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Pan Hong

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Pan Hong is a famous actress from China. She is known for her great skill in movies and TV shows.

Many people call her "the last noble" in the Chinese film industry. This special name comes from the elegant roles she plays. She works very hard to understand every character she meets. She believes every part is worth her full effort. Pan also helps lead groups for film actors in China. She is the vice-chairman for two important film societies.

Acting is a job that requires much study and practice. Pan went to the Shanghai Theatre Academy to learn her craft. She started her career with small supporting roles in films.

In 1982, she became a leading star. This happened after she acted in the movie "At the Middle Age." This movie is also called "Ren Dao Zhong Ninan." She has played many different people on screen. Some roles are in movies like "The Last Emperor" or "The Last Empress." She has also acted in many television series.

Pan's life has seen many big changes since she was born. She was born Liu Ronghua in Shanghai on November 4, 1954.

During the Cultural Revolution, her family faced hard times. Her parents were forced to divorce during this period. Because of this, she changed her surname to Pan. She took her mother's name instead of her father's. Her father passed away in April 1968. At only thirteen, she took his ashes to Harbin by train. She traveled to his native place all by herself.

Pan has won many prestigious awards for her acting.

She won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress three times. In 1994, she received a special Golden Rooster Award. She also won the Hundred Flowers Award for her work. Other prizes include the Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer. She has won awards in Shanghai and in Damascus, too. Her movie "Shanghai Fever" won many prizes in 1994. She even won the Golden Phoenix Award for her acting.

Pan's personal life is also quite interesting. She married Mi Jiashan in 1978 when she was 24.

They lived in Chengdu, Sichuan, after they wed. They divorced in 1986, and she returned to Shanghai. Pan has never remarried and has no children. In 2003, she became a Buddhist and a vegetarian. She also likes to write about her life. In 1995, she published her diaries from the year 1994. Her voice and her stories continue to reach many people.

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