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Biography
Zhang was born in Panyu County, Guangdong (now part of Guangzhou) in 1904. She moved to Shanghai in her youth. She completed several years of schooling, but dropped out in her junior secondary years due to a lack of funds.
In 1923, Zhang responded to an advertisement from the Greater China Film Company [zh] seeking interested women to act in its films. More than ten thousand women who submitted their photograph. Initially, Zhang's portrait was not included in the pictures reviewed by Greater China. It was later found that ten photograph's, including Zhang's, had been taken by a journalist with the Shen Bao – whose mailbox the company had used. Zhang was selected for the company's upcoming productions, and the theft of her portrait was used to generate hype. Zhang spent two years with Greater China, completing such films as The Human Heart<-人心--> and Valour in War.
Zhang signed with the Mingxing Film Company in 1925.
Filmography
| † | Indicates film is extant |
| English title | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Release | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Human Heart | 人心 | 人心 | – | |
| Valour in War | 戰功 | 战功 | – | |
| A Sincerely Pitiful Girl | 可憐的閨女 | 可怜的闺女 | 1925 | |
| A New Family † | 新人的家庭 | 新人的家庭 | 4 Jan 1926 | |
| Lonely Orchid | 空谷蘭 | 空谷兰 | 1926 | |
| Fiancée | 未婚妻 | 未婚妻 | 1926 | |
| Love and Gold | 愛情與黃金 | 爱情与黄金 | 1926 | |
| Sacrifice for the Family | 為親犧牲 | 为亲牺牲 | 1927 | |
| Fallen Plum Blossoms | 梅花落 | 梅花落 | 1927 | |
| Lovelorn | 失戀 | 失恋 | 1933 |
References
- ^ Jing, n.d.
- Huang 2014, p. 294.
- Huang 2014, pp. 309–310.
- Huang 2014, pp. 294–295.
- Huang 2014, pp. 306–307.
- Huang 2014, p. 284.
- Huang 2014, p. 307.
- Huang 2014, p. 298.
- Huang 2014, p. 304.
Works cited
- Huang, Xuelei (2014). Shanghai Filmmaking: Crossing Borders, Connecting to the Globe, 1922–1938. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-27933-9.
- Jing Zhiyu (景智宇). 张织云：中国第一位电影皇后 [Zhang Zhiyun: China's First Movie Queen] (in Chinese). Huangpu District Archives. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.