In 2000, Zhao Lirong put on her birthday clothes and made a will, and in the last moments of her life, she said: "I am in pain, there is no regret, I want to go easily." ”
But in the end, she still did not complete the year 2000.
Zhao Lirong, this name is so familiar to many people, she is not only a representative figure of Chinese sketches, some people call her "the queen of sketches", her every laugh, every line is so gripping.
In 1928, Zhao Lirong was born in Tangshan, Hebei. Her father was deceived into doing business and fell into poverty. Under the pressure of family poverty, Zhao Lirong grew up in the theater, and she was very fascinated by theater. Even at the age of one, Zhao Lirong walked on the stage.
She was able to sing on stage at the age of six. Zhao Lirong has been performing in the theater to ease the burden on her family. Later, after the liberation of Beiping, Zhao Lirong successfully entered the North China Theater to work, entered the General Political Liberation Experimental Theater Troupe, officially compiled, and performed on stage with Xin Fengxia.
This opera genius not only has made a difference in her career, but her love life is also full of twists and turns. Her first love was Sheng Qiang, an artist in the same theater, but only four years later, Sheng Qiang died of illness, leaving Zhao Lirong with two young sons. In order not to let the children live in a fatherless and motherless environment, she married her husband's younger brother Sheng Hong again and gave birth to a son and a daughter.
The happiness of the family always seems to slip away at the moment Zhao Lirong catches it, and her youngest daughter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and died at the age of seven. Zhao Lirong, who experienced the pain of losing her son again, once again suffered the blow of life, but life did not show mercy to her subordinates, and in 1984, Sheng Hong died suddenly of a heart attack.
The pressures of life did not crush her, but made her stronger and more focused on her career. Her career was a notable success, playing the role of "Queen Che Chi" in "Journey to the West", and thus rose to prominence. Since then, she has also filmed works such as "The Field is a Green Tent", the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions", "Cangsheng" and other works, and won the best actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival for "New Year".
60-year-old Zhao Lirong began to leave her mark on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. Since 1992, she has appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for seven consecutive years, winning the warm love of the audience with her humorous performance, and even once beat Zhao Benshan to become the audience's favorite sketch performer.
However, as she is old, performing with illness has become her norm. Once, during the performance of the sketch "So Packaged", she was unable to support herself due to the recurrence of her old injuries and had to kneel on the ground, which moved countless audiences.
In 2000, Zhao Lirong was suffering from illness and chose to leave this world quietly in a birthday robe sewn by herself. She passed away at the age of 72, but her spirit and her laughter will remain in people's hearts forever.
Looking back at Zhao Lirong's life, we see a resilient woman who faces the tribulations of life with a smile and brings joy to everyone with her performance. Zhao Lirong, she is not only a great artist, but also the person in our hearts who is full of courage and loves life. Her life is an inspiring story that teaches us that no matter how hard life is, we should persevere and face life with a smile. Let's remember this great woman who has made us laugh, cry and move - Zhao Lirong!