Ma Lan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Lan (simplified Chinese: 马兰; traditional Chinese: 馬蘭; born 23 April 1962) is a Chinese performing artist of Huangmei opera, known as a national first-level actor. She is the only person to date to have been awarded both the national highest stage performance prize and the TV Show Prize.[1]

Biography

Ma Lan was born in Taihu County, Anhui in 1962, and graduated from Anhui Acting Performance School in 1975, where she majored in the performance of Huangmei opera. Succeeding in her debut in 1980, she later created some vivid portrayals of famous characters, such as the artist Zhang Yuliang, Jia Baoyu in Dream of Red Chamber, Zhu Yingtai in the Butterfly Lovers, the Cloud Flower Princess in the Dragon Daughter, Yan Fengying in Yan Fengying, and Cui Yingying in Romance of the Western Chamber. In 1987 she won the Plum Blossom Prize, and in 1988 she won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Yan Fengying.[1] Most of her performances are still considered as among the best examples of the art of Huangmei opera.

Awards and Activities

In 1986, Man Lan won the Chinese Plum Award of drama and in 1988 the CCTV Gold Eagle Award. She was also rewarded the Flying Goddess Award for best actress in the same year. She has won the Chinese Plum Award of drama.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "第四届梅花奖获得者马兰". 28 March 2009.
  2. ↑ 《黄梅戏艺术》1987年第03期
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