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Ruan Lingyu

Born

April 25, 1910

Died

March 8, 1935 (24 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Shanghai, China

IMDb

Ruan Lingyu, born Ruan Fenggen, also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicide at the age of 25 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.

Known For

The Goddess
7.8

The Goddess

New Women
6.4

New Women

Little Toys
7.0

Little Toys

Love and Duty
7.2

Love and Duty

National Customs
6.6

National Customs

National Customs

National Customs

Zhang Lan

6.6

1935

New Women

New Women

Wei Ming

6.4

1935

The Goddess

The Goddess

The Goddess

7.8

1934

Sea of Scented Snow

0.0

1934

再会吧,上海

再会吧,上海

白露

0.0

1934

Life

Life

妓女

0.0

1934

Coming Home

Coming Home

0.0

1934

Little Toys

Little Toys

Sister Ye

7.0

1933

Chengshi zhi ye

Chengshi zhi ye

女工

0.0

1933

Three Modern Ladies

Three Modern Ladies

3.5

1933

The Peach Girl

The Peach Girl

Miss Lim

6.0

1931

Spring in the Jade Palace

Spring in the Jade Palace

苏三

0.0

1931

A Spray of Plum Blossoms

A Spray of Plum Blossoms

Hu Zhuli / Julia

6.0

1931

Love and Duty

Love and Duty

Yang Nai Fan

7.2

1931

Wild Flower

Wild Flower

Ли Лиан

0.0

1930

The Dream of the Ancient Capital

The Dream of the Ancient Capital

Yanyan

0.0

1930

A Married Couple in Name Only

A Married Couple in Name Only

Shi Miaowen

0.0

1927

Imperial Concubine Yang of Beijing

0.0

1927

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