Chen Yan-yan

Personal Info

Birthday

February 24, 1915

Day of Death

1999-05-03

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Also Known As

Chan Yanyan

Chan Yin-Yin

Chen Yen-Yen

Chan Yen-Yen

Линь Чу-чу

Чу-чу Линь

Чучу Линь

Чэнь Янь-янь

Янь-янь Чэнь

Яньянь Чэнь

Chen Yan-yan

陈燕燕

Chen Yan-yan

Biography

Chen Yanyan (Chinese: 陳燕燕; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Yen-yen; 12 January 1916 – 7 May 1999), born Chen Jianyan, was a Chinese actress and film producer in the cinema of Republic of China (1912–1949), British Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Known For

The One-Armed Swordsman

The 14 Amazons

The Love Eterne

The Young Tiger

The Joy of Spring

Heads for Sale

The Three Smiles

Between Tears and Smiles

Filmography

1991
Center Stage
as Self
1973
The Young Tiger
as Tiger's mother
1972
Flower in the Rain
as Yuan Ping's mother
The 14 Amazons
as Ken Chin Hua
The Deadly Knives
as Jiao's Mother
The Merry Wife
as Zhen's grandmother
The Young Avenger
as Li Kui's Third Sister
1970
Valley of the Fangs
as Sung's Wife
Heads for Sale
as Luo's mother
1969
The Three Smiles
as Lady Hua
1968
Spring Blossoms
as Mrs Chen
1967
My Dream Boat
as Shin's mother
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Master Qi's Wife
Four Sisters
as Luo Mu
Too Late for Love
as Fen's auntie
The Goddess of Mercy
as Queen
Auntie Lan
as Lan's Mother
1966
The Joy of Spring
as Teacher
The Blue and the Black 2
as Mrs. Ji
The Blue and the Black
as Auntie Ji
1965
The West Chamber
as Lady Cui
The Lotus Lamp
as Chiu Erh's Mother
The Grand Substitution
as Ching Ying's wife
Sons of the Good Earth
as Mrs Tien
The Butterfly Chalice
as Madam Tien
1964
The Crimson Palm
as Mrs. Lin
Lady General Hua Mulan
as Mu-Lan's mother
Between Tears and Smiles
as Shian's Mother
1963
Three Sinners
as Old Mrs. Yen
The Lady and the Thief
as Mother Li
Bitter Sweet
as Mother Luo
The Love Eterne
as Ying-Tai's Mother
1960
Nobody's Child
as Adopted mother
1956
The Long Lane
as Lan-Zhen
1948
Suspicion
as Zhao Lan
1942
芳华虚度
as 白萍

The Wedding Night
as 林继芬
1940
Legend of Sui Dynasty
as 李小玉
1937
自由天地
as 鸿玉
1935
Song of China
as Sun Ruoyan - the daughter
The Big Road
as Xiang Ding
1933
The Light of Maternal Instinct
as Lin Shao-Mei
1932
Struggling
as Yan Gu
共赴国难
as 小女儿

Spring in the South
as Xiaohong Li
1931
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
as A Qiao / Lucetta