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Rose: You're not taking my house, you're not taking my daughter, you're not taking any part of me, because you don't know who I am. I died sixty years ago. I ate opium and I died for my daughter's sake. Now get out of my house!
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Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: I'm just sorry that you got stuck with such a loser, that I've always been so disappointing.
Suyuan: What you mean disappoint? Piano?
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: Everything: my grades, my job, not getting married, everything you expected of me.
Suyuan: Not expect anything! Never expect! Only hope! Only hoping best for you. That's not wrong, to hope.
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: No? Well, it hurts, because every time you hoped for something I couldn't deliver, it hurt. It hurt me, Mommy. And no matter what you hope for, I'll never be more than what I am. And you never see that, what I really am.
Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin (Tsai Chin), 1936 November 30, was born in Tianjin
[1]
, Chinese-American actor, writer, teacher, graduated from the Royal Drama School and Tufts University .
In 1957, he participated in his first movie " Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst "
[2]
. In 1958, the feature film " Inn of the Sixth Happiness " was released
[2]
. In 1959, he starred in the stage play " The World of Suzie Wong "
[3]
. In 1966, the mystery film " Enlarge " that participated in the performance was released
[4-5]
. In 1967, the participating action film "You Only Live Twice" was released
[1]
[5]
. In 1972, with the TV series " Object of Struggle ", he was nominated for the best British TV actor at the 25th British Academy of Film Awards
[6]
. In 1988, published the English autobiography "Daughter of Shanghai"
[3]
. In 1993, he participated in the drama " The Joy Luck Club "
[1]
. In 1998, starred in the Broadway drama "Golden Boy"
[3]
.
In 2001, he won the 53rd Primetime Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement
[7]
. In 2002, he participated in the drama "Fu Lu Shou"
[8]
. In 2005, the feature film " Memoirs of a Geisha " was released
[5]
[9]
. In 2006, the participating action film " Casino Royale " was released
[1]
[8]
. In 2010, she played Jia Mu in the TV series " The Dream Of Red Mansions "
[5]
[9]
. In 2013, the TV series " Agents of SHIELD " in which he participated was premiered in the United States.
[10]
In 2016, the participating action film " Now You See Me 2 " was released in China
[1]
[10-11]
. In 2019, the documentary " Daughter of Shanghai " about his personal experience was released in China
[10]
[12]
.
Early Experience
On November 30, 1936, when Tsai Chin's father, Qilintong, was performing in Tianjin, Tsai Chin was born in a play box in a touring outfit. Her father named it "Caiqin", which was taken from "Sile Panshui, Bo Caiqin" in the Book of Songs
.
In the 1940s and 1950s, Tsai Chin left Shanghai to study in Hong Kong under the arrangement of his parents
. At the age of 17, Tsai Chin was admitted to the Royal Academy of Drama in London, England to study acting and became the first Chinese student in the academy
.
Performing Experience
On April 2, 1957, he participated in the war film "Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst" directed by Michael Anderson was released in the UK
; on October 2, he participated in the war film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" directed by David Lean . Released in the UK
.
On May 12, 1958, the feature film "Violence Playground" was released in Sweden; on December 11, the feature film " Inn of the Sixth Happiness " was released in the United States. Tsai Chin played the role of a female missionary in the film. The daughter of the scholar Susan
.
On August 13, 1959, his feature film "Santa Teresa's Treasure" was released in Sweden. In the film, he played the first girl to fight with Stella Bonhauer; in the same year, under the age of 23 Tsai Chin got the opportunity to star in the stage play "The World of Suzie Wong"
and became the first Chinese star to appear on the stage in the West End of London
.
In January 1963, the musical "The Emperor is Cool" was released in the UK. On July 7, 1965, the TV series "Hunter" premiered in the UK; on August 6, the crime film " The Face of Fu Manchu " directed by Don Sharp was released in West Germany, with Tsai Chin playing the role in the film Fu Manzhou’s daughter "Hua Lu Shui"
; in the same year, she played the role of the head nurse taking care of patients in the science fiction film "Invasion".
