Wu Jing (born 1 July 1949) is a Chinese actress. She starred in many films in the 1980s and 1990s. She is also known for her roles in many popular TV series, like ''

Sinful Debt ''Sinful Debt'' is a 1995 Chinese television drama directed by Huang Shuqin and produced by Shanghai Television. It was written by Ye Xin, based on his 1992 novel '' Educated Youth''. The series follows five innocent-eyed teens (all portrayed by f ...

'' (1995) and ''

The Story of a Noble Family ''The Story of a Noble Family'' () is a 2003 Chinese television series based on Zhang Henshui's novel ''Jinfen Shijia'', directed by Li Dawei. The series was first broadcast in 2003 on China Central Television in mainland China. Due to the succes ...

'' (2003).

Biography

Both of Wu Jing's parents Wu Fuhai () and Pan Wenzheng () were in the

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when she was born near the end of the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

. Wu Jing grew up in

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, and after graduating from

Nanyang Model High School Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (), often referred to simply as Nanmo (), is one of the oldest modern Chinese schools, founded in 1901 by Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Transportation of the Qing dynasty. As "the beginning of public elementary ...

in the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

, was " sent-down" to work in

Yuyao Yuyao () is a county-level city in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo. It is located west of central Ningbo, east of Hangzhou, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the north. Yuyao ...

and later Dafeng County. Despite passing all qualification tests Wu was repeatedly denied entry to art troupes only because her parents were labeled "

Capitalist roader In anti-capitalist Mao Zedong thought, a capitalist roader (; also ) is a person or group who demonstrates a marked tendency to bow to pressure from bourgeois forces and subsequently attempts to pull the Revolution in a capitalist direction. If a ...

s" during the time. It wasn't until 1975 that she landed a supporting role in the propaganda film ''

Breaking with Old Ideas ''Breaking with Old Ideas'' is a 1975 Chinese film directed by Li Wenhua. The film is one of the few that were produced during the Cultural Revolution.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei. "Breaking with Old Ideas" in ''Encyclopedia of Chinese Film''. T ...

''. She became an affiliated actress with the

Shanghai Film Studio The Shanghai Film Studio (), one of the three biggest film studios in China, is the film division of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation in Shanghai, China. It is responsible for the production of Chinese films and TV programs. History Shanghai ...

only in 1984. In May 2013, Wu Jing was voted one of the 9 vice-chairpeople of the Shanghai Film Association.

Personal life

Wu Jing and her husband Zhang Yuan () appeared in many films together, such as '' Clown's Adventure'' (1990).

Filmography

Films

Drama series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Jing 1949 births Living people 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses Actresses from Jiangsu Actresses from Shanghai Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Sent-down youths