[3] She learned a variety of roles, both martial and civil, and gained recognition for her ability to portray a woman who had experienced foot binding.
[2] With the Qianku Great World Theatre in Shanghai, she portrayed the courtesan Wang Lianying in an opera about her murder, culminating with a sequence in which the character's ghost confronts her killers at Senluo Temple.
[4] Other performances for which Fen gained recognition included Yin Yang River, Red Plum Pavilion, Sizhou City, and Daxi Huangzhuang.
[2] In this film, she portrayed a knight-errant named Li Feifei who, through her actions, makes it possible for a couple to marry for love despite efforts to separate them.
[1] This film, an adaptation of Sizhou City directed by Wong Hok-sing, featured Fen as a warrior who ascends to godhood after defeating a water demon.