Wang Danfeng

Wang Danfeng

Wang Danfeng (August 23, 1924 to May 2, 2018), formerly known as Wang Yufeng, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and was born in Shanghai. She is a Chinese film actress.

In 1941, she entered the film world with the opportunity of the feature film "meat"; in the same year, she starred in the musical feature film "Xin Yu Guang Qu". In 1944, he starred in the feature film long live the teacher. In 1946, he starred in the drama "national Spark". In 1947, he starred in the love story "green grass by the river". In 1949, he filmed "Yuanyang in yaochi" and "splendid paradise" in Hong Kong.

In 1951, he starred in the ancient costume movie "colorful Phoenix and double flying". In 1956, she played Mingfeng in the drama home. In 1957, she starred in the drama nurse's diary and sang the episode swallow. In 1962, she starred in the comedy "hairdresser", and was also selected as one of the "top 22 movie stars" in New China. In 1963, he starred in the love movie peach blossom fan. In 1978, he starred in the comedy "son, grandson and seed". In 1980, after shooting the feature film Jade Butterfly, he faded out of the film world. In 1995, he won the China Film century award. In 2013, he won the lifetime achievement award of the 14th Golden Phoenix award of China Film Performing Arts Association. In 2017, he won the lifelong achievement award of the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival.

In the early morning of May 2, 2018, Wang Danfeng died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 94.

Early experience

Wang Danfeng was born in Shanghai on August 23, 1924 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. My father runs a hotel. Because my parents love to watch local operas, they always take her with them when they go to the theater. As time goes by, her heart sows the seeds of advocating art.

Acting experience

In 1941, she visited the film company under the guidance of her neighbor Shu Lijuan. Director Zhu Shilin saw her potential. With the consent of her parents, he signed a three-year film contract with her and changed her name to "Wang Danfeng", meaning "Danfeng rising sun". Her first film was "flesh" (also known as "soul and flesh"), in which she played the leading actor's cousin. Soon after, she starred in the drama "new fishing light", playing a poor and kind-hearted fishing girl who suffered from exploitation and bullying.

In 1944, Wang Danfeng starred in the drama "long live the teacher" directed by sang arc, in which she played Li Ying, a female teacher who insisted on founding a civilian school through various difficulties. In the same year, she played Xue Baochai, one of the twelve beauties in Jinling, in the ancient costume love film a dream of Red Mansions starring Zhou Xuan and Yuan Meiyun.

In 1946, she starred in the drama sparks of the nation. In the film, she changed the way she used to be a weak and unfortunate woman and a beautiful young lady, and played Liang Yuezhen, a progressive female teacher full of patriotism.

In 1947, she co starred with Yan Jun in the love story "grass by the Green River", which was produced by the second factory of CLP. She plays Lan Jing, a girl who has gone through life and death with her lover because of the war and is forced to fall into the dust by life.

In 1949, he accepted the invitation of great wall film production company and went to Hong Kong for development. He played Zhu Yingtai, who died for love, in the ancient costume love film Yao Chi Yuan Yang, which is adapted from the folk story of "butterfly turned from Liang Zhu". In the same year, he co starred with Hu Die in the ancient costume drama Jinxiu paradise adapted from the Peking Opera Suolin bag, in which he played Zhao ShouZhen, the daughter of a poor family. During this period, she also took part in a benefit performance for the bereaved family of director Fang Peilin, playing "little thing" in the drama sunrise, which is her first time on the stage.

In 1950, she starred in the martial arts movie "four heroes of the Wang family", playing Wang Wanlan, a chivalrous woman who avenged her father. In the same year, as a member of the Hong Kong Film Drama Company, she went to Guangzhou to perform in sympathy with the PLA. Seeing the changes of the motherland after liberation, she returned to Shanghai in November that year.

In 1951, the legendary costume film "colorful Phoenix" shot by Datong film company was released. In the film, she played the heroine, the natural beauty and ill fated girl Jin Xiaofeng.

In December 1952, she became an actress in Shanghai Film Studio. In 1955, Zhao Dan used stani system to rehearse the stage play "Thunderstorm" in which she played the naive and lively maid Sifeng of the Zhou residence who dreamed of eloping with the young master.

In 1956, Shanghai Film Studio brought home, one of Ba Jin's "torrent Trilogy", to the screen. In the film, she played Mingfeng, a servant girl with simple appearance and strong heart.

