Cao Cuifen (born 6 April 1944) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her performance in the film '' Raise the Red Lantern''.

Early life

Cao Cuifen was born in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

, China on April 6, 1944. She was admitted to the

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy ...

prep school in 1960 and the undergraduate program in 1962. She left the academy due to 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 goa ...

and did not return until 1973.

Career

Cao started in her first film, ''Civil War'', when she was 29. In order to support her film career, she decided against having children. She starred in '' Raise the Red Lantern'' and '' Shanghai Family'' in 1991, working on the films back to back. In 1995, she starred in the film, '' Orphan Tears'', which she won several awards for her performance.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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at the Hong Kong Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Cuifen 1944 births Living people Actresses from Shanghai Beijing Film Academy alumni 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses