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Xie Fang

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Xie Fang
Born
Xie Huaifu (謝懷復)

(1935-11-01)1 November 1935
Years active1951-present

Xie Fang (Chinese: 谢芳; born November 1, 1935) is a Chinese actress and author. She is best known for her involvement with pre-Cultural Revolution cinema.[1]

Life and career

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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.[1] 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.[2] In 1959, Xie starred in Song of Youth; this was her break out role. She signed with Beijing Film Studio in 1963.[3] 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.[4]

In addition to being an actress, Xie is also an author.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

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Bibliography

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Farquhar, Mary Ann; Berry, Chris (2006). China on Screen: Cinema and Nation. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780231510301.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "谢芳简介". China.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
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