Huang Shuqin
Huang Shuqin | |||||||
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黄蜀芹 | |||||||
| Born | 9 September 1939 Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Died | 21 April 2022 (aged 82) Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Occupation | Director | ||||||
| Spouse | Zheng Changfu | ||||||
| Children | Zheng Dasheng 郑大圣 | ||||||
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| Relatives | Huang Zuoshen (uncle) | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃蜀芹 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄蜀芹 | ||||||
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Huang Shuqin (9 September 1939 – 21 April 2022) was a Chinese film director known for her film Woman, Demon, Human (1987). Widely considered the first feminist Chinese film by critics and scholars, Woman, Demon, Human garnered universal critical acclaim, as well as a nomination for Best Director and a win for Best Writing at the 8th Golden Rooster Awards. Although her film career did not take off until she was well into her forties, she was regarded as one of China's most talented female directors, with a career spanning nearly three decades.
Huang was also known for the popular television series Fortress Besieged (1990) and Sinful Debt (1995) and she received awards and nominations in both television and film mediums .