Angela Yu Chien (Chinese: 于倩) (1942-2004)
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Angela Yu Chien
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actress.
Biography
Angela Yu Chien was born in Beijing
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. She moved to Taiwan
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with her family at the age of five. In 1960, she moved to Hong Kong and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio
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In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
's Southern Drama Group as an actress.
Filmography
* 1964 ''Between Tears and Smiles
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* 1964 ''The Dancing Millionairess'' - Miss Xia
* 1964 '' Coffin from Hong Kong'' as Lee Lai
* 1964 ''Da ji
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* 1964 ''The Story of Sue San
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'' as Maid
* 1965 ''Xin hua duo duo kai
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'' as Julie Yeh Feng
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* 1966 '' Lan yu hei'' (Shang) as Ji Huiya
* 1966 '' Lan yu hei'' (Xia) as Ji Huiya
* 1966 ''Kuai lo qing chun
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* 1967 '' Da xia fu chou ji''
* 1967 '' Yu hai qing mo'' as Shangyuan's Mistress
* 1967 ''Shao nian shi wu er shi shi Shao (; Cantonese Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw) is a common Chinese family name. It is the 86th most populous family name in China. It corresponds to last name So in Korean; "Thiệu" or "Thiều" in Vietnamese; “Zau” in Wu Chine ...
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* 1967 '' The Cave of the Silken Web'' as Third sister
* 1967 ''Qing chun gu wang
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'' as Julie
* 1968 '' Hong Kong Rhapsody'' as Li Tan-Ni Yiu yan kuang liu
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'' as Mona Lin
* 1969 ''Ren tou ma Ren or REN may refer to:
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'' as Lu-no
* 1970 ''The Winged Tiger
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'' as Yin Cai Hua
* 1971 ''Chao piao yu wo
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* 1975 ''That's Adultery That's may refer to:
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* 1975 ''Hua fei man cheng chun
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* 1975 '' Bruce: Hong Kong Master''
* 1975 ''Xiao Shandong dao Xianggang
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* 1976 ''Killer Elephants
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* 1976 ''Erotic Nights
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* 1976 '' The Oily Maniac''
* 1976 ''The Web of Death
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* 1976 ''The Drug Connection
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'' as Margaret
* 1983 ''Bruce vs. Bill
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* 1984 '' Yi ren zai jian''
* 1984 '' Da xiao bu liang''
* 1984 ''Hong Kong 1941
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* 1985 '' Meng gui po ren''
* 1985 '' Fa gai si doi''
* 1987 ''Tragic Hero
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'' as Mrs. Chu
* 1988 '' The Last Conflict'' (TV movie) as Kin's mom
* 1989 '' Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive'' as Blue Velvet
* 1992 '' Tang xi feng yue hen''
References
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1942 births
2004 deaths
Hong Kong film actresses
Actresses from Beijing