As a child, Wang Hai-ling was not blessed with a particularly outstanding voice, but she was nimble and strong and had a pair of moist black eyes that could captivate an audience.
王海玲小時候嗓子並不特別好，又常犯咳嗽，在同輩中並不算突出，也沒派上青衣正旦。但是她筋骨好、反應機伶，一雙烏溜大眼又鎮得住全場，於是被派唱武旦和花旦。