Li Lili
Born: 1915-06-02 in Beijing, China
Died: 2005-08-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
Li Lili (Qian Zhenzhen) , also known as Pei Yanling , is a famous Chinese actor and singer. His father, Qian Zhuangfei, was a famous CCP spy. Due to his busy work, Qian Zhuangfei encouraged Li Lili to study singing and dancing at the Chinese Song and Dance Troupe in 1927. She had Li Jinhui as her godfather and changed her name to Li Lili. Soon she became popular because of her beauty and dancing skills. During the Anti-Japanese War, she successively shot a series of anti-Japanese films for China Film Studio and Hong Kong Dadi Film Company. In 1946, she went to study at Columbia University and other schools in the United States, returning to China the following year. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li worked as an actor at the Beijing Film Studio. In 1955, Li entered the Beijing Film Academy's performance specialization class, and stayed on to teach after graduation.
Filmography
1991
- Center Stage as Self
1953
- Ingeniously Taking Mount Hua as Bandit commander's wife
1944
- Undaunted Land as 马玛琪
1942
- Storm on the Border as 金花儿
1938
1935
- The Big Road as Jasmine
- National Customs as Zhang Jie
1934
- Queen of Sports as Lin Ying
1933
- Little Toys as Zhu'er
- Daybreak as Лин Лин
1932
1931
- A Spray of Plum Blossoms as Piano player
- Two Stars in the Milky Way