All deadly women.
Each episode of "Femme Fatale" will cause widespread discussion, and Liu Yuling, as the director and star, has more exposure and discussion, just the screenshot of the "youth" line, I don't know how many times I have seen it.
In fact, whether it is Simone, Beth and Taylor, they are just the epitome of different types of women, and Liu Yuling, the woman standing behind this drama, is the real "deadly woman".
A second-generation immigrant child, she began working part-time at the age of 14 and earned bachelor's degrees from New York University and the University of Michigan. After graduation, she ran a dragon set while working, and finally waited for the "Sweetheart Pretty Lady" and "Thunderbolt Baby" that made her popular after suffering a lot.
"Sweetheart Pretty Lady"
"Thunderbolt Baby"
Liu Yuling has a Chinese face that Hollywood will remember, and if you say she's not beautiful, you don't see the smile ⬇️ she had in "Kill Bill."
Not only has her upbringing attracted much attention, but the clips she previously interviewed have also begun to be "bulk forwarded" on Weibo because of "Deadly Woman", such as the interpretation of the "Go to Your" fund (F**k you money).
DP/30-The Oral History Of Hollywood
She said that this "fund" is equivalent to a "redemption money" left for yourself, when there are unpleasant things in life, or when someone forces you or dismisses you, you do not have to continue to grievance yourself, but you can dashingly put up a middle finger, and then leave directly, without any worries.
This kind of courage and boldness is really not for everyone.
After tasting the sweetness of this time as a director, Liu Yuling's "ambition" is also getting bigger and bigger, and it is said that she is producing another female-themed drama called "Unsung Hero", which will tell the story of Chinese actress Huang Liushuang, that is: we have a cool drama to chase!
Yellow willow cream
This is not the first time that the names of Liu Yuling and Huang Liushuang have appeared together. Before that, when Liu Yuling left a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her star was next to the star of Huang Liushuang. And Huang Liushuang is the first Chinese woman to stay on the Avenue of Stars, liu Yuling is the second after her, and the two are indeed not shallow.
Now, Chinese actresses have a lot more freedom in Hollywood than before, they can choose what kind of role to play, and they can also turn to the background to become a director. But in Huang Liushuang's generation, the image of Chinese women in Hollywood movies can only be roughly divided into two categories: either a weak and passive "lotus baby" or a very controlling "dragon girl", and there is no choice at all.
Therefore, for the first generation of Hollywood Chinese actresses represented by Huang Liushuang, it is difficult to stand firm.
To be precise, Huang Liushuang should be Hollywood's first Chinese superstar. In that era, she was on a par with Bruce Lee, and it was also the beginning of a brief golden age of Asian American actors.
Born in 1905 to a Chinese family in Los Angeles, she tipped a movie to watch when she worked in her father's laundromat as a child, and this "first in her life" made her start to have a vision for the industry. At that time, Chinese Americans were prejudiced in Hollywood and even in the United States, so Chinese actors could only be assigned some clowns in movies, and the ending was always dead again and again.
But even so, Huang Liushuang still did not give up the dream of becoming a great film actor. She hopes that she can make movies and have a future that is on an equal footing with white people.
Poster for the movie "Red Lantern"
She began running dragon suits in Hollywood at the age of 12, and a few years later evolved from a group to a supporting role, starring in a small role in "Red Lantern". With the discovery of her acting talent, Huang Liushuang finally received the first movie starring her- "The Death of the Sea".
Although she did not systematically study acting, she had a high level of understanding, and some media at the time said that she had "reached the level of a master".
Some say the film is like a remake of Madame Butterfly, a typical early Orientalist interpretation that over-shows the fragility and forbearance of women. But the reason why people can still watch it is that the yellow willow cream is really beautiful.
At this time, Huang Liushuang was just 17 years old, and although her cheeks were a little tender, her silhouette was clear and smooth, and she would not be crushed by the aura when wearing gorgeous Chinese costumes. Even if the film development technology at that time was not very good, there were only a few monotonous color systems in the picture, and her brilliance could still be seen.
