Ruan Lingyu
Birthday: 1910-04-25
Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
Biography: Ruan Lingyu, born Ruan Fenggen, also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicide at the age of 25 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.
Movies
New Women
Overnight, the sexy Wei Ming will become a successful novelist. But, desperate to get the money that...
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Little Toys
Sister Ye lives in a rural village, where everyone makes traditional toys. When Sister Ye's husband ...
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A Spray of Plum Blossoms
Bai Le De and Hu Lun tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed captain of...
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Wild Flower
Ill-fated romance of an orphaned flower girl and a young musician, destroyed by his traditional fami...
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Sea of Scented Snow
A young peasant woman becomes a Buddhist nun twice to return -also twice- to her regular life....
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National Customs
In 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous Zha...
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The Peach Girl
An upper-class son of urbane landowners falls in love with a peasant girl. When a pregnancy results,...
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The Goddess
A young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with a c...
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The Dream of the Ancient Capital
This film depicting the lives of ordinary people — street peddlers, poor scholars, and young revolut...
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Chengshi zhi ye
The daughter of a poor family living in the slums is forced to work at the docks. When it is learned...
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Love and Duty
The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with...
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