Xie Fang
| Xie Fang | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 谢芳 |
| Birth name | Xie Huaifu (謝懷復) |
| Born |
1 November 1935 Huangpi, Hubei, China |
| Years active | 1951-present |
Xie Fang (Chinese: 谢芳; born November 1, 1935) is a Chinese actress and author. She is best known for her involvement with pre-Cultural Revolution cinema.[1]
Life and career
Xie was born in Huangpi, Hubei, China and grew up in Shanghai. Both of her parents were teachers at a Christian school. Her parents became increasingly involved with the Communist Party of China; this would influence her career by acting in more "revolutionary" plays like The White Haired Girl.[1] She graduated from an all-girls' high school in 1951, and started acting shortly after. She joined acting troupe SOUTH backstage and began singing in the opera. Xie married in 1957.[2] In 1959, Xie starred in Song of Youth; this was her break out role. She signed with Beijing Film Studio in 1963.[3] Xie, then, would star in the Xie Jin film Two Stage Sisters in 1964. She was the recipient of the Golden Phoenix Award in 1995 for her contributions to Chinese cinema.[4]
In addition to being an actress, Xie is also an author.
Selected filmography
- Love Will Be Back (2015)
- Woman-Taxi-Woman (1991)
- This Man Is Dangerous (1985)
- Two Stage Sisters (1964)
- Early Spring in February (1963)
- Song of Youth (1959)
Bibliography
- Gone Hastily (往事匆匆, 1997) ISBN 978-7506312707
- Unsinkable Lake : Chinese Modern Fiction Film (不沉的湖: 中国现代影视小说, 1997) ISBN 978-7530204634
See also
References
- 1 2 Farquhar, Mary Ann; Berry, Chris (2006). China on Screen: Cinema and Nation. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231510301.
- ↑ "张目谢芳夫妇：《游击队之歌》唱到今 林道静仍不过时". People.cn. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "谢芳简介". China.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "第五届表演艺术学会奖金凤凰奖 - 特别奖". China Film Performing Arts Society. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
External links
- Fang Xie at the Internet Movie Database
- Xie Fang at the Chinese Movie Database
- Xie Fang at Rotten Tomatoes
- Xie Fang in libraries (WorldCat catalog)