Shi Lin

Biography

Shi Lin was born in November 1921 in Laoling, Shandong province, originally named Shi Ruilin. She studied in the sculpture department at the National Art College in Beiping. She began her artistic career in 1941 at the Beiping Drama Society, with her first stage play being "Qun Ying Luan Fei." In 1944 she joined the Roaring Drama Society in Chongqing as an actress. After 1945 she worked as an actress at China Film Studio, Shanghai Kunlun Film Company, Shanghai Audience Drama Performance Company, and the Third Film Studio. Her film debut was in 1946 in Wu Yonggang's "Zhong Yi Zhi Jia" (House of Loyalty and Righteousness). She subsequently appeared in notable films including "Ba Qian Lu Yun He Yue" (Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon), "Yi Jiang Chun Shui Xiang Liu" (A River of Spring Water Flows East), "Bi Xue Qian Qiu" (Eternal Blue Blood), and "Hua Luo Shui Liu Hong" (Fallen Flowers and Flowing Red Water). In 1949 she joined Beijing Film Studio as an actress and appeared in films such as "Democratic Youth March," "Flowers of the Motherland," "Luo Xiaolin's Resolution," and "The Unrestrained Person." Her role as Mrs. Lu Si in "The New Year's Sacrifice" (Zhu Fu) is considered her representative work, where she demonstrated consummate acting skill in portraying the character and left a deep impression on audiences. She also taught drama at the Beijing Drama College and directed stage plays including "Thunderstorm" and "True Feelings and False Intentions," as well as the feature film "The Open Window" and translated films such as "Fanny and Her Uncle," "Angels Among Us," and "True Love."