Acting
Connie Chan Po-Chu
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
A Century of Light and Shadow
Series · 2005
The Lizard
Film · 1972
The Wedding Gown
Film · 1970
I'll Get You One Day
Film · 1970
Misunderstood
Film · 1970
Secret Agent No. 1
Film · 1970
Mary I Love You
Film · 1969
成家立室
Film · 1969
The Magic Cat
Film · 1969
A Romantic Thief
Film · 1968
Give Me a Kiss
Film · 1968
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
Film · 1968
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
Film · 1968
Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
Film · 1968
The Tin Long Gang
Film · 1968
The Blossoming Rose
Film · 1968
The Black Killer
Film · 1967
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
Film · 1967
The Sweetest Moment
Film · 1967
Paragon of Sword and Knife
Film · 1967
A Death Pass
Film · 1967
Girl with Cat's Eye
Film · 1967
The Heroine
Film · 1967
Lady Black Cat
Film · 1966
Lady Black Cat
Film · 1966
Colorful Youth
Film · 1966
Movie-fan Princess
Film · 1966
Spy with My Face
Film · 1966
Lady Bond
Film · 1966
The Big Chase
Film · 1966
Return of Lady Bond
Film · 1966
中原奇俠
Film · 1966
Six Fingers
Film · 1965
The Black Rose
Film · 1965
The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
Film · 1965
Master Cute
Film · 1965
The Furious Buddha's Palm
Film · 1965
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
Film · 1965
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
Film · 1965
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
Film · 1965
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
Film · 1965
Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies
Film · 1965
孫悟空三戲百花仙
Film · 1965
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
Film · 1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
Film · 1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
Film · 1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
Film · 1964
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
Film · 1964
The Black Centipede
Film · 1963
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
Film · 1963
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
Film · 1963
The Golden Hairpin Part 2
Film · 1963
The Blonde Hair Monster
Film · 1962
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
Film · 1962
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
Film · 1962
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
Film · 1962