Ouyang Yuqian was a Chinese playwright, Peking opera actor and writer, film screenwriter and director, and drama educator. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of the modern Chinese spoken drama, together with Tian Han and Hong Shen. He was also one of the top Peking opera performers, regarded as a southern counterpart of Mei Lanfang.
- Occupation
- playwright, film director, actor, politician
- Position held
- National People's Congress deputy
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China, Taiwan
- Born
- May 12, 1889
- Died
