Yu Huizhen

Biography

Yu Huizhen is a Chinese Yue opera actress born in 1961 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She graduated in 1983 from the Zhejiang Art School's Yue opera performance class and joined the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe the same year. She specializes in elderly female roles (laodan) and studied under the master Zhou Baokui. Among her notable works are her performances in the famous Yue opera "Five Daughters Celebrating a Birthday" as Mrs. Wang, "The Red Thread Mistake" as Zhang's Mother, and "Tang Bohu's Failure in the Imperial Exam" as Aunt Bao. In 2007, she appeared in the Yue opera film "Dream of the Red Chamber" portraying Jia Mu, further establishing her status in the world of Yue opera.