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Mei Lanfang
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Film & TV
Beijing, China
Mei Lan (October 22, 1894 – August 6, 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a Chinese Peking opera performer. Noted mostly for playing female roles, he earned the title "Queen of Peking Opera". In his five-decade-long career on stage, his smooth and poised style brought him international acclaim, becoming the first person to bring Peking Opera to foreign countries.
Known for
- The Worlds of Mei Lanfang2000
- Dream in the Garden — Du Liniang1960
- 春节大联欢 — 演员1956
- Mei Lanfang's Stagecraft Part II — Lanfang Mei1956
- 贵妃醉酒 — 杨贵妃1956
- Goddess Luo River — Zhen / Luo Shen1955
- Mei Lanfang's Stagecraft Part I1955
- 白蛇传-断桥 — 白素贞1955
- Remorse at Death — Han Yuniang1948
- A Spray of Plum Blossoms1931
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Key facts
- Born
- Mei Lan , ( 1894-10-22 ) October 22, 1894, Beijing , Qing Dynasty
- Died
- August 8, 1961 (1961-08-08) (aged 66)
- Occupation
- Peking opera artist
- Spouse s
- Wang Minghua ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1910 ) , Fu Zhifang ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 )
- Partner
- Meng Xiaodong (1925–1930)
- Children
- 11, including Baojiu
- Traditional chinese
- 梅 瀾 , 梅 蘭 芳
- Simplified chinese
- 梅 澜 , 梅 兰 芳
- Hanyu pinyin
- Méi Lán , Méi Lánfāng
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Mei
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty
- Place of birth
- Beijing
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Child
- Mei Baojiu
- Occupation
- film director
- Political party
- Chinese Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Field of work
- theatre
- Image
- Mei Lanfang.jpg
- Work location
- Shanghai
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- name in kana
- ばい らんほう
- date of birth
- 1894-00-00
- date of death
- 1961-00-00
- Commons category
- Mei Lanfang
- name in native language
- 梅蘭芳
- place of burial
- Beijing
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Encyclopedic overview
Mei Lan (22 October 1894 – 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Chinese Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as the "Queen of Peking Opera". Mei was exclusively known for his female lead roles (dan) and particularly his "verdant-robed girls" (qingyi), young or middle-aged women of grace and refinement. He was considered one of the "Four Great Dan", along with Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng Yanqiu, and Xun Huisheng.
Early life
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