Chen Chen

Chen Chen (born Chang Chia-Chen, July 17, 1948) is a Taiwanese actress active in the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1966 to 1986 Chen Chen has starred in about 90 movies. Her work was in a range of genres, from Taiwan's literary romantic films (愛情文藝片; Pīnyīn: Ai Qing Wen Yi Pian) to patriotic films, and earned her various accolades, including two Best Actress awards at the Asian Pacific Film Festival. In 2013, Chen Chen received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th Golden Horse Awards. Early life Originally named Chang Chia-Chen, Chen Chen was born on July 17, 1948, in Beiping (now Beijing). Her grandfather, Chang Hong-Chun (Chinese: 章鴻春), was the principal of the Army Cavalry School of the Republic of China. Her father, Colonel Chang Pei-Lin (Chinese: 章沛霖), was a Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy graduate. He served as the military attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of China in Japan and later became a entrepreneur after moving to the United States. Chen's mother, Chang Feng-Qin (Chinese: 張鳳琴), was a high school music teacher. Chen has two siblings, a younger sister named Chang Jia-Xing (Chinese: 章家興), also known as Yin Xia (Chinese: 銀霞), who is a folk singer in the 1980s, and a younger brother. Chen was three months old when her family moved to Taiwan. When she was five, they moved to Japan because her father was assigned to the Embassy of the Republic of China in Japan. Chen learned ballet at a young age and performed publicly. Later, she studied ethnic dance, which can be seen in the opera film Four Season Blooming Flowers (四季花開/富貴花開; 1972). Chen returned to Taiwan with her family when she was eleven. She attended Jinling Girls' Middle School in 1959 before transferring to Taibei Senior High School. She also studied dance at the Chinese Culture University’s 5-year program, which she did not complete. Career