Qin Ping

Biography

Qin Ping, born in Beijing in 1947 as Chen Xiaoping, moved to Hong Kong with her family in her childhood. In 1961, she entered the first training class of Shaw Brothers' Nan Guo Experimental Troupe. After graduation, she was sent on a study mission to Toho Gakuen in Japan to continue her studies. She returned to Hong Kong in 1944 and joined Shaw Brothers Limited, beginning her film career the same year. She first came to attention through the film "Bloody Handprint" alongside co-stars Li Jing and Ling Bo. She delivered many notable film performances in the 1960s and 1970s, including "The Million Spring Flowers," "Joyful Youth," "The Price of Love," and "Hong Kong Moonlit Night." After filming "The Price of Love" in 1970, she retired from acting, got married and moved to the United States, before returning to settle in Hong Kong in 1976. Qin Ping passed away on September 6, 2017, at the age of seventy.