Lan Ping(1914-1991)
- Actress
Born to a family Li in Shandong province of China, Chiang Ching became
a stage and film actress (stage name as Lanping) in Shanghai in
left-wing groups and film companies in the 1930s. Her careers with the
left-wing / pro-communist groups paved her way to become wife to Mao
Tse-tung, leader of the Communist Party and subesequently as a
political figure in the new People's Republic, where she was known as
Chiang Ch'ing/Jiang Qing.
