At the Golden Goblet Awards Ceremony of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on the evening of June 13, the longest and warmest applause went to a centenarian who took the stage in a wheelchair.

She received the Lifetime Achievement Award trophy from renowned director Zhang Yimou, and extended an invitation for collaboration to filmmakers worldwide: "'Lifetime' does not mean retirement. I still want to continue acting."

This legendary screen icon is Chinese-American actress Lisa Lu, whose ancestral roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. Born in Beijing on January 19, 1927, Lu is the goddaughter of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang.

In 1958, Lisa Lu made her film debut in China Doll, starting her Hollywood career playing Asian female roles.

In the late 1960s, Lu began receiving offers from Hong Kong and Taiwan. She starred in such classics as The Arch and The Empress Dowager, winning three Golden Horse Awards for her outstanding acting.

In 1987, Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci's epic The Last Emperor was released, starring Lisa Lu as Empress Dowager Cixi. The film swept 9 Oscar awards and propelled her into the international spotlight.

In 1994, Lisa Lu became the first Chinese lifelong voting member of the Oscars. For decades, she has served as a juror for foreign-language films and continues to advocate greater international visibility for Chinese-language and Asian films.