1. Zhang Ruifang was a Chinese film and theatre actress.
11 Facts About Zhang Ruifang
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Zhang Ruifang studied painting in the Western style at Beiping's National Arts School.
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Zhang Ruifang modelled her acting persona on her role model Ingrid Bergman.
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In 1963, Zhang Ruifang won Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for her household character in comedy Li Shuangshuang.
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Zhang Ruifang is considered to be of the "four great drama actresses" in China, along with Bai Yang, Shu Xiuwen and Qin Yi.
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Zhang Ruifang played a character who took an equal role to the men in the story.
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Zhang Ruifang completed ten more films before she retired from acting in 1982.
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Zhang Ruifang served on the National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference three times.
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Zhang Ruifang was on national committees for women and another for art and literature.
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Zhang Ruifang rejected capitalism when she started a retirement home in 2000 in Changning in Shanghai.
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Zhang Ruifang explained that her purpose was to create a community for 40 people and not to make a profit.