Li Li-Hua

Li Li-hua

Li Li-Hua photographed by Lang Jingshan in 1955
Background information
Chinese name 李麗華
Born (1924-07-17) 17 July 1924
Shanghai, China
Years active 1940–1978
Spouse(s) Zhang Xupu (1943 - 1949)[1]
Yan Jun (嚴俊) (1957 - 1980)
Children Yan Delan (daughter b. 1961)
1 other older daughter[2]
Ancestry Hebei, China
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Li-Hua (also known as Li Hua Li, Li Lihua and Teresa Li) (Chinese: 李麗華) is a Chinese Hong-Kong actress (born July 17, 1924),[3][4][5][6] better known as an actress from the Shaw Brothers Studio. In 1957, Li was married to Hong Kong actor and director, Yan Jun (嚴俊)[7] (born December 17, 1917 - August 18, 1980).[8]

Life and career

Li Lihua was born on July 17, 1924 in Shanghai. She is the daughter of famous Beijing Opera actor Li Guifang (李桂芳). At age 12 she moved to Beijing and studied Beijing Opera. Four years later she moved to Shanghai and joined the Yihua Film Company. Her first movie was 3 Smiles (三笑) which was released in two parts in 1940. Her final movie was New Dream of the Red Chamber (新紅樓夢) in 1978 after which she retired and moved to the USA. She acted in over one hundred twenty movies during her 38 year career.[9] In 1969 she was awarded the Golden Horse Best Actress award for Storm over the Yangtze River (揚子江風雲).[10] In 2015 she was awarded the 52nd Annual Golden Horse Lifetime Achievement Award.[5] In April 2016 she was honored with a Hong Kong Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.[11]

References

  1. Lee (2002), pgs 310-311
  2. Lee (2002), pg 312
  3. http://sg.celebrity.yahoo.com/post/126214148889/li-lihua-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award
  4. "Film researcher to the rescue". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2016. The center also received some movies donated by the famous Chinese actress Li Lihua in 1980s, including several film in which she played leading roles.
  5. 1 2 "Actress Lee Li-hua honored for lifetime achievement at Golden Horse". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. "Big night for The Assassin with five Golden Horse Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. "Miss Li-Lihua Marries Yien Tsun at St. Teresa's", South China Morning Post, 2 December 1957
  8. Zhang (1995), pg 1165
  9. Zhang (1995), pgs 540-541
  10. Zhang (1995), pg 1424
  11. "Nomination and Awardees list of The 35th Hong Kong Film Awards". HKFAA. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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