am Not Madame Bovary.
Occasionally derided by critics – her blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in Iron Man 3 was much ridiculed – Fan is both immensely popular and has earned the title “master” in China, an honour usually only given to men, for her dedication and attitude towards her craft.

Here are five of Fan’s most iconic roles that helped earn her that title.

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