Acting
Connie Chan Po-Chu
ZH, CN, EN cinema · 112 credits
Born
10 December 1946 (age 79)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Lizard
as Yo Xiao Ju
The Wedding Gown
as Hsiao Hai Yun
I'll Get You One Day
as Lee Wai-Fung
Secret Agent No. 1
as Police Woman
相思甜如蜜
1969
相思甜如蜜
as Tung Hui-Ling
A Romantic Thief
as Liang Pui Pui
Give Me a Kiss
as Yap Wai Yee
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
as Mui Lai-Fong
The Tin Long Gang
as Shang Kuan Yu Fung
The Blossoming Rose
as Ho Siu Ping
The Black Killer
as Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
as Lady Black Cat
The Sweetest Moment
as Lee Ching Yu
A Death Pass
as Detective 001
Girl with Cat's Eye
as Hoh Ling Chu
The Heroine
as 'Iron Gall' Ng Kar-bo/Jenny
姑娘十八一朵花
1966
Girls are Flowers
as Ng Hoi-yin
Lady Black Cat
as Lady Black Cat, as Girl Friday
七彩胡不歸
1966
Eternal Love
as Man Ping-Sang
Spy with My Face
as Chan Mei-ling
Lady Bond
as Kong Yin
第一號女探員
1966
Girl Detective 001
as Pak Yik-wah
The Big Chase
as Tse Bo-chun
Return of Lady Bond
as Kong Yin/ Tong Ching-yee
中原奇俠
as 東方明
The Black Rose
as Chan Mei-Ling
The Furious Buddha's Palm
as Ape Boy Yuan Tong
無字天書
1965
Book Without Words
as Purple Wolf
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
as Tuen Wan-sau
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
as Tuen Wan-sau
Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies
as Hon Sheung-Tsi
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
as Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
as Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
as Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
as Chen Xuanshuang
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
as Lu Fangfei
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
as Lu Fangfei
The Blonde Hair Monster
as Heung Ngan
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
as Monkey King
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
as Lu Fangfei
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
as Lu Fangfei