Wang Ying (actor)

Not to be confused with Wang Ying (actress).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Ying (Chinese: 王霙; pinyin: Wāng Yīng; November 1957 – 25 August 2024) was a Chinese actor.^[1] He has won the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor, 9th Golden Phoenix Award, Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor, and received the 22nd and 25th China Golden Eagle Awards for Favorite Actor.

Wang Ying
王霙
Born	(1957-11-00)November 1957 Gudangwan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Died	25 August 2024(2024-08-25) (aged 66)
Education	Zhejiang Art School National Theatre Company of China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–2024
Notable work	Mao Zedong in 1925 My Long March
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouses	Cheng Yufu ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1997)​ He Yalin ​ (m. 2002)​
Awards	Full list

Biography

Wang was born in Gudangwan of Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province. He studied dance, drama and Yue opera at Zhejiang Art School, Central Hongqi Yue opera Troupe and National Theatre Company of China during his early years.

Wang married his first wife, Cheng Yufu (成郁馥), a Peking opera actress, in 1981, they divorced in October 1997.^[2]

In 2000, Wang met He Yalin (贺亚琳) in Yunnan province when he was filming Mao Zedong in 1925, who is a dresser, they married in July 2002.^[2]

Wang died on 25 August 2024, at the age of 66.^[3]

Works

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1991	Epoch-making	开天辟地	Mao Zedong
1993	Autumn Harvest Uprising	秋收起义	Mao Zedong
1995	Yang Kaihui	杨开慧	Mao Zedong
2000	Mao Zedong and Edgar Snow	毛泽东与斯诺	Mao Zedong
2001	Mao Zedong in 1925	毛泽东在1925	Mao Zedong
2003	Mao Zedong Is Going to Anyuan	毛泽东去安源	Mao Zedong
2006	My Long March	我的长征	Mao Zedong
2007	August 1st	八月一日	Mao Zedong
2010	Gutian, 1929	古田1929	Mao Zedong
2012	Zhaxi, 1935	扎西1935	Mao Zedong
2017	Battle of Xiangjiang River	血战湘江	Mao Zedong

Television

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1998	Zhude Is Going To Jinggang Mountains	朱德上井冈	Mao Zedong
1999	Huang Kecheng	黄克诚	Mao Zedong
2000	The Sun Comes East	日出东方	Mao Zedong
2001	War of Central Plains	中原突围	Mao Zedong
2002	General Xiao Jingguang	肖劲光大将	Mao Zedong
2004	Geda Living Buddha	格达活佛	Mao Zedong
	Zhang Boling	张伯苓	Mao Zedong
2005	General Chen Geng	陈赓大将	Mao Zedong
2006	Peng Xuefeng	彭雪枫	Mao Zedong
2007	Jinggang Mountains	井冈山	Mao Zedong	[4]
		浴血坚持	Mao Zedong
2009	The Founding of the PRC	红色摇篮	Mao Zedong
	Zhang Lan	民主之澜	Mao Zedong
	The War of Nanjing	决战南京	Mao Zedong
2011	The Founder of PRC: Zhu De	开国元勋朱德	Mao Zedong
	My Youth in Yan'an	我的青春在延安	Mao Zedong
2012	Wang Jiaxiang	王稼祥	Mao Zedong
	Years of The Time	风云岁月	Mao Zedong
	Nie Rongzhen	聂荣臻	Mao Zedong	[5]
	General Su Yu	粟裕大将	Mao Zedong
2013	Chen Yun	陈云	Mao Zedong	[6]
2014	Battle of Changsha	长沙保卫战	Mao Zedong
	Mao Zedong	领袖	Mao Zedong
2019	Senior General Hong Xuezhi	上将洪学智	Mao Zedong
TBA	Chongqing Negotiations	重庆谈判	Mao Zedong

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result	Notes
2001	Mao Zedong in 1925	Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor	Won
2003		9th Golden Phoenix Award	Won
2007	My Long March	22nd Chian Golden Eagle Award for Favorite Actor	Won
		Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor	Won
2010	The Founding of the PRC	25th Chian Golden Eagle Award for Favorite Actor	Won	[7]