Ruan Lingyu
Ruan Lingyu | |||||||||||
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阮玲玉 | |||||||||||
Ruan in 1935 | |||||||||||
| Born | Ruan Fenggen (阮鳳根) April 26, 1910 | ||||||||||
| Died | March 8, 1935 (aged 24) Shanghai, Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Cause of death | Suicide by barbiturate overdose | ||||||||||
| Other names | Lily Yuen | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1927–1935 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 阮玲玉 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阮玲玉 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 阮鳳根 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阮凤根 | ||||||||||
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Ruan Ling-yu (Chinese: 阮玲玉; pinyin: Ruǎn Língyù, born Ruan Feng-gen [阮鳳根; Ruǎn Fènggēn]; April 26, 1910 – March 8, 1935), also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese actress in silent films. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicide at the age of 24 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.