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A new type of functionally gradient (FG) piezoelectric bending actuator was proposed by the present authors in their former study and the advantage of the new actuator over the traditional bimorph and unimorph actuators in internal stress distribution was illustrated by simulation results.In this study, the fabrication process of FG piezoelectric bending actuators for high-temperature application is developed and the characteristics of the fabricated actuators are investigated.The material compositions with different dielectric and piezoelectric constants were selected from the Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbZrO3-PbTiO3 family and used as the five layers in the new FG piezoelectric actuator.