Li Lili

Li Lili
黎莉莉
Li Lili in 1970s
Born
Qian Zhenzhen

(1915-06-02)2 June 1915
Beijing, China
Died7 August 2005(2005-08-07) (aged 90)
Beijing, China
Occupation(s)singer, actress
ParentQian Zhuangfei
AwardsSpecial Honor Award 1991 (Chinese Academy of Motion Picture Arts)

Li Lili (Chinese: 黎莉莉; 2 June 1915 – 7 August 2005) was a Chinese film actress and singer. Her films Playthings, The Great Road and Storm on the Border were blockbusters of the 1930s and 1940s.[1][2] She was sometimes called "China's Mae West".[3]

Her films Volcanic Passions (1932), Playthings (Little Toys) (1933), Daybreak (1933), Sports Queen (1934), and The Great Road (The Big Road) (1934) are available with English subtitles on YouTube.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Elaine Duan, Top 10 legendary Chinese women in the 1930s: Li Lili, China.org.cn, 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. ^ "A Jasmine Swinging In the Wind – Movie Star Li Lili's Screen Career". All-China Women's Federation. 2006-12-11. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ Xiao, Zhiwei; Zhang, Yingjin (2002). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Routledge. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-134-74554-8.
  4. ^ Rea, Christopher (1932-11-07). "Volcanic Passions 火山情血 (1932)". Chinese Film Classics. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. ^ Chinese Film Classics YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhA05Qf-09xBaz_t_ynYbyZ-Porcj7bui
  6. ^ "Li Lili 黎莉莉". Chinese Film Classics. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. ^ "Li Lili 黎莉莉". Chinese Film Classics. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-29.