Ruan Lingyu

Personal Info

Birthday

April 25, 1910

Day of Death

1935-03-08

(24 years old)

Place of Birth

Shanghai, China

Also Known As

Lily Yuen Ling-Yuk

Лили Юэнь

Lily Yuen

Ruan Lingyu

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.

Known For

The Goddess

Little Toys

New Women

A Spray of Plum Blossoms

Life

Love and Duty

Chengshi zhi ye

National Customs

Filmography

1935
National Customs
as Zhang Lan
New Women
as Wei Ming
1934
The Goddess
as The Goddess
Goodbye, Shanghai
as 白露

Life
as 妓女
1933
Little Toys
as Sister Ye
Chengshi zhi ye
as 女工
1931
The Peach Girl
as Miss Lim
Spring in the Jade Palace
as 苏三

A Spray of Plum Blossoms
as Hu Zhuli / Julia
Love and Duty
as Yang Nai Fan
1930
The Dream of the Ancient Capital
as Yanyan
Wild Flower
as Ли Лиан
1927
A Married Couple in Name Only
as Shi Miaowen