Chen Yan-yan
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.
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Master Qi's WifeA noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him...
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Center Stage
as SelfBased on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu,...
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The 14 Amazons
as Ken Chin HuaThe Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the...
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The Young Tiger
as Tiger's motherA spoilt rich kid turns up at a fu school to show off, but he gets clobbered by the boastful...
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The Love Eterne
as Ying-Tai's motherIn this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her...
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The Blue and the Black
as Auntie JiIt's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese...
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Lady General Hua Mulan
as Mu-Lan's motherAbout a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
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Heads for Sale
as Luo's motherThis tale is about a decapitating swordswoman who will let nothing stand in her way when she...
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Sons of the Good Earth
as Mrs TienThe year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San...
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Between Tears and Smiles
as Shian's motherFan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen...
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The West Chamber
as Lady CuiA scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to capture her.
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A Spray of Plum Blossoms
as A Qiao / LucettaBai Le De and Hu Lun tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed...
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The Big Road
as Xiang DingSix young men from the city take jobs building roads for the Chinese Army
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Valley of the Fangs
as Sung's WifeIntrigue in the court means that the wife and daughter of framed scholar Sung have to travel to...
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My Dream Boat
as Shin's motherThe film tells a complicated love story. Carmen with Ke, Xiang Yi and Jiyuan. They start as a...
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The Butterfly Chalice
as Madam TienThe story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman...
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The Goddess of Mercy
as QueenWith her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and...
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The Deadly Knives
as Jiao's motherPlotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew...
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The Grand Substitution
as Ching Ying's wifeWith China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of...
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Too Late for Love
as Fen's auntieSu Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The...
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Bitter Sweet
as Mother LuoA widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years...
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Spring Blossoms
as Mrs ChenSpring Blossoms is a parable about the Chinese youth culture and what's important to the younger...
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The Merry Wife
as Zhen's grandmotherUnder false pretenses, Zhenzhen marries Mr. Lin, who happens to be her teacher. She wants to...
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Nobody's Child
as Adopted motherMelodramatic film about a child prodigy.
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Love Without End
as uncreditedYu Jiayin falls in love with the father of the girl she tutors.
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The Crimson Palm
as Mrs. LinLing Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because...
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Auntie Lan
as Lan's motherThe contemporary issue of single mothers is sensitively handled in this melodrama as a young...
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The Lotus Lamp
as Chiu Erh's motherThe Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son...
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The Blue and the Black 2
as Mrs. JiPart two of the wartime love story
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The Young Avenger
as Li Kui's Third SisterAfter a career spanning more than forty years and dozens of films as director or writer, Yueh...
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The Three Smiles
as Lady HuaThe film tells the story of Tang Bohu, a famous scholar who spends most of his time wandering...
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The Dream of the Ancient Capital
as uncreditedThis film depicting the lives of ordinary people — street peddlers, poor scholars, and young...
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Love and Duty
as uncreditedThe film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be...
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Mantis Combat
as uncreditedWhen a once infamous criminal decides to give up his lifestyle and return the many treasures he...
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Spring in the South
as Xiaohong LiTo please his dying father, Hong Yu, a college student, is forced to abandon his girlfriend,...
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Four Sisters
as Luo MuMandarin-era Hong Kong film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
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Struggling
as Yan GuA Chinese couple in the 1930s struggle to survive. Things get complicated for them when he...
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Flower in the Rain
as uncreditedLily Ho and Ling Yun are star-crossed lovers who suffer untold agonies before finally being...
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Symphony of Lianhua
as uncredited"Lianhua Symphony" - a small collection, consisting of eight short films shot in 1937 by young...
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Three Sinners
as Old Mrs. YenBased on one particular storyline from The Water Margin, Three Sinners weaves an intriguing...
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Two Stars in the Milky Way
as uncreditedThis is a silent film from China made in 1931. It is about two leads in a film, Yan (Raymond...
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Song of China
as Sun Ruoyan - the daughterA businessman moves his family from the city to the countryside to open a school.
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The Light of Maternal Instinct
as Lin Shao-MeiAlthough Hui-Ying is now married to a husband that offers a life of stability and comfort, over...
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Vistas of Art
as uncreditedThree stories about art stages. "Film City", "Drama Group" and "Dance Class".
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Suspicion
as Zhao LanA war-veteran husband and his wife are slowly consumed with distrust in Xu Changlin’s...
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