何晴

简介

He Qing was a prominent Chinese actress born on January 13, 1964 in Jiangshan, Zhejiang province. She is recognized as the first and only mainland Chinese actress to have appeared in film and television adaptations of all four great classical Chinese novels. Her career began in 1983 when director Hua Shan cast her in "A Shaolin Monk" after which she was discovered by Journey to the West director Yang Jie. She became one of the leading "Qiong Yao girls" after starring in the Taiwan author's dramas including "Green Green River Bank". She portrayed the famous courtesan Li Shishi twice, in 1989 and 1996, and appeared in Jin Yong adaptations such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Sword Stained with Royal Blood". Media dubbed her "the classical beauty from water towns" due to her innate classical elegance. She passed away on December 13, 2025.