On December 18, 1966, the mystery film " Enlarge " directed by Michelangelo Antonioni was released in the United States. Tsai Chin played the role of photographer Thomas' assistant in the film
. On October 17, 1966, the crime film "Fu Manzhou's Bride" directed by Don Sharp was released in Sweden. Tsai Chin played Fu Manzhou's daughter "Hua Lu Shui" in the film
;
On June 12, 1967, the action film " You Only Live Twice " directed by Lewis Gilbert was released in the UK. Tsai Chin played the beautiful and venomous Chinese doll in the film
; on May 25, he participated in the drama " You Only Live Twice " "The Vengeance of Fu Manchu " was released in West Germany. On August 23, 1968, the sci-fi film " The Blood of Fumanchu " directed by Jesus Franco was released in West Germany.
On May 30, 1969, the action film " The Castle of Fu Manchu " directed by Jesus Franco was released in West Germany. On October 15, the war film "Young Master" directed by John Dexter was released in the UK. In 1972, she played Liu Shaoqi's wife Wang Guangmei in the British TV series " Object of Struggle "; in the same year, she was nominated for the Best British TV Actor at the 25th British Academy of Film Awards for her TV series "Object of Struggle"
.
In 1988, Tsai Chin's English autobiography " Daughter of Shanghai " was published in the United Kingdom and the United States
. On September 16, 1993, the feature film " The Joy Luck Club " directed by Wang Ying was released in Canada
. Tsai Chin played a tough-looking Chinese mother, aunt Linda with a soft heart
. In 1997, he dubbed the animation "The Magic Pearl". In 1998, Tsai Chin starred in the Broadway drama "Golden Boy", making her the first Asian actor to lead a leading role in a mainstream stage drama on both sides of the Atlantic
.
On March 17, 2000, the comedy " American Holiday " was released in the United States; in April, the feature film "Journey of the Soul" was released in the United States; on June 13, the animated film " Titan AE " was dubbed "Released in the U.S.; On October 7, the feature film "Golden Cup" was released in the U.S. In 2001, he was awarded the American Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement
. In 2002, he participated in the feature film "Fu Lu Shou" directed by Shen Xiaoai
; in the same year, the simplified Chinese character version "Daughter of Shanghai" was published for the first time in China
. On May 12, 2003, the feature film "Ellen's Diary" was released in the United States.
On February 21, 2005, the TV series " Avenger: The Last Airbender " was premiered in the U.S.; on March 27, he played the role of Christina Young as an intern in the U.S. premiere TV series "Grey Anatomy". Mom
; On April 22, the feature film "Translation Storm" co-starred with Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn and others was released in the United States; November 29, the feature film "Memoirs" directed by Rob Marshall of a Geisha" was released in Japan
, and Tsai Chin played the role of the boss of a geisha in charge of a young geisha
.
On June 16, 2006, the action film "Prom Warrior" was released in the United States
; on November 16, the action film " Casino Royale " directed by Martin Campbell was released in the UK, with Tsai Chin playing the side of the gaming table. On the shrewd middle-aged gambler Mrs. Wu
. On March 18, 2007, the documentary film "Hollywood Chinese" was released in the United States; in the same year, he participated in the feature film "Children and Art of Lens Life".
On October 14, 2007, the animation "Year of the Fish", which served as the voice for the dubbing, was released in the United States. On September 2, 2010, the TV series "The Dream Of Red Mansions" directed by Li Shaohong premiered in China, in which Tsai Chin played Jia Baoyu's grandmother
. On July 19, 2013, the TV series "Agents of SHIELD" in which he participated was premiered in the United States
.
On June 24, 2016, the action film "Now You See Me 2" co-starred with Jay Chou was released in China, playing the grandmother of the wise and funny magician Li
. On November 3, 2017, the western movie "Chinatown 1871" was released in the United States.
On April 28, 2019, he played the grumpy and stubborn granny in the drama "Lucky Grandma" released on April 28
; on July 2, 2019, the documentary about her personal experience " Daughter of Shanghai " was in China Released
; on October 1, the cartoon "Snowman Romance", which served as the voice for the dubbing, was released in China.
