Speaking of intellectual beauties in film and television dramas, I don't know who you will think of first? Maybe It's Liu Tao, who plays Andy in "Ode to Joy"? Maybe it's Yuan Quan, who played Tang Jing in "The First Half of My Life"? Maybe pan hong, who played Lu Wenting in "People to Middle Age"? Maybe it was Zhu Lin, the king of the daughter country, who played the daughter country in the 86 version of "Journey to the West"? But before them, there was an actress who, from the 50s onwards, was the face of intellectual women in the minds of generations. This actor is Xie Fang, one of the "twenty-two stars" in China.
Since the 1950s, Xie Fang has shaped many progressive female images and is known as the screen spokesperson of the first generation of intellectual women in New China.
In the film industry, Teacher Xie Fang is known for her enthusiasm and open-mindedness. The same is true of the characters in the movie, she is always cheerful and lively, never hidden.
In 1959, Xie Fang was well known to the audience for starring in the movie "Song of Youth" and has since entered the film world. In 2016, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Films. In her 60-year acting career, Xie Fang has shaped the image of many intellectuals with delicate and subtle performances, becoming the first candidate for intellectual women in the minds of generations.
Xie Fang, formerly known as Xie Huaifu, was born on November 1, 1935, into a family of intellectuals. Xie Fang's original name was Xie Huaifu, because the three eastern provinces were occupied by the Japanese army at that time, so the name Huaifu, taking the meaning of nostalgia and recovery of the land. Xie Fang has been educated and influenced by her parents since childhood, is talented and intelligent, loves to read poetry and books, and loves literature and art.
In 1950, he returned to the mainland from Hong Kong and studied at the Girls' High School in Shengluo, Hankou. In 1951, after graduation, he was absorbed as an actor by the Zhongnan Cultural and Labor Troupe, which was later changed to Wuhan Opera House. In 1959, he participated in his first film "Song of Youth" and entered the film world from then on.
In 1963, he began to work as an actor in the Beijing Film Studio; in the same year, he co-starred with Sun Daolin and Shangguan Yunzhu in the feature film "Early Spring February", in which he played the lively and generous girl Tao Lan.
In 1965, he co-starred with Cao Yindi in the drama film "Stage Sisters", in which he played Zhu Chunhua, who was upright and kind, highly virtuous, and unwilling to be complicit.
In 1976, the drama film "Mountain Flower" starring him was released, in which he played the role of Takayama Hana, the secretary of the rural brigade.
In 1979, he co-starred in the drama film "Tear Stains" with Li Rentang and others, in which he played the secret agent suspect Conina.
In 1980, he co-starred with Kang Tai in the drama film "The Second Handshake", in which he played Ding Jieqiong, who was dressed as an overseas Chinese.
In 1981, he starred in the biographical film "Li Qingzhao" directed by Zhang Jinglong.
In 1984, he starred with Zhang Yu in the drama film "Clear Water Bay, Freshwater Bay" based on Jiang Dian's novel of the same name.
In 1986, he co-starred with Wang Bozhao in the costume film "Princess Wencheng", in which he played princess Wencheng's nursing mother.
In 1992, he co-starred in the romantic comedy film "Send You a Piece of Tenderness" with Ge Cunzhuang and others.
In 1998, he co-starred in the love movie "Rich and Noble Twin Cities" with Wang Yu and Zheng Huiyu.
In 1999, he starred with Chen Qiang in the drama movie "Nine Nine Sunny Days".
In 2002, he participated in the costume drama "Supreme Eater King" directed by Pan Wenjie; in the same year, he participated in the costume drama "The Red Chamber Lady" directed by Huang Jianzhong.
In 2004, he co-participated in the crime drama "Loyalty Without Regrets" with Yang Lixin and Mi Xuedong.
In 2015, together with Chen Zhipeng and Zhang Dinghan, she co-starred in the love suspense film "Waiting for Love to Return", in which she played Grandma Li who had been keeping love all her life; in the same year, Xie Fang won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 15th Golden Phoenix Award of the Chinese Academy of Film Performing Arts.
Although she is now in her old age, Xie Fang is still optimistic and cheerful, full of enthusiasm for life. She is spontaneous and natural, generous, without a little shelf, and loves to eat roasted bran and dried beans in southern cuisine. Xie Fang said that it is her greatest pride to dedicate her life to the stage and the screen: "Now the times have changed, technology is more and more developed, actors have more opportunities to perform, and more people have become famous overnight." But I insist that the success of an actor depends on skill, and whether he is a real actor or not will be known over time. ”
Xie Fang and her husband Zhang Mu have always been recognized as a happy couple in the acting world. Especially in the more than twenty years after retirement, they are inseparable and loving, interpreting the twilight happiness of an elderly couple vividly.
At that time, Xie Fang and Zhang Mu became acquainted because they co-starred in the opera "Little Erhei Marriage", and then played husband and wife in more than ten operas in a row. The tacit cooperation coupled with the emotional intersection of each other's roles soon ignited the fire of love in the hearts of the two young people. In 1957, the pair of "Little Celery" and "Second Black Brother" on the stage finally "faked" and became partners in life.
From 1957 to the present, their married life has experienced 62 years, and such a fairy love is enviable. After retirement, the couple often participated in poetry readings together, respecting each other and going in pairs, which made many people envious.
We often use "sugar" to describe a couple, the feelings between husband and wife are sweet, but how many sugars can be sweeter than the affection between two old artists who have experienced more than 60 years of precipitation?