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Chen Yan-yan

Chen Yan-yan

Acting1915Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Biography

Chen Yanyan (Chinese: 陳燕燕; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Yen-yen; 12 January 1916 – 7 May 1999), born Chen Jianyan, was a Chinese actress and film producer in the cinema of Republic of China (1912–1949), British Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Acting History

1991
1973
The Young Tiger
as Tiger's mother
1972
The Deadly Knives
as Jiao's Mother
The 14 Amazons
as Ken Chin Hua
The Merry Wife
as Zhen's grandmother
Flower in the Rain
as Yuan Ping's mother
The Young Avenger
as Li Kui's Third Sister
1970
Heads for Sale
as Luo's mother
Valley of the Fangs
as Sung's Wife
1969
The Three Smiles
as Lady Hua
1968
Spring Blossoms
as Mrs Chen
1967
Four Sisters
as Luo Mu
Too Late for Love
as Fen's auntie
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Master Qi's Wife
My Dream Boat
as Shin's mother
Auntie Lan
as Lan's Mother
1965
The Grand Substitution
as Ching Ying's wife
The West Chamber
as Lady Cui
The Lotus Lamp
as Chiu Erh's Mother
1964
The Crimson Palm
as Mrs. Lin
Lady General Hua Mulan
as Mu-Lan's mother
Between Tears and Smiles
as Shian's Mother
1963
The Love Eterne
as Ying-Tai's Mother
Three Sinners
as Old Mrs. Yen
Bitter Sweet
as Mother Luo
1960
Nobody's Child
as Adopted mother
1956
The Long Lane
as Lan-Zhen
1948
Suspicion
as Zhao Lan
1942
芳华虚度
as 白萍
The Wedding Night
as 林继芬
1941
1935
The Big Road
as Xiang Ding
Song of China
as Sun Ruoyan - the daughter
1932
Struggling
as Yan Gu
Spring in the South
as Xiaohong Li
共赴国难
as 小女儿

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/24/1915
Day of Death
5/3/1999
Place of Birth
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China