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.

Early life

Born Liu Rong (刘蓉) on November 4, 1954, she was from Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution, her parents divorced. Then she changed her surname "Liu" (her father's) to Pan (her mother's). When she was 10 years old, her father suicided.

Career

After Pan graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she performed several supporting roles in films. In 1982, as a leading actor, she shot-fame for At the Middle Age. 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 times winner, Pan received a Golden Rooster Special Award in 1994. Chinese critics named her "The last noble in the Chinese film industry". She is the vice-chairman of the China Film Association and China Film Performance Academic Society.

Personal life

In 1978, 24-year-old Pan married Mi Jiashan (米家山) who is seven years older. Mi, at that time, was a common worker in Shanghai Filmmaking Factory. The couple divorced in 1986, but they remained friends.

To date, Pan never remarries and has no children.

Selected filmography

Film

Television