Gong Qiuxia facts for kids
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Gong Qiuxia
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| Born | 4 December 1916 Chongming, Jiangsu (now Shanghai), China
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| Died | 7 September 2004 (aged 87) |
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| Occupation | Actress, singer | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 龔秋霞 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龚秋霞 | ||||||||||
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| Genres | Shidaiqu, Mandopop | ||||||||||
Gong Qiuxia, also known as Kung Chiu-hsia, was a famous Chinese actress and singer. She was born on December 4, 1918, and passed away on September 7, 2004. By the 1940s, she became one of the very popular seven great singing stars in China.
Her Life Story
In 1933, Gong Qiuxia traveled all over Southeast Asia. She was part of a group called the Shanghai Plum Flower Troupe. She performed in many plays, including one called the Five Tiger Generals. Because of her training, she was a very skilled tap dancer. In her early movies, she often showed off this talent. She was one of the few Chinese female stars who could do it all: act, sing, and dance! People even lovingly called her an "older Shirley Temple."
In 1946, she moved to Hong Kong with her husband. Later, in 1967, they moved to Taipei, Taiwan. She passed away in Hong Kong on September 7, 2004. This was exactly ten years before another famous "Seven Great Singing Star," Li Xianglan, also passed away.
Her Acting and Singing Career
Gong Qiuxia made her first movie in 1936. It was called Father Mother Son Daughter. In 1937, she starred in the movie 壓歲錢. From then on, she took filmmaking very seriously. She was best known for playing characters who were mature and often housewives.
Between 1938 and 1980, she acted in many films. The movie 四千金 (Four Daughters) earned her the special nickname "Big Sister." In the 1930s, she was also recognized as one of the three most important mandopop singers. The other two were Zhou Xuan and Bai Hong.
Movies She Starred In
Gong Qiuxia acted in many movies throughout her long career. Some of her early films include Father Mother Son Daughter (1936) and Four Daughters (1937). She continued to star in films for decades, with her last known movie being Rouge in 1980.
- (父母子女) (1936)
- (永遠的微笑)，(壓歲錢)，(古塔奇案)，(四千金) (1937)
- (孤兒救母記)，(恐怖之夜) (1938)
- (歌聲淚痕)，(播音台大血案) (1939)
- (鸞鳳和鳴)，(大地之花)，(花濺淚) (1941)
- (薔薇處處開)，(黑夜魔影)，(恨不相逢未嫁時)，(博愛四姊妹)，(浮雲掩月) (1942)
- (千金怨)，(難兄難弟)，(激流)，(夜長夢多)，(來日方長)，(京華舊夢)，(凱風) (1943)
- (萬戶更新)，(大地之花) (1945)
- (蘆花翻白燕子飛) (1946)
- (四美圖)，(春花秋月) (1947)
- (花街蕩婦)，(心血)，(染紅海棠)，(一代妖姬路) (1949)
- (南來雁)，(新紅樓夢)，(狂風之夜)，(禁婚記) (1950)
- (中秋月娘)，(惹門)，(不知道的父親) (1951)
- (白日夢)，(兒女經深閨)，(夢里人)，(寸草心) (1952)
- (水紅菱)，(都會交響曲)，(姊妹曲)，(大兒女經) (1953)
- (少女的煩惱)，(我是一個女人)，(女子公寓)，(闔第光臨)，(孔雀開屏)，(一年之計) (1955)
- (紅顏劫)，(男大當婚) (1956)
- (春歸何處)，(香噴噴的小姐)，(王老五之戀)，(眼兒媚)，(未出嫁的媽媽)，(情竇初開) (1957)
- (錦上添花)，(有女懷春)，(笑笑笑少年遊)，(春到海濱)，(金屋夢)，(荳蔻年華) (1958)
- (十七歲)，(同命鴛鴦)，(脂粉小霸王) (1959)
- (雷雨)，(鴛夢重溫)，(雪地情仇) (1960)
- (美人計)，(糊塗姻緣)，(含苞待放) (1961)
- (滄海遺珠)，(三笑) (1962)
- (龍鳳呈祥)，(椰林雙妹)，(合家歡) (1963)
- (小忽雷)，(雙槍黃英姑) (1965)
- (社會棟樑)，(迎春花) (1966)
- (鐵腳馬眼神仙肚) (1978)
- (胭脂) (1980)
See also
In Spanish: Gong Qiuxia para niños
