Chin Tsi-Ang | |||||||
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Born | Shanghai, China | February 22, 1908||||||
Died | October 15, 2007 | (aged 99)||||||
Other names | Chin Chi-Aau, Mama Hung, Xian Yi-Ying, China chin, | ||||||
Years active | 1925–2000 | ||||||
Spouse | Hung Chung Ho | ||||||
Children | 7 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 錢似鶯 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 钱似莺 | ||||||
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Chin Tsi-Ang (February 22, 1908 – October 15, 2007), also romanized as Qian Siying, was one of the earliest martial arts actors of Chinese cinema and its first female star.[citation needed] She debuted in South China Dream (南华梦, Nanhua Meng) in 1925 at the age of 17 and played a leading role in Southern Heroine (江南女侠, Jiangnan Nüxia) in 1930.[1][2][3]