Zhu Lin Photo: Courtesy of Beijing People's Art Theatre

Zhu Lin, a veteran of stage theater in China, died Tuesday in Beijing at age 92.

The last time the audience saw her was in 2012 when Zhu played a role in the Beijing People's Art Theatre play Jia Zi Yuan. The artist finished her last performance sitting in a wheelchair. "I'm 90 now. I need to leave myself something to remember," Zhu remarked after the performance.

Making her stage debut in Cao Yu's Thunderstorm at the Beijing People's Art Theatre, Zhu later successfully played more than 50 classic characters over her lifetime devoted to stage performance.

Besides her theater work, Zhu was also an active director and scriptwriter, and played an active role in promoting international communication for theater.