Ruan Lingyu
Actor
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.
Filmography
New Women
as Wei Ming 1935
Little Toys
as Sister Ye 1933
Love and Duty
as Yang Nai Fan 1931
National Customs
as Zhang Lan 1935
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
as Hu Zhuli / Julia 1931
The Peach Girl
as Miss Lim 1931
Three Modern Ladies
1933
Imperial Concubine Yang of Beijing
1927
A Married Couple in Name Only
as Shi Miaowen 1927
Wild Flower
as Ли Лиан 1930
Sea of Scented Snow
1934
The Dream of the Ancient Capital
as Yanyan 1930
Chengshi zhi ye
as 女工 1933
Life
as 妓女 1934
Spring in the Jade Palace
as 苏三 1931
Coming Home
1934