The term "red face and thin life" comes from the "Biography of Empress Xiaocheng Xu of the Book of Han", which refers to a beautiful woman who is prone to misfortune. The same is true in the big dye vat of the entertainment industry, those big stars have a superficial scenery, what kind of pressure is behind them, it is difficult for us ordinary people to understand.
It is a pity that many actresses who were once very popular died at a young age when their careers were booming. The following 10 actresses all died when they were very young, and only their works remain in this world, bringing endless regrets to the world.
1. Lin Dai (1934-1964, aged 30)
In the early 1980s, with the entry of Hong Kong films into the mainland, films such as "Sable Cicada", "Beauty of Jiangshan" and "The Legend of the White Snake" became classics sought after by mainland film fans.
Lin Dai, one of Shaw's "three beauty", also became a popular actress in that era, and it is regrettable that Lin Dai was long gone at that time.
Lin Dai, whose real name is Cheng Yueru, was born in 1934.
In 1951, Lin Dai was discovered into the film circle by Yuan Yang'an, the director of great wall films. But soon after, she switched to Yonghua Pictures, became famous for the movie "Cuicui", and has been making films for two companies, Denmao and Shaw.
In 1957, when her career was successful, Lin Dai felt that her education was not enough, so she resolutely stopped the film contract at hand and went to Columbia University in the United States to study theater performance alone.
During her studies, she met Long Shengxun (also known as Long Wu), the fifth son of the former governor of Yunnan Province, Long Yun, and although opposed by relatives and friends, Lin Dai married Long Shengxun in 1961.
After marriage, Lin Dai joined Shaw's and became Shaw's top actress with films such as "A Thousand Charms", "No Love" and "The Legend of the White Snake", and won four consecutive Asian film queens, which is an achievement that no Chinese actress has ever achieved.
On April 6, 1963, Lin Dai gave birth to her son Long Zonghan in New York, and in the eyes of the world, her family was harmonious, her career reached its peak, and she was the winner in life.
But the suffering of 30-year-old Lin Dai, only she herself knows, her husband Long Shengxun is a well-known playboy, the couple often quarrel, not as harmonious as on the surface.
In her career, Ling Bo, who has risen rapidly in "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", has become Shaw's new favorite, and Lin Dai deeply feels that her position in the company is threatened as never before.
Hit by the unsatisfactory family and career, on July 17, 1964, Lin Dai was found to have committed suicide in her apartment at the age of 30.
In her suicide note to her husband, she had this to say: "Xun, in case you want to save me, please don't send me to the public hospital, so that all the newspapers in Hong Kong will be published as a joke." ”
According to this, some people speculate that her suicide is to scare her husband, because she has also attempted suicide twice before. But she was not able to get treatment in time this time, when some fans pointed the spearhead at Long Shengxun, believing that he had killed him, but Long Shengxun did not remarry after Lin Dai's death, in order to show that he was truly in love with Lin Dai.
2. Lottie (1937-1968, aged 31)
The Shaw "three beauty" mentioned above, in addition to Lin Dai, there are Li Lihua and Lottie. Among them, Lottie was born in 1937, 3 years younger than Lin Dai, but only 31 years old when he died.
It is strange that the two talented women of the Shaw family died in very similar causes, the difference is that Lottie's sudden death was purely accidental.
Lottie's original name was Xi Zhongyi, and after the death of her father Xi Zhaonian, her mother took her to join her maternal grandfather Gu Zhuxuan, the "tycoon of Jiangbei". Because of her grandfather running the "Toad Stage", Lottie was cultivated by the performing arts from an early age, entered the film circle in 1952, and after five years of filming in the Great Wall Film, he switched to Shaw.
Lottie left many classic characters, she is Nie Xiaoqian in the original "Ghost of Qiannu", Lin Daiyu in "Dream of the Red Chamber", and Zhu Yingtai in "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".
