Henry O

Henry O (simplified Chinese: 区亨利; traditional Chinese: 歐亨利; pinyin: Ōu Hēnglì) is a Chinese–American actor. He is the father of Ji-li Jiang, the author of Red Scarf Girl.[1]

Not to be confused with O. Henry.
Henry O
Born
Jiang Xiren (蒋锡礽)

1927 (age 93–94)
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese–American
OccupationActor
Years active?–present
Spouse(s)Ying Chen
ChildrenJiang Ji-yong, Jiang Ji-yun and Ji-li Jiang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese歐亨利
Simplified Chinese区亨利
Websitehenryo.org

O was born in Shanghai in 1927 and attended British and American missionary schools in China. He worked as a stage actor in China before switching to film work after moving to the United States.[2][3]

During the Cultural Revolution he was falsely accused of counter-revolutionary crimes and was detained and forced to do hard labor by the Chinese government.

Filmography

Most of O's credits after 1983 are after his arrival to the United States.

Television

Film

Personal

O and his family left China and settled in the United States in the 1980s to take care of his daughter Ji-yun's children. Henry O is his stage named and is derived from O. Henry.

O resides in San Francisco area[4] and is married to Ying Chen. They have three children including Jiang Ji-yong, Jiang Ji-yun and author Ji-li Jiang. O is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

References
  1. "Henry O". IMDb.
  2. Jiang, Ji-Li (1997). Red Scarf Girl. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-446208-2.
  3. "Bio/Resume".
  4. "Ji-li Jiang, author of Red Scarf Girl, Biography".
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