Portrait of Chen Yan-yan

Chen Yan-yan

Acting

Biography

Chen Yanyan (Chinese: 陳燕燕; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Yen-yen; 12 January 1916 – 7 May 1999), born Chen Jianyan, was a Chinese actress and film producer in the cinema of Republic of China (1912–1949), British Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Born: February 24, 1915

Place of Birth: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Filmography

1991
1973
The Young Tiger

as Tiger's mother

1972
Flower in the Rain

as Yuan Ping's mother

1972
The 14 Amazons

as Ken Chin Hua

1972
The Deadly Knives

as Jiao's Mother

1972
The Merry Wife

as Zhen's grandmother

1972
The Young Avenger

as Li Kui's Third Sister

1970
Valley of the Fangs

as Sung's Wife

1970
Heads for Sale

as Luo's mother

1969
The Three Smiles

as Lady Hua

1968
Spring Blossoms

as Mrs Chen

1967
My Dream Boat

as Shin's mother

1967
The One-Armed Swordsman

as Master Qi's Wife

1967
Four Sisters

as Luo Mu

1967
Too Late for Love

as Fen's auntie

1967
Auntie Lan

as Lan's Mother

1966
1966
1965
The West Chamber

as Lady Cui

1965
The Lotus Lamp

as Chiu Erh's Mother

1965
The Grand Substitution

as Ching Ying's wife

1965
1965
1964
The Crimson Palm

as Mrs. Lin

1964
Lady General Hua Mulan

as Mu-Lan's mother

1964
Between Tears and Smiles

as Shian's Mother

1963
Three Sinners

as Old Mrs. Yen

1963
1963
Bitter Sweet

as Mother Luo

1963
The Love Eterne

as Ying-Tai's Mother

1960
Nobody's Child

as Adopted mother

1948
Suspicion

as Zhao Lan

1942
芳华虚度

as 白萍

1942
The Wedding Night

as 林继芬

1941
1940
1937
自由天地

as 鸿玉

1935
Song of China

as Sun Ruoyan - the daughter

1935
The Big Road

as Xiang Ding

1932
Struggling

as Yan Gu

1932
Spring in the South

as Xiaohong Li

1932
1932
共赴国难

as 小女儿

1931
A Spray of Plum Blossoms

as A Qiao / Lucetta