About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1916-08-31
Place of birth:
Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
Website:
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Wang Ping

Overview

Ping Wang is a Chinese film director and actress. She is considered to be the first female director in the People's Republic of China. Leftist womens' liberation became a major influence early in her life and she was a long time supporter of the communist revolution.

Her work was financially supported by the state, which provided her with significant access to filmic resources, allowing her to learn the techniques of filmmaking through practice and experiment with film form. She became a respected and influential director.

Because gender equality was a significant part of the Communist Party’s plan for economic reform, the following two decades would see a rise in the number of female directors in China.

Known for

Acting
1948 The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes Actor Mrs. Chen 59
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1947 The Spring River Flows East Actor 58
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1947 Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon Actor Jiangxi neighbor 58
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1947 Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon Actor 58
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Directing
1990 The Sun on the Roof of the World Directing Director N/A
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1986 Song of the chinese revolution Directing Director N/A
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1978 We are the 8th Route Army Battalion Directing Director N/A
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1976 Songs of the Long March Directing Director N/A
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1969 Mallow Forest Directing Director N/A
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1965 The East Is Red Directing Director 58
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1964 Sentinel Under the Neon Lights Directing Director 59
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1962 Locust Tree Village Directing Director 59
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1960 The Area of Menglongsha Directing Director N/A
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1959 Beautiful Homeland Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Eternal Wave Directing Director 58
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1957 The Story of Liubao Directing Director 58
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1956 Breaking Through the Darkness Directing Director N/A
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