Lu Hsiao-Fen

Lu Hsiao-Fen (Chinese: 陸小芬) is a Taiwanese actress known for her roles in the Woman’s Revenge subgenre in Taiwan Social-Realist film (also called Taiwan Black Movie or Taiwan Pulp). In the later years of her career, she transformed in to a critically acclaimed actress in many adaptations of Taiwan nativist novels, such as A Flower in the Raining Night (Chinese: 看海的日子, 1983).
==Early life==
Lu Hsiao-Fen was born in 1956 and her given name was Chang Shu-Fen(Chinese: 張淑芬). She was born and lived in Jiufen until she graduated from elementary school. After graduating from the vocational school, she attended singing school and performed as a singer on television and at night clubs. She also participated in a singing contest held by Chinese Television System (Chinese: 華視) and Hai Shan Record (Chinese: 海山唱片) and won the first place. In 1980, Lu Hsiao-Fen was casted by Wang Chu-Chin to star in On the Society File of Shanghai (Chinese: 上海社會檔案, 1981), which gave her overnight stardom.
==Career==
Lu Hsiao-Fen’s debut in film was On the Society File of Shanghai (Chinese: 上海社會檔案, 1981), directed by Wang Chu-Chin, produced by Yung Sheng Film Company. The film was an adaptation from the Chinese Scar Literature (Chinese: 傷痕文學). In the film, Lu Hsiao-Fen portrays a rape victim of the high-ranking official and his son. In an interrogation scene, Lu Hsiao-Fen briefly opens her shirt, revealing her breasts for about five frames on the screen. Another shocking scene in the film is when Lu Hsiao-Fen cuts across her chest with a knife. The film became sensational because of these visually stimulating scenes. After the success of On the Society File of Shanghai, Lu Hsiao-Fen became the signed actress of Yung Sheng Film Company and continued to star in over 10 films for Yung Sheng Film Company.侯季然，台灣黑電影（2005）
Lu Hsiao-Fen’s performance in On the Society File of Shanghai also led to the production of similar films, such as Woman Revenger (1981), Queen Bee (1981), and The Lady Avenger (1981). These films became a popular subgenre of Taiwan’s Social-Realist Film and were called Woman’s Revenge Film (Chinese: 女性復仇片). The most famous female stars of the Woman’s Reveng Film were Lu Hsiao-Fen, Lu Yi-Chan (Chinese: 陸一嬋), Lu Yi-Feng (Chinese: 陸儀鳳), and Yang Hui-Shan (Chinese: 楊惠姍), and they were called “Three Lu and One Yang” (三陸一楊).
In 1983, Lu Hsiao-Fen starred in A Flower in the Raining Night (Chinese: 看海的日子, 1983), an adaptation from the short story of Taiwanese Nativist writer Hwang Chun-Ming (Chinese: 黃春明). In the film, Lu Hsiao-Fen portrays a prostitute, Pai-Mei (白玫), who decides to change her destiny and celebrate life by returning to the farming life in the rural area and gives birth to a son. Lu Hsiao-Fen won Best Actress Award of the Golden Horse Award with her performance in A Flower in the Raining Night and transitioned from a sexy film star to a critically acclaimed actress. After the film, Lu Hsiao-Fen starred in many adaptations from Taiwanese Nativist literature, such as Oxcart Filled with Dowry (Chinese: 嫁妝一牛車, 1984), The First Stitch (Chinese: 在室男, 1984), and The Scalper (Chinese: 母牛一條,1986). 
In 1988, Lu Hsiao-Fen starred in Osmanthus Alley (Chinese: 桂花巷, 1988), directed by Chen Kun-Hou (Chinese: 陳坤厚). The film is adapted from the novel of the same title by Hsiao Li-Hung (Chinese: 蕭麗紅), an important Taiwanese female writer in the 1970s. In 1989, she starred in Richard Chen Yao-Chi (Chinese: 陳耀圻)’s Spring Swallow (Chinese: 晚春情事, 1989). She won at the Best Actress Award in the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in her performances in both films.
