Connie Chan Po-Chu
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-12-10 (78 years old)
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
Acting
(2005)
(1972)
The Lizard
as Yo Xiao Ju
(1970)
(1970)
(1970)
(1970)
I'll Get You One Day
as Lee Wai-Fung
(1970)
(1970)
The Wedding Gown
as Hsiao Hai Yun
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
A Romantic Thief
as Liang Pui Pui
(1968)
The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa
as Fan Lei-fa
(1968)
(1968)
The Tin Long Gang
as Shang Kuan Yu Fung
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
Give Me a Kiss
as Yap Wai Yee
(1968)
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
as Mui Lai-Fong
(1968)
(1968)
The Blossoming Rose
as Ho Siu Ping
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
(1967)
The Perilous Rescue
as Kong Yin
(1967)
Dragnet of the Law
as Kong Yin
(1967)
A Death Pass
as Detective 001
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
as Lady Black Cat
(1967)
The Black Killer
as Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing
(1967)
The Sweetest Moment
as Lee Ching Yu
(1967)
The Lady with a Cat's Eyes
as Hoh Ling Chu
(1967)
The Female Chivalry
as Wai-ping
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
The Heroine
as 'Iron Gall' Ng Kar-bo/Jenny
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
Return of Lady Bond
as Kong Yin/ Tong Ching-yee
(1966)
Girls are Flowers
as Ng Hoi-yin
(1966)
Spy with My Face
as Chan Mei-ling
(1966)
Lady Bond
as Kong Yin
(1966)
Girl Detective 001
as Pak Yik-wah
(1966)
The Big Chase
as Tse Bo-chun
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
Eternal Love
as Man Ping-Sang
(1966)
(1966)
Lady Black Cat
as Lady Black Cat
(1966)
Lady Black Cat
as Girl Friday
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
(1965)
(1965)
Book Without Words
as Purple Wolf
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode
as Chan Lam
(1965)
The Bloody Devil, Part One
as Chan Lam
(1965)
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1
as Tuen Wan-sau
(1965)
The Black Rose
as Chan Mei-Ling
(1965)
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
as Tuen Wan-sau
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
as Hung Tin-bo
(1964)
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
as Chen Xuanshuang
(1964)
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One
as Hung Tin-bo
(1964)
The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale)
as Chen Xuanshuang
(1964)
The Snowflake Sword (Part 3)
as Chen Xuanshuang
(1964)
(1964)
The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
as Chen Xuanshuang
(1963)
(1963)
The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
as Lu Fangfei
(1963)
(1963)
The White Bone Sword (Part 3)
as Lu Fangfei
(1962)
(1962)
The Blonde Hair Monster
as Heung Ngan
(1962)
The White-Bone Sword (Part 1)
as Lu Fangfei
(1962)
Yellow Giant
as Heung Ngan
(1962)
The White-Bone Sword (Part 2)
as Lu Fangfei
(1962)
The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace
as Monkey King
(1961)
A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two
as Lam Siu Man