Qin Yi
Qin Yi | |
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Born | Qin Dehe 4 February 1922 |
Died | 9 May 2022 Shanghai, China | (aged 100)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1938–2019 |
Spouses | |
Children | Jin Feiheng Jin Jie |
Awards |
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Musical career | |
Also known as | Qin Dehe |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Qín Déhé |
Wade–Giles | Ch'in Tê-ho |
IPA | [tɕʰǐn tɤ̌.xɤ̌] |
Qin Yi (Chinese: 秦怡; 4 February 1922 – 9 May 2022) was a Chinese actress.[1][2] She gained fame for her stage performances in the war-time capital Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the war, she became one of China's most popular film actresses throughout the 1950s and the 1960s, and was recognised as one of the country's top four actresses. Premier Zhou Enlai called her the "most beautiful woman in China".
Early life and theatre career
Qin Yi was born on 4 February 1922 to a wealthy Shanghai family.[3][4] Her name at birth was Qin Dehe (Chinese: 秦德和).[5][4] She was one of the many daughters in the family.[4] She enjoyed watching movies and Ruan Lingyu (1910–1935) was her favourite actress.[3]
After the
Film career
After the
After 1949, Qin Yi became an actress of the newly established Shanghai Film Studio, and was appointed deputy head of the Actors' Theatre Troupe. She played the leading roles in many films including Railway Guerrillas, Woman Basketball Player No. 5, Lin Zexu, Song of the Youth, and Loyal Overseas Chinese, as well as supporting roles in many others. She remained one of the most popular film actresses in China throughout the 1950s and 1960s,[8] and Premier Zhou Enlai called her "the most beautiful woman in China".[12]
Qin Yi and her family suffered greatly during the
Personal life
Qin Yi married actor Chen Tianguo (陈天国) in 1939. The marriage was short-lived as Chen was an alcoholic and physically abusive. She decided to divorce him even though she gave birth to a daughter,[15] who was later renamed Jin Feiheng using her step-father's surname.[16]
In 1947, Qin Yi married Korean-born Chinese actor
She turned 100 on 4 February 2022[18] and died on 9 May 2022.[4][19]
Films
Year | English title | Chinese title | Ref. |
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1946 | The Loyal Family | [3] | |
1947 | Far Away Love | 遙遠的愛 | [3] |
1949 | Mother | 母亲 | [20] |
Lost Love | 失去的爱 | [3] | |
1956 | Railway Guerrillas | 铁道游击队 | [21] |
1957 | Woman Basketball Player No. 5 | 女篮5号 | [21] |
1979 | Troubled Laughter | 苦恼人的笑 | [22] |
1982 | Under the Eaves of Shanghai | 上海屋檐下 | [19] |
Awards
Qin Yi received several awards, including:[19]
- Golden Eagle Awards
- 1983 Best Actress (for Under the Eaves of Shanghai)[8]
- Shanghai International Film Festival
- 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award[23]
- Golden Rooster Awards
- 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award[8]
- Golden Phoenix Awards
- 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
References
- ISSN 1673-6176.
- ISSN 1003-0565.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Qin Yi: Beautiful On and Off Screen". Women of China. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Veteran actress Qin Yi, 100, dies in Shanghai". Chinadaily.com.cn. 9 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "人民艺术家秦怡今天凌晨逝世,享年一百岁_新民社会_新民网". Xinmin.cn. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4766-0298-1. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-134-74553-1. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Song 2013, p. 260.
- ^ 影剧四大名旦. Mingren Zhuanji (in Chinese). March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b Meyer 2009, p. 90.
- ^ Meyer 2009, p. 89.
- ^ a b 90岁老艺术家秦怡不为人知的晚年生活. Sina (in Chinese). 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Meyer 2009, p. 118.
- ^ a b Tang Mingsheng (16 January 2006). 秦怡: 伟大的母亲. Guangming Daily (in Chinese).
- ^ 秦怡: 90岁了, 竟没什么好回忆. Youth.cn (in Chinese). 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Meyer 2009, p. 117.
- ^ Meyer 2009, p. x.
- ^ "仁者寿 花芬芳——秦怡在上海迎来100周岁生日". sh.news.cn. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Isabel (9 May 2022). "Qin Yi death: Veteran Chinese actor and 'People's Artist' dies aged 100". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Zhiwei Xiao, Yingjin Zhang: Qin Yi in: Encyclopedia of Chinese Film, Routledge 2002, ISBN 978-1-13-474553-1
- ^ a b Fan, Xu (9 May 2022). "Famed actress Qin Yi, 100, passes away in Shanghai". China Daily. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Troubled Laughter". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "The life, works and achievements of Qin Yi". archive.shine.cn. Shanghai Daily. 9 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022.
Bibliography
- Meyer, Richard J. (2009). Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-586-1.
- Song, Yuwu (2013). Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0298-1.
External links
- Qin Yi at IMDb