Actor

Wang Ping

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.6

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 16Series: 0Crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 1313498

IMDb ID: nm1313350

Known for: Directing

Born: August 31, 1916

Died: December 1, 1990

Age: 74

Place of birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1947 - 1990

Years active: 44

Also known as

王苹 • 王光珍（本名） • 毛五（乳名） • Wang Ping • Пин Ван • Ван Пин

Other jobs

Director (13)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb

Biography

Ping Wang is a Chinese film director and actress. She is considered to be the first female director in the People's Republic of China. Leftist womens' liberation became a major influence early in her life and she was a long time supporter of the communist revolution. Her work was financially supported by the state, which provided her with significant access to filmic resources, allowing her to learn the techniques of filmmaking through practice and experiment with film form. She became a respected and influential director. Because gender equality was a significant part of the Communist Party’s plan for economic reform, the following two decades would see a rise in the number of female directors in China.