Christine Pai
Christine Pai () is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Pai is credited with over 35 films. Early life On January 6, 1937. Pai was born as Hui Lai-king in Hong Kong. Career In 1955, Pai joined Tai Seng (Dasheng) Film Company and became an actress in Hong Kong films. Pai first appeared in Now That I've Got a Daughter, Everything's O.K. with Yam Kim-fai, a 1955 Comedy film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. Pai was known for her appearance in Cantonese Drama, Comedy, Martial Arts, and Cantonese opera. Pai appeared in Spring Breeze Brings Back the Returned Swallow (aka The One Came Home), a 1958 Cantonese opera film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Pai appeared in Bitter Lotus (Part 1 and Part 2), a 1960 Drama film directed by Wong Toi. Pai appeared as Chang Li-Chen in The Greatest Civil War on Earth, a 1961 Comedy film directed Wong Tin-Lam. Pai's last film was Mistaken Love, a 1966 Comedy film Wong Tin-Lam. Pai is credited with over 35 films. Filmography Films This is a partia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yam Kim-fai
Yam Kim-fai (, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her opera voice was indistinguishable from a male one allowed her to play either male or female roles, though she usually performed male ones. On 24 June 1972, Yam performed for the last time in public and TV viewers looked for the "man" they knew from movies/stage performances. They did not expect to see her in a 2-piece set of jacket and qipao (cheongsam) with floral print. Since 1972, Yam enjoyed singing in private with a live band and was often accompanied by her protégée Loong who would read the lyrics out for her until her eyesight improved with surgery. On 11 July 1976, during the 25th Miss Universe pageant held at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong, contestants were asked to pick from five portraits the one they thought was the a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Human Goddess
''The Human Goddess'' Chinese: 仙女下凡, ''Sin Lui Ha Fan'' is a 1972 Hong Kong fantasy film comedy directed by Ho Heng Hua. Plot Seventh sister comes down from heaven to Hong Kong to see the mortal world. Cast *Lee Ching * Chin Feng *Paang Paang *Dean Shek * Christine Pai *Baak Liu *Chiu Hung *Lee Pang Fei *Suen Lam *Hoh Ban *Wu Wei ''Wu wei'' () is an ancient Chinese concept literally meaning "inexertion", "inaction", or "effortless action". ''Wu wei'' emerged in the Spring and Autumn period, and from Confucianism, to become an important concept in Chinese statecraft and T ... References External links IMDb entryHong Kong Cinemagic entry 1972 films 1970s fantasy comedy films 1970s Mandarin-language films Hong Kong fantasy comedy films 1972 comedy films Films directed by Ho Meng Hua 1970s Hong Kong films {{Fantasy-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong Film Actresses
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong' ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |