Li Lihua in her youth
According to Taiwan media reports, Li Lihua, the "evergreen tree of the film industry", passed away on March 20 at the age of 93.
Hong Kong veteran actor Weng Wu left a message on Facebook earlier: "Li Lihua left today, Little Miss Mi, all the way!" Singapore City Channel Radio posted on Facebook: "Li Lihua, the evergreen tree of the Chinese film industry, passed away at the age of 93. Guan Xuemei, a veteran media person, confirmed the news. ”
Li Lihua was born in 1924 in the Liyuan family, the father of the famous Peking Opera character Li Guifang, the mother is Lao Dan Zhang Shaoquan, since childhood to study under the Peking Opera masters Mu Tiefen and Zhang Shuyunmen. In 1940, the 16-year-old Li Lihua became famous for starring in the movie "Three Laughs". In 1955, Li Lihua starred in Hong Kong's first color film "Begonia Red". In 1958, she starred in the Hollywood movie "China Doll" (Flying Tiger Jiaowa), becoming the first Chinese actress to break into Hollywood. The anecdote that she refused to kiss during the filming of the film also became a boiling news.
Stills from "China Doll"
In 1965 and 1969, Li Lihua won the Golden Horse Film Queen twice with "Spring Dream of the Old Capital" and "Yangtze River Wind and Cloud".
Stills from "Spring Dream of the Old Capital"
Stills from "Yangtze River Storm"
In the 1980s, Li Lihua lived in the United States and other places after taking a film. At the age of 70, she also released records as an artist.
Li Lihua played Yang Guifei in "Yang Guifei" (1962).
Over the past 40 years, Li Lihua has shot more than 100 films, including "Fake Phoenix", "Little Phoenix Immortal", "Xuan Xi Jiao" and so on. She is beautiful in appearance, sexy, but pure love, but also anti-string Xiaosheng, the play path is broad, not only played Wu Zetian, Yang Guifei and other roles left in the history of Qingqing, but also interpreted the famous prostitute Xiao Fengxian, and even village girls, professional women, prostitutes and other roles. Her acting experience runs through the entire history of Chinese films in the two sides of the Taiwan Straits and the three places, and she has also been named "The Ancestor of the Goddess" and "Evergreen Tree of the Film Industry" for her outstanding appearance, acting skills and prolific works. The late famous director Li Hanxiang praised her: "Among female stars, no one can match her in terms of style and acting skills." ”
November 21, 2015, Taipei, the 52nd Taiwan Golden Horse Awards Ceremony. Li Lihua (center) received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Jackie Chan (right) knelt down to present the award. Visual China Infographic
The 52nd Golden Horse Awards in 2015 awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to Li Lihua. Li Lihua, who is in her 90s, attended the award ceremony in a wheelchair. As soon as she appeared on the scene, she was greeted by a standing ovation from the audience. Jackie Chan, who played her son in the movie "Qin Xianglian", personally presented her with an award, saying that "this mother has been calling for more than 50 years" and praising her as "an eternal superstar and an eternal goddess".
In January 2016, the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to Li Lihua.