Zhou Xuan

 

Zhou Xuan is once the most popular actress in China's entertainment industry. [Photo by Xinhua]

Zhou Xuan was once the most popular actress in China's entertainment industry. She was born Su Pu in 1920 but was separated from her parents when she was very young and raised by adoptive parents. At the age of 13, she took Zhou Xuan as her stage name. Zhou had enormous success in her lifetime. By the time she died, she was one of China's highest paid entertainers. Her movie "Street Angel" was named one of the 10 classic Chinese films from the twentieth century. Zhou Xuan was also selected as China's most outstanding actress. She died of cephalitis in 1957.