Xie Fang

Chinese actress and author (born 1935)

Xie Fang

Born	Xie Huaifu (謝懷復) (1935-11-01)1 November 1935 Huangpi, Hubei, China
Years active	1951-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

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 Communist Party of China; 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.

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

References

^ ^a ^b 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. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ "谢芳简介". China.com. 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. Retrieved 13 December 2015.