Chen was born as Chen Jianyan in Ningbo, China in 1916. Chen was obsessed with films as a young girl. When she was 14 she visited the set of "Spring Dream in the Old Capital (故都春梦)" which the Lianhua Film Company was recording in Beijing. She returned each day after attending the Sacred Heart Girls School and struck up a conversation with Cai Chusheng who was to shortly direct his own films. She was given a chance to appear in the film as a screen test by the director Sun Yu. Her appearance was not included in the film as she had been cast as a prostitute and she looked too young for that to be acceptable.[1] However the film was successful[2] she was offered a job but it was only with great difficulty that she persuaded her father. The film company sent around one of their actresses, Lim Cho Cho, who was known for her integrity. Her father was persuaded but he insisted that she never discussed her work at home and that she would not use the family's name.[1]
Chen left for Shanghai with her mother as a chaperone and within three years she was an acknowledged star known as "The Swallow" with a particular appeal to college students.[1] Chen had a very good Mandarin accent which was useful as sound appeared in Chinese movies in the 1930s.[3]
In 1932 she starred in her first film "Nanguo zhi Chun" 南国之春 (Springtime in the South).[1] She also co-starred in the film Three Modern Women which told of three archetypal women competing for the love of the hero. The story was well received and in particular its left-wing approach.[4]
The 1934 film "The Great Road" is thought to have brought her star status when she played Dingxiang (Orchid). Hers is the last face to appear onscreen.[5][6] This film also made a star of Li Lili and these two together with Ruan Lingyu and Wang Renmei were the female stars of the Lianhua film company.[1][7]
In 1937 the war began in Shanghai and she soon married Huang Shaofen who was a cinematographer she had known for some years. They had a daughter, Wong Tin-lai (王天丽), but ended in divorce. She stayed in Shanghai and worked for the Xinhua Film Company where she again became a bankable star in their films.[1]
Chen Yanyan in 1942's 'Wedding Night' with Liu Qiong
In 1949 she moved and she co-founded her own company Haiyan Film Studio in Hong Kong with her second husband Wang Hao 王豪. The company made two films and the company ended at the same time as the marriage.[1]
Chen produced two films herself, "Love Fiesta", in 1957 and in 1961 "Shark of the Pacific".[8] She won a best supporting actress award in 1961 at the Asian Film Festival for her appearance in the 1961 film "Misfortune".[3] In 1963 she joined the Hong Kong based Shaw Brothers Studio and she gained more award nominations for her acting.[1]
Chen retired from films in 1972, but she still appeared on TV.[3] In 1991 she appeared as herself in "Center Stage" which was a film about the short life of her fellow actress Ruan Lingyu.[8]
^ abcdefghChen Yanyan: The Swallow Next Door 2016-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, ChineseMirror, Retrieve 6 November 2016
^Laikwan Pang (1 May 2002). Building a New China in Cinema: The Chinese Left-Wing Cinema Movement, 1932-1937. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 25. ISBN978-0-7425-7222-5.
^ abcZhiwei Xiao; Yingjin Zhang (1 June 2002). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Routledge. p. 115. ISBN978-1-134-74554-8.
^Pang, Laikwan (2002). Building a New China in Cinema: The Chinese Left-wing Cinema Movement, 1932-1937. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 44. ISBN9780742509467.
^Christopher Rea, Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949, ch.5.
