单仰萍

简介

Shan Yangping is a Chinese Yue opera actress born in June 1962 in Jiande, Zhejiang Province. She specializes in dan (female) roles and is a renowned representative of the Wang school of Yue opera. She began her artistic career in 1972 when she enrolled in the Tonglu County arts training class to study Yue opera, specializing in dan roles, and later became the lead actress of the Tonglu Yue Opera Troupe. In July 1984, she came to Shanghai for the first time with the Tonglu troupe, starring in "Spring River Moon." In November 1985, she returned to Shanghai with the Hangzhou Yue Opera Second Troupe, starring in "Tong River Rain." Both plays were later adapted into cinematic films titled "The Embroidery Girl Legend" and "Tong Flower Tears," with her still in the leading role. She joined the Red Mansion Troupe of the Shanghai Yue Theatre from 1988 to 1993. She is the recipient of the 17th China Drama Plum Blossom Award, the highest theatrical honor in China. She is considered one of the most prominent contemporary Yue opera stars with an extensive list of notable stage works.