Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 10, 1946
Place of Birth
Guangdong, China
Credits
113 titles
Connie Chan Po-Chu
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
Self
The Lizard
Yo Xiao Ju
我永远记着你
Secret agent no. 1
The Wedding Gown
Hsiao Hai Yun
I'll Get You One Day
Lee Wai-Fung
Misunderstood
Three Desperados
飞凤狂龙
Her Tender Love
相思甜如蜜
Tung Hui-Ling
成家立室
Supreme Sword
Mary I Love You
The Magic Cat
七彩姑娘十八一朵花
玉女剑
娘惹之戀
艷俠紅玫瑰
铜皮铁骨
The Tin Long Gang
Shang Kuan Yu Fung
红叶恋
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
春光无限好
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
玉楼三凤
The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa
Fan Lei-fa
The Blossoming Rose
Ho Siu Ping
玉女癡情
梅兰菊竹
霧美人
红鸾星动
玉女心
爱他,想他,恨她!
再世红梅记
灰青三取珍珠旗
Dragnet of the Law
Kong Yin
Paragon of Sword and Knife
莫負青春
情窦初开
A Glamourous Christmas Night
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
Lady Black Cat
Girl with Cat's Eye
Hoh Ling Chu
A Death Pass
Detective 001
The Perilous Rescue
Kong Yin
The Sweetest Moment
Lee Ching Yu
The Heroine
'Iron Gall' Ng Kar-bo/Jenny