吴媚媚

简介

Wu Meimei, originally named Zhang Meijuan, was a renowned Chinese comedic (hua) performance artist born in 1918 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. She began performing at age seven and at thirteen became a disciple of the "Xiao She" comedian Wu Yixiao. At sixteen, she performed in "Ti Xiao Yin Yuan" playing two female roles. In the 1940s, she performed dual roles in "Qiu Hai Tang" and "Xiao Shang Dong Dao Shang Hai." She later joined the Yifeng Comedy Troupe and created over twenty comedic works. In 1958, she joined the Fengmi Comedy Troupe (now Shanghai Comedy Troupe), performing in works such as "A Da A Er" and "Wang Lao Hu Qiang Qin." She retired in 1974 but returned to prominence in 1987 through the series "Hua Ji Xiao Wang Mao." In her later years, she performed in "A Hun Zheng Zhuan," "Gu Feng," and "Nie Zhai." Fluent in six or seven Chinese dialects including Suzhou, Shangdong, and Shanghainese, she was hailed as the "Zhao Lirong of Jiangnan." She died of heart failure in Shanghai on February 26, 2012.