Yan Yuexian

Yan Yuexian
Yan Yuexian 严月娴 on the cover of Liangyou magazine
Yan Yuexian on the cover of the Young Companion magazine, July 1927[1]
Native name 严月娴
Born 1911[1]
Anhui Shanghai
Died 1985[1]
Cause of death heart attack[1]
Occupation silent-film actress
Years active 1925-1944

Yan Yuexian (严月娴), also romanised as Yang Yoo-yea, was a Chinese actress in the silent film industry in Shanghai in the mid 1920s and early 1930s and was the daughter of composer and actor Yan Gongshang 严工上 (1872~1953).[1] Her father made 103 films in addition to his writing and composing.[1] Under her father's influence, she found she enjoyed music and painting. She made her first movie in 1926 as a "child actor" of about 15-years-old, having joined the drama association earlier in 1925.[1]

In her career Yan Yuexian participated in almost 50 films.[2] However, her last big role was her 1941 film Spring Breeze Back to Dreams.[2] An article about her career, Yan Yuezhen: For the sake of the unrequited marriage of the Republic of China implied that a drug-use problem ended her career, as audiences turned away from her.[2] However, later in life, her fans assisted her.[2] In 1982, when she was 71 years old, her situation was hard; she was living alone in Shanghai with no income, relying on her sisters' help from overseas.[2] A fan of her last film, 49 years earlier, helped secure her a good job as a librarian at the Shanghai Literature and History Research Institute.[2]

Filmography

Yan Yuexian participated in nearly 50 films. A selection follows with examples from across her career:[1][3]

Shenzhou Film Company 神州影片公司

  • 1926 Difficult for my Sister 难为了妹妹
  • 1926 Good Son 好儿子
  • 1926 Shanghai Night 上海之夜

Great Wall Film Company 长城画片公司

  • 1928 Fishing fork 渔叉怪侠

Fudan Film Company 复旦影片公司

  • 1928 Tongtian River 通天河

Star film company 明星影片公司

  • 1932 Laughter Marriage啼笑因缘 (six episodes)
  • 1932 Loving Mother 慈母
  • 1933 Spring Silkworm 春蚕
  • 1933 Oppression 压迫
  • 1933 Man Jianghong 满江红
  • 1934 Three sisters 三姊妹
  • 1934 Road Willow Wall Flower 路柳墙花
  • 1936 Spring Flower 春之花
  • 1937 Xiangxiang Night Rain 潇湘夜雨[2]

Guohua Film Company 国华影片公司

  • 1939 Night Pearl 夜明珠[2]

Huacheng Film Company 华成影片公司

  • 1940 Pearl Tower 珍珠塔[2]
  • 1941 Spring Breeze Back to Dreams 春风回梦记 (her last performance)[2]

China Union Film Company, Ltd. 中华电影联合股份有限公司

  • 1944 Come Back 归去来兮

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 楼主 [The Landlord] (5 March 2017). "有没有人一起来扒良友封面女郎 [translation: Does anyone come to Yan Liangyou cover girl?]". Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Yan Yuezhen: For the sake of the unrequited marriage of the Republic of China". site.douban.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "严月娴 已上映作品(44) [translation: Yan Yuexian The 44 works released]". mtime.com. MTime. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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