Naren Hua

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Naren Hua
Born (1962-11-17) 17 November 1962 (age 61)
Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesNa Renhua, Na Ren-Hua
Occupationactress
Years active1976-present
SpouseNing Cai
Awards Golden Rooster – Best Actress
2011 Mother

Naren Hua [1] (born 17 November 1962) is a Chinese film and television actress of Mongolian ethnicity.

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Name

Her name is derived from the Mongolian word for sunflower (ᠨᠠᡵᠠᠨ
ᡨᠰᡝᡨᠰᡝᡤ наран цэцэг naran tsetseg – "sun", Mongolian: naran; "flower", Mongolian: tsetseg, Chinese :花, pinyin :huā). [2] It is sometimes romanised as Na Renhua [3] [4] or Na Ren-Hua. [5]

Early life

Naren Hua was born on November 17, 1962, in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China. She once lived in London and Hong Kong. [6]

Career

Naren Hua began her film career in 1976 in Zhan Di Huang Hua. [7]

In 1986 she played Xiao Xiao in Xie Fei's A Girl from Hunan , which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, [8] and was one of the first mainland Chinese films to be commercially screened in the United States. [9] The film is based on a 1929 short-story, Xiao Xiao (or Hsiao Hsiao), by author Shen Congwen. [10] A Girl from Hunan tells the story of a willful young girl (initially played by Lin Qing and played as an adult by Naren Hua) who, at the start of the film, is about to enter into an arranged marriage with a two-year-old child, Chun Guan. Xiao Xiao, the girl in question, is only twelve. She lets herself be seduced by a farmhand and soon finds herself pregnant. Knowing that the traditional village still executes women for adultery, Xiao Xiao is desperate to abort the baby but fails to accomplish her goal.

In 1995 she was again directed by Xie Fei in A Mongolian Tale , [11] an adaptation of Zhang Chengzhi's novel Black Steed, [11] which was positively received, being noted both for its performances and settings. [12] The movie had its premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival. [13]

In 2002 she had the leading role in Heavenly Grassland . The film tells about a young Han Chinese boy, Tiger, who is adopted by a family living in the steppes of Inner Mongolia. [14] The boy's father asks a man named Shergan to look after his child while in prison. Shergan keeps his word and brings the boy to Mongolia, where he shares his yurt with his ex-wife Baruma, played by Naren Hua. [15] The boy is at first shocked and repelled by the way of life of the people there, but in time learns to love his new homeland. The movie won Best Photography Award at the Golden Rooster Awards. [16] Her performance was particularly praised [15] and won Nare Hua several accolades, including the Shanghai Film Critics Awards for Best Actress.

In 2010 she had the leading role in Mother , also known as My Mongolian Mother (Chinese: E ji). The film, based on a true story, tells about two Chinese children transplanted in Mongolia, where they are adopted by Qiqigema Erji (Naren Hua) against the wishes of her husband, and raised as nomads. Twenty years later one of the children knows about his biological parents and leaves for Shanghai. The other child also finally meets his biological parents, and is then faced with a choice. [17] Naren Hua won the Best Actress Award at the 28th Golden Rooster Awards for her performance in this movie. [18]

In 2017 she had a supporting role in Li Ruijun's Walking Past the Future . [19] In 2019 she played Juimei in A Dog Barking at the Moon . [14] The movie, which won the award for Best First Feature Film at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival [20] and the Teddy Award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival for its LGBT topics, tells about a pregnant daughter who is caught between her homosexual father and "unmitigated termagant" mother (Naren Hua), who reverses on her daughter all her anger, whose chief cause is her father's homosexuality. [14] Her performance in this movie was said to carry the "film's sometimes outrageous narrative throughout." [21]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorRoleNotes
1976 Zhan Di Huang Hua Ma Erlu grand daughter
1979 Ru Yan FeiSun JingShang Xiaoli
1986 A Girl from Hunan Xie Fei/Wu Lan Xiaoxiao Golden Phoenix Award Society Award
Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
1995 A Mongolian Tale Xie Fei Someyer
2002 Heavenly Grassland Sai Fu/Mai Lisi Baorima Golden Phoenix Award Society Award
Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
2005 The Monsoon Horse Ning Cai YingjidemaNominated - Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
Between Life and Death (2005 film) Zhou Youchao Xie LiNominated - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
2010 My Mongolian Mother (credited as Na Renhua) Ning Cai Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
2015Qi Gong(The Calligraphy Master)
2019 A Dog Barking at the Moon Juimei

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProjectResult
1986 Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress A Girl from Hunan Nominated
2002 Best Actress Tianshang caoyuanNominated
2011 Best Actress My Mongolian Mother Won
2002 Huabiao Awards Best Actress Heavenly Grassland Nominated
2005 Best Actress Season of the HorseNominated
2011 Best Actress My Mongolian Mother Won
2002 Shanghai Film Critics Awards Best Actress Heavenly Grassland Won
1987 Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award A Girl from Hunan Won
2003 Society Award Heavenly Grassland Won
2006 Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress Life and Death of Niu Yuru Nominated
1988Shanghai Film Studio Xiaobaihua AwardBest ActressZhanzheng rang neren zou kaiWon
2002Chinese Minority Horse AwardBest Actress Heavenly Grassland Won
2004Jie zhongguo dianyǐng tong niu jiangBest ActressZhi feijiWon

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