Susan Shaw Yam-yam

Susan Shaw Yam-yam

Known for
Acting
Born
August 17, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Biography

Born in Hong Kong, Susan Shaw Yam-yam moved to Taiwan with her father at an early age, studying nursing for five years after graduation, and then working as a nurse on a ship. After travelling through 23 countries, she decided to go ashore in Hong Kong to find another job, first singing in a nightclub and then became an actress. She has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970. She has won four Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress (2008, 2011, 2013, 2018).

Known For

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Filmography

2025
Moth & I poster

Moth & I

Movie

2023
Ready O/R Rot poster

Ready O/R Rot

Movie · as Grams

2021
Coffin Homes poster

Coffin Homes

Movie · as Mother Leung

2021
Ready O/R Knot poster

Ready O/R Knot

Movie · as Grams

2021
Sugar Street Studio poster

Sugar Street Studio

Movie · as Auntie Eight

2021
77 Heartwarmings poster

77 Heartwarmings

Movie

2020
Fate Jealous Greed poster

Fate Jealous Greed

Movie

2020
MMA Diva poster

MMA Diva

Movie

2020
A Moment of Happiness poster

A Moment of Happiness

Movie · as Zito's Aunt

2020
The Calling of a Bus Driver poster

The Calling of a Bus Driver

Movie · as Kam Chi

2019
Missbehavior poster

Missbehavior

Movie · as Doula

2019
A Lifetime Treasure poster

A Lifetime Treasure

Movie · as Director Yam

2019
Dearest Anita poster

Dearest Anita

Movie

2019
Undercover Punch and Gun poster

Undercover Punch and Gun

Movie · as Chief B

2019
Lion Rock poster

Lion Rock

Movie

2019
A Journey of Happiness poster

A Journey of Happiness

Movie · as Orchid

2018
House No. 7 poster

House No. 7

Movie

2018
A Beautiful Moment poster

A Beautiful Moment

Movie

2018
Lucid Dreams poster

Lucid Dreams

Movie · as Grandma

2018
Napping Kid poster

Napping Kid

Movie · as Auntie Chik Nam

2018
Hotel Soul Good poster

Hotel Soul Good

Movie · as Old Lady

2018
House of the Rising Sons poster

House of the Rising Sons

Movie

2017
My Alien Girlfriend poster

My Alien Girlfriend

Movie · as Angela 2

2017
Lucky Fat Man poster

Lucky Fat Man

Movie

2017
Love Off the Cuff poster

Love Off the Cuff

Movie · as Cherie's Mother

2017
Vampire Cleanup Department poster

Vampire Cleanup Department

Movie · as Tim's grandma

2017
Never Too Late poster

Never Too Late

Movie

2017
Thirty Years of Adonis poster

Thirty Years of Adonis

Movie · as Sister Yin

2017
Macau Happy Storm poster

Macau Happy Storm

Movie

2017
All My Goddess poster

All My Goddess

Movie

2016
Happiness poster

Happiness

Movie

2016
The Girl Shaman poster

The Girl Shaman

Movie

2016
PG Love poster

PG Love

Movie

2016
The Moment poster

The Moment

Movie

2016
晚吹 - 真PK poster

晚吹 - 真PK

TV · as self · 1 ep

2015
Lazy Hazy Crazy poster

Lazy Hazy Crazy

Movie · as Tracy's Grandmother

2015
Two Thumbs Up poster

Two Thumbs Up

Movie · as Wild Boar Aunt

2015
King of Mahjong poster

King of Mahjong

Movie · as Mahjong Player

2015
Wonder Mama poster

Wonder Mama

Movie

2015
Anniversary poster

Anniversary

Movie

2015
Full Strike poster

Full Strike

Movie · as Grandma Mui

2015
Are You Here poster

Are You Here

Movie · as Auntie Lan

2015
回到未來錢 poster

回到未來錢

TV · 1 ep

2014
Just Another Margin poster

Just Another Margin

Movie

2014
As the Light Goes Out poster

As the Light Goes Out

Movie · as Winery's Owner - Mrs. Kau

2014
Black Comedy poster

Black Comedy

Movie · as Mrs Devil

2014
Dot 2 Dot poster

Dot 2 Dot

Movie · as Headmaster Winnie Tsang

2014
Twilight Online poster

Twilight Online

Movie · as 3rd aunt

2014
The Second Coming poster

The Second Coming

Movie

2014
Golden Brother poster

Golden Brother

Movie

2013
Tales from the Dark 1 poster

Tales from the Dark 1

Movie · as Chu (segment "Jing Zhe")