At that time, the release of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" caused a sensation, but Ling Bo, who opposed Liang Shanbo, stole the limelight of Lottie, which made her feel snubbed by Shaw, so she switched to Dengmao and made 9 movies.
In 1968, during the filming of "Fog" and "Green Lake Spring Break" for Lottie, on December 27, after Le tei met with his third brother Lei Zhen, he went to bed after lunch and took a nap. She took sleep aids before going to bed, but suffered a heart shock due to the side effects of the drugs, and by 17:00, when the maid tried to wake her up, she found that she was unconscious.
Lottie was taken to the hospital for rescue, but was already exhausted.
At that time, some people speculated that she committed suicide by taking medicine, but director Wang Tianlin once revealed that Lottie was wearing only intimate clothes when she died, and if she committed suicide, she should dress decently; The forensic doctor determined that she had not taken an overdose of the drug, and that it was the side effects of the drug that took her life.
3. Weng Meiling (1959-1985, aged 26)
The 83rd edition of "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" is the first TVB Jin Yong drama introduced to the mainland, which caused a great sensation when it was broadcast on mainland television in 1985.
But in May of the same year, when the bad news of the suicide of Weng Meiling, who played Huang Rong in the play, reached the mainland, it caused a collective sentimentality among the audience.
Born in Hong Kong in 1959, Weng Meiling's father died when she was 7 years old, and later her mother remarried, she immigrated to The United Kingdom with her mother, and had a relationship with the Dutch young Lobo Ledbo, but because Weng Meiling's mother vigorously opposed, the two eventually broke up.
At the end of March 1982, Weng Meiling returned to Hong Kong to participate in the Hong Kong Sisters Pageant and won the 8th place, and then signed a contract with TVB and entered the show business circle.
In October of the same year, Weng Meiling passed the audition and stood out from 3,000 candidates to become the actor of Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Eagle Hero".
Weng Meiling was the "Huang Rong" who was personally selected by Jin Yong, when she had just turned 23 years old, and her innocent and kind temperament was very compatible with Huang Rong, so she could achieve this classic role.
During the filming of "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", Weng Meiling fell in love with Tang Zhenye in the TVB Five Tigers, and she was deeply invested in this relationship, but the two often had contradictions due to age and personality.
On May 14, 1985, after another conflict with Tang Zhenye, Weng Meiling committed suicide in her home because she could not think for a moment, and was found dead at the age of 26.
Weng Meiling's sudden death became a pain in the entire Chinese film and television circle, and Tang Zhenye was cut off by his liver and intestines, and Huang Rihua, Andy Lau, Liang Chaowei and Miao Qiaowei among the Five Tigers all helped her soul.
Later, Tang Zhenye's acting career was greatly affected. Her ex-boyfriend Luo Bo was also heartbroken and set up a website in 2012 to share many old photos of Weng Meiling.
4. Liu Dan (1972-2000, aged 28)
Liu Dan, whose original name is Liu Fangqi, is a ballet dancer from Harbin, she debuted in 1993 and participated in many movies and TV series, but it was not until she got attention because of her role as a fragrant person, when she was 26 years old.
Although Han Xiang is not the protagonist, the entire plot revolves around this character, and its image is also deeply portrayed.
Liu Dan appeared in the dance outstanding, with years of polished acting skills and the character of the character's kind, brave, intelligent character characteristics vividly interpreted, so the audience is very fond of this role, Liu Dan's name soon became a symbol of "goddess".
After becoming famous, Liu Dan continued to make films, and was also invited by director Yang Jie to play the Dragon Girl of the West Sea in the "Journey to the West Sequel", but unfortunately an accident took her life prematurely.
On January 30, 2000, Liu Dan took a car from Shantou to Puning for a commercial performance, the car was in a car accident on the highway, Liu Dan was thrown out of the car and died on the spot.
According to reports, the car was only out of control to dodge a road obstacle, and Liu Dan, who was sitting in the back seat belt, was thrown out of the car because she did not wear a seat belt, and she died at the age of 28.
