Connie Chan Po-Chu

Connie Chan Po-Chu

Born 1946-12-10 (age 79) 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.

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Known For

A Romantic Thief
A Romantic Thief

1968

as Liang Pui Pui

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The Black Rose
The Black Rose

1965

as Chan Mei-Ling

The Sweetest Moment
The Sweetest Moment

1967

as Lee Ching Yu

The Black Killer
The Black Killer

1967

as Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing

中原奇俠
中原奇俠

1966

as 東方明

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娘子軍封王

1960

as 關小雄

Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
The Lizard
The Lizard

1972

as Yo Xiao Ju

The Magic Cat
Girl with Cat's Eye
Girl with Cat's Eye

1967

as Hoh Ling Chu

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Eternal Love

1966

as Man Ping-Sang

The Tin Long Gang
The Tin Long Gang

1968

as Shang Kuan Yu Fung