Tang Ru-Yun was a Taiwanese character actress celebrated for her memorable maternal and elderly roles in landmark works of Taiwanese cinema. Her career spanned decades, including notable performances in Edward Yang's Yi Yi and A Brighter Summer Day, as well as Hou Hsiao-hsien's The Time to Live and the Time to Die.
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Tang Ru-Yun was a prominent Taiwanese character actress renowned for her poignant portrayals of mothers and grandmothers in classic Taiwanese cinema.
She is best known for her celebrated supporting roles in landmark films such as Edward Yang's Yi Yi and A Brighter Summer Day, and Hou Hsiao-hsien's The Time to Live and the Time to Die.
She primarily appeared in landmark arthouse and auteur dramas belonging to the Taiwanese New Cinema movement.
