Connie Chan Po-Chu
Actor
Born December 10, 1946 in Guangdong, China
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.
Filmography
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
The Lizard
Yo Xiao Ju
Secret agent no. 1
The Wedding Gown
Hsiao Hai Yun
I'll Get You One Day
Lee Wai-Fung
Misunderstood
相思甜如蜜
Tung Hui-Ling
成家立室
Mary I Love You
The Magic Cat
The Tin Long Gang
Shang Kuan Yu Fung
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
Mui Lai-Fong
Give Me a Kiss
Yap Wai Yee
A Romantic Thief
Liang Pui Pui
Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
The Blossoming Rose
Ho Siu Ping
Paragon of Sword and Knife
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
Lady Black Cat
Girl with Cat's Eye
Hoh Ling Chu
A Death Pass
Detective 001
The Sweetest Moment
Lee Ching Yu
The Heroine
'Iron Gall' Ng Kar-bo/Jenny
The Black Killer
Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing
Return of Lady Bond
Kong Yin/ Tong Ching-yee
Lady Black Cat
Girl Friday
The Big Chase
Tse Bo-chun
Colorful Youth
Lady Bond
Kong Yin
Movie-fan Princess
Spy with My Face
Chan Mei-ling
孫悟空三戲百花仙
The Black Rose
Chan Mei-Ling
The Furious Buddha's Palm
The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
Master Cute
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies
Hon Sheung-Tsi
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
Lui Lun
Six Fingers
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
Tuen Wan-sau
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
Tuen Wan-sau
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
Chen Xuanshuang
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
Lu Fangfei
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
Lu Fangfei
The Black Centipede
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
Lu Fangfei
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
Lu Fangfei
The Blonde Hair Monster
Heung Ngan
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
Monkey King