Wang Wenjuan
Chinese actress (1926–2021)
Sun Daolin
(m. 1961–2007)Transcriptions | |
---|---|
Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Wénjuān |
Wang Wenjuan (Chinese: 王文娟; pinyin: Wáng Wénjuān; 19 December 1926 – 6 August 2021) was a noted performer in Yue opera. She was well known for playing the title role Lin Daiyu in the 1962 film of Dream of the Red Chamber,[1][2] an adaptation of a work by Cao Xueqin.
Biography
Wang Wenjuan was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province. In 1947, she and Lu Jinhua founded a yueju troupe called Shaozhuang Troupe (Chinese: 少壮越剧团) in Shanghai. In 1961, she married Sun Daolin who was a famous Chinese director.[3] She died on 6 August 2021 in Huadong Hospital, Shanghai.[4]
References
- v
- t
- e