2013
SDU: Sex Duties Unit poster

SDU: Sex Duties Unit

Movie · as Thai restaurant owner

2013
Hardcore Comedy poster

Hardcore Comedy

Movie · as Kit's mother

2013
Hotel Deluxe poster

Hotel Deluxe

Movie · as Grandma

2013
Voyage poster

Voyage

Movie · as Lady Red

2013
The Best Plan Is No Plan poster

The Best Plan Is No Plan

Movie

2013
I Love Hong Kong 2013 poster

I Love Hong Kong 2013

Movie

2012
I Love Hong Kong 2012 poster

I Love Hong Kong 2012

Movie · as Shum Kei Yee

2012
My Sassy Hubby poster

My Sassy Hubby

Movie · as Auntie 6

2012
Vulgaria poster

Vulgaria

Movie · as Yum Yum Shaw

2012
Love in the Buff poster

Love in the Buff

Movie · as Cherie's Mother

2011
I Love Hong Kong 2011 poster

I Love Hong Kong 2011

Movie

2011
The Fortune Buddies poster

The Fortune Buddies

Movie

2011
Love is the Only Answer poster

Love is the Only Answer

Movie

2010
Gallants poster

Gallants

Movie · as Dr Fun

2010
Merry-Go-Round poster

Merry-Go-Round

Movie · as Nancy

2010
Frozen poster

Frozen

Movie · as Kit's mother

2010
72 Tenants of Prosperity poster

72 Tenants of Prosperity

Movie · as Garbage Worker

2009
All's Well, End's Well 2009 poster

All's Well, End's Well 2009

Movie · as Huan

2008
The Moss poster

The Moss

Movie · as Chong Mom

2008
Only the Way poster

Only the Way

Movie

2008
Run Papa Run poster

Run Papa Run

Movie · as Madam Si

2008
True Women for Sale poster

True Women for Sale

Movie

2007
The Pye-Dog poster

The Pye-Dog

Movie · as Wang's grandmother

2007
Exodus poster

Exodus

Movie · as Professor of Poison

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio poster

Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio

Movie · as Self

2003
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction poster

Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction

Movie

2003
Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat poster

Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat

Movie · as Cinderella

2002
The Prisoner poster

The Prisoner

Movie

2001
You Shoot, I Shoot poster

You Shoot, I Shoot

Movie · as Mrs. Tai

2001
Shades of Fire poster

Shades of Fire

Movie

2000
Black Cat in Jail poster

Black Cat in Jail

Movie

2000
Women's Private Parts poster

Women's Private Parts

Movie

1998
天下有情 poster

天下有情

TV · 13 eps

1996
On Fire poster

On Fire

Movie · as Rebecca

1995
The Raping Murderer poster

The Raping Murderer

Movie

1995
Heaven Can't Wait poster

Heaven Can't Wait

Movie · as Mrs. Chu

1994
Family Affairs poster

Family Affairs

Movie

1994
The Romance of the Vampires poster

The Romance of the Vampires

Movie

1994
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t poster

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Movie

1993
Tattoo Girl poster

Tattoo Girl

Movie

1993
Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday poster

Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday

Movie · as Fox

1993
Love Chaser poster

Love Chaser

Movie

1993
Forbidden Love poster

Forbidden Love

Movie

1992
The Vengeance poster

The Vengeance

Movie

1992
Lucky Way poster

Lucky Way

Movie · as Self

1992
The Story of Lady Sue poster

The Story of Lady Sue

Movie

1992
Mr Vampire 1992 poster

Mr Vampire 1992

Movie · as Mother of Retarded Son

1992
Battle in Hell poster

Battle in Hell

Movie · as General's spouse

1992
Club Girls Romance poster

Club Girls Romance

Movie

1992
The Direct Line poster

The Direct Line

Movie

1992
Devil of Rape poster

Devil of Rape

Movie

1992
Desperate Duo poster

Desperate Duo

Movie

1992
Just Love poster

Just Love

Movie · as Medium

1992
Triad Fighter poster

Triad Fighter

Movie

1992
The Trouble Couple poster

The Trouble Couple

Movie

1991
Golden Venom poster

Golden Venom

Movie

1991
Liu Jai - Home for the Intimate Ghosts poster

Liu Jai - Home for the Intimate Ghosts

Movie

1991
Ghost Gambler poster

Ghost Gambler

Movie

1991
Affrighted Romance poster

Affrighted Romance

Movie

1991
Gambling Ghost Are Ready poster

Gambling Ghost Are Ready

Movie

1991
Once a Prisoner poster

Once a Prisoner

Movie

1991
The Killer poster

The Killer

Movie

1990
Coup De Grace poster

Coup De Grace

Movie · as Tina's Aunt

1990
Gangland Odyssey poster

Gangland Odyssey

Movie · as Mrs. Brown

1990
The Nocturnal Demon poster

The Nocturnal Demon

Movie

1990
Ghostly Vixen poster

Ghostly Vixen

Movie

1989
Excuse Me, Please! poster

Excuse Me, Please!