Later, she starred as a fragrant Mongolian maid in "The Thief of Baghdad", and the thick Qi bangs, dark Dan phoenix eyes, and slender eyebrows have become her most distinctive symbols. She wears a bandeau and shorts, and her feminine body is in full view, which is simply a capital sexy.
Although Huang Liushuang had never played a leading role before the age of 20, she became famous and became one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood.
Later, she chose to go to Europe to develop at the bottleneck of her career, and with her super high language talent, she soon learned to act in French and German, and was loved by the European film and television circles, starring in many works, including the British classic film "Chinatown Prosperous Dream" in the silent film era.
Three years later, America's attitude toward The Chinese began to change, and Huang Liushuang returned to Hollywood and ushered in the peak of her career. Broadway's stage play "On the spot", the movie "Dragon Girl", "Shanghai Express" and other representative works were completed at this time.
Huang Liushuang's protagonist position has since begun to stabilize, and she no longer has to "die over and over again" in the movie.
Lu Yan
In mid-to-late September, the drama "Deling and Cixi" returned to the stage, and the most noteworthy mention is that Cixi played by Lu Yan. Her performance method is ingenious, not only performing Cixi's domineering and arbitrary, but also reflecting the sadness and sensitivity behind the role, which is simply Cixi Benxi.
3 hours of drama, whether it is stage scheduling or line action, she can grasp it just right, no one can see that she is 92 years old under the luxurious dragon robe.
In addition to frequent appearances on the drama stage and film and television dramas, Teacher Lu Yan's Weibo has also been "continuously open", and online terms such as "double-clicking" are really familiar to her.
Drama "Like a Dream"
Look at the life of Lu Yan's 92-year-old teacher: acting, surfing the Internet, driving and having ice cream freedom, even TV dramas dare not be so fixed.
"Picking Gold"
Her experience in her youth was even more explosive: the first Chinese judge of the Oscars, the winner of the three-time Academy Awards, the oriental beauty of Marlon Brando's side, and the nobleman of Ang Lee.
What is even more unbelievable is that she was 30 years old when she entered the show business circle, and she was a mother of three children.
Lu Yan's mother is Li Guifen, who is known as "Kun Ling Su Sheng Tai Dou", she practiced with her mother and her righteous father Mei Lanfang since she was a child, but her mother did not want her to take the road of singing and opera, saying that she had no talent, so she obediently went to Shanghai Jiaotong University and studied accounting. (Xueba Certification)
When she was in school, Lu Yan participated in the drama club and played the four phoenixes in "Thunderstorm". She was born Peugeot, goose egg face, slightly slender eyes, slender nose bone, is a typical oriental beauty look. Coupled with her a bit of Peking Opera skills, the requirements of the right words and the "eyebrow communication" are really simple for her.
After immigrating to the United States with her family, Lu Yan's desire to work as an actor became stronger, and she quit her job to enter drama school to study acting. Two years later, she was recommended as an outstanding graduate to audition for the crew of "Flying Tiger Baby", which also made her first role in Hollywood.
It didn't take long for Hollywood to have a legend about the oriental beauty Lu Yan: "She can always live one by one, and roles that need Chinese must find Lu Yan." She began to make more and more films, including the film "One-Eyed Dragon" with Marlon Brando, and the film "The Last Emperor" that Bertolucci shot at the Forbidden City.
Lu Yan's contribution not only made Hollywood realize the business ability of Chinese actors, she also translated many operas into English for teaching, and promoted the introduction of "The Sound of Music" and "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck" into China... Lu Yan's coolness is really something that no one else can learn.
Kannan Shi
In the 1960s, she was more often referred to as "SuSi Huang". The movie "Suss Huang's World" has since entered the eyes of the Western media as a sexy Oriental actress, and in the eyes of many Westerners, she is a beautiful and mysterious oriental legend.