To this day, Liu Dan's name is often mentioned by netizens, and she is like a shining meteor across the sky, leaving a beautiful figure in the film and television circle.
5. Le Yun (1967-1995, aged 28)
In the 1984 movie "Wanted", the villain Dan Fengyan "Ma Da" played by Le Yun impressed the audience.
Although he is a villain, Le Yun's domineering control of the whole scene is a rare temperament of female stars at that time.
Therefore, when casting CCTV's "Dream of the Red Chamber", she got the attention of director Wang Fulin and invited her to join the crew and play the role of Feng Jie in the play.
At that time, Le Yun was only 17 years old, still in the age of "young and ignorant", because of her participation in the martial arts film "Legend of Nanling", she met Luo Lie, who was the director.
Luo Lie, a Shaw action actor, is an "old jianghu", and he can see le yun's desire to become famous at a glance, so he vows to take her to Hong Kong to develop and marry her.
Unable to withstand the temptation, Le Yun finally gave up "Dream of the Red Chamber" and flew to Hong Kong with Luo Lie full of expectations.
But after arriving in Hong Kong, Le Yun found that Luo Lie's previous promises were nothing more than "painting cakes". He already had a family, but he just wanted to raise Le Yun as a "little three" and never mentioned the marriage, let alone "development".
Because she could not withstand Le Yun's strong demands, Luo Lie once introduced her to the film company under Jiahe, but she played some supporting roles with soy sauce. Later, Luo Lie's "Golden House Hidden Jiao" incident made his wife discover that Hong Kong's gossip magazines also seized on this matter and reported it, and under the pressure of public opinion, Luo Lie abandoned Le Yun.
Life became more difficult for Le Yun, who had lost her patron, and lived in low-cost housing with her mother, making ends meet by starring in small-budget films.
Due to the poverty of life, Le Yun and her mother often quarreled over some small things, and in 1995, after an argument, Le Yun could not think of it for a while, and ended her life by jumping off a building, only 28 years old.
6. Li Yu (1976-2009, aged 33)
After the broadcast of "Love Deep and Rainy" in 2001, it triggered a ratings frenzy.
Among them, Gao Xin, Li Yu, Xu Lu, etc. are all newcomers, and Li Yu, who plays Fang Yu, has especially been well received by the audience.
Li Yu, from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy and was 25 years old when he participated in "Love Deep rain and rain", which was in the middle of a good year.
She looks a bit like the action actress Yang Lijing, she is serious and hardworking, and when she was in school, she not only studied drama, but also learned fluent Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese and English, which enabled her to better control various roles.
In the play, she interpreted Li Yu's gentleness and virtuousness very well, which made the audience very loved, and with the broadcast of the series, her popularity also rose.
Unexpectedly, later in the TV series "The Last Imperial Princess", she was able to portray the heart of the Japanese spy Yoshiko Kawashima very well, which surprised the audience.
In addition to acting, Li Yu also actively participates in variety shows, and has performed singing skills in CCTV's "Hope English" program; He also showed skillful Latin dance at the "Dance Forest Conference" of Shanghai Oriental Satellite TV.
Li Yu's modern dance, national standard dance and ethnic dance are very powerful, and it can be seen that she is a versatile person with a bright future in the show business circle.
Unfortunately, in 2009, Li Yu was diagnosed with lymphoma, and it has reached an advanced stage.
Although Li Yu actively cooperated with the treatment, his condition deteriorated step by step, and by March, he could not get out of bed, and finally died at Peking Union Medical College Hospital on the 14th, at the age of 33.
7. Bai Jing (1983-2012, aged 29)
Bai Jing, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, has been a classmate of Wenwen, Tang Yan and Bai Baihe, debuted in 2005, and was well known to the audience in 2007 for playing the role of Sui Sui in the TV series "Blood Xiangxi".
