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Ivy Ling Po | |||||||||||
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Born | 16 November 1939 Shantou, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer | ||||||||||
Years active | 1949–1980s | ||||||||||
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Children | 3, including Kenneth Bi (b. 1967) | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Genres | Huangmei opera Cantonese opera Amoy opera | ||||||||||
Huang Yuet-chu (born November 16, 1939), known professionally by her stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired actress and Chinese opera singer from Hong Kong. She gained widespread fame during the 1960s for her roles in several popular Huangmei opera films; most notably The Love Eterne (1963). This role was lauded as an inspiring performance in Asian culture, solidifying her status as a cultural icon.[2][3][4]
Ling Po initially acted in Amoy Hokkien's films under the stage name Xiaojuan (Chinese: 小娟; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-koan), then in Cantonese films under Shen Yan (Chinese: 沈雁; Jyutping: Sam2 Ngaan6), before joining the Shaw Brothers Studio to act in Mandarin films as (Ivy) Ling Po (Chinese: 凌波; pinyin: Líng Bō).
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