Zhang Zhiyun

Zhang Zhiyun
Zhang Zhiyun, painted by Jin Meisheng [zh]
Born	張阿善; 张阿善 Panyu County, Guangdong
Died	Hong Kong
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1923–1953
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張織雲
Simplified Chinese	张织云
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Zhīyún Wade–Giles Chang1 Chih1yün2 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zoeng1 Zik1wan4

Zhang Zhiyun (traditional Chinese: 張織雲; simplified Chinese: 张织云; pinyin: Zhāng Zhīyún, fl. 1923–1953) was a Chinese actress. Born in Panyu County, Guangdong, she moved to Shanghai in her youth. Hired by the Greater China Film Company [zh] through a general casting call, she later transferred to Mingxing, with whom she made the commercially successful Lonely Orchid (1926) and was crowned "Movie Queen" in a newspaper poll. She left the film industry after beginning a relationship with Tang Jishan [zh], and when they severed ties she was unable to regain her stardom despite making several films. Zhang moved to Hong Kong in her later years, where she is reported to have died homeless.