Ruan Lingyu
Acting
April 25, 1910
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
1935
The Goddess
1934
Love and Duty
1931
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
1931
Little Toys
1933
The Dream of the Ancient Capital
1930
Three Modern Ladies
1933
The Peach Girl
1931
National Customs
1935
A Married Couple in Name Only
1927
Life
1934
Wild Flower
1930
Coming Home
1934
Goodbye, Shanghai
1934
Chengshi zhi ye
1933
Spring in the Jade Palace
1931