Do you still remember the famous actor Zhang Min in the 1980s?

In the 1980s, Zhang Min was very popular.

Unlike famous female stars such as Zhang Yu, Hong Xuemin, Gong Xue, Pan Hong, Lin Fangbing, Jiang Lili and Zhao Jing, Zhang Min is not beautiful, but she is unforgettable.

In those days I was famous not for my beauty but for my personality. According to her, even photographers rejected me because I was not good-looking, but because I met Bole, I played some roles and was recognized by the audience.

Zhang Min, born in Shanghai in 1956, belongs to the "second generation of stars". His parents are both actors, and his father Shi Yuan and Zhang Min*** both starred in the movie "Pawns in the Revolutionary Army" 103010. Because she inherited the genes of her parents and was exposed to them since childhood, Zhang Min was very interested in literature and art because she was not outstanding. After graduating from high school, she did not go to art school but became an ordinary salesperson in a department store.

In her spare time, she likes to perform. She joined the Cultural Palace Amateur Repertory Troupe and learned recitation from the famous voice actor Qiu Yuefeng. Later, she attracted the attention of insiders because of her starring role in the drama "Old Stories in the South of the City". At the age of 24, she rose to prominence by playing a rural girl named Xinghua in Director Wu's film "Heat Flow Outside the House" and later became a professional actor at the Shanghai Film Studio.

Later, he played roles in many movies such as "Bashan Night Rain", "Love in the Pen", "Old Stories in the South of the City", "Golden Late Autumn", "Long Live Youth", etc. Director Wu's film "Old Stories in the South of the City" is her masterpiece and her famous work. The crazy woman Xiuzhen she played was recognized by the audience and insiders. Some comments said that although she does not have traditional big eyes and double eyelids, her eyes can act.

In 1990, because Zhang Min chose to study in the United States, he left the entertainment industry after ten years of hard work. From the filming of "Bashan Night Rain" in 1980 to the completion of the movie "Deadly Abyss" in 1989, he filmed 16 movies in a row, and he was considered a prolific star at that time. Her TV series "Under the Big Tree" and "Here Is a Hot Land" won the "Popular Television" Golden Eagle Award and the TV Talent Award respectively.

Because she was far away from the entertainment industry when she became popular, many people felt that she was very pitiful, and some people wondered why she had to study abroad for many years, so there were many rumors about her, such as that she married a Foreigners become Austrian citizens.

In 2001, someone met her at a seminar, participated in "Golden Years", and disappeared again. According to relatives, Zhang Min was divorced once and later married an American Israeli and moved to Hong Kong.

Last weekend, the Shanghai Film Museum held a memorial service for director Wu, making his long-awaited appearance. Wu can be called her talent, because among the actresses in the 1980s, Wu appeared in the most works, so she made a special trip back to Shanghai and shed tears on the spot.

Zhang Min said that he was very grateful to Director Wu, who changed his life. "At that time, everyone wanted to see some pretty faces. I was not pretty, and even photographers rejected me. Without Wu's persistence, I would not be who I am later." In her eyes, Wu is a teacher Drama also teaches people to be directors.

Now, Zhang Min, who has left the film and television industry for 30 years, is 63 years old. Compared with when she was young, she looked a little older and haggard without makeup, and lost a lot of weight, but her elegant temperament was still the same as yesterday.