Speaking of Tian Hua, the younger generation may not be familiar with her, but in fact she has made great achievements in film and television. She was one of the first actresses in China, and created some new oriental female images with national qualities for China films. She has also won the lifetime achievement award of Volkswagen Hundred Flowers Award and Golden Phoenix Award.
Although her artistic attainments are high, Tian Hua's life is rather bumpy. Four of her relatives have cancer. In order to save the lives of her family, she spent all her savings, even at the age when she should have spent her old age safely.
So, what about this old artist who was born in the 1920s, experienced the war years and was hit by fate many times?
1928 On August 3rd, Tian Hua was born in a poor and backward mountain village in Hebei Province. His original name was Liu Tianhua.
At that time, the life of ordinary people was very difficult, and so was the Tian Hua family, whose family was very poor. But although there is no money, fortunately, with the love of parents, life is not so bitter.
However, when she was nine years old, her mother died unfortunately. Without my mother, it's hard to think about it. It is very difficult for her father to support this family alone. The poor family became poorer and even often went hungry.
Tian Hua, at an early age, suffered the hardships of life. In order to help her father reduce the burden of life, she began to do farm work in the field, and also did all the housework, washing clothes, cooking, chopping wood and picking wild vegetables. The clothes at home were patched.
It seems that Tian Hua grew up overnight and became an adult in the family. However, although life is miserable, she is not pessimistic. She wants to do more work every day to make her family less hungry.
In difficult times, people are more likely to develop an optimistic attitude, because if you look forward to the future, you will work harder and cherish everything you get.
1940, Tian Hua 12 years old. She decided to leave her hometown and join the Anti-Enemy Drama Club of the Eighth Route Army Jinchaji Military Region. It was also at that time that the army leader changed her name from "Liu Tianhua" to "Tian Hua".
After entering the drama club, Tian Hua often followed the drama club for publicity and performance. In this process, she studied acting hard and made rapid progress, and began to play different roles in many plays.
Because of her beauty and acting efforts, Tian Hua gradually became famous and became a very excellent literary and art soldier.
From a poor girl to a literary fighter, Tian Hua has embarked on an artistic road with her own efforts, which also doomed her brilliant future.
1950, 22-year-old Tian Hua got an important opportunity. At that time, Northeast Film Studio was preparing to adapt the opera "White-haired Girl" into a film, and "Xi 'er" became the most sought-after role, and the director also chose the audition mode.
After many comparisons, the director group thinks that Tian Hua is the most suitable candidate, because she comes from the countryside, has rich life experience and ten years of stage performance experience, and will definitely interpret the soul of the characters.
Tian Hua didn't live up to the director's expectations. In order to play this role well, she made a lot of efforts. After years of not doing farm work, she went to the countryside to experience life, and also humbly asked the people in the same crew for advice.
I have to say that the older generation of artists are really attentive to the role and will make a lot of preparations for a role, so they have one classic after another.
"White-haired Girl" swept the country as soon as it was released, with an audience of nearly 500 thousand people a day, which can be said to be unprecedented. Tian Hua also became an instant hit because of her diligence, simplicity, kindness and fortitude in playing "Xier".
In that era when there was no internet and idolization was not popular, Tian Hua gained many fans and many people wrote to her. At that time, she received several sacks of letters a day, all of which were affirmation of her acting skills.
Because of this role, Tian Hua was awarded a gold medal by the Ministry of Culture.
After White-haired Girl, Tian Hua became the darling of directors, and she also ushered in the golden age of her acting career.
She is Fan Lingzhi in Full Moon Flower; She is Li Yumei in the historical film Daughter of the Party. She is the young woman Yue Xian in the historical film "There are so many beauties in the country" and so on.
It can be said that Tian Hua acted with his life, so he created so many classic characters. Because of her excellent performance, she was sent to the Central Academy of Drama for further study, and later became an actress in Bayi Studio.
Although he has become famous, Tian Hua is low-key, modest and has no star shelf. As always, she is serious about this role. In her eyes, there is no difference between big and small roles. Even if there are only a few lines, she will be fully prepared.
It is worth mentioning that although he is a celebrity, Tian Hua never accepts advertisements. She said, "I don't know if this product is good or not. I am an actor that everyone likes. If I buy something bad because I like it, she will feel sorry for the audience. "
In vanity fair, few people can avoid "interests". Tian Hua's childlike innocence is admirable.
Tian Hua has a successful career and a happy marriage.
Tian Hua's husband is Su Fan, and they met in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei "Anti-Enemy Drama Club". They are revolutionary comrades in arms. Because Tian Hua's cultural level is not high, Su Fan taught her to read. Unconsciously, the seeds of love sprout quietly in their hearts.
At that time, the discipline was strict, and we could only secretly fall in love. After being discovered, they were punished, but later the punishment was cancelled because of their good performance. It can be said that this relationship is hard to come by.
1949, 2 1 year-old Tian Hua and 25-year-old Su Fan entered the marriage hall.
Tian Hua is a famous actor, and Su Fan is also a very talented person. He used to be the designer of founding ceremony's Tiananmen Dance, and finally lived up to expectations and accomplished the task brilliantly.
Later, Tian Hua was very busy at work, and Su Fan took care of her at home and abroad. She once said guiltily, "Su Fan is my logistics minister."
It can be seen how happy the revolutionary partners are.
The days passed quietly. Tian Hua's road to performing arts can be described as "complete", and so can her marriage with Su Fan. They have achieved each other and walked hand in hand for decades.
Tian Hua, who worked hard all his life, thought he could retire when he was old and spend the rest of his life with Su Fan. But fate did not treat the old artist well. Her old age can be described as "miserable".
Tian Hua, who worked hard all her life, never dreamed that she would have four relatives suffering from cancer one after another.
In February 2008, Tian Hua's youngest daughter-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer. In August of the same year, her youngest son was diagnosed with lung cancer. In 20 12, her second daughter-in-law was also diagnosed with breast cancer. At the end of 20 13, her boss Su Fan was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer.
In just five years, Tian Hua seems to have gone through a century. The most important relatives in her life-son, daughter-in-law and wife-have unfortunately become cancer patients. This is undoubtedly a great blow to the old man Tian Hua.
One cancer patient can bring down a family, not to mention four. In order to treat her family, she spent more than 3 million savings, and her life has to continue. She can only go back to work.
It's really heartbreaking to fight like a young man at a young age, but Tian Hua has no complaints. It's all worth it for the family.
Although the family needs money, Tian Hua is very principled, so he still doesn't advertise. Even if it is a sky-high endorsement fee, she will not accept it. The reason is simple: "If there is something wrong with the product, I'm sorry for the audience."
Worthy of being an old artist, he never fails to make money, always puts the interests of the audience first, and will not ruin his reputation for endorsement fees. Moreover, Tian Hua also rejected donations from some caring people. She said:
"Everything depends on yourself, and it is your own business to live hard."
Even at the age of silver hair, she still chooses to solve the problems of life by herself. She is strong, there is no shortcut, and it is worth learning by young people.
Regrettably, despite Tian Hua's hard work, his illness was merciless, and he still took the lives of his son, wife and two daughters-in-law. In just a few years, four relatives have left her, and no one can feel the despair and pain.
Fortunately, Tian Hua is strong enough. After crying and being ill, she chose an optimistic life and brought the best to the audience.
Now 92-year-old Tian Hua is still active on the screen. In the camera, she has silver hair, but her mental state is very good, which is also inseparable from her optimistic personality. She once said:
"Don't climb, be yourself, don't argue, have a good life. In this life, cherish the present, health is the most important! "
This war-torn ancient art deserves the word "respect".