Personal Life
Family member of Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin's father was opera actor unicorn child , her mother Qiu Lilin was the princess Shanghai high society
, Tsai Chin Tong Suosheng unicorn is Qiu Lilin and third children, is Mr. Chow restaurant founder Michael Chow 's sister
.
Tsai Chin's relationship experience
Tsai Chin's first love occurred in Hong Kong. The object of love was a Chinese boy. The relationship lasted only 6 months. At the age of 20, Tsai Chin married her first husband. After divorcing her first husband, he married Peter, the director of the drama "The World of Suzie Wong". When the second marriage ended, Tsai Chin was only 26 years old. From then on, she gave up the pursuit of family and marriage
.
At the end of 1962, Tsai Chin fell in love with the film critic Ken, and the two broke up
.
Tsai Chin's life trough
In 1976, Tsai Chin encountered the biggest crisis of his life: because of the bankruptcy of his investment in real estate, he committed suicide by swallowing sleeping pills when he was desperate. After being rescued, he was sent to a mental hospital
. In the next four years, Tsai Chin went to the United States and applied for a job as a typist. He also worked as a waiter in the restaurant of his brother Michael Chow, and also worked as a librarian, and began to return to campus to study stage plays. She went to Harvard for evening classes, studied Shakespearean drama, and went to Tufts University for a master's degree. After returning to London, she spent three years of life as an ascetic actor in the Cambridge Theatre Company, and played the heroine in "Orestia" and "The Scarlet Letter", and once again shined on the stage
.
Tsai Chin coaching experience
In 1980, Tsai Chin, who had been away from his homeland for nearly 30 years, came to Beijing to teach at The Central Academy of Drama .
Character Evaluation
Although Tsai Chin has a bad temper and lives a very personal life, many people find it difficult to get along with her. But she is a person who lives for theatrical art. As long as she is in theatrical film, she is full of wisdom and passion
; her life is self-achievement
. She is a respectable and lovely old lady. She performed Jia's mother in detail. Her great-grandmother is unforgettable. Her sadness, her persistence, her humor, and her ridiculous performance are vividly expressed. Every line of Caiqin, every pause, every body movement is so precise, it's so perfect
.
The name Tsai Chin was once the basic knowledge of Chinese actors in Hollywood. At that time, there was a saying in Hollywood: There is Bruce Lee for men and Tsai Chin for women
. Although her life is intertwined with sweat and tears, it is full of upward melody. After seeing the rainbow through the wind and rain, the hard work will win. She uses the tenacity and perseverance of Chinese women to prop up a bright sunny sky on a foreign land. Through "Daughter of Shanghai", in the exchange and integration of Chinese and Western cultures, Tsai Chin undoubtedly used his life's practice to show the ordinary and greatness of a Chinese woman
. Daily Gansu Net Review)
Tsai Chin is beautiful, intelligent, noble and elegant. She is the "Oriental princess" in the eyes of British classmates, and the Chinese doll in the eyes of Western audiences. She is like a delicate peony blooming on the theater stage, like a Wang Qingquan flowing on the big screen. Her charming face and superb acting skills made the world remember and fall in love with her
. In her life, she is always surpassing herself and pursuing freedom. Her own natural passion and jealous personality draw vitality from the collision of Eastern and Western cultures. She constantly strives to realize herself and proves the greatness of women
.
Tsai Chin's life has its ups and downs, and its turnover, but always clear-headed and clear-headed, sometimes with the narcissism and meanness of famous ladies. It is a winner in life and a song of long hatred. When he was young, Tsai Chin was as bright as a pearl, but his eyes showed cold stars from time to time, a kind of boredom and indifference to see through the world. Tsai Chin, who was in his old age, still had sharp eyes, but he began to have childlike gleaming, unstoppable light, and endless stories
.
Tsai Chin has a wild, bright and charming style, which is more free
and easy than traditional women defined by the world . Oriental elements and Western modernity are perfectly integrated in her. In the UK, she was once called "Chinese doll"
; she is like a big man. In "The Dream Of Red Mansions", every chapter is a story, but there are very few people who can really read and understand her
. Comprehensive review of "New Women's Daily")
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