Early life Ding was born in 1959 in
Jiamusi,
Heilongjiang, she graduated from
Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in acting. After graduating she was assigned to the
National Theatre Company of China, where she met her first boyfriend.
Acting career Ding had her first experience in front of the camera in 1986, and she was chosen to act as "Xiaobaixie" in Wang Junzheng's film
A Woman In the Mountains, for which she won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 7th
Golden Rooster Awards. At the same year, she won the 3rd
Plum Blossom Prize. In 1992, Ding won the "Best Supporting Actress" at the 12th Golden Rooster Awards for her performance in
Spring Festival. In 1993, Ding played the role of Han Liting in Xia Gang's film
No More Applause, for which she received "Outstanding Actress" award and "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 2nd
Beijing College Student Film Festival and 17th
Hundred Flowers Awards respectively. In 1999, Ding won the
Golden Phoenix Award for her performance in
The Red Card, and won the "Outstanding Actress" award at the 19th
Flying Apsaras Awards for her performance in
Love Unspoken. One year later, Ding won the
Splendor Award and the 17th
Plum Blossom Prize. In 2001, Ding acted in Lu Xuechang's film
Cala, My Dog! as Yu Lan, alongside
Ge You and
Ha Yu; she was nominated for "Best Actress" award at the 26th
Hundred Flowers Awards and the 4th
Chinese Film Media Awards. In 2006, Ding participated in
The Lane Premier, a film directed by Li Qimin, which garnered her an "Outstanding Actress" award at the 12th
Huabiao Awards and received nomination at the 8th Changchun Film Festival. ==Personal life==