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简介

Liu Qiong (1912–2002), originally named Liu Boyao, was a Chinese film actor and director. Born in Beijing in 1912, his ancestral home was Xiangyin, Hunan. In 1934, he left Shanghai Law College and joined Lianhua Film Company as an actor, appearing in films such as The Big Road, The Lost Lamb, Little Angel, and Wolf Hill Bloodbath Record. After the August 13 Incident in 1937, he went to Hong Kong and later returned to Shanghai, performing in plays such as Wen Tianxiang. In 1938, he played Ximen Qing in Wu Song and Pan Jinlian with great skill, which launched his career as a leading actor. His role as Zhang Bonan in The World of Gold and Silver established him as a young leading man, and his performance in Parting in Life and Death made him widely popular. After the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan, he returned to cinema, starring in films such as House of Loyalty, The Earth Returns to Life, and Endless Love. In 1948, he went to Hong Kong to film Soul of the Nation and Revenge of the Daliang Mountains, later joining companies such as the 1950s Film Company and Great Wall Film Company. In 1952, he was expelled by the British Hong Kong government and returned to Shanghai, becoming an actor at Shanghai Film Studio. He starred in films such as Soul of the Sea, Basketball Girl No. 5, Death and the Maiden, The Horse Herder, and A Dream Not a Dream. From 1956, he also worked as a director, directing films such as The Bride's Maid, Mr. Qiao Takes a Sedan Chair, Station 51, Ashima, and Li Huiniang. Ashima won the Best Dance Film award at the 3rd International Music and Dance Film Week in Spain in 1982, and Li Huiniang received the Ministry of Culture Outstanding Film Award in 1981. In 1988, he received the Golden Rooster Special Performance Award for his role in Death and the Maiden and for his half-century of contributions to cinema. He served as director of the creative department at Shanghai Film Studio and was a council member of the China Film Association in its third and fourth terms. He passed away in Shanghai on April 28, 2002, from liver cancer at the age of 89.