Since then, she has been a two-pronged TV film, participating in the film "Iron Man" in 2009, and was nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.
"Diligent and self-motivated" is the evaluation of Bai Jing by people in the circle, but what people did not expect was that such an excellent person was murdered at the age of 29, and the murderer was her husband Zhou Chenghai.
On February 28, 2012, Bai Jing was stabbed three times by Zhou Chenghai and died of serious injuries, while Zhou Chenghai, who was full of grief, also ended his life by suicide.
Zhou Chenghai is a rich man who started in finance, 18 years older than Bai Jing, and after knowing Bai Jing, he divorced his wife and married Bai Jing.
In the eyes of people in the circle, Bai Jing is undoubtedly very lucky, not only has a successful career, but also has a husband with a lot of gold. But Bai Jing's happy life with Zhou Chenghai came to an abrupt end because of the intervention of a man named Qiao Yu.
This Qiao Yu was originally Zhou Chenghai's fitness coach, and later became his "good brother", not only cheating him of nearly ten million yuan, but also getting Bai Jing into his hands.
According to people familiar with the matter, in order to be with Qiao Yu, Bai Jing began to divorce Zhou Chenghai, and on the ninth day of the Chinese New Year in 2012, she found Zhou Chenghai, who was taking care of her mother in the hospital, and quarreled in front of his seriously ill mother. This sudden fright led to the sudden death of Zhou Chenghai's mother from cardiovascular disease, and Zhou Chenghai was discouraged by Bai Jing and only wanted to make a decision.
Finally, on February 28, Zhou Chenghai asked Bai Jing out on the grounds of talking about divorce conditions, but Bai Jing never expected that what awaited her was death.
After the two died, Qiao Yu, the culprit who caused the breakdown of their marriage, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud.
8. Pan Xingyi (1980-2009, aged 29)
The 2003 Republic of China drama "Golden Powder Family" was the ratings trump card of that year, in which the third aunt Taicui was exquisite in all aspects, and the image was graceful, leaving a deep impression on the audience. But to the surprise of the audience, the role was played by the actress Pan Xingyi, who had just graduated, who was only 23 years old at the time.
A native of Huaibei, Anhui Province, Pan Xingyi was born in 1980 to a wealthy family, and because his father was a film worker, Pan Xingyi aspired to become an actor from an early age.
After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, her first TV series was "The Golden Powder Family". Although he is not the main actor, he has been very successful in shaping the role of Aunt Cui with his own efforts, and has also been recognized by the audience.
In the following years, she participated in many TV series and movies, including "The Great River Goes East" with Li Youbin, "Opening" with Jiang Wu, and "Ruan Lingyu" with Wu Qianlian.
In order to be able to better portray each role, she had to carefully read the original book and figure out the personality characteristics of each character in each play.
In the eyes of the audience, Pan Xingyi is a very good actress, not only performing seriously, but also living a low-key life, and never having negative news. But it is such a perfect person, but he lost his life due to an accident, which makes people lament the impermanence of the world.
On February 20, 2009, Pan Xingyi was at her home with her father. When Pan Xingyi had just finished her bath and came out of the bathroom, the phone rang, and she accidentally slipped in order to answer the phone, broke the fish tank in the house, and was cut in the throat by broken glass.
When Pan Dad, who was in the kitchen, heard the loud sound of the fish tank breaking and rushed to the living room to check it out, Pan Xingyi had already collapsed in a pool of blood.
Pan's father immediately made an emergency treatment of the wound on Pan Xingyi's neck and called an ambulance, but by the time Pan Xingyi was taken to the hospital, she had already died of excessive blood loss, when she was only 29 years old.
9. Jian Huizhen (1969-1999, aged 30)
In the old Hong Kong films of the 80s and 90s, there are many movie stars that we may not be able to call names, but they are impressed by the characters they portray.
