Chen Chong, born in Shanghai, 196 1, a famous film actor in China, now lives in the United States. He grew up in a family of medical workers and was influenced by his parents. He formed the habit of reading. I graduated from Shanghai International Studies University with a bachelor's degree in English.
1976 emerged in youth (1977) and began to set foot in movies.
1979 Participated in the filming of Little Flower and Overseas Red Son. In Little Flower, she played Zhao Xiaohua, because this role is completely different from the present one.
In order to play this role well, Chen Chong looked through materials and books to find the key to the soul of this role. After serious and arduous exploration, she played the rising star of China film industry with special fate, and later played the roles of director Huang He in the film Awakening, Overseas Son and TV series Meet in Beijing.
Because of my excellent English, 198 1 went to study in the United States. Began her arduous journey to a foreign country. During his stay in the United States, Chen Chong continued to study movies and ventured into Hollywood alone. First, she performed well in "Big Classroom", and later she successfully shaped the tragic life of the heroine in "The Last Emperor". In the 1990s, she made her mark in the American film industry. She filmed Red Rose and White Rose, and acted in some movies with Hollywood movie stars.
Chen Chong is an actress with the spirit of exploration. As a Chinese actress, she can occupy a place in the American film industry, and she is successful in any case. From 65438 to 0997, she appeared in the TV series "Green Card Family" directed by young director Hu. Awards and masterpieces: Youth (1977), Xiaohua, overseas son, Awakening, Daban, Last Emperor, Red Rose, White Rose.
She won the 1980 Best Actress Award in Hundred Flowers Award and the Best Actress Award in Yugoslavia Film Festival in the same year. Birth place: Shanghai Female: 1977 played Sargam in the film Youth. 198 1 won the best actress award in the third film Hundred Flowers Award for her leading role in the feature film Little Flower. 198 1 went to study in the United States and played an important role in American films such as Big Class and The Last Emperor. 1994 won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress for her leading role in Red Rose and White Rose.
Chen Chong's self-report
I am an intuitive person, and I have never planned the trend in advance. I came to this step by intuition, and maybe there is some luck and fate. What you see is the opportunity I got. In fact, I also lost something for these gains and missed many opportunities. If there is anything that guides me to choose the development path so far, I think it is a kind of anxiety in the depths of my soul. This uneasy feeling always drives me to leave a very comfortable position and run forward. Once I am relieved, I must go.
Movies in Chen Chong's eyes
I think the influence of gender on movies may also be there. But it also varies from person to person. Everyone has different experiences, different perceptions of life and different secretion. I don't know if I will be a feminine director. I can't decide. I can only start from myself. Of course, I am a woman, but to be honest, I don't know much about women's movies. I'm looking forward to seeing my film in China, but I don't know what the final review result will be. Mainly because this is my first film, and I already have financial constraints and experience constraints, and I don't want any other constraints, so I just need to shoot it first. You see, I am talking and laughing now, but I am really at a loss. I have a wide interest in movies. I like movies like Godfather and Cotton Club. I also like to watch those subtle movies in France, such as red, white and blue. I even like to watch one or two action movies. Because I love movies so much, every movie, no matter good or bad, my mouth is slightly open, my body is bullied and I am completely intoxicated.
