Li Li-hua

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Li Li-hua
Li Lihua, by Lang Jingshan.jpg
Li Li-hua photographed by Lang Jingshan in 1955
Born(1924-07-17)17 July 1924
Shanghai, China
Died19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 92)
Hong Kong
Years active1940–1978
Spouse(s)
Zhang Xupu
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(m. 1943; div. 1949)​
[1]
Yan Jun (嚴俊)
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(m. 1957; died 1980)​
Children
  • Maggie Zhang (daughter)
  • Yan Delan (daughter)
[2]
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards – Lifetime Achievement
2016

Golden Horse Awards – Best Actress
1965 Between Tears and Laughter
1969 Storm over the Yangtze River
Lifetime Achievement
2015

Musical career
Also known asLi Hua Li
Teresa Li

Li Li-hua (Chinese: 李麗華; 17 July 1924 – 19 March 2017) was a Chinese actress,[3][4][5][6] better known as an actress from the Shaw Brothers Studio. In 1957, Li married Hong Kong actor and director Yan Jun (嚴俊)[7] (December 17, 1917 – August 18, 1980).[8]

Life and career[]

Li Li-hua was born on July 17, 1924 in Shanghai. She was the daughter of famous Beijing Opera actor (李桂芳). At age 12 she moved to Beijing and studied Beijing Opera. Four years later she moved to Shanghai and joined the Yihua Film Company. Her first movie was 3 Smiles (三笑) which was released in two parts in 1940. Her final movie was (新紅樓夢) in 1978, after which she retired and moved to the United States. She acted in over one hundred twenty movies during her 38-year career.[9] In 1969 she was awarded the Golden Horse Best Actress award for Storm over the Yangtze River (揚子江風雲).[10] In 2015 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards.[5] In April 2016 she was honored with a Hong Kong Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.[11] She died on 19 March 2017, aged 92.[12]

Sources[]

  • Lee, Lily Xiaohong; Stefanowska, A D; Wiles, Sue (2002). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women : The Twentieth Century, 1912–2000. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0765607980.
  • Zhang, Junxiang; Cheng, Jihua, eds. (1995). 中国电影大辞典 [China Cinema Encyclopaedia] (in Chinese). Shanghai: 辞书出版社. ISBN 7-5326-0326-1.

References[]

  1. ^ Lee (2002), pgs 310–311
  2. ^ Lee (2002), pg 312
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Film researcher to the rescue". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2016. The center also received some movies donated by the famous Chinese actress Li Lihua in 1980s, including several film in which she played leading roles.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Actress Lee Li-hua honored for lifetime achievement at Golden Horse". Focus Taiwan. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Big night for The Assassin with five Golden Horse Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Miss Li-Lihua Marries Yien Tsun at St. Teresa's", South China Morning Post, 2 December 1957
  8. ^ Zhang (1995), pg 1165
  9. ^ Zhang (1995), pgs 540–541
  10. ^ Zhang (1995), pg 1424
  11. ^ "Nomination and Awardees list of The 35th Hong Kong Film Awards". HKFAA. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  12. ^ "永遠的女神李麗華驚傳逝世 享壽93歲 - 中時電子報". Chinatimes.com. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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