Pan Yu

For the district of Guangzhou, see Panyu District.

Pan Yu (28 October 1924 in Hangzhou, China – 11 January 2015 in Guangzhou, China^[1]), was a Chinese actress and play director. When Pan was 14 years old, she started her career as actress of local drama club. In 1946, Pan joined the China Dance Drama Society, and toured Malaysia. For critical acclaimed performance in Live in Peace and Contentment (1997), she won a Golden Rooster Award, a Golden Goblet Award and a Huabiao Award.^[3]

Pan Yu
Born	(1924-10-28)October 28, 1924 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Died	11 January 2015(2015-01-11) (aged 90)[1] Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Occupation(s)	actress, director
Years active	1946 - 2015
Spouse	Shi Jin ​ ​ (m. 1946; died 2015)​ [2]
Awards	Huabiao Awards – Outstanding Actress 1998 Live in Peace and Contentment Golden Rooster Awards – Special Jury Award 1997 Live in Peace and Contentment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	潘予
Simplified Chinese	潘予
Transcriptions

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pan.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Many Ways To The Life	Mom
	Tree of Life and Death	San Bo Po
1985	Military Spouse	Grandma
1994	Women Flowers	Old lesbian
1997	Live in Peace and Contentment	A Xi Po	Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress Golden Rooster Award for Special Jury Award Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Thunder on Zhujiang River	Liang Tian
1960	Red Crag	Jiang Jie
1963	Young Generation	Director
1985	Saver Her	Director
1988	Rent Bride	Director