| Xie Fang | |
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| Born | Xie Huaifu (謝懷復) (1935-11-01)1 November 1935 Huangpi, Hubei, China |
| Died | 19 December 2024(2024-12-19) (aged 89) Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–2024 |
Xie Fang (Chinese: 谢芳; 1 November 1935 – 19 December 2024) was a Chinese actress and author. She was best known for her involvement with pre-Cultural Revolution cinema.
Life and career
Xie was born in Huangpi, Hubei, China and grew up in Shanghai. Both of her parents were teachers at a Christian school. Her parents became increasingly involved with the Chinese Communist Party; this would influence her career by acting in more "revolutionary" plays like The White Haired Girl. She graduated from an all-girls' high school in 1951, and started acting shortly after. She joined acting troupe SOUTH backstage and began singing in the opera. Xie married in 1957. In 1959, Xie starred in Song of Youth; this was her break out role. She signed with Beijing Film Studio in 1963. Xie, then, would star in the Xie Jin film Two Stage Sisters in 1964. She was the recipient of the Golden Phoenix Award in 1995 for her contributions to Chinese cinema.
In addition to being an actress, Xie was also an author. She died in Beijing on 19 December 2024, at the age of 89.
Selected filmography
- The Chinese Widow (2017)
- Love Will Be Back (2015)
- Woman-Taxi-Woman (1991)
- This Man Is Dangerous (1985)
- Two Stage Sisters (1964)
- Early Spring in February (1963)
- Song of Youth (1959)
Bibliography
- Gone Hastily (往事匆匆, 1997) ISBN 978-7506312707
- Unsinkable Lake : Chinese Modern Fiction Film (不沉的湖: 中国现代影视小说, 1997) ISBN 978-7530204634
See also
References
- ^ Farquhar, Mary Ann; Berry, Chris (2006). China on Screen: Cinema and Nation. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780231510301.
- "张目谢芳夫妇：《游击队之歌》唱到今 林道静仍不过时". People.cn. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "谢芳简介". China.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "第五届表演艺术学会奖金凤凰奖 - 特别奖". China Film Performing Arts Society. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- 中国人民大学. 书报资料社 (1983). 电影研究. 复印报刊资料 (in Chinese). 中国人民大学书报资料社. p. 91. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- 著名电影表演艺术家谢芳今天凌晨去世 享年89岁 (in Chinese)
- "谢芳逝世，中影集团发布讣告_中国政库_澎湃新闻-The Paper". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
External links
- Fang Xie at IMDb
- Xie Fang at the Chinese Movie Database
- Xie Fang at Rotten Tomatoes
- Xie Fang in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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