Connie Chan Po-Chu
Acting
Born December 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.
Filmography
- 1972The Lizard — Yo Xiao Ju
- 1970I'll Get You One Day — Lee Wai-Fung
- 1970Misunderstood
- 1970Secret agent no. 1
- 1970The Wedding Gown — Hsiao Hai Yun
- 1970Three Desperados
- 1970我永远记着你
- 1970飞凤狂龙
- 1969Her Tender Love
- 1969Mary I Love You
- 1969Supreme Sword
- 1969The Magic Cat
- 1969七彩姑娘十八一朵花
- 1969娘惹之戀
- 1969成家立室
- 1969玉女剑
- 1969相思甜如蜜 — Tung Hui-Ling
- 1969艷俠紅玫瑰
- 1969铜皮铁骨
- 1968A Romantic Thief — Liang Pui Pui
- 1968Give Me a Kiss — Yap Wai Yee
- 1968Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
- 1968The Blossoming Rose — Ho Siu Ping
- 1968The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa — Fan Lei-fa
- 1968The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
- 1968The Tin Long Gang — Shang Kuan Yu Fung
- 1968Young, Pregnant and Unmarried — Mui Lai-Fong
- 1968再世红梅记
- 1968春光无限好
- 1968梅兰菊竹
- 1968灰青三取珍珠旗
- 1968爱他,想他,恨她!
- 1968玉女心
- 1968玉女癡情
- 1968玉楼三凤
- 1968红叶恋
- 1968红鸾星动
- 1968霧美人
- 1967A Death Pass — Detective 001
- 1967A Glamourous Christmas Night
- 1967Dragnet of the Law — Kong Yin
- 1967Girl with Cat's Eye — Hoh Ling Chu
- 1967Lady Black Cat Strikes Again — Lady Black Cat
- 1967Paragon of Sword and Knife
- 1967The Black Killer — Wong Ming-Wai / Wong Ming-Sing
- 1967The Charming Little Bird
- 1967The Female Chivalry — Wai-ping
- 1967The Heroine — 'Iron Gall' Ng Kar-bo/Jenny
- 1967The Perilous Rescue — Kong Yin
- 1967The Sweetest Moment — Lee Ching Yu
- 1967情窦初开
- 1967旺财嫂
- 1967渔港恩仇
- 1967玉女的秘密
- 1967紅衣少女
- 1967莫負青春
- 1967風流才子俏丫環
- 1966Colorful Youth
- 1966Eternal Love — Man Ping-Sang
- 1966Girl Detective 001 — Pak Yik-wah
- 1966Girls are Flowers — Ng Hoi-yin
- 1966Lady Black Cat — Lady Black Cat, Girl Friday
- 1966Lady Bond — Kong Yin
- 1966Movie-fan Princess
- 1966Return of Lady Bond — Kong Yin/ Tong Ching-yee
- 1966Spy with My Face — Chan Mei-ling
- 1966The Big Chase — Tse Bo-chun
- 1966You Do Me Wrong
- 1966中原奇俠 — 東方明
- 1966劫火紅蓮(上集)
- 1966劫火紅蓮(下集)
- 1966碧落紅塵(下集)
- 1966碧落紅塵(大結局)
- 1965Book Without Words — Purple Wolf
- 1965Master Cute
- 1965Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies — Hon Sheung-Tsi
- 1965Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1 — Tuen Wan-sau
- 1965Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2 — Tuen Wan-sau
- 1965Six Fingers
- 1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
- 1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
- 1965The Black Rose — Chan Mei-Ling
- 1965The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode — Chan Lam
- 1965The Bloody Devil, Part One — Chan Lam
- 1965The Furious Buddha's Palm — Ape Boy Yuan Tong
- 1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
- 1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two) — Lui Lun
- 1965孫悟空三戲百花仙
- 1965玉女英魂(上集)
- 1965玉女英魂(下集)
- 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One — Hung Tin-bo
- 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two — Hung Tin-bo
- 1964The Snowflake Sword (Grand Finale) — Chen Xuanshuang
- 1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 1) — Chen Xuanshuang
- 1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 2) — Chen Xuanshuang
- 1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 3) — Chen Xuanshuang
- 1964滿堂吉慶
- 1963The Black Centipede
- 1963The Golden Hairpin Part 2
- 1963The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
- 1963The White Bone Sword (Part 3) — Lu Fangfei
- 1963The White-Bone Sword (Part 4) — Lu Fangfei
- 1962The Blonde Hair Monster — Heung Ngan
- 1962The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace — Monkey King
- 1962The Secret Book (New Series), Part 1
- 1962The White-Bone Sword (Part 1) — Lu Fangfei
- 1962The White-Bone Sword (Part 2) — Lu Fangfei
- 1962八大女俠鬧江湖(上集)
- 1962八大女俠鬧江湖(下集)
- 1962千里送皇姑
- 1961A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two — Lam Siu Man
- 1960娘子軍封王 — 關小雄