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Chen Yunshang
Nancy Chan
Nancy Chan
Born(1919-08-10)10 August 1919[1]
Died29 June 2016(2016-06-29) (aged 96)
Other namesNancy Chan, Chan Wan-Seung
OccupationActress
SpouseTang Yuhan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳雲裳
Simplified Chinese陈云裳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Yúnshang

Chen Yunshang (Chinese: 陳雲裳; pinyin: Chén Yúnshang; August 10, 1919 – June 29, 2016) was a Chinese film actress and singer of the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography

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Chen was born in Guangzhou but her family came from Taishan. She began her career in Hong Kong in 1935 but in 1939 moved to Shanghai to star in Mulan Joins the Army.[2]

Chen married Tang Yuhan, a Shanghai doctor, in 1943.[3] They subsequently moved to Hong Kong. She retired in 1952. [4]

Filmography

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Films

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This is a partial list of films.

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References

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  1. ^ 陳雲裳寫真照片 (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ Paul Fonoroff, Silver Light: A pictorial history of Hong Kong cinema (1997).
  3. ^ (in Chinese) Biography of Chen Yunshang Published in Beijing, Zhangye Daily (张掖日报), April 9, 2003.
  4. ^ 中国电影皇后陈云裳去世 曾与胡蝶、周璇齐名 (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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