Connie Chan Po-Chu
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1946 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
A Century of Light and Shadow
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Lizard
Movie · as Yo Xiao Ju
The Wedding Gown
Movie · as Hsiao Hai Yun
I'll Get You One Day
Movie · as Lee Wai-Fung
Misunderstood
Movie
我永远记着你
Movie
Secret Agent No. 1
Movie · as Police Woman
Three Desperados
Movie
飞凤狂龙
Movie
Supreme Sword
Movie
Her Tender Love
Movie
Mary I Love You
Movie
相思甜如蜜
Movie · as Tung Hui-Ling
成家立室
Movie
铜皮铁骨
Movie
七彩姑娘十八一朵花
Movie
玉女剑
Movie
The Magic Cat
Movie
艷俠紅玫瑰
Movie
娘惹之戀
Movie
A Romantic Thief
Movie · as Liang Pui Pui
The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa
Movie · as Fan Lei-fa
Give Me a Kiss
Movie · as Yap Wai Yee
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
Movie · as Mui Lai-Fong
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
Movie
Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
Movie
The Tin Long Gang
Movie · as Shang Kuan Yu Fung
The Blossoming Rose
Movie · as Ho Siu Ping
霧美人
Movie
红叶恋
Movie
玉女癡情
Movie
梅兰菊竹
Movie
灰青三取珍珠旗
Movie
再世红梅记
Movie
玉楼三凤
Movie
玉女心
Movie
春光无限好
Movie
爱他,想他,恨她!
Movie
红鸾星动
Movie
Dragnet of the Law
Movie · as Kong Yin
The Black Killer
Movie · as Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
Movie · as Lady Black Cat
A Glamourous Christmas Night
Movie
The Sweetest Moment
Movie · as Lee Ching Yu
Paragon of Sword and Knife
Movie
The Perilous Rescue
Movie · as Kong Yin
The Female Chivalry
Movie · as Wai-ping
A Death Pass
Movie · as Detective 001
Girl with Cat's Eye
Movie · as Hoh Ling Chu
The Heroine
Movie · as 'Iron Gall' Ng Kar-bo/Jenny
莫負青春
Movie
旺财嫂
Movie
渔港恩仇
Movie
情窦初开
Movie
紅衣少女
Movie
玉女的秘密
Movie
風流才子俏丫環
Movie
The Charming Little Bird
Movie
Girls are Flowers
Movie · as Ng Hoi-yin
Lady Black Cat
Movie · as Lady Black Cat, Girl Friday
Eternal Love
Movie · as Man Ping-Sang
Colorful Youth
Movie
Movie-fan Princess
Movie
Spy with My Face
Movie · as Chan Mei-ling
Lady Bond
Movie · as Kong Yin
Girl Detective 001
Movie · as Pak Yik-wah
The Big Chase
Movie · as Tse Bo-chun
Return of Lady Bond
Movie · as Kong Yin/ Tong Ching-yee
You Do Me Wrong
Movie
劫火紅蓮(上集)
Movie
劫火紅蓮(下集)
Movie
碧落紅塵(下集)
Movie
碧落紅塵(大結局)
Movie
中原奇俠
Movie · as 東方明
Six Fingers
Movie
The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode
Movie · as Chan Lam
The Bloody Devil, Part One
Movie · as Chan Lam
The Black Rose
Movie · as Chan Mei-Ling
The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
Movie
Master Cute
Movie
The Furious Buddha's Palm
Movie · as Ape Boy Yuan Tong
The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
Movie
Book Without Words
Movie · as Purple Wolf
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
Movie · as Tuen Wan-sau
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
Movie · as Tuen Wan-sau
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
Movie · as Lui Lun
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
Movie
玉女英魂(上集)
Movie
玉女英魂(下集)
Movie
Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies
Movie · as Hon Sheung-Tsi
孫悟空三戲百花仙
Movie
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One
Movie · as Hung Tin-bo
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
Movie · as Hung Tin-bo
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
Movie · as Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
Movie · as Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
Movie · as Chen Xuanshuang
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
Movie · as Chen Xuanshuang
滿堂吉慶
Movie
The Black Centipede
Movie
The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
Movie
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
Movie · as Lu Fangfei
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
Movie · as Lu Fangfei
The Golden Hairpin Part 2
Movie
The Secret Book (New Series), Part 1
Movie
The Blonde Hair Monster
Movie · as Heung Ngan
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
Movie · as Monkey King
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
Movie · as Lu Fangfei
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
Movie · as Lu Fangfei
八大女俠鬧江湖(上集)
Movie
八大女俠鬧江湖(下集)
Movie
千里送皇姑
Movie
A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two
Movie · as Lam Siu Man
娘子軍封王
Movie · as 關小雄