Xie Qunying

Biography

Xie Qunying is a Chinese Yue opera actress from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, born on January 3, 1964. She is a first-class actress specializing in female (Dan) roles. She began her artistic career in 1976 when she joined the Tonglu Yue Opera Troupe, and later moved to the Hangzhou Yue Opera Theatre in 1994. She studied under the mentorship of Jinfeng Cai and is known for her distinctive vocal style that combines both real and false voice techniques. She has presented many notable works in Yue opera, film, and television, including "Pan Fu Suo Fu," "Bi Yu Zan," and "Liu Hua Xi." She has received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award in 1998, the China-Japan Drama Friendship Award in 2005, the Zhejiang Province First Opera Star Award, the Zhejiang Little Flower Award in 1982, the Best Actress award at the Zhejiang Drama Festival in 1987, and the Gold Award at the National Little Flower Yue Opera Festival in 1994.