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
Known For
Struggling
A Chinese couple in the 1930s struggle to survive. Things get complicated for them when he enlists to fight the war against Japan.
Center Stage
Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
Love and Duty
The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film details the poverty she must endure for breaking with tradition.
The Love Eterne
In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.
The Three Smiles
The film tells the story of Tang Bohu, a famous scholar who spends most of his time wandering around the countryside.
Vistas of Art
Three stories about art stages. "Film City", "Drama Group" and "Dance Class".
Song of China
A businessman moves his family from the city to the countryside to open a school.
The One-Armed Swordsman
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
The 14 Amazons
The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war General Yang is ambushed and killed. His widow and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country.
The Blue and the Black
It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the era's most popular stars. It was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
Filmography
as Self
as Tiger's mother
as Yuan Ping's mother
as Ken Chin Hua
as Jiao's Mother
as Zhen's grandmother
as Li Kui's Third Sister
as Sung's Wife
as Luo's mother
as Lady Hua
as Mrs Chen
as Shin's mother
as Master Qi's Wife
as Luo Mu
as Fen's auntie
as Queen
as Lan's Mother
as Teacher
as Mrs. Ji
as Auntie Ji
as Lady Cui
as Chiu Erh's Mother
as Ching Ying's wife
as Mrs Tien
as Madam Tien
as Mrs. Lin
as Mu-Lan's mother
as Shian's Mother
as Old Mrs. Yen
as Mother Li
as Mother Luo
as Ying-Tai's Mother
as Adopted mother
as Zhao Lan
as 白萍
as 林继芬
as 李小玉
as 鸿玉
as Sun Ruoyan - the daughter
as Xiang Ding
as Lin Shao-Mei
as Yan Gu
as Xiaohong Li
as 小女儿
as A Qiao / Lucetta