She is best known for playing Mi Lan in In the Heat of the Sun (1994), Danzhu in Red River Valley (1997), Angel in Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (1999) and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in the television series Xiaozhuang Epic (2003).

Ning Jing was born in Guiyang, Guizhou.

[1] She has a younger brother, Shun Wenqi, who is a rock musician.

[2] In 1996, while shooting Red River Valley, Ning fell in love with Paul Kersey, an American actor who also starred in the film.

[3] In 2011, Ning stated that due to cultural differences, they divorced.