^ abChen Yan-Yan, HKMDB, Retrieved 7 November 2016
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For the swimmer see Chen Yanyan swimmer In this Chinese name the family name is Chen Chen Yanyan Chinese 陳燕燕 Wade Giles Ch en Yen yen 12 January 1916 7 May 1999 born Chen Jianyan was a Chinese actress and film producer in the cinema of Republic of China 1912 1949 British Hong Kong and Taiwan Chen Yanyan陳燕燕Chen Yanyan in 1950s BornChen Jianyan 陳煎燕 12 January 1916Ningbo Zhejiang ChinaDied7 May 1999 1999 05 07 aged 83 Hong KongOther namesChen Yen yenKnown forChinese film actressSpouse s Huang ShaofenWang HaoChildrenone Contents 1 Life 2 Filmography 2 1 Film 2 2 TV series 3 ReferencesLife EditChen was born as Chen Jianyan in Ningbo China in 1916 Chen was obsessed with films as a young girl When she was 14 she visited the set of Spring Dream in the Old Capital 故都春梦 which the Lianhua Film Company was recording in Beijing She returned each day after attending the Sacred Heart Girls School and struck up a conversation with Cai Chusheng who was to shortly direct his own films She was given a chance to appear in the film as a screen test by the director Sun Yu Her appearance was not included in the film as she had been cast as a prostitute and she looked too young for that to be acceptable 1 However the film was successful 2 she was offered a job but it was only with great difficulty that she persuaded her father The film company sent around one of their actresses Lim Cho Cho who was known for her integrity Her father was persuaded but he insisted that she never discussed her work at home and that she would not use the family s name 1 Chen left for Shanghai with her mother as a chaperone and within three years she was an acknowledged star known as The Swallow with a particular appeal to college students 1 Chen had a very good Mandarin accent which was useful as sound appeared in Chinese movies in the 1930s 3 In 1932 she starred in her first film Nanguo zhi Chun 南国之春 Springtime in the South 1 She also co starred in the film Three Modern Women which told of three archetypal women competing for the love of the hero The story was well received and in particular its left wing approach 4 Li Lili and Chen Yanyan in The Great Road The 1934 film The Great Road is thought to have brought her star status when she played Dingxiang Orchid Hers is the last face to appear onscreen 5 6 This film also made a star of Li Lili and these two together with Ruan Lingyu and Wang Renmei were the female stars of the Lianhua film company 1 7 In 1937 the war began in Shanghai and she soon married Huang Shaofen who was a cinematographer she had known for some years They had a daughter Wong Tin lai 王天丽 but ended in divorce She stayed in Shanghai and worked for the Xinhua Film Company where she again became a bankable star in their films 1 Chen Yanyan in 1942 s Wedding Night with Liu Qiong In 1949 she moved and she co founded her own company Haiyan Film Studio in Hong Kong with her second husband Wang Hao 王豪 The company made two films and the company ended at the same time as the marriage 1 Chen produced two films herself Love Fiesta in 1957 and in 1961 Shark of the Pacific 8 She won a best supporting actress award in 1961 at the Asian Film Festival for her appearance in the 1961 film Misfortune 3 In 1963 she joined the Hong Kong based Shaw Brothers Studio and she gained more award nominations for her acting 1 Chen retired from films in 1972 but she still appeared on TV 3 In 1991 she appeared as herself in Center Stage which was a film about the short life of her fellow actress Ruan Lingyu 8 Chen died in 1999 Filmography Edit Cover of The Young Companion October 1934 featuring Chen Yanyan standing and Wang Renmei Film Edit Year English title Original title Role Notes1930 Dream of the Ancient Capital 故都春夢 LostSuicide Contract 自殺合同 Lost1931 Love and Duty 戀愛與義務 Ping erA Spray of Plum Blossoms 一剪梅 A Qiao Lucetta Two Stars 銀漢雙星1932 Story of the