Wang Wenjuan

Wang Wenjuan (Chinese: 王文娟; pinyin: Wáng Wénjuān; 19 December 1926 – 6 August 2021) was a noted performer in Yue opera. She was well known for playing the title role Lin Daiyu in the 1962 film of Dream of the Red Chamber,^[1][2] an adaptation of a work by Cao Xueqin.

Wang Wenjuan
Born	(1926-12-19)19 December 1926 Sheng County, Zhejiang, China
Died	6 August 2021(2021-08-06) (aged 94) Huadong Hospital, Shanghai, China
Occupation	Yue opera performer
Known for	Young dan roles
Style	Wang school (founder)
Spouse	Sun Daolin ​ (m. 1961⁠–⁠2007)​
Children	1
Chinese name
Chinese	王文娟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Wénjuān

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Biography

Wang Wenjuan was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province. In 1947, she and Lu Jinhua founded a yueju troupe called Shaozhuang Troupe (Chinese: 少壮越剧团) in Shanghai. In 1961, she married Sun Daolin who was a famous Chinese director.^[3] She died on 6 August 2021 in Huadong Hospital, Shanghai.^[4]