Shih Szu (; born October 24, 1953) is an actress from Taoyuan, Taiwan. She was born Lei Qui Si (雷秋思) to parents from

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. A ballet student from the age of six, at the age of sixteen she joined

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...

after secondary school and began appearing in films such as ''The Crimson Charm'' and ''The Rescue''. However, the film that would rocket her to stardom would be her appearance opposite the famous

Cheng Pei-pei Cheng Pei-pei (born 6 January 1946) is a Chinese actress, who is considered cinema's first female action hero. She is known for her performance in the 1966 King Hu ''wuxia'' film '' Come Drink with Me'', as well as her portrayal of Jade Fox in ...

in 1971's ''The Lady Hermit''. She then would go on to appear in numerous wuxia and kung fu films such as ''The Thunderbolt Fist'', ''Heroes of Sung'', ''The Shadow Boxer'', ''The Lady of the Law''. The Shaws, seeing great potential in her, gave her a role in Hammer and the Shaws’ co-production ''

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires ''The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires'' () is a 1974 martial arts horror film. The film opens in 1804, when seven vampires clad in gold masks are resurrected by Count Dracula, played by John Forbes-Robertson. A century later, Peter Cushing as P ...

'' but the film was not successful internationally. By the mid to late '70s, she was mostly relegated to supporting roles in films for such directors as

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw Br ...

(''Marco Polo'', '' The Naval Commandos''),

Chor Yuen Chor Yuen (), born Cheung Po-kin (; 8 October 1934 – 21 February 2022), was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and actor. Chor is credited with over 120 films as director, over 70 films as a writer and over 40 films as an actor. Early ...

(''Jade Tiger'', ''Clan of Amazons'') and Sun Chung (''Avenging Eagle'', ''The Deadly Breaking Sword''). She also began to appear in films in Hong Kong and Taiwan outside of Shaw Brothers such as ''The Revenger'' and '' The Heroes''. Her last film at the Shaw Brothers studio was in 1980's ''

A Deadly Secret ''A Deadly Secret'', also translated as ''Requiem of Ling Sing'' and ''Secret of the Linked Cities'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first published in the magazine ''Southeast Asia Weekly'' () and the Hong Kong newspaper ''Mi ...

''. Shih's last Hong Kong Film was The Murder, a 1983 Crime film directed by Lee Chiu. Shih returned to Taiwan and resumed her film career there. Her last appearance was in a Taiwanese television series in 1987.

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films * 1970 ''Devil's Mirror'' * 1971 ''The Lady Hermit'' * 1972 '' The Black Tavern'' * 1972 ''

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'' - as adult Bao Zhu * 1973 '' The Champion'' - Ah Chu. * 1973 ''

The House of 72 Tenants ''The House of 72 Tenants'' (七十二家房客) is a 1973 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen. It is a remake of a 1963 Chinese film of the same name. It was the top box office film of 1973 in Hong Kong, surpassing Bruce Lee's ''Enter the Drago ...

'' * 1973 ''The Villains'' - Lin Xiao Hong. * 1974 ''

'' *'' Shaolin Temple'' (1976) *''

The Proud Youth ''The Proud Youth'' is a 1978 Hong Kong film loosely based on Louis Cha's novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Sun Chung and starred Wong Yue, Shih Szu, Michael Chan and Ling Yun. Cas ...

'' (1978) *''

Clan of Amazons ''Clan of Amazons'', also known as ''Clan of the Amazons'', is a 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from ''Xiuhua Dadao'' of Gu Long's ''Lu Xiaofeng'' novel series. The film was directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starred T ...

'' (1978) *'' The Deadly Breaking Sword'' (1979) *'' The Heroes'' (1980) *''

'' (1980) *''

Gung Foo Wong Dai ''Princess Hours'' (; lit. ''Palace'') is a 2006 South Korean television series, starring Yoon Eun-hye, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jeong-hoon and Song Ji-hyo. It is based on Korean manhwa '' Goong'' by Park So-hee. It aired on MBC from January 11 to ...

'' (1981)

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