South 南國之春 Li XiaohongConscienceless 人道 LostAnswering the Nation s Call 共赴國難 Lost Another Dream of the Ancient Capital 續故都春夢 LostStruggling 奮鬥1933 Three Modern Women 三個摩登女性 Chen Ruoying LostNew Year s Eve 除夕 LostThe Light of Maternal Instinct 母性之光 Shao Mei1934 Pear Flowers in Rainstorm 暴雨梨花 LostThe Iron Bird 鐵鳥 LostThe Kindred Feelings 骨肉之恩 LostThe Big Road 大路 Ding Xiang1935 The Evil Beauty 蛇蠍美人 LostSong of China 天倫A Fallen Goose by the Cold River 寒江落雁1936 A Heroic Girl 孤城烈女 Chen Yiyi1937 Lianhua Symphony 聯華交響曲 Segment 2 Nightmare in Spring Chamber 春閨斷夢 Spring Comes Everywhere 春到人間Song of a Kind Mother 慈母曲The Free World 自由天地New and Old Times 新舊時代Vistas of Art 藝海風光 Part 2 Drama Troupe 話劇團 1938 A Beggar Girl 乞丐千金Thunderstorm 雷雨Four Concubines 四潘金蓮1939 A Legendary Pipa 琵琶記Regrets of Life and Death 生死恨The White Snake 白蛇傳1940 Legend of Sui Dynasty 隋宮春色The Flower Girl 花魁女Du Shiniang 杜十娘A Ghost 女鬼1941 Bloody Tears Behind the Iron Window 鐵窗紅淚Family 家1942 Wedding Night 洞房花燭夜Standard Lady 標準夫人Madame Butterfly 蝴蝶夫人Compassion 博愛Youth Passes in Vain 芳華虛度1943 Tide of Passion 情潮Distant Longing 兩地相思1947 Wedding Candles 龍鳳花燭Unending Love 不了情 Yu Jiayin1948 Destruction 天魔劫Elusive 神出鬼沒1949 A Lingering Dream 巫山夢迴1953 Love Song 戀歌 Ge Ping also producerThe Magic World of Filmdom 銀海千秋1954 The Beautiful Ghost of the Sea 海角芳魂 He Yichun also producer1956 The Long Lane 長巷1957 Teenagers Folly 錦繡前程 Zhang JiazhenLove Fiesta 春色無邊 Does not appear producer1960 Nobody s Child 苦兒流浪記The Iron Hoof of Oppression 鐵蹄下Reunion 音容劫1961 Shark of the Pacific 大平洋之鯊 Does not appear co producer1962 14000 Witnesses 一萬四千個證人 Does not appear co producer1963 The Love Eterne 梁山伯與祝英台 Zhu Yingtai s motherBitter Sweet 為誰辛苦為誰忙The Lady and the Thief 女人與小偷Three Sinners 閰惜姣1964 Between Tears and Smiles 新啼笑姻緣Lady General Hua Mu lan 花木蘭 Hua Mu lan s motherThe Crimson Palm 血手印1965 The Butterfly Chalice 蝴蝶盃Son of Good Earth 大地兒女 Tian Degui s wifeThe Grand Substitution 萬古流芳 Cheng Ying s wifeThe Lotus Lamp 寶蓮燈The West Chamber 西廂記 Cui Yingying s mother1966 The Blue and the Black 藍與黑 Mrs Ji Two part filmThe Joy of Spring 歡樂青春1967 Auntie Lan 蘭姨 Jiang Wenlan s motherThe Goddess of Mercy 觀世音Too Late for Love 烽火萬里情Four Sisters 黛綠年華Sing High Sing Low 星月爭輝One Armed Swordsman 獨臂刀My Dream Boat 船1968 Spring Blossoms 春暖花開1969 Dead End 死角 Zhang Chun s motherThe Three Smiles 三笑1970 Heads for Sale 女俠賣人頭Sons and Daughters 千萬人家Valley of the Fangs 餓狼谷1971 It Takes a Man to Be Henpecked 怕老婆是大丈夫1972 The Young Avenger 小毒龍Trilogy of Swordsmanship 群英會 Segment 2 The Tigress 胭脂虎 The Merry Wife 娃娃夫人Fists of Vengeance 鐵拳燕子飛The 14 Amazons 十四女英豪 Geng JinhuaFlower in the Rain 雨中花 Yuan Ping s mother1973 The Young Tiger 小老虎1974 The Thunder Kick 一網打盡1978 Mantis Combat 螳螂醉虎無影腳1982 Dark Trap 黑圈套1984 The Warmth of an Old House 頤園飄香1986 This Love of Mine 我的愛TV series Edit Year English title Original title Role Notes1982 Journey 旅途1984 Stars of Last Night 昨夜星辰Light Fog 輕霧References Edit a b c d e f g h Chen Yanyan The Swallow Next Door Archived 2016 12 07 at the Wayback Machine ChineseMirror Retrieve 6 November 2016 Laikwan Pang 1 May 2002 Building a New China in Cinema The Chinese Left Wing Cinema Movement 1932 1937 Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers p 25 ISBN 978 0 7425 7222 5 a b c Zhiwei Xiao Yingjin Zhang 1 June 2002 Encyclopedia of Chinese Film Routledge p 115 ISBN 978 1 134 74554 8 Pang Laikwan 2002 Building a New China in Cinema The Chinese Left wing Cinema Movement 1932 1937 Rowman amp Littlefield p 44 ISBN 9780742509467 Christopher Rea Chinese Film Classics 1922 1949 ch 5 Chinese Film Classics online course Module 4 The Great Road https chinesefilmclassics org course module 4 the great road 1934 Chinese Film Classics Chen Yanyan https chinesefilmclassics org chen yanyan e9 99 b3 e7 87 95 e7 87 95 a b Chen Yan Yan HKMDB Retrieved 7 November 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chen Yanyan amp oldid 1106574304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,