"Big Sister Niu from the Editorial Department" is gone! Actor Tong Zhengwei passed away at the age of 88

On April 15, photographer and writer Ma Liang revealed on Weibo that his mother, actress Tong Zhengwei, died on April 14 due to heart failure. She was 88 years old.

Tong Zhengwei

Tong Zhengwei was born in 1937. She graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1960 and was assigned to the Shanghai Youth Repertory Theatre as an actor. She is well known for her role as "Sister Niu" in "The Story of the Editorial Department". She has also starred in the movie "Flowers in Bloom", the TV series "Modern Family", "The Song Dynasty Judge", "The Story of the New Editorial Department", etc.

Tong Zhengwei plays "Sister Niu" in "The Story of the Editorial Department"

Tong Zhengwei plays "Mrs. Xiao" in "Modern Family"

Tong Zhengwei's husband is Ma Ke, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage (Peking Opera) project, a dramatist, and a first-level director of the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater. In 2015, Ma Ke won the "Special Contribution Award" at the 25th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award, and Tong Zhengwei went on stage to receive the award together.

On March 31, 2015, the 25th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award was presented in Shanghai. Ma Ke and Tong Zhengwei went on stage to receive the award.

Ma Liang said: "My mother was an actress who had portrayed many successful roles. There were many audiences who knew her well and loved her deeply. Therefore, we, the younger generation, would like to inform everyone here. We hope that in addition to relatives and old friends, there will be more audiences who have been touched by her works to bid farewell to her on earth. We hope that she will be free from illness and no longer have worldly worries. She will meet her father who passed away in heaven. She will return to youth with white hair and eternal youth.

Mom, I was blessed by God to be your child in this life. Holding your hand, we have walked through this half century together. It is the greatest luck of my life. Thank you, dear mom. Goodbye. "

Screenshot of "Editorial Story"