| Jia Ling | |||||||
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| Birth name | Jia Yuling (贾俞玲) | ||||||
| Native name | 贾玲 | ||||||
| Born | April 29, 1982 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 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 賈俞玲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 贾俞玲 | ||||||
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Jia Ling (Chinese: 贾玲, born Jia Yuling; 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]