Born in Hong Kong, China, Kanashi's father was an architect from Guangdong and her mother was an English fashion model. Kannan Shi's appearance can be said to be a fusion of the strengths of both parents, both the gentle silhouette of the East and the deep facial features of the West, and this good-looking face seems to have been destined for her to be an actress.
At the age of 21, she returned home from studying ballet in the UK, just in time for "Suss Yellow's World" to be casting. Kannan Shi entered the recruitment exam with the mentality of trying it out, and was taken by the director at a glance. This opportunity not only made her a film heroine, but also helped her open the door to Hollywood.
The mysterious oriental woman in the movie, Su Sihuang, also has a little playfulness in her style, she wears a cheongsam and long hair, and likes to take the initiative to tell strangers, "I am a rich woman, and my father does not allow me to talk to strangers." ”
Later, she played her dance skills in the song and dance drama "Flower Drum Song", and the song and dance clip of "I enjoy being a girl" completely highlighted the youthful vitality of her body.
Kannan Shi likes sports, and her figure is not soft and slender, but toned and feminine.
Sports enthusiasts usually love new things, so in 1963, her 1.2m long hair was cut straight short, becoming the first female star to cut Sassoon BOB's head. This move also made Vader Sassoon quickly popular, becoming a hot star stylist.
And this BOB head is called "a beautiful line that will never be forgotten", and it has a new name - Kannan Shi BOB.
The 60s should have belonged to the peak of Kannan Shi, but then she began to gradually reduce her workload after a failed marriage, from the front of the curtain to the backstage, and set up her own film company as a producer.
Although it is a pity, this rhythm of work can make her more relaxed and enjoy life, and also bring a lot of inspiration to her creation.
Zhou Caiqin
Like Guan Nanshi, Zhou Caiqin's famous work is also "The World of Su Si Huang", but she played the theatrical version, although the mainstream theater circle in London at that time did not have a high evaluation of this play, but everyone looked at the lead actor Zhou Caiqin differently, and the title of the review article was also "I hope that the Su Si Huang you know can also be as good as the Su Si Huang played by Zhou Caiqin." ”
Zhou Caiqin became famous for this play, some people said that she was a delicate "Chinese doll", and some people said that she was a "one meter five bomb" on the stage. Fashionable girls in London at that time began to learn to wear cheongsam, straighten their hair, dye them black, and hook their eyes into the shape of oriental almond eyes.
Those who imitate her may not know that Zhou Caiqin should be the earliest "second generation of stars" in China, her father is the famous Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang, and her mother is Qiu Lilin, a famous Shanghainese woman. She grew up in a well-to-do family, with diamond rings and furs as common objects, and when she went to school in London, she carried an omega gold watch and more than fifty cheongsams.
Such a family has cultivated Zhou Caiqin's good temperament and self-confidence, and she has been taught from an early age not to expect to live on a dowry, but to learn knowledge and become an independent person. Therefore, the charm of Zhou Caiqin's hands and feet can be learned by changing clothes and makeup.
At the age of 16, she attended the Royal School of Drama in London, became the first Chinese student in the school, and then turned to Hollywood after breaking through in the London theater industry, becoming the first Chinese girl in the 007 series of movies.
It can be said that from London's West End to Broadway, Zhou Caiqin red has spread throughout the Western world.
Memoirs of a Geisha
In 1981, she returned to her homeland and taught in Chinese opera, and she has also been acting in film and television works. Whether it's "Memoirs of a Geisha" or Hollywood's first all-Asian film, "Happy Luck Club", there are her shadows in it.
"Happy Blessing Society"
She is also included in the blockbuster American dramas "Grey's Anatomy" and "Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and in 2001, she was awarded the American Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Cameo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
In the new version of "Dream of the Red Chamber", Zhou Caiqin played the role of Jia Mu, and the old lady in the play who is a little naughty and a little willful, and who has a sense of majesty, may be the only role that has not been dissed by netizens.
Dream of the Red Chamber
In fact, the actresses introduced today seem to have a commonality - long standby time, they can always find their own roles in different eras, and age and wrinkles have all become a plus.
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