Cheng Xiaoying, the cover character of the first issue of Film Pictorial in 1982
Cheng Xiaoying was born in Shanghai in 1947. Since she was a child, she has a special relationship with literature and art. When he was a teenager, he was a broadcaster at the Shanghai Children's Palace Red Scarf Radio Station.
Cheng Xiaoying's life photo of the young girl
In 1960, at the age of 13, Cheng Xiaoying was admitted to the Nanjing Military Region's Air Politics Cultural and Labor Troupe as a dancer. In the literary troupe, Cheng Xiaoying learned folk dance, ballet and vocal music, which laid a good foundation for his future career in acting. During her time in the cultural troupe, she has performed in song and dance dramas such as "Wind and Cloud Outpost" and "Sister Jiang".
Cheng Xiaoying life photo
In 1966, a movement came, and Cheng Xiaoying's career as an actor also stopped. She was sent to work as a worker in a cotton spinning factory in Shanghai. It wasn't until 12 years later that she got a chance to attend art school. This year, she is 33 years old.
Cheng Xiaoying life photo
In 1978, Cheng Xiaoying was admitted to the 78-level faculty of the Acting Department of the Beijing Film Academy. During his university studies, the Beijing Film Academy Youth Film Studio was preparing to shoot the feature film "Sakura". She was lucky enough to be invited to play the heroine Mitsuko Morishita.
Poster for the movie Sakura
This film is also Cheng Xiaoying's famous work. Because she is not only dignified and beautiful, but also has a gentle and elegant temperament, this is naturally the best candidate for Morishita Mitsuko. In the play, she is more successful in showing the image of a woman who is subtle and affectionate, and has a rich heart of Japanese knowledge.
At that time, Cheng Xiaoying on the "Movie Poster" was wearing a snow-white nightgown and sitting in the dark blue back, like a beautiful angel.
Poster for the movie Sakura
After the film "Sakura" was screened nationwide, it was well received by the audience, the literary and art circles, and film critics. Everyone agreed that the film's style is fresh, the language is concise, the emotions are deep, so that people can not forget for a long time, plus the theme song with the plot, the sound scene is lush, touching, and tear-inducing.
Stills from the movie Sakura
When the film was screened in Japan, it was also well received by the Japanese audience and film critics. When the film "Sakura" was screened in Japan, the film's director Zhan Xiangzhi and actor Cheng Xiaoying were invited to Japan to participate in the premiere ceremony and meet with the Japanese audience. In 1979, the film "Sakura" won the Ministry of Culture's Outstanding Film Award.
Stills from the movie Midnight
In 1980, Cheng Xiaoying co-starred with Li Rentang, Liang Boluo, Zhang Fa, Gong Xue, Guo Kaimin, etc. in "Midnight" based on Mao Dun's novel of the same name, and Cheng Xiaoying starred as Lin Peiyao.
Poster for the movie Midnight
In 1981, Cheng Xiaoying and director Zhang Jizhong collaborated on a song and dance film "Dancing Love". They are a loving couple in the film. Zhang Jizhong plays a dance choreographer, and she is transformed into a Yi girl who loves dance.
Stills from the movie "Dancing Love"
Because Cheng Xiaoying has a deep dance background, playing this role can be said to be handy. The combination of handsome men and beautiful women also made the audience feast their eyes. The film "Dance Love" shows the love story of the dance choreographer Zhifeng and the dance talented Yi girl Qumu Azhi. Cheng Xiaoying starred as Qumu Azhi. Working with him is young director Zhang Jizhong. At that time, Zhang Jizhong was still very young and handsome.
Stills from the movie "Dancing Love"
In 1982, CCTV held a Spring Festival Gala at the Xinqiao Hotel in Beijing. The hosts are Cheng Xiaoying and actor Dashi Chang, who also sang the Japanese song "Northern Spring" and the film "Sakura" respectively. Being able to host the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV shows how much Cheng Xiaoying's prestige was in that year.
Cheng Xiaoying life photo
Since then, she has played the male protagonist's wife Song Fengling in the film "I, You, Him" starring Ma Jingwu, Li Ranran and Cui Xinqin. At the same time, he also participated in the TV series "Hot Spring" starring Feng Enhe and Wang Fuli.
Poster for the TV series "Hot Springs"
Unfortunately, Cheng Xiaoying was later transferred to Shenzhen Television as a director and actor. Later, he went to Japan to settle down. Gradually faded out of the film and television circle.
After 26 years, she and Xu Huanshan, a famous actor who played her brother in "Sakura", met in the "Wonderful Old Friends" program on Shanghai TV. At the request of the audience, Cheng Xiaoying sang the episode "Mom, Look at Me", and on the screen, Cheng Xiaoying was still elegant.
Stills from the movie Midnight
The audience commented, "Cheng Xiaoying, although there are not many films, is an unforgettable actress!" From the movie she starred in, "Sakura", Mitsuko Morishita, Lin Peiyao in "Midnight", and Qumu Azi in "Dance Love", all of them are brilliant."
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