In the 1990s, Lu Hsiao-Fen studied performance in the U.S. and gradually faded out from the silver screen. She still appeared in some Taiwanese-language TV dramas, such as Jin zhi yu ye (金枝玉葉, 2021). 
In 2003 and 2007, She published two books about practicing Yoga, Lu Hsiao-Fen’s Zen of Life (陸小芬生活禪, 2003) and Zen of Aroma and Happiness (芳香樂活禪, 2007). In 2023, Lu Hsiao-Fen returns to the big screen in the feature film, Day Off (Chiense: 本日公休, 2023), directed by Fu Tien-Yu (Chinese: 傅天余).
==Personal life==
In 2005, Lu Hsiao-Fen married Chen Jun-Yuan (Chinese: 陳俊源), a former Taipei City council member. She is a devoted Buddhist and a practitioner of yoga and aromatherapy.
==Filmography==
===Film===
1981 On the Society File of Shanghai (Chinese:上海社會檔案)
1981 The Lady Avenger (Chinese:瘋狂女煞星)
1982 The Pink Theif (Chinese:女賊)
1982 The Sexy Lady Driver (Chinese:糊塗女司機)
1982 Exposed to Danger (Chinese:冷眼殺機)
1982 Kill For Love (Chinese:癡情奇女子)
1982 The Anger (Chinese:失節)
1982 Crazy Youth (Chinese:瘋狂年輕人)
1983 Crisis(Chinese:黑玫瑰)
1983 Temptation (Chinese:誘惑)
1983 Women Warriors of Kinmen (Chinese: 金門女兵)
1983 A Flower in the Raining Night (Chinese: 看海的日子)
1984 Oxcart Filled with Dowry (Chinese: 嫁妝一牛車)
1984 The first Stitch (Chinese: 在室男)
1985 Wu Nu (Chinese: 舞女)
1985 The Pawned Wife (Chinese: 典妻) 
1985 Love, Lone Flower (Chinese: 孤戀花)
1986 Rosa (Chinese: 神勇雙響炮續集)
1986 Drifters (Chinese:流浪少年路)
1986 The Scalper (Chinese: 母牛一條)
1986 Secondhand Goods (Chinese: 二手貨)
1986 Lao Hu Lai Liao (Chinese: 老虎來了)
1986 Echo of Sea (Chinese: 海潮的故事)
1988 Osmanthus Alley (Chinese: 桂花巷)
1989 The Digger- For Whom the Suona Blows (Chinese: 陰間響馬吹鼓吹)
1989 Spring Swallow (Chinese: 晚春情事)
1989 Boss Noballs (Chinese: 沒卵頭家)
1990 Song of the Exile (Chinese: 客途秋恨)
1990 A Woman and Seven Husbands (Chinese: 販母案考)
1993 Eighteen (Chinese: 十八)
1999 Top Gear (Chinese: 小卒戰將)
2023 Day Off (Chinese: 本日公休)
===Television Drama===
1999 Fu gui zai tian (Chinese: 富貴在天), Formosa Television
2000 Da jiao a ma (Chinese: 大腳阿媽), Formosa Television
2001 Jin zhi yu ye (Chinese: 金枝玉葉), Formosa Television
==Awards and hornors==
===Golden Horse Award===
Year 	Film Title 	Award 	Result
1983年 	A Flower in the Raining Night	20th Golden Horse Award Best Actress	won
1993年 	Eighteen 	30th Golden Horse Award Best Actress	nominated
===Asia-Pacific Film Festival===
Year 	Film Title 	Award 	Result
1987年 	Osmanthus Alley	33th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actress	won
1988年 	Spring Swallow 	34th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actress	won
===Osaka Asian Film Festival===
Year	Film Title	Award 	Result
2023	Day Off 	18th Osaka Asian Film Festival Yakushi Pearl Award (Best Performance)	won
===Taipei Film Festival===
Year	Film Title	Award 	Result
2023	Day Off 	25th Taipei Film Festival Best Actress	
== References ==
Category:1956 births
Category:Taiwanese people
Category:Actresses