Ling Jia

One of China’s most renowned comedians, Jia Ling first shot to fame with a crosstalk skit at CCTV’s 2010 Spring Festival Gala that left the audience in stitches. Now she can add another title to her CV: record-breaking director, with her 2021 directorial debut, Hi, Mom, becoming the world’s highest-grossing film ever by a female director, highest-grossing film of 2021 and second- highest-grossing non- English film ever.