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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1946-12-10

Place of Birth

Guangdong, China

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

A Century of Light and Shadow

A Century of Light and Shadow

Revisit 100 years of Chinese cinema through the RTHK TV program A Century of Light and Shadow. Aired in 2005, this interesting and informative documentary traces the development of the Chinese film industry from the pioneering years to contemporary times. From the volley between Mandarin and Cantonese films to the rise of the New Wave, this program touches on all the major trends and developments that have helped define Chinese cinema and explores different genres and representative figures and films. From actors to directors, over 200 film industry names, including Jackie Chan, John Woo, Sammo Hung, Connie Chan, Andrew Lau, Peter Chan, and Lau Ching Wan, appear in the program, bringing their intimate knowledge of the industry and providing insight about what lies ahead for Chinese cinema.

劫火紅蓮(上集)

劫火紅蓮(上集)

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碧落紅塵(大結局)

碧落紅塵(大結局)

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孫悟空三戲百花仙

孫悟空三戲百花仙

碧落紅塵(下集)

碧落紅塵(下集)

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玉女剑

玉女剑

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Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2

Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2

In the second part and conclusion to the story, the eight martial clans discover that there are two Sacred Fire weapons, Yin and Yang, and the siblings must uncover the facts of their parent's deaths in order to unite, wield the weapons, and defeat Nun Silence and her evil schemes.

Supreme Sword

Supreme Sword

When a family is bankrupted by a counterfeiter named Gold Fist, the daughter (played by Connie Chan) vows to get revenge. As she tracks down the villains, she comes across a drifter who is escorting a young man to his father, who is being kept in captivity by a gang of thieves. When it is discovered that the captive father and Gold Fist are the same person, loyalty and friendship are put to the test.

The Sweetest Moment

The Sweetest Moment

This is a Cantonese musical from director Wong Yiu

Colorful Youth

Colorful Youth

In 1966, Connie Chan Po-chu and Josephine Siao Fong-fong starred in multiple contemporary films, cementing their onscreen persona as virtuous young women while becoming the hottest youth idols of their time. Colourful Youth remains the only contemporary film to feature both of them. Filmed in Eastmancolor, the song-and-dance spectacle keeps its fingers on the pulse of its era and presents the vigour of the modern times.

滿堂吉慶

滿堂吉慶

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劫火紅蓮(下集)

劫火紅蓮(下集)

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Red Lamp Shaded in Blood

Red Lamp Shaded in Blood

Red Lamp Shaded in Blood is a decent Martial World film of the type that Chu Yuan made famous for Shaw Brothers. These are often based on the works of Jin Yong and Ku Long. Red Lamp features all the requisite tropes of the genre: various sects of the Martial World, an evil sect scheming to rule the Martial World, an outcast orphan sent on a quest, mystically acquired Martial Arts, a mysterious hermit, a mysterious killer and , of course, star crossed lovers.

情窦初开

情窦初开

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艷俠紅玫瑰

艷俠紅玫瑰

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