Wang Wenjuan (; 19 December 1926 – 6 August 2021) was a noted performer in Yue opera. She was well known for playing the title role Lin Daiyu in the 1962 film of '' Dream of the Red Chamber'', an adaptation of a work by Cao Xueqin.

Biography

Wang Wenjuan was born in Shengzhou,

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Province. In 1947, she and

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founded a yueju troupe called Shaozhuang Troupe (Chinese: 少壮越剧团) in

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. In 1961, she married Sun Daolin who was a famous Chinese director. She died on 6 August 2021 in Huadong Hospital, Shanghai.永远的“林妹妹”走了！著名越剧表演艺术家王文娟今离世
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References

Actresses from Shaoxing People from Shengzhou Singers from Zhejiang Yue opera actresses Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses 20th-century Chinese actresses 1926 births 2021 deaths Musicians from Shaoxing {{China-actor-stub