Connie Chan Po-Chu
Acting · Born Dec 10, 1946 · Guangdong, China
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.
Films
The Lizard
19725.3
Secret agent no. 1
1970
The Wedding Gown
1970
I'll Get You One Day
1970
Misunderstood
19708.0
成家立室
1969
Mary I Love You
1969
The Magic Cat
1969
The Tin Long Gang
19687.5
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
1968
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
19688.0
Give Me a Kiss
19683.7
A Romantic Thief
19687.0
Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
19688.0
The Blossoming Rose
1968
Paragon of Sword and Knife
19678.0
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
1967
Girl with Cat's Eye
1967
A Death Pass
1967
The Sweetest Moment
19677.0
The Heroine
1967
The Black Killer
1967
Return of Lady Bond
19667.0
Lady Black Cat
1966
The Big Chase
1966
Colorful Youth
1966
Lady Bond
19668.0
中原奇俠
1966
Movie-fan Princess
196610.0
Spy with My Face
19669.0
孫悟空三戲百花仙
1965
The Black Rose
19659.0
The Furious Buddha's Palm
1965
The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
1965
Master Cute
19652.0
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
1965
Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies
1965
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
1965
Six Fingers
1965
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
19659.0
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
196510.0
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
19648.0
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
1964
The Golden Hairpin Part 2
1963
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
1963
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
1963
The Black Centipede
1963
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
1962
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
1962
The Blonde Hair Monster
19628.0
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
1962