page_title: Hu Die
section_title: Movie Queen
hierarchical_section_title: Hu Die / Movie Queen
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 胡蝶 English: Photo of Shanghai actress Hu Die, autographed for actor Gong Jianong
context_page_description: Hu Die, also known by her English name Butterfly Wu, was one of the most popular Chinese actresses during the 1920s and 1930s. She starred in The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, which started a craze for martial arts films, Sing-Song Girl Red Peony, China's first sound film, and what is considered her best film, Twin Sisters. She was voted China's first "Movie Queen" in 1933, and won the Best Actress Award at the 1960 Asian Film Festival for her performance in Rear Door.
context_section_description: In 1933, the newspaper Star Daily (明星日报) conducted China's first public poll for the most popular movie stars. Fans across the country, as well as some from Japan, participated in the poll, and the results were unveiled in a public ceremony on 28 February. Hu Die was the runaway winner with 21,334 votes, more than twice as many as the first runner-up Chen Yumei, and almost three times the votes her friend Ruan Lingyu received. She was crowned China's first "Movie Queen".
caption: Hu Die's autographed photo for actor Gong Jianong
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