Josephine Koo Mei-Wah or Gu Meihua () is a
Chinese film actress. She had a bright start to her film career, starring in
Yim Ho's
Hong Kong New Wave classic ''
Homecoming
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'' (1984). The film won her the Best New Performer Award at the
Hong Kong Film Awards
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in 1985, and also a nomination for Best Actress, but she was beaten by
Siqin Gaowa
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from the same film.
After ''Homecoming'', Koo appeared in Yim Ho's ''
Red Dust'' (1990),
Stanley Kwan
Stanley Kwan (traditional Chinese: 關錦鵬; simplified Chinese: 关锦鹏); born 9 October 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer.
Kwan landed a job at TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. ...
's ''
Full Moon in New York
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'' (1990) and
Evans Chan's ''To Live(e)'' (1992).
She disappeared from the screen in the late 1990s but suddenly returned in
Peng Xiaolian
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's ''
Shanghai Story
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'' (2004). For her role in this film, Koo was awarded the Best Actress Award at the
Shanghai International Film Festival
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"China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...
, beating out
Zhang Ziyi and
Joey Wong
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.
Filmography
* ''Missing'' (2019)
* ''
Cherry Returns
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'' (2016)
* ''
Helios
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'' (2015)
* ''Tales from the Dark 1'' (2013)
* ''Shanghai Story'' (2004)
Josephine Koo at chinesemov.com
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References
External links
*
HK cinemagic entry
1952 births
Koo, Josehine
Living people
Chinese film actresses
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Actresses from Shanghai
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