In the 90s of the 20th century in the Hong Kong film industry, a proverb was widely circulated: "Wu Mengda is a model for male actors, and Yuan Qiongdan is a model for actresses."
Wu Mengda has become a "heavenly immortal", and Yuan Qiongdan's identity has also changed with the passage of time.
In the past, people usually called Yuan Qiongdan "Sister Pomegranate", but from today, she has received a new title - "Princess Yuan, Princess Pomegranate"!
This is not a joke, but a real thing!
On January 29, Yuan Qiongdan announced a good news on social platforms, and her identity has changed significantly. It turned out that she was full of kindness, and she was directly nominated by the Philippines to become a princess.
In **, she wears a crown and claims to be the princess of the entire Muslim country, and any Muslim who sees her must call her "Princess Yuan"!Due to her change of identity, her wealthy husband "Huang Naiyang" also benefited from it.
As the husband of the princess, Wong Nai Yang was directly promoted to Dato. Although he was originally a rich man and did not care about it, the treatment that Dato' could enjoy was quite special.
When traveling in some Muslim countries, you can experience the VIP treatment as soon as you arrive at the airport, and you can walk down the red carpet. But strict rules need to be followed, and even the husband has to bow down to her.
Regarding Yuan Qiongdan's relationship, most people only know the poignant love story between her and "zombie uncle" Lin Zhengying, but they don't know much about her and her rich husband. In fact, her husband fell in love with her at first sight!
Sister Pomegranate is famous for playing a harlequin, but when she was young, she was also a beautiful woman, so there were one suitor after another.
Back to Hong Kong in the era, it can be said that it is the first era in the entertainment industry, and the actors at that time were all strong, and beauty and talent coexisted.
19-year-old Yuan Qiongdan, who entered the showbiz by mistake, was in such a background at the time, after all, at the beginning, she had never had such an idea.
Born in Hong Kong, she has five siblings in her family. It all happened in 1963.
Yuan Qiongdan's father was a skilled ivory carver who was able to imitate a wide range of antiques. Under the influence of her father, Yuan Qiongdan dreamed of becoming a designer since she was a child.
She finished high school at the age of 19 and was ready to apply for a design major at the local technical college, aiming to become a jewelry designer, and she has successfully passed three rounds of selection.
However, unexpectedly, she unfortunately failed in the final level of the exam, because she misunderstood the examiner's intentions and failed to embark on the road of design. The next opportunity, though, is coming.
She had planned to find a job to earn money first, until she saw herself on TV. At this time, she.
She thought that her school was next to Hong Kong's TVB, and she thought that maybe it would be good to be an actress. In the end, she successfully passed the ATV exam and became one of the artists.
She was only 19 years old at the time, and she was very beautiful, with large eyes and double eyelids, which was a standard beauty embryo. Therefore, ATV did not give up this potential stock, and arranged for her to play the role of a beautiful woman in many dramas.
She is favored by the company and is known as the "head of the jade girl", for example, in the drama "Yunhai Jade Bow Edge", she still has a plump face and a youthful atmosphere.
She was favored by many boys at that time, and she was always followed by one suitor after another.
It's a pity that there were many beautiful actresses at that time, and she failed to get a big hit. Later, due to conflicts with the company, her career was delayed for several years.
It wasn't until she was 28 years old that she met director Chen Jiashang and starred in the movie "Truant Dragon", in which she played the role of a funny geography teacher.
Since then, Yuan Qiongdan has appeared in almost every Stephen Chow movie, so Yuan Qiongdan also began to realize that she was good at being funny, and began to play a harlequin in major movies.
She co-directed with Chan Ka-shang again in 1992 and partnered with Stephen Chow again. It wasn't until 1993 that she starred in "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" which ushered in the peak of her life.
Sister Pomegranate won the audience's love with her funny image in the play, her acting skills are very good, and many viewers also met her for the first time through this play.
Her relationship is in crisis, just when her career is going well!
At that time, Yuan Qiongdan also had a boyfriend, but it wasn't until she came home once that she found her boyfriend cheating, and the relationship ended.
She had actually been in many relationships before that, but none of them had achieved satisfactory results, which also caused her to be unmarried until she was 30 years old. Two years later, she is madly obsessed with Lin Zhengying, who is divorced and has a child!
In 1995, the two actors worked together for the first time in the lead role, and the film was still directed by Lim Jung-ying.
