Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1915-06-02
Day of Death
2005-08-07
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Li Lili
Biography
Li Lili (Qian Zhenzhen) , also known as Pei Yanling , is a famous Chinese actor and singer. His father, Qian Zhuangfei, was a famous CCP spy. Due to his busy work, Qian Zhuangfei encouraged Li Lili to study singing and dancing at the Chinese Song and Dance Troupe in 1927. She had Li Jinhui as her godfather and changed her name to Li Lili. Soon she became popular because of her beauty and dancing skills. During the Anti-Japanese War, she successively shot a series of anti-Japanese films for China Film Studio and Hong Kong Dadi Film Company. In 1946, she went to study at Columbia University and other schools in the United States, returning to China the following year. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li worked as an actor at the Beijing Film Studio. In 1955, Li entered the Beijing Film Academy's performance specialization class, and stayed on to teach after graduation.
Filmography (20)
Center Stage
1991
Ingeniously Taking Mount Hua
1953
Undaunted Land
1944
Storm on the Border
1942
Orphan Island Paradise
1939
Vistas of Art
1938
Symphony of Lianhua
1937
So Busy
1937
The Lost Pearl
1937
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936
Return to Nature
1936
National Customs
1935
The Big Road
1935
Queen of Sports
1934
