Connie Chan Po-Chu
Acting
- Born:
- 1946-12-10
- Place of birth:
- Guangdong, China
Biography
Both of her parents being Cantonese Opera stars - Chan Fei Nung and Kung Fan Hung. Connie Chan as an actor is of undoubted pedigree and to the manner born. She learned the skills of Cantonese Opera from her parents and after that she became an apprentice under Peking Opera master Fen Ju Hua and Cantonese Superstar Yam Kim Fai. Hence she was trained in both the Southern and Northern styles of martial arts and operas. She made her screen debut with Chun Heung Lin in 1958 and then appeared with opera legend Yam Kim Fai in the Cantonese opera film The Unroyal Prince. She was one of the most popular actresses in the sixties. In 1967 alone, she played in 32 films. Chan is a versatile actress and she can play both male and female roles. She appeared in films like costumed action movies, dramas, comedies and also musicals. An icon of young girls in the sixties, her popularity was such that she was known as the Movie Princess at that time. Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera.
Known For
Filmography
A Century of Light and Shadow
The Lizard
我永远记着你
Secret agent no. 1
The Wedding Gown
I'll Get You One Day
Misunderstood
Three Desperados
飞凤狂龙
Her Tender Love
相思甜如蜜
成家立室
Supreme Sword
Mary I Love You
铜皮铁骨
七彩姑娘十八一朵花
玉女剑
The Magic Cat
艷俠紅玫瑰
娘惹之戀
The Tin Long Gang
红叶恋
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
春光无限好
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
Give Me a Kiss
A Romantic Thief
Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
玉楼三凤
The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa
The Blossoming Rose
霧美人
玉女癡情
梅兰菊竹
灰青三取珍珠旗
再世红梅记
玉女心
爱他,想他,恨她!
红鸾星动
Dragnet of the Law
Paragon of Sword and Knife
莫負青春
情窦初开
A Glamourous Christmas Night
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
Girl with Cat's Eye
A Death Pass
The Perilous Rescue
The Sweetest Moment
The Heroine
The Black Killer
The Female Chivalry
旺财嫂
渔港恩仇
紅衣少女
玉女的秘密
風流才子俏丫環
The Charming Little Bird
Return of Lady Bond
Girl Detective 001
Girls are Flowers
Lady Black Cat
The Big Chase
Colorful Youth
Lady Bond
中原奇俠
Movie-fan Princess
Spy with My Face
Eternal Love
You Do Me Wrong
劫火紅蓮(上集)
劫火紅蓮(下集)
碧落紅塵(下集)
碧落紅塵(大結局)
Book Without Words
孫悟空三戲百花仙
The Black Rose
The Furious Buddha's Palm
The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode
The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
Master Cute
The Bloody Devil, Part One
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
Six Fingers
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
玉女英魂(上集)
玉女英魂(下集)
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One
滿堂吉慶
The Golden Hairpin Part 2
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
The Black Centipede
The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
The Secret Book (New Series), Part 1
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
The Blonde Hair Monster
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
八大女俠鬧江湖(上集)
八大女俠鬧江湖(下集)
千里送皇姑
A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two
娘子軍封王