Jing Tian graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and Beijing Film Academy, Department of Chinese Film and Television.
In 2006, Jing Tian released the music EP Who are you with King Sweet music.
Tian starred in 13 episodes of the TV show
Yi ge nü ren de shi shi (2009) in 2010. Her acting career flourished and she appeared in movies such as
My Belle Boss (2010) and
The Warring States (2011). She was awarded a role in
Police Story: Lockdown (2013) in 2013 alongside
Jackie Chan. In 2014 Jing Tian starred in the costume drama
The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017).In 2016 she starred in
The Great Wall (2016). Jing Tian accepted the role of Lin Mei, commander of the Crane Troop because she wanted to work with
Yimou Zhang. As part of her preparation for the role Jing Tian lived for a year in the United States to learn English, which she now speaks fluently, and went through an extensive training in martial arts.In 2017 Jing Tian stars as San in
Kong: Skull Island (2017) with
Tom Hiddleston and
Brie Larson.
In 2018 Jing Tian stars in
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) alongside
Cailee Spaeny.