Grace Chang (born 13 June 1933), known in Chinese as Ko Lan (葛蘭), is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She was a popular idol in the 1950s, especially among students and the middle class.
She was a renowned
Cathay Organization actress with many successes including ''It Blossoms Again'', ''
The Wild, Wild Rose
''The Wild, Wild Rose'' ( zh, t=野玫瑰之戀, s=野玫瑰之恋, first=t, l=Romance of the Wild Rose, w=Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien, p=yě méiguī zhī liàn, j=je5 mui4 gwai3 zi1 lyun2) is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The p ...
'', and ''Mambo Girl''. Chang appeared in 33 films during her eleven-year acting career. Her last actual appearance was in 1964 though she has provided vocals for
soundtrack
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s.
Biography
Chang was a
Haining
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,
Zhejiang
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native, born in
Nanking
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yan ...
and grew up in Shanghai. In 1948, Chang moved to Hong Kong with her father. The great singer-actress
Chow Hsuan was her idol.
Chang's stage name was Ko Lan, an approximation of her English name Grace. She began vocal training in her childhood. Chang began her career with Taishan Pictures where she starred in her debut show, “Seven Sisters” in 1952.
In 1961, Chang married Kao Fuchuan in London, England. Chang retired from acting in 1964.
Filmography
* 1953 ''Seven Sisters''
* 1954 ''Red Bloom in the Snow''
* 1954 ''Blood-Stained Flowers''
* 1954 ''It Blossoms Again''
* 1955 ''
Soldier of Fortune''
* 1956 ''Surprise''
* 1956 ''The ingenious Seduction''
* 1956 ''The Long Lane''
* 1956 ''Over the Rolling Hills''
* 1956 ''The Story of a Fur Coat''
* 1957 ''Mambo Girl''
* 1957 ''Booze, Boobs and Bucks''
* 1957 ''Love and Crime''
* 1957 ''Murder in the Night''
* 1958 ''Torrents of Desire''
* 1958 ''Golden Phoenix''
* ''
Crimes of Passion
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'' (1959)
* ''
Spring Song'' (1959)
* 1959 ''Air Hostess'' - Lin Ke-Ping.
in French.
* 1959 ''Our Dream Car'' - Lee Jiaying.
* ''
My Darling Sister'' (1959)
* ''
The Girl With a Thousand Faces'' (1960)
* ''
The June Bride'' (1960)
* 1960 ''Forever Yours'' - Yu Liying.
* ''
The Loving Couple'' (1960)
* ''
Miss Pony-Tail'' (1960)
* ''
The Wild, Wild Rose
''The Wild, Wild Rose'' ( zh, t=野玫瑰之戀, s=野玫瑰之恋, first=t, l=Romance of the Wild Rose, w=Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien, p=yě méiguī zhī liàn, j=je5 mui4 gwai3 zi1 lyun2) is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The p ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Sun, Moon and Star'' (1961)
* ''
Sun, Moon and Star Part 2'' (1961)
* ''
Because of Her'' (1963)
* ''
The Magic Lamp'' (1964)
* ''
A Story of Three Loves Part 1
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'' (1964)
* ''
A Story of Three Loves Part 2
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'' (1964)
* ''
The Hole'' (1998) (soundtrack only)
* ''
The Wayward Cloud
''The Wayward Cloud'' is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng and Chen Shiang-chyi.
Plot
There is a water shortage in Taiwan, and watermelons are abundant. Television programs teach various water-saving m ...
'' (2005) (soundtrack only)
* ''
Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang
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'' (2008) (soundtrack only)
* ''
Crazy Rich Asians
''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lis ...
'' (2018) (soundtrack only)
References
External links
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1933 births
Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong
Living people
Hong Kong film actresses
Singers from Nanjing
People from Shanghai
Actresses from Nanjing
20th-century Chinese actresses
20th-century Chinese women singers
Pathé Records (Hong Kong) artists
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