# Pan Hong

Pan Hong (Chinese: 潘虹, born November 4, 1954) is a Chinese film actress.

## Early life

Hong was born as Liu Ronghua (刘蓉华) on November 4, 1954, in Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution, her parents were forced to divorce and as a result, she changed her surname from "Liu" (her father's) to "Pan" (her mother's) and lived with her mother, who was born in 1922. On April 19, 1968, her father committed suicide because of persecution. Two days later, she came to the crematorium alone and took her father's urn back to her father's native place, Harbin, by taking the train.

## Career

After Pan graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she performed several supporting roles in films. In 1982, she shot to fame as a leading actress for At the Middle Age The movie is also known as "Ren Dao Zhong Ninan".
Chinese critics have named her "The last noble in the Chinese film industry".
She is the vice-chairman of the China Film Association and the China Film Performance Academic Society.
In February 2021 Pan's rendition of "Once Upon a Time" was used at Shanghai Disney's Enchanted Storybook Castle.

### Awards

She was awarded a Hundred Flowers Award, Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer, Shanghai Film Critics Award. As the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress three-time winner, Pan received a Golden Rooster Special Award in 1994.

## Personal life

Pan Hong's paternal grandfather is Russian. In 1978, 24-year-old Pan married Mi Jiashan (米家山). At the time, Mi was working at the Shanghai Filmmaking Factory, and her hometown is in Chengdu, Sichuan. After their marriage, Pan lived in Chengdu. However, the couple divorced in 1986. After the divorce, Pan returned to Shanghai and lived with her mother temporarily. To date, Pan has never remarried and has no children.
In January 1995, Pan Hong published her diaries written throughout 1994. Around 2003, Pan converted to Buddhism and became a vegetarian.

## Selected filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | Slave's Daughter 奴隶的女儿 | Mala Wujia | |
| 1978 | Troubled Laughter 苦恼人的笑 | Fu Bin's wife | |
| 1982 | Du Shiniang 杜十娘 | Du Shiniang | 3rd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
| 1983 | At the Middle Age 人到中年 | Lu Wenting | Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress 2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
| 1984 | Cold Night 寒夜 | Zeng Shusheng | |
| 1986 | The Last Emperor 火龙 | Li Shuxian | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
| 1987 | The Last Empress 末代皇后 | Wanrong | Damascus International Film Festival for Best Actress Golden Phoenix Award for Female Actor 2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
| 1988 | Well 井 | Xu Lisha | Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress Taormina International Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 1989 | The Last Aristocrats 最后的贵族 | Li Tong | |
| 1990 | Single Woman 单身女人 | Ouyang Ruoyun | 2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
| 1994 | Shanghai Fever 股疯 | Fan Li | Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress Changchun Film Festival for Best Actress Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress Huabiao Film Award for Outstanding Actress Golden Phoenix Award for Female Actor |
| 2013 | So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 | Chen's mom | |
| 2015 | Lost in Hong Kong 港囧 | Xu's mother in law | |
| 2015 | The Last Women Standing | | |
| 2016 | Kill Time 谋杀似水年华 | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Beyond Emotion 超越情感 | Qi Runwu | |
| 2002 | Wu Tong Yu 梧桐雨 | Zhu Yugui | |
| 2002 | Qing Yi 青衣 | Liu Ruyun | |
| 2003 | Shao nian tian zi 少年天子 | Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang | |
| 2005 | Moment in Peking 京华烟云 | Mrs. Zeng | Nominated - Top Chinese TV Drama Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2007 | Thank You for Having Loved Me 谢谢你曾经爱过我 | Su Yuzhen | |
| 2008 | Taiwan 1895 台湾1895 | Empress Dowager Cixi | |
| 2012 | Mu fu feng yun 木府风云 | Ms. Luoning | |
| 2013 | Hot Mom 辣妈正传 | Mrs Deng | |
| 2015 | Tiger Mom 虎妈猫爸 | Sun Yaxian | |
| 2018 | Win the World | Old Madame Ba | |