For example, Jian Huizhen, who has participated in "Plan A 2", "Hero Essence 2" and "Overlord Flower", has some dark skin, but her image is healthy, giving people a very sunny feeling, and she was once the champion of "Miss Sunshine" in Malaysia.
Born in Penang, Malaysia, Jane wai-jin is the majority shareholder of Luk Fook Gold.
Although born into a wealthy family, Jian Huizhen wanted to be an actor, and at the age of 16, she was discovered by star scouts because she won the "Miss Sunshine" championship and developed in Hong Kong, playing important roles in "Water Samurai", "I Want golden turtle wife", "Youth Rage" and other films.
In 1986, Bruce Lee's son Lee Kwok-ho was discovered by Chan Wai-min to shoot the action film "The Dragon in the Jianghu", in which Jian Huizhen became his girlfriend "Ami".
Because of this movie, Jian Huizhen and Li Guohao established a deep relationship, and when Li Guohao died unexpectedly in 1993, Jian Huizhen, who was far away in Hong Kong, was also sad and could not believe that this was true.
However, Jian Huizhen's life was as short as Li Guohao's, and four years after Li Guohao's death, she was diagnosed with brain cancer at the end of 1997.
After nearly two years of treatment, her condition continued to deteriorate, and on August 16, 1999, she died of cancer spread at the age of 30.
10. Yao Beina (1981-2015, aged 34)
In 2011, the TV series "The Biography of Zhen Huan" became the annual hit, and the opening song "Red Face Robbery" and the interlude "Bodhisattva Man" also became popular songs of the year.
These two songs were written by Liu Huan for the post-80s actress Yao Beina, who was undergoing major surgery at the time, but perfectly interpreted these two songs with tenacious perseverance.
Born in a musical family, her father Yao Feng is a teacher at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, and she has had a strong musical talent since she was a child.
In 2005, Yao Beina, a graduate of the China Conservatory of Music, entered the entertainment industry by starring in the musical "Golden Sands", and attracted the attention of Liu Huan in the audience.
In the Spring Festival of 2007, Yao Beina sang the song "Husband and Wife I Love You" with Huofeng on the Spring Evening of CCTV, and with the broadcast of the program, Yao Beina quickly became a well-known singer in the mainland.
After several years of development, Yao Beina soon became a first-line female singer in the mainland, but just when her career was brilliant, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Fortunately, she was still in her early stages, and after 8 hours of mastectomy and chemotherapy, her body gradually recovered. At this time, Liu Huan found her and hoped that she could sing "Red Face Robbery" and "Bodhisattva Man".
Yao Beina completed the recording of these two songs with illness, and with the broadcast of "The Biography of Zhen Huan", her popularity in the mainland also reached its peak. Although doctors often told her to rest more and pay attention to her body, the hard-working Yao Beina could not put down her work until the end of 2014, when her condition began to deteriorate again, and the cancer cells had metastasized to the brain and lungs.
Knowing that her limit was approaching, Yao Beina was very calm, and she chose to give up treatment and devote all her energy to music in the two months before her death. So in that last time, she still completed the two music albums "Forever" and "Born Proud", which was the last movement of her life.
On January 16, 2015, Yao Beina died of breast cancer at the age of 34 due to a recurrence of breast cancer.
After her death, she donated her cornea, and her parents auctioned her relics, donating all the 2.7 million yuan from the auction to a Hope Primary School.
The 10 actresses mentioned above have all left their mark on the show business circle.
Among them are The big shaw stars Lin Dai and Lottie, There are Weng Meiling, who is deeply remembered by thousands of mainland audiences, and there are Li Yu, Jian Huizhen and Yao Beina, who died of illness.
Although the ways of leaving are different, their lives are frozen in the best years, which makes people sigh that they really respond to the phrase "red face and thin life".
But we will always remember that they once lived brilliantly, like fireworks.
(Rotten Tomatoes Movie Editorial Department: Blood Dan Heart)