Wang Wenjuan

Wang Wenjuan
Born	(1926-12-19)19 December 1926 Sheng County, Zhejiang, China
Died	6 August 2021(2021-08-06) (aged 94) Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Occupation	Yue opera performer
Known for	Young dan roles
Style	Wang school (founder)
Spouse	Sun Daolin ​ (m. 1961⁠–⁠2007)​
Children	1
Chinese name
Chinese	王おう文ぶん娟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Wénjuān

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Wenjuan (Chinese: 王おう文ぶん娟; pinyin: Wáng Wénjuān; 19 December 1926 – 6 August 2021) was a noted performer in Yue opera. She was well known for playing the title role Lin Daiyu in the 1962 film of Dream of the Red Chamber, an adaptation of a work by Cao Xueqin.

Biography

Wang Wenjuan was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province. In 1947, she and Lu Jinhua founded a yueju troupe called Shaozhuang Troupe (Chinese: 少壮しょうそう越えつ剧团) in Shanghai. In 1961, she married Sun Daolin who was a famous Chinese director. She died on 6 August 2021 in Huadong Hospital, Shanghai.