Wu Yin, formerly known as Yang Ying, was born in Tianjin in 1909, and was given by her father as a daughter by her father as a daughter at an early age, and because her adoptive father's family was wealthy, she became interested in literature and art from an early age. Wu Yin has played various types of middle-aged and elderly women from all walks of life in our country, and is well-known in the film industry for playing the "old woman" and has the reputation of "the first old woman in the East" in the film industry. The picture shows an old photo of Wu Yin when she was young.
When she was 13 years old, Wu Yin's biological father died, and her birth mother brought her back to Shanghai and married her early. When she played a role in the drama "Suzhou Night Talk", she was blocked by her family, she resolutely divorced, decided to join the film, and participated in the filming of the film "New Woman", in which she played the middle-aged female principal of the school. The picture shows Wu Yin and the movie stars in Chongqing.
In 1935, she joined the Star Company and, from then on, specialized in the role of middle-aged and elderly women. Wu Yin has shot more than 10 films in a number of film companies. The images of elderly women played by her include peasant women, mothers, headmistresses, maids, etc., which are colorful and diverse, and for a time became a well-known actor in the film industry at the end of the 1930s who specialized in playing the image of elderly women. The picture shows Wu Yin's stills in "A River of Spring Water Flows East".
Wu Yin's image of playing an old woman is different from that of other actresses, she plays an old woman as soon as she is on the screen, which can be said to be a "professional household" who plays an old woman. Wu Yin was born relatively fat, which is very suitable for playing the rich image of an old lady in the north. Her acting skills are superb, so the old woman she plays is more popular with the audience across the country. The picture shows Wu Yin's stills in "Parents and Children".
In 1937, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, Wu Yin left Shanghai and accompanied the "Shanghai Filmmakers Theater Troupe" to Chongqing, Chengdu and other places to participate in performances, and later joined the "China Drama Art Society". After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, Wu Yin returned to Shanghai and entered the "Kunlun" Film Company to continue to work in the film. The picture shows an old photo of Wu Yin when she was young.
She quickly integrated the experience she accumulated on the drama stage into the creation of screen performances. From the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression until the founding of New China, Wu Yin participated in the filming of many films such as "A River of Spring Water Flows Eastward", "Ten Thousand Family Lights", "Crows and Sparrows", and her images of "mother-in-law", "Hu Mu" and "Mrs. Xiao" were the most prestigious. The picture shows Wu Yin's stills in "Distant Love".
These roles played by Wu Yin show her extraordinary artistic ability in portraying the image of the character. She played with many famous male and female stars, and played the role of the old woman vividly, which was really to the point where she was indispensable. The picture shows wu yin and her family group photo.
In decades of film career, Wu Yin has shaped characters, starting from life, giving characters different looks, steps, gestures and languages according to historical background, social environment, character relationships and inner worlds. The same is the "maid", the same "mother-in-law", "mother", through her creation, still everyone has their own appearance, leaving a deep impression on the audience. The picture shows an old photo of Wu Yin and Shangguan Yunzhu.
She has an insatiable pursuit of performing arts, a lifetime of hard work, hard work, extraordinary artistic skills, portraying the characters vividly, for the chinese film industry alone, her unparalleled performance, but also become a performance model in the history of China's films. The picture shows Wu Yin's stills in "Song JingShi".
In 1987, at the age of 78, Wu Yin was also invited to shoot Wang Weiyi's film "The World of Men". It is a comedy film on the theme of family planning. The male and female protagonists in the film are Hou Yaowen and Wang Fuli, and in the film, there are also old movie stars such as Liu Qiong, Comfort, and Statement. The picture shows Wu Yin's stills in "The Crow and the Sparrow".
In her later years, Wu Yin wrote many memoirs and articles on the performing arts, which were published in "Looking Back on the Year". In 1991, Wu Yin died peacefully in Shanghai at the age of 82. Forever remembered as an admirable performing artist of the older generation.