Chen Yan-yan

actress

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.

Born: February 24, 1915 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Died: May 3, 1999 (age 84)

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Known For

7.3

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movies & TV Credits

60 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Center Stage Movie	7.3	Actress	Self	1991
Mantis Combat Movie	4.9	Actress	—	1978
The Young Tiger Movie	4.5	Actress	Tiger's mother	1973
The Young Avenger Movie	6.4	Actress	Li Kui's Third Sister	1972
The Deadly Knives Movie	—	Actress	Jiao's Mother	1972
The 14 Amazons Movie	6.7	Actress	Ken Chin Hua	1972
The Merry Wife Movie	5.8	Actress	Zhen's grandmother	1972
Flower in the Rain Movie	7.3	Actress	—	1972
Sons and Daughters Movie	—	Actress	—	1971
It Takes a Man to Be Henpecked Movie	—	Actress	—	1971
Heads for Sale Movie	6.1	Actress	Luo's mother	1970
Valley of the Fangs Movie	5.9	Actress	Sung's Wife	1970
The Three Smiles Movie	6.9	Actress	Lady Hua	1969
Spring Blossoms Movie	7.1	Actress	Mrs Chen	1968
The One-Armed Swordsman Movie	7.0	Actress	Master Qi's Wife	1967
Auntie Lan Movie	6.2	Actress	Lan's Mother	1967
Too Late for Love Movie	6.5	Actress	Fen's auntie	1967
The Goddess of Mercy Movie	6.9	Actress	Queen	1967
My Dream Boat Movie	7.5	Actress	Shin's mother	1967
Four Sisters Movie	—	Actress	Luo Mu	1967
The Blue and the Black Movie	7.0	Actress	Auntie Ji	1966
The Blue and the Black 2 Movie	6.3	Actress	Mrs. Ji	1966
The Joy of Spring Movie	—	Actress	Teacher	1966
The West Chamber Movie	7.1	Actress	Lady Cui	1965
Sons of the Good Earth Movie	5.9	Actress	Mrs Tien	1965
The Lotus Lamp Movie	7.2	Actress	Chiu Erh's Mother	1965
The Grand Substitution Movie	8.2	Actress	Ching Ying's wife	1965
The Butterfly Chalice Movie	6.1	Actress	Madam Tien	1965
Lady General Hua Mulan Movie	—	Actress	Mu-Lan's mother	1964
Between Tears and Smiles Movie	7.3	Actress	Shian's Mother	1964
The Crimson Palm Movie	6.0	Actress	Mrs. Lin	1964
The Love Eterne Movie	6.9	Actress	Ying-Tai's Mother	1963
Three Sinners Movie	7.3	Actress	Old Mrs. Yen	1963
Bitter Sweet Movie	—	Actress	Mother Luo	1963
The Lady and the Thief Movie	—	Actress	Mother Li	1963
Nobody's Child Movie	5.5	Actress	Adopted mother	1960
The Long Lane Movie	—	Actress	Lan-Zhen	1956
Suspicion Movie	—	Actress	Zhao Lan	1948
Love Without End Movie	6.4	Actress	—	1947
The Wedding Night Movie	—	Actress	林继芬	1942
芳华虚度 Movie	—	Actress	白萍	1942
Home Movie	7.4	Actress	—	1941
A Ghost Movie	—	Actress	—	1940
Vistas of Art Movie	7.3	Actress	—	1938
Thunderstorm Movie	6.3	Actress	—	1938
Symphony of Lianhua Movie	7.5	Actress	—	1937
Tears of a Mother Movie	5.5	Actress	—	1937
Chun dao ren jian Movie	4.4	Actress	—	1937
Song of China Movie	—	Actress	Sun Ruoyan - the daughter	1935
The Big Road Movie	6.4	Actress	Xiang Ding	1935
New and Old Times Movie	—	Actress	—	1934
Three Modern Ladies Movie	—	Actress	—	1933
The Light of Maternal Instinct Movie	5.9	Actress	Lin Shao-Mei	1933
Spring in the South Movie	4.7	Actress	Xiaohong Li	1932
Struggling Movie	7.0	Actress	Yan Gu	1932
Humane Movie	—	Actress	—	1932
Love and Duty Movie	7.1	Actress	—	1931
Two Stars in the Milky Way Movie	6.3	Actress	—	1931
A Spray of Plum Blossoms Movie	6.0	Actress	A Qiao / Lucetta	1931
The Dream of the Ancient Capital Movie	—	Actress	—	1930

Chen Yan-yan

Known For

Center Stage

The 14 Amazons

The Love Eterne

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movies & TV Credits