4 5 ▁films ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁plays , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁class ics ▁The ▁Spring ▁River ▁Flow s ▁East ▁( 1 9 4 7 ), ▁My ri ad ▁of ▁L ights ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁and ▁C rows ▁and ▁S par rows ▁( 1 9 4 9 ). ▁ ▁Fam ous ▁for ▁playing ▁roles ▁of ▁older ▁women , ▁she ▁was ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" First ▁Old ▁Lady " ▁of ▁Chinese ▁cinema . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁best ▁actors ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁Chinese ▁cinema . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Wu ▁Y in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T ian jin ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁from ▁Wu ▁County , ▁Ji ang su ▁province . ▁She ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁a ▁little ▁child ▁by ▁her ▁father ' s ▁blood ▁brother , ▁and ▁her ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Yang ▁Y ing ▁( <0xE6> <0x9D> <0xA8> <0xE7> <0x91> <0x9B> ). ▁ ▁Wu ▁returned ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁bi ological ▁parents ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 3 . ▁She ▁studied ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁Ch eng d ong ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁sur ge ▁of ▁modern ▁drama . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁theatre ▁debut ▁in ▁T ian ▁Han ' s ▁play ▁Night ▁T alk ▁in ▁Su z hou , ▁directed ▁by ▁Y ing ▁Y un wei . ▁