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(child marriage with a married man forced by her foster mother[1])
Chin Han
(m. 1966)
Children
Benson Sy (b. 1956) Kenneth Bi (b. 1967) Daniel Bi (b. 1974)
Awards
Asian Film Festival Best Actress 1964 Lady General Hua Mu-lan Golden Horse Awards – Special Jury Award 1963 The Love Eterne Best Actress 1967 Too Late for Love
Chinese name
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Líng Bō
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Ling4 Bo1
Musical career
Origin
Hong Kong
Genres
Huangmei opera Cantonese opera Amoy opera
Instrument(s)
Singing
Musical artist
Huang Yu-chun (born 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China), known by her final stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She is best known for a number of mega-hit Huangmei opera films in the 1960s, especially The Love Eterne (1963) which made her an Asian superstar overnight. She played an important role in the entertainment industry for preserving the Huangmei opera art form.[2][3]
She has used many names in her past.[4] When she was a young child, she was sold to a family in Xiamen (Amoy), where she took on the name Jun Haitang (Chinese: 君海棠; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kun Hái-tông) and worked as a domestic maid. After reaching preadolescence, her foster mother forced her to enter the Hong Kong movie industry to exploit her.[1] She first acted in Amoy Hokkien films under the stage name Xiaojuan (Chinese: 小娟; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-koan), later in Cantonese films under the stage name Shen Yan (Chinese: 沈雁; Jyutping: Sam2 Ngaan6), before finally entering the Shaw Brothers Studio to act in Mandarin films as (Ivy) Ling Po (Chinese: 凌波; pinyin: Líng Bō) and rising to superstardom.
^ ab(in Chinese) 感謝養母對我不好 才有今天
^Laikwan Pang, Day Wong Masculinities and Hong Kong cinema – Page 21 – 2005 "Ivy Ling became the Shaw Brothers' top star thereafter, all the while playing the male roles in opera-derived films or overtly ... He specialized in opera films and historical dramas, scripting a number of films for Ivy Ling, but also for Li Li-hua and ..."
^Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View -Kar Law, Frank Bren, Sam Ho – 2004 Page 264 "IVY LING PO (BORN IN 1939) Ivy Ling Po is a star whose stardom must count as one of the most curious in world film history. She is a screen goddess who made her mark playing men. In 1962, when Shaw Bros. was casting for the hung mei ..."
^张梦瑞 -金嗓金曲不了情 – 2003 Page 100 ISBN 9570826428 "因此當李翰祥拍《梁祝》時,就大膽起用小娟,同時為她改了「凌波」這個藝名。想不到竟一炮而紅。凌波不只歌聲甜美,演技也可說無懈可擊,當時邵氏、國泰兩家大公司搶拍《梁祝》(國泰由李麗華、尤敏擔綱), 每天馬不停蹄地作業,演員也全力配合。"
November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China), known by her final stage name IvyLingPo, is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She is best...
the doomed romance between the male Liang Shanbo (portrayed by actress IvyLingPo, who also sang the character's vocals) and the cross-dressed female Zhu...
a film in Huangmei opera directed by Li Han-hsiang in 1962, starring IvyLingPo and Betty Loh Ti. In May 2001, a group of students from the University...
Chang Cheh and starring IvyLingPo. The Qin family is wealthy and Master Qin has three children: Qin Feng Xiao (IvyLingPo) and Feng Sheng (Chin Feng)...
(both portrayed by Li Li-Hua) and a street kung-fu/acrobat performer (IvyLingPo). The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language...
ceremony. Hosts began since the fifteenth ceremony; that year's hosts were IvyLingPo and Wang Hao. Since then, there are usually two hosts every year, sometimes...
the Yang family and Sung soldiers successfully storm their stronghold. IvyLingPo as Mu Guiying Lily Ho as Yang Wenguang Lisa Lu as She Saihua Yueh Hua...
directed by Chor Yuen and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, starring IvyLingPo, Lo Lieh, Chin Han, Wang Ping, Tsung Hua and Chen Chun. The screenplay...
Miao Tien as Eunuch Li Lien-ying David Chiang as Eunuch Ko Lien-tsai IvyLingPo as Empress Chin Feng Tien Lie [zh] as Li Chieh Chen Ping as Consort Jin...
Portrayed by Lin Jing in Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948) Portrayed by IvyLingPo in The Empress Dowager (1975) and The Last Tempest (1976) Portrayed by...
commit suicide while Renzong welcomes his mother back to the palace. IvyLingPo as Kou Zhu Cheng Miu as Bao Zheng Go Bo-shu as Consort Liu Ouyang Sha-fei...
Three Smiles (Hong Kong, 1969). In this film, Tang Bohu is played by IvyLingPo San Xiao Yin Yuan (Hong Kong, 1975). In this film, Tang Bohu is played...
instruments are used. Eighteen miles away (十八相送) A Huangmei opera song by IvyLingPo partnering with Jenny Tseng. Problems playing these files? See media...
by Gene Luen Yang, the character Mei-wen transforms into Mu Guiying. IvyLingPo in The 14 Amazons (1972) Liza Wang in Young's Female Warrior (1981) Bonnie...
Mok - Batman Craig Toh - Harry Alvin Chiang - Daniel Maggie Q - Gigi IvyLingPo - Grandma Chin Han - Grandpa (credited as Ronald Bi) Samuel Chong - Master...
Kenneth Bi is the son of two movie stars from the Shaw Brothers Studio, IvyLingPo and Chin Han. They have both starred in numerous films and also had a...
Tam Eighteen miles away (十八相送) A huangmei opera song by veteran artist IvyLingPo partnering with Jenny Tseng Problems playing these files? See media help...
film directed by Huang Feng and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. IvyLingPo as Yu Fang-fang Shih Szu as Chiang Shang-ching Chang Yi as Han Yu Ku...
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