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Tsai Chin was born on 1 September 1933, [2] in Tianjin (Tientsin), China, where her father was on tour. She is the third daughter of the Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang (1895—1975) and Lilian Qiu (AKA Lilian Ju; 1905–1968). Chin has a brother, restaurateur Michael Chow. She grew up in the Shanghai French Concession, where (under ...
Mar 16, 1996 · Tsai Chin, one of the few Asian actors of her generation to make it big in Western theater and film, has appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals, TV shows, movies and more since the early 1960s.
Jul 2, 2019 · Tsai Chin’s life has been full of tragedy. Speaking about the death of her mother in Shanghai, Chin says “I think it’s terrible to say this, but I think it really did make me a better actor.” Growing up as the daughter of legendary Peking opera star Zhou Xinfang, Chin left China to pursue a career as an actress in London, becoming the first Chinese student at the Royal Academy of ...
“While we in London began swinging and loving, China began swinging but hating. My parents suffered and died.” Her mother died after rough treatment by the Red Guards. In 1975, her father died in Shanghai. Tsai Chin suffered financial ruin in London in the 1970s and struggled with mental health problems, in part because of her parents’ fate.
Jul 22, 2023 · Tsai Chin was certain about her acting career from the tender age of three. She was born on tour with her actor father, and her independent spirit led her into the spotlight at an early age. Her journey into acting was not a conscious choice but rather a natural progression for her, and she took to it like a fish to water. A Lesson in Resilience
May 8, 2019 · The classically trained Chinese-born British actress, who’s had a stellar six-decade career on stage and screen, commands the same level of eloquence the industry demanded of her. It’s a fair ...
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Tsai Chin. Actress: Memoirs of a Geisha. Tsai Chin, pinyin Zhou Caiqin is an actor, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her film role as Auntie Lindo in The Joy Luck Club. The third daughter of Zhou Xinfang, China's great actor in the last century, she was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London (first Chinese student) and later earned a Master Degree at Tufts...