Chen Chong's Hollywood fringe
I accidentally entered Hollywood. When I first arrived in America, I also worked in a restaurant. Gradually someone came out and said I was a star. So a classmate jokingly asked me: Have you really made a movie? Then why did you come to work? I said, no way. They said you should try. Hollywood can earn you a month's money a day. You should try it. So I tried. It happened that Wang Ying had a movie. I don't know who told me that you should come during the summer vacation. I promised, and I have an agent since then. The first time I went to Hollywood for an exam alone, I saw hundreds of girls waiting in line, all for this role. They were so beautiful that I hurried home. The first small role played in Hollywood was a Chinese lady without lines, walking on the stage in cheongsam and high heels. The second role has only one line. The only thing the character said was: Mr. Hammer, would you like some tea? Both roles are too insignificant, but it is because of these two roles that I joined the trade union. I never realized the significance and value of movies to me when I was studying. At that time, my requirements were very low. I feel very satisfied to be able to study in America. I thought it was impossible to make a movie in Hollywood, so I never thought about it. Speaking of it, when I went to Hollywood, I had already won the government awards for advanced film works in Hundred Flowers Award and China. But when I first introduced myself in Hollywood, that experience was nothing, because no one would believe it. I have worked with many bad directors in Chen Chong's eternal career, and I feel very painful. In Hollywood, I made three or four bad movies. Now I don't think it is necessary to do this, because there is no shortage of money. And I have my own ideas, and I have the desire to express them. At the same time, I feel that after 20 years, I must learn to express myself. Actors are only one-sided expressions, and the world of directors is much broader. There is another reason. As an actress, women of my age can play fewer and fewer roles. What I like to see in the market is the little girl. I am sad to see that many middle-aged women are still playing with their youth. A person's life experience is so precious, you are alive, why do you pretend, erase your own experience, pretend that you know nothing, and spend a lot of time taking away the easiest things for others. Of course, this shows a person's ability, and it is also a star that some people like to watch to some extent. But I don't think I can do it. Because I don't want to erase my experience, I want to express my experience. Why bother? It is not easy to live. If a few years ago, I thought I could do this and that, now I finally know that movies are a lifetime thing. Under such circumstances, I want to develop a director.
Chen Chong's Family Cultural Background
Family is the cradle of everything, and it is very important for me to be nurtured by family. My family is very free, there is no compulsion, and I will not force you to do this or that. When you play with mud at the age of three, you go out to play with mud. Do not do your homework unless you do it. Parents just use their words and deeds to naturally influence you and let you play your own world. It is a natural desire to go to college or study abroad in such a family. My grandfather was the originator of western medicine pharmacology in China who returned from studying in England, and my grandmother went to England after graduating from Central University. Maybe, because of them, I can accept some foreign cultures earlier and more naturally. But I plan to study in the United States myself, but it is because my mother was sent to the United States to do research after the Cultural Revolution. From reading the sporadic American magazines she sent me, I gradually became curious about American culture, hoping to go there, but I didn't know what to do in America. Chen Chong's Future Ideals About ideals, I am a little cynical now, but once, I was very cynical and had ideals. I miss such things. 1976, I was 15 years old, and all the girls in my movies were 16, 17 years old, almost my own growth age. It can be said that my film has a nostalgic tone, but this nostalgia is more abstract. I think the youth of that year burned after all, but today's youth is no longer burning. So, no matter what its political content is-maybe there is no political content at all-I want to talk about the memory of youth, a burning youth. I'm interested in filming Liu Hulan. Liu Hulan is the biggest Elvis Presley of our generation. In my mind, the play is a work with an international theme, with the beauty of faith and humanity. From a girl to 15 years old, this process is too emotional. The whole story should be ideal and romantic. A 15-year-old man said, "Yes, I'm party member, the alternate of the * * * production party." When I said this, I was very moved and strong. It is a belief and a spiritual pillar of mankind.
Love in Chen Chong's heart
My ideal life state should be such a picture. Husband and wife are two connected trees, and our children are surrounded by trees like mushrooms. And friends are the Woods not far away. When the wind blows slightly and the leaves turn upside down, we will have some communication. Of course, this is just a picture in my mind, which is impossible. Therefore, the ideal life is to find your own position, do what you want to do and make the right choice. Nothing comes for nothing, but happiness is that you choose what you really should choose and want. Love is a difficult thing for me. I don't think the four days in The Bridges of Madison County are love, but the love between Francis and her husband is love. Her husband said to her before he died, "I'm sorry, there are some things I know, but I can't give you." Love is the accumulation of such a long time, * * * has a promise, not only calm, but also passionate feelings, which are the same joys and sorrows. For such a long time, two people came together. Tell you what, I want to tell a story. I think that story tells my understanding of love. It's a story called The Little Prince. It is said that there is a little prince in the universe, and there is only one rose among them, so he regards it as a treasure and takes care of it day and night. One day, he came to a rose garden by chance and suddenly found that there are so many roses in the world that are much better than what he has. He felt very depressed at once. But I gradually understand that there are so many beautiful roses, and no one has been taken care of like the one he gave him. His roses are so important to him because they have been cared for and cared for by him for many years.
On page 7, there is an introduction about her personal entry into Hollywood House.
She recommended the last emperor to the producer. And play the leading role in it. A movie that finally succeeded.
The last emperor won the 60th Academy Award for Best Film.