Pan Hong

Pan Hong (Chinese: 潘虹, born November 4, 1954) is a Chinese film actress. She is widely regarded as one of the best film stars in her generation.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Pan.

Pan Hong
Born	刘蓉华 (1954-11-04) 4 November 1954 Shanghai, China
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977 – present
Awards	Changchun Film Festival Best Actress 1994 Shanghai Fever Damascus International Film Festival Best Actress 1987 Last Queen Shanghai Film Critics Awards Best Actress 1994 Shanghai Fever Taormina Film Fest Best Actress 1988 WellHuabiao Awards – Outstanding Actress 1994 Shanghai Fever Golden Rooster Awards – Best Actress 1983 At Middle Age 1988 Well 1994 Shanghai Fever Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Actress 1994 Shanghai Fever
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	潘虹
Simplified Chinese	潘虹
Transcriptions
Musical career
Also known as	Hong Pan

Early life

Born Liu Ronghua (刘蓉华) on November 4, 1954, in Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution, her parents were forced to get divorced. Then, she changed her surname "Liu" (her father's) to Pan (her mother's) and lived with her mother who was born in 1922.[1] On April 19, 1968, her father killed himself because of persecution. Two days later, she came to the crematorium alone and took her father's urn back to her father's native place, Harbin by taking the train.[2]

Career

After Pan graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she performed several supporting roles in films. In 1982, she shot-fame as a leading actress for At the Middle Age.[3] She was awarded a Hundred Flowers Award, Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer, Shanghai Film Critics Award. As the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress three-time winner, Pan received a Golden Rooster Special Award in 1994. Chinese critics named her "The last noble in the Chinese film industry".[4] She is the vice-chairman of the China Film Association and China Film Performance Academic Society.[5]

Personal life

It is said that Pan Hong's paternal grandfather is a Russian man. When Pan was 7 years old, she fractured her finger by sticking in the sewer. Her beloved maternal grandmother died in 1974. Her grandma once fractured her hand bone for Pan after a month since her birth. In 1978, 24-year-old Pan married Mi Jiashan (米家山) who is seven years older（born in May 1947）. Mi, at that time, was a common worker in Shanghai Filmmaking Factory. Mi's hometown is in Chengdu, Sichuan. After marriage, most of time Pan lived in Chengdu. The couple divorced in 1986, but they remained friends. Pan Hong adores him until now. After divorce, Pan returned to Shanghai and lived with her mother temporarily.[6] New Year's Day in 1989, Pan Hong stayed in New York with the group who is shooting a film called The Last Aristocrat. The year before, she was photographed by an American reporter and became the cover of Times in Sept 12th, 1988. She was the second Chinese (the first being Deng Xiaoping) and the first Chinese actress to become the cover of the magazine. Unfortunately, there's no cover picture in Times' official website. On February 8, 1994, Pan Hong formally moved to the house she bought with her loan. In January, 1995, Pan Hong published her diaries written throughout 1994.[7] Around 2003, she converted herself to Buddhism and became a vegetarian. To date, Pan never remarried and has no children.[8]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Slave's Daughter 奴隶的女儿	Mala Wujia
1978	Troubled Laughter 苦恼人的笑	Fu Bin's wife
1982	Du Shiniang 杜十娘	Du Shiniang	3rd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1983	At the Middle Age 人到中年	Lu Wenting	Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress 2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1984	Cold Night 寒夜	Zeng Shusheng
1986	The Last Emperor 火龙	Li Shuxian	Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
1987	The Last Empress 末代皇后	Wanrong	Damascus International Film Festival for Best Actress Golden Phoenix Award for Female Actor 2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1988	Well 井	Xu Lisha	Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress Taormina International Film Festival for Best Actress
1989	The Last Aristocrats 最后的贵族	Li Tong
1990	Single Woman 单身女人	Ouyang Ruoyun	2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1994	Shanghai Fever 股疯	Fan Li	Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress Changchun Film Festival for Best Actress Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress Huabiao Film Award for Outstanding Actress Golden Phoenix Award for Female Actor
2013	So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春	Chen's mom
2015	Lost in Hong Kong 港囧	Xu's mother in law
	The Last Women Standing
2016	Kill Time 谋杀似水年华

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Beyond Emotion 超越情感	Qi Runwu
2002	Wu Tong Yu 梧桐雨	Zhu Yugui
	Qing Yi 青衣	Liu Ruyun
2003	Shao nian tian zi 少年天子	Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
2005	Moment in Peking 京华烟云	Mrs. Zeng	Nominated - Top Chinese TV Drama Award for Best Supporting Actress
2007	Thank You for Having Loved Me 谢谢你曾经爱过我	Su Yuzhen
2008	Taiwan 1895 台湾1895	Empress Dowager Cixi
2012	Mu fu feng yun 木府风云	Ms. Luoning
2013	Hot Mom 辣妈正传	Mrs Deng
2015	Tiger Mom 虎妈猫爸	Sun Yaxian
2018	Win the World	Old Madame Ba

See also

• List of people whose parent committed suicide

References

1. 中国著名电影演员潘虹 Retrieved in 2016-09-03
2. 读潘虹日记“无法哭泣” Retrieved in 2018-07-09
3. 潘虹：每一个角色都值得我拼命去揣摩，去演好. Chinanews.com . 24 November 2008.
4. Pan Hong:The last noble. Southern Weekend. 21 September 2009.
5. CFA DATABASE:Pan Hong Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. China Film Association Official Site. 28 September 2007.
6. 潘虹坦承：我一辈子在乎米家山 Retrieved 2016-09-03
7. 《潘虹独语》 Retrieved in 2018-07-09
8. 潘虹坦言：没有子女很遗憾 真爱有过一次就够了 Retrieved in 2016-09-03

External links

• Dianying.com-Pan Hong
• Hong Pan on IMDb