On November 17, the Suzhou Burlesque Troupe issued an announcement announcing the death of the famous performance artist Ye Xiazhen due to illness. It is reported that Ye Xiazhen died on the 15th of this month due to ineffective medical treatment at the age of 94. Ye Xiazhen is a well-known female performance artist in China, she is also one of the founders of Suzhou Burlesque Troupe, around the 60s, she was a regular guest of domestic film screens, starring in many works.
After Ye Xiazhen's death, a memorial service has been held, many fans have expressed their condolences to her, and many people in the Suzhou art community have also come to mourn Ye Xiazhen. It can be said that Ye Xiazhen has made great contributions to the culture of Suzhou. In fact, Ye Xiazhen was born in Shanghai, she studied acting in Shanghai when she was a child, and later joined the Suzhou Burlesque Troupe until her retirement, Ye Xiazhen worked in the Suzhou Burlesque Troupe for more than 40 years, and almost dedicated all her careers to the troupe.
Ye Xiazhen has performed many classic works, and When she was young, Ye Xiazhen was also very good-looking, and she was already a well-known burlesque performance artist at that time. What really makes Ye Xiazhen well known to the national audience is the role of "White Niangniang" created in the movie "Little Moon Building", which has become Ye Xiazhen's representative work, and she also starred in the movie "Satisfied or Dissatisfied" before.
Ye Xiazhen is also a national second-level actor, she was born in an artistic family, her parents have let her hear about it in the artistic environment since she was a child, Ye Xiazhen's father is a director, and her mother is also an actor, so Ye Xiazhen performed on stage at the age of 6 and became the head of the troupe at the age of 17. Ye Xiazhen as an artist of the older generation enjoys a high reputation in the performance world, and now su pai burlesque has established a complete inheritance system, and Ye Xiazhen is indispensable.
The last time Ye Xiazhen appeared was in an interview with the media in 2018, talking about her past performance experience, her voice was loud and her mind was clear.
In her later years, Ye Xiazhen was sent to a nursing home by her children and was carefully cared for. But in the end, it was because of his old age that he died of illness, which was regrettable.