Xi Meijuan

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Xi Meijuan
奚美娟
Born (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955 (age 70)
Chuansha County, Jiangsu, China
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Zhou Yemang
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(m. 1985; div. 1994)​
Children1
AwardsGolden Rooster Awards – Best Actress
1991 Leave Women the Truth
2022 Song of Spring

Xi Meijuan (Chinese: 奚美娟; pinyin: Xī Měijuān) is a Chinese film, television and stage actress. She is a member of the 12th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

Xi was born into a worker's family in Chuansha County, Jiangsu (now Pudong New Area, Shanghai) on 20 April 1955.[2] In 1973, she enrolled at Shanghai Theatre Academy, where she majored in the Performance Department.[2]

Family

After graduating from Shanghai Theatre Academy, Xi was assigned to work at Shanghai People's Art Theatre.[2] In 1982, Zhou Yemang [zh] also came to work at Shanghai People's Art Theatre, and the two got married in 1985.[2] Shortly after marriage, Zhou obtained a three-year study abroad spot in Canada, causing a rift in their marital relationship.[2] In 1990, Xi had an unexpected miscarriage after becoming pregnant.[2] At the age of 39, Xi gave birth to a son named Xi Nan (奚男) during her second pregnancy.[2] Shortly thereafter, the two divorced, and Zhou remarried "Qiong Girl" Wang Zhixia (琼女郎”王之夏).[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Role Notes
1990Leave Women the TruthWu ZhennianWang YujuanGolden Rooster Award for Best Actress
1992Jiang Zhu YingSong JiangboLu ChangqinBeijing College Student Film Festival Jury Award for Best Actress
Golden Phoenix Award Society Award
1993The Joy Luck ClubWayne WangWu Jingmei
1994First AttractionBao ZhifangYe Lin
1995The Strangers in BeijingHe QunTeng Boju
1996A TreeZhou YouchaoZhu ZhuGolden Phoenix Award Society Award
Toshkent International Film Festival Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
2000Full Moom TonightChen LiLingyuHuabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress
2010Under the Hawthorn TreeZhang YimouJingqiu's mother
2015The White Lie
2017Eternal WaveBilly ChungLiang Dong's mother
2019For Love with You
2022Song of SpringYang LinaDaughter who suffers from Alzheimer's diseaseGolden Rooster Award for Best Actress
China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Actress

Television

Year Title Chinese title Director Role Notes
1996Er Nv Qing Chang 儿女情长Shi XiaohuaTong JianjuGolden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress (China)
2003Red Carnation 红色康乃馨Bao FumingLan SihongFeitian Award for Outstanding Actress
2004Dealer 坐庄Qi JianXue ShuyuGolden Eagle Award's Audience's Choice for Actress
2005Audit Report 审计报告Gu JinyunDu Huiqin
2006Mummy 保姆Liu XinYang A Xiu
2007Black Triangle 黑三角Yu DingYu Huangshi
2008Chuncao 春草Zheng XiaolongChuncao's mother
Wang Gui and Anna 王贵和安娜Teng HuataoAnna's mother
2009Late Marriage 晚婚Zhou XiaowenXu Jiarong
2010The War of Moms 母亲的战争Liu XinMa's mother
2011Maternity Matron 月嫂Jiang HaiyangDing Zhanju
2012To Elderly With Love 老有所依Zhao Baogang/Lü HaozheYazhi
2013Hot Mom 辣妈正传Shen YanFang Youqing
2021New Generation: Bomb Disposal Expert我们的新时代Zhang TingLiu Xishi's mother[3]
2022 Tianxia Changhe 天下长河 Zhang Ting Empress Xiaozhuangwen [4]
Theater
Year Title Role Notes
1976The Trials of a Long Journey /万水千山Li Fenglian
1978Ku Mu Feng Chun/枯木逢春Ku Mei Zi
1981Salam's Witch/萨拉姆的女巫Abigail Williams
1986Horse/马Jil
1987China Dream/中国梦MingmingChina Drama Golden Lion Award
Plum Blossom Prize for Outstanding Performance in a Play
1991Those Left Behind/留守女士Nai ChuanMagnolia Drama Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role
2003Family/家Ruiyu

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References

  1. ↑ 记者独家专访全国人大代表奚美娟 Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine CNR.com March 12, 2014
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Xi Si (四夕) (2022). 奚美娟两度封后：放过豹子头林冲，人生开挂 [Xi Meijuan, won Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress twice]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 448. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 6–8. ISSN 1007-502X.
  3. ↑ 顾馨. "New TV series highlights ordinance disposal soldiers". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  4. ↑ Xu Meilin（徐美琳 ） (2022-11-08). "历史剧《天下长河》11月11日开播，罗晋、尹昉等主演 — 新京报" [Historical drama "The Long River of the World" will be broadcast on November 11, starring Luo Jin, Yin Fang and others — Beijing News]. www.bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  5. ↑ Xi Meijuan at hkmdb.com
  6. ↑ Xi Meijuan at chinesemov.com