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