Movie · as Big Sister

1989
The Immigrant Policeman poster

The Immigrant Policeman

Movie

1989
Avenging Trio poster

Avenging Trio

Movie

1989
Blood Ritual poster

Blood Ritual

Movie

1988
Bandits from Hong Kong poster

Bandits from Hong Kong

TV · 30 eps

1987
Fortune Hunters poster

Fortune Hunters

Movie

1986
Night Girls poster

Night Girls

Movie

1986
Only for You poster

Only for You

Movie

1984
Crazy 17 poster

Crazy 17

Movie

1983
Top Fit poster

Top Fit

Movie

1983
Tales of a Eunuch poster

Tales of a Eunuch

Movie · as Chuen Fa

1983
The Fung-shui Master poster

The Fung-shui Master

Movie

1983
Precious Adolescence poster

Precious Adolescence

Movie

1983
鹹魚豆腐白菜仔 poster

鹹魚豆腐白菜仔

TV · 20 eps

1983
101 Citizen Arrest poster

101 Citizen Arrest

TV · 20 eps

1982
Green Killer poster

Green Killer

Movie

1982
Buddha's Palm poster

Buddha's Palm

Movie · as Sun Bi Ling, Flying Loops

1982
Passing Flickers poster

Passing Flickers

Movie · as Shao Yin Yin

1982
Human Lanterns poster

Human Lanterns

Movie · as Guest at Fu's Banquet

1982
Behind the Storm poster

Behind the Storm

Movie

1982
Happy Heroes poster

Happy Heroes

TV · 19 eps

1981
The Phantom Killer poster

The Phantom Killer

Movie · as Madam Hsuen

1981
Story of Taxi Dancers poster

Story of Taxi Dancers

Movie

1981
Sexy Career Girls poster

Sexy Career Girls

Movie

1981
Agency 24 poster

Agency 24

TV · 20 eps

1980
The Stud and the Nympho poster

The Stud and the Nympho

Movie · as Fifi

1980
Heart Break At Long Beach poster

Heart Break At Long Beach

TV · 25 eps

1980
Blowing in the Wind poster

Blowing in the Wind

TV · 80 eps

1980
On The Waterfront poster

On The Waterfront

TV · 60 eps

1979
Naughty Scandals poster

Naughty Scandals

Movie

1979
The Scandalous Warlord poster

The Scandalous Warlord

Movie · as Chen Jin Bao

1979
Jaws poster

Jaws

TV · as 甘珮 · 78 eps

1978
Delinquent Teenagers poster

Delinquent Teenagers

Movie

1978
Black Society poster

Black Society

Movie

1978
The Vengeful Beauty poster

The Vengeful Beauty

Movie · as Jin Shao Zhi

1978
The Mad Monk Strikes Again poster

The Mad Monk Strikes Again

Movie · as Lan

1978
Sensual Pleasures poster

Sensual Pleasures

Movie · as Hai Zi

1978
Crocodile Tears poster

Crocodile Tears

TV · 89 eps

1978
Chameleon poster

Chameleon

TV · 80 eps

1977
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu poster

Soul Brothers of Kung Fu

Movie · as Dong Na

1977
Return of the Con Men poster

Return of the Con Men

Movie

1977
That Romantic Scholar poster

That Romantic Scholar

Movie

1977
Mysterious Lady Killer poster

Mysterious Lady Killer

Movie

1977
Modern Secretaries poster

Modern Secretaries

Movie

1977
The Mad Monk poster

The Mad Monk

Movie · as Yu-Chun

1977
Moods of Love poster

Moods of Love

Movie · as Fung Yu-Hua / Hua Xiao-Bao

1977
Murder on the Wedding Night poster

Murder on the Wedding Night

Movie

1977
Chinatown Kid poster

Chinatown Kid

Movie · as Sylvia

1977
To Kill a Jaguar poster

To Kill a Jaguar

Movie · as Sum Chun-tsui

1977
Starlets for Sale poster

Starlets for Sale

Movie · as Miao Lijin

1977
Deadly Angels poster

Deadly Angels

Movie · as Yu Chi

1977
Negotiation poster

Negotiation

Movie

1976
Oriental Playgirls poster

Oriental Playgirls

Movie · as Miao Chin-Hua

1976
Big Bad Sis poster

Big Bad Sis

Movie · as Sai Chu

1976
Love Swindler poster

Love Swindler

Movie · as Miss Sophie (segment "Counterfeit")

1976
I Want More! poster

I Want More!

Movie

1976
Girls for Sale poster

Girls for Sale

Movie

1976
Ten Sensational Cases (II) poster

Ten Sensational Cases (II)

TV · 27 eps

1975
The Winner Takes All poster

The Winner Takes All

Movie

1975
The Running Mob poster

The Running Mob

Movie

1975
A Haunted House poster

A Haunted House

Movie

1975
Big Brother Cheng poster

Big Brother Cheng

Movie

1975
Hong Kong Superman poster

Hong Kong Superman

Movie