Fu Yiwei

Biography

Fu Yiwei is a Chinese actress from Heilongjiang, originally named Fu Yiwei, born on May 26, 1964 in Harbin. She began her acting career in 1978 when she participated in the film "她从雾中来" with Heilongjiang Film Studio, where the crew mistakenly wrote her name as Fu Yiwei, and she became known by this name. In 1980, while still a high school sophomore, she joined Changchun Film Studio and became a formal actress. She gained recognition in the 1980s through her roles in films such as "末代皇后" and "贞女", and also delivered notable performances in other films including "红楼梦" and "咱们的退伍兵". She reached the peak of her fame in 1990 when she portrayed the character Su Daji in the TV series "封神榜", and her captivating eyes were described as "the most beautiful eyes in Asia". She held a prominent position as one of the most notable actresses in Chinese cinema during the 1980s. After giving birth to her son in 1994, she ventured into business and brand agency work, which led to her divorce from her husband, then returned to acting in 1997 but began playing mother and grandmother roles due to her advancing age. She was married twice, first to her Changchun Film Studio colleague Yang Xiaodan in 1986, and second to a teacher at the Beijing Dance Academy in 1990, with whom she had her son Gao Lenan in 1993. She was involved in a drug use case in 2016 when she was detained on suspicion of hosting others for drug use before her case was converted to administrative detention and she was released in April of the same year.