Margaret Tu Chuan (; January 1, 1942 - November 30, 1969, aged 27) was a Hong Kong actress.

Career

She made her first film, '' The Magic Touch'', in 1958. The film was directed by

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who discovered her at age seventeen. She starred in movies such as '' When The Peach Blossoms Bloom '' (1959), ''

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'' (1959) and ''

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'' (1962) with

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before her death in 1969. '' Diary Of A Lady-Killer'' (1969) was the last role she starred in before committing suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pillsJeff Yang, Art Black - ''Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Chinese, and Taiwanese Cinema''
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Filmography

*'' Diary of a Lady-Killer'' (1969) *'' Yan yang tian'' (1967) .... Hong Ling *'' The Black Falcon'' (1967) .... Hu Mei *'' Te jing 009'' (1964) *'' Bian cheng san xia'' (1966) .... Chieh Ying *'' Hu xia jian chou'' (1966) .... Hsiao Ching *'' Shan ge yin yuan'' (1965) .... Sung Yu-lan *'' The Black Forest'' (1964) .... Meidana *'' Between Tears and Smiles'' (1964) *'' Di er chun'' (1963) *'' Her Sister's Keeper'' (Hong Kong: English title) *'' Miao ren miao shi '' (1962) *'' Madame White Snake'' (1962) (as Tu Chuan) .... Qingqing *'' The Dream of the Red Chamber'' (1962) *'' Shou qiang'' (1961) *'' Shen xian lao hu gou ''(1961) .... Sun Man-li *'' Ge qiang yan shi''(1961) *'' Mang mu de ai qing'' (1961) .... Lu Lu-chi *'' Oh Boys! Oh Girls!'' (1961)) *'' Jie da huan xi'' (1961) *'' When the Peach Blossoms Bloom'' (1960) (as Juan Du) *'' The Secret of Miss Pai'' (1960) *'' How to Marry a Millionaire'' (1960) (Hong Kong: English title) *'' The Malayan Affair'' (1960) *'' Twilight Hours'' (1960) *'' Spring Song'' (1959) (as Xiaoping Peng) *'' Hou men'' (1959) *'' Kingdom and the Beauty '' (1959) .... Village Girl *'' Miao shou hui chun '' (1958)

References

External links

*
HK cinemagic entry

1962 magazine article featuring Margaret Tu Chuan
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