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Qin Yi (Qin Dehe) was born on 4 February, 1922 in Shanghai, China, is a Chinese actress (1922–2022). Discover Qin Yi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 100 years old?

Popular As Qin Dehe
Occupation Actress
Age 100 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 4 February 1922
Birthday 4 February
Birthplace Shanghai, China
Date of death 9 May, 2022
Died Place Shanghai, China
Nationality China

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Who Is Qin Yi's Husband?

Her husband is Chen Tianguo (m. 1939) Jin Yan (m. 1947-1983)

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Husband Chen Tianguo (m. 1939) Jin Yan (m. 1947-1983)
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Children Jin Feiheng Jin Jie

Qin Yi Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Qin Yi worth at the age of 100 years old? Qin Yi’s income source is mostly from being a successful actress. She is from China. We have estimated Qin Yi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1910

She enjoyed watching movies and Ruan Lingyu (1910–1935) was her favourite actress.

1922

Qin Yi (4 February 1922 – 9 May 2022) was a Chinese actress.

She gained fame for her stage performances in the war-time capital Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Qin Yi was born on 4 February 1922 to a wealthy Shanghai family.

Her name at birth was Qin Dehe.

She was one of the many daughters in the family.

1937

After the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, Qin fled to Wuhan and became active in anti-Japanese activities.

1938

When Wuhan also fell to the Japanese, she fled to the war-time capital Chongqing in 1938, and received actor training at the China Movie Studio.

She joined several theatre groups, and acted in dozens of plays, including The Good Earth Huichun, Imperial Minister, and La Traviata.

1939

Qin Yi married actor Chen Tianguo (陈天国) in 1939.

The marriage was short-lived as Chen was an alcoholic and physically abusive.

She decided to divorce him even though she gave birth to a daughter, who was later renamed Jin Feiheng using her step-father's surname.

1943

In 1943, the influential playwright Xia Yan first named her with Shu Xiuwen, Zhang Ruifang, and Bai Yang as China's "four great drama actresses" (四大名旦).

1946

After the surrender of Japan at the end of the World War II, Qin Yi moved back to Shanghai, and in 1946 acted in The Loyal Family, her first feature film.

The next year, she had her first leading role in Chen Liting's Far Away Love opposite Zhao Dan, which made her a famous movie star.

She then played the leading role in Tang Xiaodan's Lost Love opposite her husband Jin Yan.

1947

In 1947, Qin Yi married Korean-born Chinese actor Jin Yan, known as China's "Film Emperor" in the 1930s and 1940s.

They had a son named Jin Jie (金捷), who suffered from schizophrenia and could not live independently.

1949

The label became widely known, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the four were officially recognised by the new government as the "Top Four Actresses of China".

The film was shot during the final year of the Chinese Civil War, and was released after the Communists took over Shanghai from the defeated Kuomintang (KMT) in May 1949.

Owing to the changing political situation, the film was screened for only a short period.

Like other Chinese filmmakers and actors, Qin Yi and Jin Yan had to decide whether to flee to British Hong Kong, join the KMT in its evacuation to Taiwan, or stay in Shanghai and work with the new regime.

As Qin Yi was a leftist-leaning actress sympathetic to the Communist cause, the couple decided to stay.

After 1949, Qin Yi became an actress of the newly established Shanghai Film Studio, and was appointed deputy head of the Actors' Theatre Troupe.

She played the leading roles in many films including Railway Guerrillas, Woman Basketball Player No. 5, Lin Zexu, Song of the Youth, and Loyal Overseas Chinese, as well as supporting roles in many others.

1950

After the war, she became one of China's most popular film actresses throughout the 1950s and the 1960s, and was recognised as one of the country's top four actresses.

Premier Zhou Enlai called her the "most beautiful woman in China".

She remained one of the most popular film actresses in China throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and Premier Zhou Enlai called her "the most beautiful woman in China".

Qin Yi and her family suffered greatly during the Cultural Revolution, like millions of other Chinese.

She was separated from her family for years, and spent five or six years undergoing struggle sessions and performing forced labour in rural areas.

1965

Her son, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1965, just before the start of the Cultural Revolution, could not receive the necessary medical care and his condition steadily worsened.

1980

After the Cultural Revolution, Qin Yi made a comeback in the 1980s.

1983

She won the inaugural Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress in 1983 for her performance in the television drama series Under the Eaves of Shanghai.

Qin Yi took constant care of him, especially after the death of her husband in 1983.

She also took up the cause of the handicapped.

Despite his mental condition, Jin Jie had a talent in painting.

2002

At a 2002 charity auction in Shanghai, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger purchased one of his paintings for US$25,000, and praised Qin Yi for her devotion to her son.

2007

Jin Jie died in 2007 at the age of 59.

2009

In 2009 she won the Golden Rooster Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Known for her subtle and fine acting, she has been called the "Ingrid Bergman of China".