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- Yi Qin was born on January 31, 1922 in Shanghai, China. She was an actress and writer, known for Shanghai wu yan xia (1982), The Beautiful Kokonor Lake (2017) and The Secret Agent of Japan (1943). She was married to Yan Jin and Tianguo Chen. She died on May 9, 2022 in Shanghai, China.
- SpousesYan Jin(1947 - December 27, 1983) (his death, 1 child)Tianguo Chen(1939 - 1944) (divorced, 1 child)
- Like other Chinese filmmakers and actors, Qin Yi and Jin Yan had to decide whether to flee to British Hong Kong, join the KMT in its evacuation to Taiwan, or stay in Shanghai and work with the new regime. As Qin Yi was a leftist-leaning actress sympathetic to the Communist cause, the couple decided to stay.
- Premier Zhou Enlai called her the "most beautiful woman in China".
- Known for her subtle and fine acting, she has been called the "Ingrid Bergman of China".
- After 1949, Qin Yi became an actress of the newly established Shanghai Film Studio, and was appointed deputy head of the Actors' Theatre Troupe. She played the leading roles in many films including Railway Guerrillas, Woman Basketball Player No. 5, Lin Zexu, Song of the Youth, and Loyal Overseas Chinese, as well as supporting roles in many others.
- After the surrender of Japan at the end of the World War II, Qin Yi moved back to Shanghai, and in 1946 acted in The Loyal Family, her first feature film.
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