Yuan Qiongdan felt that this man was very careful both during the filming of the two and when Lin Zhengying was a director, and her favorite was precisely a serious man.
Although Lin Zhengying is 11 years older than her, divorced and has children, Yuan Qiongdan does not care about this, and even moves to his neighborhood to become a neighbor in order to pursue him.
However, Lin Zhengying has always thought that he is not worthy of Yuan Qiongdan, so he has never agreed.
It wasn't until 1 year later that they finally came together, but fate was not kind to them. Soon after, Lin Zhengying was diagnosed with liver cancer and took the initiative to break up.
In less than 1 year, Lin Masayoshi sadly passed away. At Lin Zhengying's funeral, Yuan Qiongdan cried directly into tears. Before, she mistakenly thought that Lin Zhengying proposed to break up because he didn't like her.
After 4 years, Yuan Qiongdan gradually walked out of her longing for Lin Zhengying, and his departure made her difficult to let go.
She returned to the screen in 2001, and this time she no longer played the harlequin, but the kind-hearted Yin Shi Niang who loved her children deeply.
She frequently appears in crying scenes in the play, and these touching crying scenes are the performance of Yuan Qiongdan's own true feelings.
During the filming of this drama, she received the news that her mother was seriously ill and hospitalized, but because she could not go back immediately, she would cry when she thought of her mother.
Shortly after her boyfriend's death, her mother also passed away. In order to comfort her, friends began to introduce male friends to her, and it was at this time that Huang Naiyang met Yuan Qiongdan.
He fell in love with Yuan Qiongdan at first sight, and as a famous "glass king", he came from a wealthy family, but Yuan Qiongdan was unmoved.
At that time, Yuan Qiongdan's pursuit of Lin Zhengying was like a shadow, and he spared no effort to pursue it for a long time, and finally the two registered their marriage in the United States in 2004, when Yuan Qiongdan was 41 years old.
Due to her past experiences, she no longer has any hope for marriage, and is even ready to divorce as soon as she gets married.
To this day, they still love each other dearly, and despite many stumbles and even separations for a while, the two have not been able to separate in the end.
The couple had been married for many years without children and living alone. Yuan Qiongdan said that she takes care of her parents as if they were children.
She has been working hard in the film and television industry for 40 years, and has been in the entertainment industry since she was 19 years old, and is now over sixty years old. Therefore, at the age of 60, she made a big decision: to start a career change to live streaming activities!
On December 8, 2023, Yuan Qiongdan posted a news on her ** account, announcing that she was leaving the film industry to concentrate on the live streaming industry.
Sister Pomegranate believes that the live broadcast of celebrities does not want to cut the interests of leek fans, but a choice to conform to the trend of the times, and it is also a manifestation of her own challenge.
Sister Pomegranate said frankly that live streaming can indeed make more money, for example, a live broadcast can earn millions, and she doesn't know how many scenes she has to shoot to make so much money as a supporting role!
In Sister Pomegranate's opinion, she rarely has the opportunity to become the heroine, but in her live broadcast room, she is determined to become that heroine!
Although netizens have mixed reviews after she announced that she was going to carry out live broadcasts, there are still many people who support her very much, after all, it is commonplace for celebrities to get involved in live broadcasts.
Fans can not only buy the goods they need in the live broadcast room, but also interact with their idols in real time, how can such an opportunity be missed?
Once, Yuan Qiongdan's deliberate ugliness in the movie left us many happy memories, and even became some people's childhood memories.
She is 60 years old, and she left the film industry and chose to transform, this courage is really admirable!
The canonization of "Sister Pomegranate" as a princess in the Philippines is not only a great honor for her personally, but also a public recognition of her contribution to social welfare.
Looking at Sister Pomegranate's life, it can be described as confusing and full of drama!
She originally dreamed of being a designer, but unexpectedly embarked on a career path as an actress. Although she first debuted as a "beauty", she unexpectedly became famous for her excellent "harlequin" performance.
In terms of relationships, although the relationship with the "zombie master" Lin Zhengying did not develop smoothly to the end, when others tried their best to marry into a wealthy family, she effortlessly became a rich wife, all of which exceeded anyone's expectations.
Maybe some things are accidental, some things are predestined, but it is these experiences that have made Sister Pomegranate what she is now. She is currently dedicated to live streaming, what do you think of her dedication to the live streaming industry?
Sister Pomegranate Yuan Qiongdan was named a princess by the Philippines