Beloved Actress Li Lili Loses Battle to Cancer at 74: A Month-Long Hospital Stay Ends in Tragedy

Li Lili worked at TVB 32 until her retirement in 2020.

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Veteran actress Li Lili, who officially retired from TVB in 2020, was shocked to hear the news today (28th) that she passed away from terminal lung cancer at the age of 74. Senior media person Wang Manling posted an old photo of Li Lili on social media today. She wrote: “I was shocked to hear the bad news today. It was reported that Li Lili passed away from cancer yesterday (27th). Everyone always walks on the same road at different times. On the way out, a friend revealed: I had a shadow on my lungs a few years ago and I didn’t follow up. This month, I suddenly discovered that the cancer had spread. I stayed in the hospital for almost a month and left at about 6 o’clock last night.”

Old photos of Li Lili and Shaw Brothers actresses.

Wang Manling also posted two old photos, including one of a gathering of Shaw Brothers actresses many years ago, including Jing Li, Fang Ying, Li Lili, Zheng Peipei and Qin Ping. Five of the eight people have left. Another photo is a still from Li Lili and Wen Xueer filming “The Legend of the White-Haired Witch” 40 years ago!

Li Lili entered the industry at the age of 16. She made her debut mainly in martial arts films. Later, she agreed with Shaw Brothers to join Jiayi TV, and served as the first heroine in her first TV series “The Legend of the White-Haired Witch”; Jiayi TV collapsed in 1978. , she switched to Li’s TV (now Asia Television) and performed in many works. In 1988, she joined TVB, and “The Greatest Heroes” was her first TVB work. Later, she appeared in dramas such as “The Iceman”, “Golden Branch Desire”, “Famous Ladies”, “Golden Night Mansion”, etc. The guest-host relationship has been maintained. 32 years.

Li Lili mainly shot martial arts films when she first debuted.