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Connie Chan Po-Chu

Connie Chan Po-Chu

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Girls are FlowersMOVIE
MOVIE

Girls are Flowers

Girls are Flowers
Ng Hoi-yin
Dragnet of the LawMOVIE
MOVIE

Dragnet of the Law

Dragnet of the Law
Kong Yin
Poster for The Black Killer
MOVIE

The Black Killer

The Black Killer
Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing
Poster for A Romantic Thief
MOVIE

A Romantic Thief

7.0(0.0K)
A Romantic Thief
Liang Pui Pui
Poster for The Lizard
MOVIE

The Lizard

5.3(0.0K)
The Lizard
Yo Xiao Ju
Poster for Lady Black Cat
MOVIE

Lady Black Cat

Lady Black Cat
Lady Black Cat
Poster for Lady Black Cat
MOVIE

Lady Black Cat

Lady Black Cat
Girl Friday
Poster for Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
MOVIE

Lady Black Cat Strikes Again

Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
Lady Black Cat
Poster for Yellow Giant
MOVIE

Yellow Giant

Yellow Giant
Heung Ngan
A Glamourous Christmas NightMOVIE
MOVIE

A Glamourous Christmas Night

A Glamourous Christmas Night

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