Jin Yaqin (; 1925 – 23 June 2016), also known by her stage name Bai Wei (), was a Chinese actress. Jin won the 25th

Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress The Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress (中国电影金鸡奖最佳女主角) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding actresses with outstanding performances in leading roles in cinema of China. Winners & nominees ...

, 18th

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- Best Actress and 7th Chinese Film Media Award for Best Actress for her role in 2005 film '' You and Me''.

Life

Jin was born in Yimianpo Town of

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city,

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province, during the

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in 1925. Jin worked in Home Troupe () between 1943 and 1945, she appeared in ''The Thunderstorm'' and ''The Sunrise'' as Si Feng and Chen Bailu respectively, both were

Cao Yu Cao Yu (, September 24, 1910 — December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important of the 20th century. His best-known works are '' Thunderstorm'' (1933), '' Sunrise'' (1936) and ''Peking Man'' (1940) ...

's writings. In 1949, Jin attended

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and she was transferred to

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

in 1950. After graduating in 1952 she was assigned to Beijing People's Art Theatre as an actress. During Jin worked in Beijing People's Art Theatre, she starred in many dramas, such as ''Zhao Xiaolan'', ''Teahouse'', ''Rickshaw Boy'' and ''Dragon Beard Ditch'', which were written by

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. Jin retired in 1988. After the

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, Jin acted in the historical film ''Du Shiniang'', adapted from Feng Menglong's classical novel '' Stories to Caution the World''. In 1987, Jin played the character Zhao Momo in ''

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'', a historical television series starring Chen Xiaoxu, Deng Jie and

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, based on the novel by the same name by

Cao Xueqin Cáo Xuěqín ( ; ); (4 April 1710 — 10 June 1765)Briggs, Asa (ed.) (1989) ''The Longman Encyclopedia'', Longman, was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of ''Dream of the Red Chamber'', one of the Four G ...

. Jin participated in ''Idler: Sister Ma'' (1999) and ''Chinese Communist Party Member: Sister Ma'' (2002) as Grandmother Liu, sitcoms directed by

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, the former husband of Song Dandan. In 2005, Jin played the role of grandmother in

Ma Liwen Ma Liwen (born 1971) is a female Chinese film director. She has directed a handful of films during the 2000s, including 2005's ''You and Me'', and two films in 2008, ''Lost and Found'' and ''Desires of the Heart''. Biography Born Ma Xiaoying ...

's film '' You and Me'', for which she won the Best Actress at the 25th

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, Best Actress Award at the 18th

and Best Actress Award at the 7th

Chinese Film Media Awards Chinese Film Media Awards (华语电影传媒大奖) are presented by '' Southern Metropolis Daily'' annually to honor excellence in Chinese-language cinema. Though based in mainland China, the awards are open to Chinese-language films from Hong Kon ...

. In 2008, Jin filmed in ''

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'', a historical film starring

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and Wang Zhiwen. In 2010, Jin was employed as the choreographer of the film '' The Flowers of War'' by

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

. Jin died on 23 June 2016.

Personal life

Jin met and married Niu Xingli (); January 1928–December 31, 2009) in 1950s, he was also an actor from Beijing People's Art Theatre.

Works

Film

Television

Drama

* ''The Thunderstorm'' () * ''The Sunrise'' () * ''Zhao Xiaolan'' () * ''Teahouse'' () * ''Rickshaw Boy'' () * ''Dragon Beard Ditch'' ()

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jin, Yaqin 1925 births 2016 deaths Central Academy of Drama alumni Actresses from Harbin Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses