Jia Ling was born in Xiangyang, in the province of Hubei in China: she is a performer, a comedian, an actress and director who became famous after appearing at the New Year’s Gala in 2010, the show broadcast every year in China for the Chinese New Year. Today she produces her films with her own production company, Big Bowl Entertainment. Hi, Mom is her directing debut, an adaptation of one of her comedy sketches staged in 2016 for the Spring Gala.