Wang Wenjuan
Appearance
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Wang Wenjuan | |||||||
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Died | 6 August 2021 | (aged 94)||||||
Occupation | Yue opera performer | ||||||
Known for | Young dan roles | ||||||
Style | Wang school (founder) | ||||||
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Children | 1 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 王文娟 | ||||||
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Wang Wenjuan (Chinese: 王文娟; pinyin: Wáng Wénjuān; 19 December 1926 – 6 August 2021) was a noted performer in Yue opera. She was well known for playing the title role Lin Daiyu in the 1962 film of Dream of the Red Chamber,[1][2] an adaptation of a work by Cao Xueqin.
Biography
[edit]Wang Wenjuan was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province. In 1947, she and Lu Jinhua founded a yueju troupe called Shaozhuang Troupe (Chinese: 少壮越剧团) in Shanghai. In 1961, she married Sun Daolin who was a famous Chinese director.[3] She died on 6 August 2021 in Huadong Hospital, Shanghai.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ “林妹妹”王文娟:我的梦想我的忧虑
- ^ Fan Meijing (23 April 2006). "Grand dame of Yueju". Shanghai Daily.
- ^ 孙道临和王文娟的艺术姻缘
- ^ 永远的“林妹妹”走了!著名越剧表演艺术家王文娟今离世