Zhang Ruifang

Zhang Ruifang
Chinese name	張瑞芳 (traditional)
Chinese name	张瑞芳 (simplified)
Born	15 June 1918 Baoding, Hebei, China
Died	28 June 2012 (aged 94) Shanghai
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1938 – 2012
Awards Golden Rooster Awards 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress 1963 Li Shuangshuang Other awards Golden Phoenix Awards 1993 Honorary Award 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award

Zhang Ruifang (15 June 1918 – 28 June 2012) was a Chinese film and theatre actress.^[1] In 1963, Zhang won Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for her household character in comedy Li Shuangshuang.^[2] She is considered to be of the "four great drama actresses" in China (四大名旦), along with Bai Yang, Shu Xiuwen and Qin Yi.^[3]

Filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1940	Baptism of Fire	火的洗礼	Fang Yin
1947	On the Songhua River	松花江上	Niuer
1952	Civil war	南征北战	Zhao Yumin
1956	Mother	母亲	Mother
1957	The Song of Phoenix	凤凰之歌	Jin Feng
1958	By The River	三八河边	Chen Shuzhen
1959	Nie Er	聂耳	Zheng Leidian
	Always Colorful Spring	万紫千红总是春	Wang Caifeng
1962	Li Shuangshuang	李双双	Li Shuangshuang	Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1964	Li Shanzi	李善子	Li Shanzi	Banned during the Cultural Revolution
1979	Streaming	大河奔流	Li Mai
	Roar! The Yellow River	怒吼吧！黄河	A Dan
1982	Fountain Jingling	泉水叮咚	Grandma Tao

References

1. "Famous actress Zhang Ruifang dies". Globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
2. 中国第一代才艺双馨女星 Jiamusi Daily May 20, 2011
3. 影剧四大名旦 名人传记 March 08, 2011

External links

• Ruifang Zhang at the Internet Movie Database