Center Stage, also known as Actress and Yuen Ling-yuk, is a 1991 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan.

Plot

The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the "Chinese Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide at age 24.