Lu Fang

Lu Fang was born in the 1970s; her exact birth date and birthplace have not been publicly disclosed. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and is a professional actress who has worked at the Beijing People’s Art Theatre.

In her acting career, Lu Fang has taken part in many stage plays and screen works. On November 23, 2012, she starred in the stage production Antigone at the People’s Art Theatre, a play presented under the “Li Liuyi · China Made” drama project. She played a leading role in that production, which attracted attention. Between 2015 and 2016 she starred in several classic plays, including Teahouse, The Orphan of Zhao, White Deer Plain, Family, and Death of a Salesman. She played various roles in these works, for example Bai Ling in White Deer Plain, Ruijue in Family, and Linda in Death of a Salesman. She also played the sister of Chen Handong in Lan Yu. On January 9, 2020, she appeared in the play February, portraying Tao Lan.

Her stage credits also include Beijing People (performed at the Capital Theatre in October 2022) and Thunderstorm, performed at Chongqing Grand Theatre on January 24–25, 2025 and at Chengdu City Concert Hall on January 17–19, 2025. Her stage performances have been praised by the industry as stunning.

On a personal note, Lu Fang is an actress with the Beijing People’s Art Theatre and has collaborated with Hu Jun; both are alumni of the Central Academy of Drama. The two showed good onstage chemistry when they worked together in the play Military Train. In early 1999 Hu Jun proposed to Lu Fang on one knee at Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. They married on May 1, 1999. Their daughter “Jiu Jiu” was born on September 9, 2001. They had a son in 2008 named Hu Haokang.

Awards: In 2001 Lu Fang received the Outstanding Adult Actor Award at the 9th China Film Tongniu Awards for her leading role in the screen work Happy Princess. Her acting style is considered affecting, her voice gentle, and her performances subtle; she has been called the “Chinese Ingrid Bergman.”

In summary, Lu Fang is an experienced stage actress with a significant presence in China’s theatre community.