Chen, formerly known as Fei, is from Jiangsu, and is 19 10 years old. /kloc-entered Shaw's "Laughter Stage" training class at the age of 0/5, and/kloc-joined Tianyi Film Company at the age of 0/6, which was well received. She started filming earlier. 1923, when the film department of the Commercial Press filmed a song and cypress, she first appeared on the screen as a supporting role, but failed to attract people's attention. 1926, Shao Zuiweng, the boss of Tianyi Company, and Qiu Yuxiang jointly directed the film "Tang Bohu Points Autumn Fragrance", which Shao Zuiweng boldly started to use at the age of 65. After the film was released, the response was enthusiastic and it became famous in one fell swoop. At this time, Chen is the "protagonist" of Tianyi Company after Wu Suxin. In the following eight years, he starred in more than 30 films, such as Vitality and Struggle, and was named the "Queen of Movies" by the magazine. 1934.

Chen has a nickname-"frugal star". It is said that when she was filming, her boss and husband Shao Zuiweng didn't want to make clothes for her with expensive fabrics, so she always made do with some old clothes. Nevertheless, because of his good acting skills, Chen often appeared on the screen and became one of the few big stars in Shanghai since 1930. Most of Chen's films were co-starred with popular young students, which was the period of Chen's popularity.

In Girl, Chen also sang the interludes Hua Ying, Yan Shuangfei, Thrift Song and Hypnosis. Because of her charming singing voice, since then, whenever her films are shown in the cinema, the words "frugal star" and "hypnotic girl" will be printed on the screen before the screening, and records of her songs will be played. Very popular with the audience.

1933 Chen starred in "vitality and struggle". Chen changed his style and was full of progressive consciousness only after he starred in "Vitality and Struggle". She is no longer a woman under the oppression of feudal forces, but struggles and becomes a new woman who expresses revolution. 1933, electroacoustic daily also held the selection of "Top Ten Male and Female Stars in China", ranking them by votes-Hu Die, Ruan, Chen Yanyan, Wang, Chen, Zheng Lijun and Li Lili. Chen ranks eighth.

After Chen arrived in Hong Kong, he bid farewell to the screen and sat back and relax. Since then, she has been the voice of Shaw films, such as Phoenix in the Rising Sun and Heart of Crystal. She has been living a low-key life in Hong Kong, and people pay little attention to her, let alone mainland audiences. 1985, the news of Chen's death came. She is 75 years old.