In 1957, she starred in the drama "Diary of a nurse", in which she created the first generation of female nurse Jian Suhua who was fearless of hardship and positive, and sang the interlude "little swallow" of the film. In the same year, he starred in the plot "the soul of the sea", which describes the story of the Kuomintang Seamen's uprising, and once again created a strong female image similar to "Mingfeng", playing the only female role in the film - Taiwan Bar maid Wen Mengyuan.

In 1958, she played Zhou gengxiang, a rural girl, in Huang Zongying's "artistic documentary" chasing me. This is her first time to play a rural woman.

In 1959, the 10th anniversary "gift film" full of spring "was released, in which she played Zhu Xiuyun, the fiancee and bus conductor of the protagonist Ding Dagang. In 1960, he took part in the film "romantic people look at the present" which reflects the realistic theme, playing song Fenglan, the lover of the hero Gao Hailin.

In 1962, she starred in the film female barber directed by Ding ran, which was her first comedy. In order to play Hua Jiafang, a barber who was enthusiastic about her work, she paid special tribute to Liu Ruiqing, a barber. In the same year, the Ministry of culture selected 22 "people's actors of new China" (commonly known as the "top 22 movie stars" of new China), among which Wang Danfeng was one.

In 1963, he co starred with Feng Zhe in the ancient costume love film Peach Blossom Fan produced by Xi'an Film Studio, playing Li Xiangjun, a famous prostitute of Qinhuai with patriotic spirit. Later, because the film was criticized as "poisonous grass", she was persecuted during the "Cultural Revolution" and was forced to leave the film world.

In 1978, he returned to the film world by taking part in the film the man who lost his memory. Later, she starred in the comedy "sons, grandchildren and seeds", which publicized the "family planning" policy. In the film, she played Zhang Xiuying, a former labor expert who was unable to participate in the "four modernizations" construction because of too many children.

In 1980, he and Xiang Kun co starred in the love story "Jade Butterfly" shot by E-FILM studio, playing the role of Japanese scholar Takeuchi jundai, who fell in love with Chinese students, from the age of 20 to 60. After she finished the film, she decided to stop filming.

In August 1995, he won the "special honor award" of the Fifth China Film Performing Arts Association Award, and in December 1995, he won the "Chinese film star" film performing arts achievement award. In 1996, he won the "century Award" for Chinese films jointly sponsored by the film Bureau of the Ministry of radio, film and television and the China Film Association.

In 2005, he became one of the 50 "outstanding film artists" commended by the State Administration of radio, film and television in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese film. In the same year, he was awarded the title of "100 outstanding actors in 100 years" by China film performance association. In 2013, he won the lifetime achievement award of the 14th Golden Phoenix award of China Film Performing Arts Association. In 2017, he won the lifelong achievement award of the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Personal life

On January 1, 1951, Wang Danfeng married Liu Heqing. From 1951 to 1956, Wang Danfeng gave birth to four daughters, but one of them died prematurely. After the movie, she and her husband set up "Gongdelin Shanghai vegetarian restaurant" in Hong Kong.

On May 2, 2018, Wang Danfeng died in Shanghai at the age of 94.

Main works

Take part in the film

Take part in drama

Music single

Music Reference

social activities

Wang Danfeng has successively served as the fourth and fifth directors of the China Film Association, the fourth and fifth standing committee members of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, the sixth and seventh members of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, the eighth and ninth standing committee members of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, the fourth and fifth members of the Central Committee of the Chinese people's League, and the sixth and seventh standing committee members of the Central Committee of the Chinese people's League. In 2008, he was appointed as the sixth honorary director of Shanghai Film Association.

On January 20, 1985, Wang Danfeng and her husband Liu Heqing were invited to Washington to attend President Reagan's inauguration.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Wang Danfeng was born bright and foreign, and is a model of standard beauty. There is no doubt about her beauty. If Chinese film is a legend, it is a legend in the legend. (Tianjin daily)

She is very modest and low-key. She doesn't like to be in the limelight. For the sake of the role, she can bear hardships. Her life is beautiful, both in appearance and in heart. (comments on Chinese actor Liang Polo)

Her works, art and character are admirable. She has been in the film for 40 years, shooting many classic works; she is extremely devout and awed of art; her character is also praised by people, gentle and dignified, independent from the world. (executive director of Shanghai filmmakers Association)

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