Wang Danfeng

Wang Danfeng
Wang Danfeng
王丹凤
Born	Wang Yufeng; 23 August 1924; Shanghai, Republic of China
Died	2 May 2018 (aged 93); Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Film actress
Notable work	New Fisherman's Song; Dream of the Red Chamber; A Nurse's Diary;
Spouses	Liu Heqing (m. 1951; died 2016)
Children	4 daughters
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王丹鳳
Simplified Chinese	王丹凤
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wáng Dānfèng
Wade–Giles	Wang Tan-feng
IPA	[wǎŋ tánfə̂ŋ]
Wu
Romanization	Hhuaan3 Te1 Von3

Wang Danfeng (Chinese: 王丹凤; 23 August 1924 – 2 May 2018) was a Chinese actress who was active mainly between the 1940s and the 1960s. She was one of the most influential actresses in Chinese cinema, and was named as one of the four great actresses in Hong Kong in 1949. She received the official recognition as a "movie star of New China" in 1962 and two Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2013 and 2017. Over a career spanning more than four decades, she starred in more than 60 films.^[1]

^ Xiao, Zhiwei; Zhang, Yingjin (2002-06-01). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. London: Routledge. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-203-19555-0. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[Xiao2002-1] Xiao, Zhiwei; Zhang, Yingjin (2002-06-01). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. London: Routledge. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-203-19555-0. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

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