Zhang Yuan

essential information

Personal experience

At the beginning of 1949, Zhang Yuan, who was struggling in his miserable life, was liberated. The sunshine of the party has illuminated her way of life, showing her bright future of letting birds fly in the sky and fishing in the sea. Her long cherished wish has become a reality. In May of that year, she was admitted to the third Department of North China University. After she was suspended due to illness, she entered the General Department of the Central Academy of drama in October 1949 to study performance. At the end of 1950, he joined the actor Department of the Institute of performing arts of the central film Administration (later changed to Beijing Film School).

personal works

The flower of the motherland (1955) Teacher Feng fighting in the desert (1956) Zhang Zhen, underground vanguard (1957) Song of Baoshan (1958) Yang Min Xu Qiuying case (1958) Qiu Difan's family visit (1958) Zhao Yushu singing on the reservoir (1958) Dongfeng (1958) Single wife with a smile on her face (1959) He Huiying, shipyard tracking (1959) Safety team leader Qiang Di song (1960) Dong Yongzhen: the sun is just out of the mountain (1960)... Lin Zhishu: the fire is red (1962) Fengyi in 1964 Yang Yufang, Miss Jingpo (1965) Doctor Li, express train (1965), yanhonglingxia (1966) Film directed by mother Qinghu bear trail (1977) Deputy director who wears this flower (1979) Deputy director red peony (1980) Director ward 16 (1983) Director: a girl from Huangshan (1984) Director the adventures of pigeon fans (1986) Director army Trainee (1987) Director "little emperor of China" (1987) director

Award winning record

Achievement and honor

After graduating in 1953, Zhang Yuan was assigned to Beijing Film Studio as an actor. In 1955, she took part in the shooting of the feature film "flowers of the motherland" and went to the screen for the first time, creating the image of teacher Feng, the counselor of the young pioneers. next. Zhang Zhen is portrayed in battle in the desert, Sun Ying is portrayed in underground soldier, Qiu Difan is portrayed in Xu Qiuying case, Zhang Hong is portrayed in reservoir singing, security leader is portrayed in shipyard tracking, and Zhao Yushu is portrayed in visiting relatives. In 1958, she was transferred to the actor troupe of Changchun film studio, and she was once portrayed as an artist in the film "face to face" He Huiying is the housewife of the court, Dong Yongzhen is the leader of the Red Army in Ode to Qiang Di, Nian Fengyi is the Engineer in red fire, Yang Yufang is the worker of the local factory in soldiers in the city, Doctor Li is in Jingpo girl, and Qinghu Ma is in yanhongling. At the same time, she also created a female reporter in "still fresh in memory" on the stage of the drama, Yumei in "the daughter of the party", Princess agai in "peacock gall", and also played a role in "home", which left a deep impression on people. Source: biographies of Chinese Filmmakers (3) Zhang Yuan is a famous actor in China's film industry, and was known as one of the "22 biggest stars" in the film industry in the 1950s and 1960s. In her 30 years of artistic career, she has starred in 13 feature films, including flowers of the motherland, underground vanguard, Xu Qiuying case, and "face to face with a smile". Her performance has left a good impression on the film audience. In 1975, he became deputy director. Zhang Yuan was born in Ji County, Henan Province on December 22, 1926. My father worked as a county magistrate for several times in the 1920s. Later, he was unemployed. His family's economic situation became increasingly difficult, so he had to live by selling calligraphy and paintings. Her father died when she was eight years old, and her family life depended on the help of relatives and friends. After four years of study, she finally dropped out of school because of her family's financial difficulties. From then on, she was in the poor and narrow family circle, and her soul was covered with the shadow of suffering. When she was a child, she often read magazines such as Xikao at her sister's home, which gave her a superficial understanding of drama. The seeds of art sprouted in her young heart. When she is a little older and occasionally has a chance to see Peking Opera and movies, it will arouse her love for the art of drama.

Performance features

Zhang Yuan's performance is simple and exquisite, natural life, and wide play. In the performance, she pays attention to depicting the character's character, is good at excavating the inner activities of the characters, and pursues the truth of art. In the film "underground vanguard", which describes the struggle life of our underground workers on the eve of the liberation of Beijing, she shows Sun Ying's heroic, resourceful, simple and lofty revolutionary heroism accurately and profoundly; in the film "Xu Qiuying case", which describes the activities of our public security soldiers detecting Kuomintang secret agents at the beginning of the liberation, she disguises female secret agents as good friends Love, in fact, reveals its sinister and cunning reactionary nature vividly. To a certain extent, it overcomes the pattern of negative characters' face making and conceptualization. In the film "a smile on one's face", which describes the vast number of housewives in China, getting rid of the shackles of family life and going to the society, she excellently creates a typical image of a gentle, virtuous, simple and kind-hearted new Chinese woman, he Huiying, who can not only take care of housework but also deal with family conflicts. Zhang Yuan attaches great importance to going deep into life and performing seriously. When she accepted the role of teacher Feng as a counselor in the film flowers of the motherland, she spent more than three months living among primary school teachers, studying and working with young pioneers counselors, trying to appreciate the thoughts and feelings of teachers and children. During the filming, she also established a deep friendship between teachers and students with the young actors. Up to now, some of the young actors of that year still maintain a creative friendship with her. In the film battle in the desert, in order to play the role of a female technician, she went to the geological college to study with college students, and took part in labor in the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps. In order to learn how to ride a horse, despite the pain of falling off a horse many times, she finally mastered the skill of riding a horse. This can be seen from her assiduous spirit towards artistic creation.

Social evaluation

During her study, she took an active part in the land reform and other social activities. Through learning the revolutionary theory, her ideological awareness was constantly improved, which had an important impact on her establishment of the revolutionary outlook on life and art. She is full of deep love for the party and the socialist cause, and incomparable passion for film art creation. She overcame the difficulties of her lower education level at that time, attending classes during the day, taking notes at night, and seizing the time to read Chinese and foreign literary classics. Under the strict training requirements of the school and teachers, she studied hard and studied her acting skills. Whether it's a sketch, a piece of a play, or a role in a one act play, she makes serious preparations. Therefore, she can get into the play quickly, grasp the characters accurately, and create vivid characters, which are often praised by teachers. This period of study has laid a solid foundation for her future work as an actress. ten years of turmoil interrupted her screen life, but she was always full of confidence in the socialist film industry. Due to the change of form, in order to meet the needs of the rapid development of film creation career, she used the rich practical experience accumulated in many years of filming to work as deputy director since 1975. As the deputy director of the feature film "bear trace" and "who wears this flower". In 1979, he directed the feature film Red Peony (with Xue Yandong). She said: in order to prosper China's socialist film industry, she is determined to work hard to create and contribute to making good films.

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