Li first gained significant recognition for her role in the 1999 film “Seventeen Years.” Her career subsequently soared with successes in “A World Without Thieves,” “The Knot,” “The Forbidden Kingdom,” “The Message,” and “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.”

She also made her mark in Hollywood with roles in “Resident Evil: Retribution,” “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” and “The Meg.”

Li has appeared multiple times on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, achieving rankings of 26th in 2013, 28th in 2014, 13th in 2015, 29th in 2017, and 76th in 2019.

The actress keeps her personal life private, having only once confirmed a relationship with Xu Wennan, a senior executive at an investment firm 16 years her junior, in 2017. The couple parted ways in 2021.