
Chen Yanyan
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1915-02-24
- Died
- 1999-05-03
- Place of birth
- Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
- Also known as
- Chan Yanyan · Chan Yin-Yin · Chen Yen-Yen · Chan Yen-Yen · Линь Чу-чу · Чу-чу Линь
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (67)

Center Stage
1991
as Self (uncredited)

The One-Armed Swordsman
1967
as Master Qi's Wife

The 14 Amazons
1972
as Ken Chin Hua

The Love Eterne
1963
as Ying-Tai's Mother

The Blue and the Black
1966
as Auntie Ji

The Lotus Lamp
1965
as Chiu Erh's Mother

The Butterfly Chalice
1965
as Madam Tien

The Deadly Knives
1972
as Jiao's Mother

Nobody's Child
1960
as Adopted mother

Sons of the Good Earth
1965
as Mrs Tien

The Merry Wife
1972
as Zhen's grandmother

Between Tears and Smiles
1964
as Shian's Mother

The Blue and the Black 2
1966
as Mrs. Ji

The Young Avenger
1972
as Li Kui's Third Sister

My Dream Boat
1967
as Shin's mother

Spring Blossoms
1968
as Mrs Chen

Lady General Hua Mulan
1964
as Mu-Lan's mother

The Young Tiger
1973
as Tiger's mother

Valley of the Fangs
1970
as Sung's Wife

Heads for Sale
1970
as Luo's mother

The Goddess of Mercy
1967
as Queen

Three Sinners
1963
as Old Mrs. Yen

Mantis Combat
1978

The Joy of Spring
1966
as Teacher

Flower in the Rain
1972
as Yuan Ping's mother

The Thunder Kick
1974
as Mother Chow

Auntie Lan
1967
as Lan's Mother

Sing High, Sing Low
1967

The Lady and the Thief
1963
as Mother Li

The Grand Substitution
1965
as Ching Ying's wife

The Crimson Palm
1964
as Mrs. Lin

Bitter Sweet
1963
as Mother Luo

Four Sisters
1967
as Luo Mu

The Big Road
1935
as Xiang Ding
It Takes a Man to Be Henpecked
1971

The Three Smiles
1969
as Lady Hua

The West Chamber
1965
as Lady Cui

Love and Duty
1931
The Long Lane
1956
as Lan-Zhen

Too Late for Love
1967
as Fen's auntie

Love Without End
1947

共赴国难
1932
as 小女儿

The Light of Maternal Instinct
1933
as Lin Shao-Mei

Symphony of Lianhua
1937

A Spray of Plum Blossoms
1931
as A Qiao / Lucetta

A Ghost
1940

Two Stars in the Milky Way
1931

Vistas of Art
1938

The Dream of the Ancient Capital
1930

Sons and Daughters
1971

Three Modern Ladies
1933

The Legend of the White Snake
1939

A Girl in an Isolated City
1936

New and Old Times
1937

Legend of Sui Dynasty
1940
as 李小玉

The Wedding Night
1942
as 林继芬

Tears of a Mother
1937

Home
1941

Spring in the South
1932
as Xiaohong Li

芳华虚度
1942
as 白萍

Humane
1932

Suspicion
1948
as Zhao Lan

Struggling
1932
as Yan Gu

Thunderstorm
1938

Song of China
1935
as Sun Ruoyan - the daughter

Chun dao ren jian
1937

自由天地
1937
as 鸿玉
About Chen Yanyan
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. With 67 credits spanning from 1930 to 1991, Chen Yanyan has appeared in 67 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chen Yanyan Movies
- Center Stage (1991) — as Self (uncredited)
- The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) — as Master Qi's Wife
- The 14 Amazons (1972) — as Ken Chin Hua
- The Love Eterne (1963) — as Ying-Tai's Mother
- The Blue and the Black (1966) — as Auntie Ji
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