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Ruan Lingyu

Ruan Lingyu

Born: 1910-04-25 • Shanghai, China

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.

Filmography
National Customs poster
National Customs
1935 • Zhang Lan
New Women poster
New Women
1935 • Wei Ming
The Goddess poster
The Goddess
1934 • The Goddess
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Sea of Scented Snow
1934
Goodbye, Shanghai poster
Goodbye, Shanghai
1934 • 白露
Life poster
Life
1934 • 妓女
Coming Home poster
Coming Home
1934
Little Toys poster
Little Toys
1933 • Sister Ye
Chengshi zhi ye poster
Chengshi zhi ye
1933 • 女工
Three Modern Ladies poster
Three Modern Ladies
1933
The Peach Girl poster
The Peach Girl
1931 • Miss Lim
Spring in the Jade Palace poster
Spring in the Jade Palace
1931 • 苏三
A Spray of Plum Blossoms poster
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
1931 • Hu Zhuli / Julia
Love and Duty poster
Love and Duty
1931 • Yang Nai Fan
Wild Flower poster
Wild Flower
1930 • Ли Лиан
The Dream of the Ancient Capital poster
The Dream of the Ancient Capital
1930 • Yanyan
A Married Couple in Name Only poster
A Married Couple in Name Only
1927 • Shi Miaowen
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Imperial Concubine Yang of Beijing
1927