Ruan Lingyu

Chinese silent film actress
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Ruan Lingyu
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Ruan Lingyu

Summary

Ruan Lingyu is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Shanghai[2]. She was born on +1910-04-26T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Shanghai[4]. She died on +1935-03-08T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an actor[6] and film actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,138 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ruan Lingyu's place of birth was Shanghai[2].
  • Ruan Lingyu died in Shanghai[4].
  • Ruan Lingyu was born on +1910-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ruan Lingyu died on +1935-03-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Zhabei District[9].
  • Ruan Lingyu held citizenship in Republic of China[10].
  • Ruan Lingyu worked as an actor[6].
  • Ruan Lingyu worked as a film actor[7].
  • Ruan Lingyu's image is recorded as 阮玲玉2.JPG[11].
  • Ruan Lingyu is recorded as female[12].
  • Ruan Lingyu's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ruan Lingyu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000024804426[14].
  • Ruan Lingyu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38056662[15].
  • Ruan Lingyu's GND ID is recorded as 131655051[16].
  • Ruan Lingyu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80019433[17].
  • Ruan Lingyu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16746004v[18].
  • Ruan Lingyu's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0747716[19].
  • Ruan Lingyu's Commons category is recorded as Ruan Lingyu[20].
  • Ruan Lingyu's unmarried partner is recorded as Tang Ji-Shan[21].
  • The cause of death was drug overdose[22].
  • Ruan Lingyu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024p86[23].
  • Ruan Lingyu's family name is recorded as Ruan[24].
  • Ruan Lingyu's given name is recorded as Ling[25].
  • Ruan Lingyu's given name is recorded as Yu[26].
  • Ruan Lingyu's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 167680072[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Shanghai[2], Ruan Lingyu… she was born on +1910-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6] and film actor[7].

Death and Burial

Ruan Lingyu died on +1935-03-08T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Shanghai[4]. The cause of death was drug overdose[22]. She is buried at Zhabei District[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ruan Lingyu include Center Stage[28], a film[29], directed by Stanley Kwan[30].

Why It Matters

Ruan Lingyu ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,138 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for her include Center Stage[28], a film[29], directed by Stanley Kwan[30].

FAQs

Where was Ruan Lingyu born?

Born in Shanghai[2], Ruan Lingyu…

Where did Ruan Lingyu die?

Ruan Lingyu died in Shanghai[4].

What did Ruan Lingyu do for work?

Ruan Lingyu worked as actor[6] and film actor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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