Yi Ding

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Yi Ding is an Asian American actress. She was born in Hangzhou, China and moved to the United States at the age of 9.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early Movies 1.2 Education 1.3 Return to Movies 1.4 Television 1.5 Current Occupation 2 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Movies

Yi Ding's first film role was An-Mei in the movie Joy Luck Club(1993). Following her brief yet memorable performance in Joy Luck Club, she landed a major role in The Amazing Panda Adventure. She was nominated for Best Young Supporting Actress in the 1996 Young Artist Awards for her performance in that movie. <-- This can be found on IMDB.COM.

[edit] Education

In the late 90's to early 2000, Yi Ding decided to take a break from the Hollywood scene to focus on her college education at UC Berkeley, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the famed Haas School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Film.

[edit] Return to Movies

She later appeared in the award-winning short film Water Ghost in 1998. In 2001, Yi starred in a major Universal production Pavilion of Women, which also starred Willem Dafoe and John Cho.

[edit] Television

Yi appeared in the episode "NICU" of the hit TV series "ER" in 2004. In 2005, she co-starred the movie Smile with Mika Boorem,Linda Hamilton, Sean Astin, Erik von Detten and Beau Bridges.

[edit] Current Occupation

She currently resides in California (Bay area) and her involvement in entertainment has expanded into production and script writing in addition to her acting career.

[edit] External links

• Yi Ding at the Internet Movie Database