Lu Fen

Biography

Lu Fen, whose original name is Zeng Gufen, is from Xiamen, Fujian. She and her sister Lu Hong were both Hong Kong Xiamen-language film actresses. She married Wu Shishi (Wu Shuyi), a fellow townsman, in her hometown. In 1950, she moved with her family to Hong Kong. Initially, she lived at her mother's home, and in 1952 she began working in film. Her husband was skilled at playing the trumpet and worked as a trumpet band musician at the "Golden Phoenix Dance Hall" and the "Oriental Dance Hall". In 1956, at the age of 31, Lu Fen was struck on the head with a knife by her husband, seriously injured and rendered unconscious, requiring hospitalization. Her husband was subsequently prosecuted for unlawful bodily harm. Lu Fen participated in many Hong Kong Xiamen-language films during the 1950s, including "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Chen San and Wu Niang", and "Burning of the Hundred Flowers Terrace".