Kong Duen-yee (; 1923 – 17 August 1966), known then as the actress Mui Yee (), was a Chinese movie star in

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Career

Entertainment

In 1937, Mui became an actress in Hong Kong films. Mui appeared in The Sentimental Woman (aka The Heartbroken Woman), a 1937 Romance film directed by So Yi and Liu Shut. In several films, Mui depicted a wealthy wife scorned and other romantic characters. Mui's film career ran throughout the 1950s, at a time when mainstream cinema in Hong Kong was just beginning to challenge the conservative

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. Mui's last film was Flesh and Blood (aka Renegade, The Criminals), a 1963 film directed by Leung Fung. Mui is credited with over 140 films. In 1960, Mui was diagnosed with tongue

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, she retired from acting and decided to become a preacher as which she acted for about seven years.

Christian leader

In 1963, facing certain death, Kong turned from a worldly, carnal lifestyle to religion and reacted to the

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revival which had reached

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to start a Church called the

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(NTC). She was appointed a prophetess and an Apostle by God to continue the work of the book of

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in the Bible. In addition to teaching "

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" as a means of salvation, she began promulgating "The Blood, Water and Holy Spirit", of which God had inspired her from her Bible readings of

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5:6-8, but is actually a teaching that many Christians have always held dear: that Jesus shed His blood for the remission of sins, began His ministry when He was baptized, and ended His ministry when He sent down the Holy Spirit to build His church on the

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. (It is believed by Bible scholars that the

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wrote this letter to refute some erroneous beliefs of the

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that Jesus was just a man and not God-in-the-flesh.) Kong also taught her primarily female followers (of which several were former fans) teachings that bordered on

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, including the "7.21 Inspiration" (referring to July 21), which she called the "rebuilding of the New Testament Church by the Holy Spirit." Kong prophesied that her religious group would become famous and cause worldwide revival. Upon her gruesome death, she was succeeded by her daughter Ruth Chang. But soon afterwards Ruth was convinced by her husband that her mother's teachings were

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and that the NTC sect is a

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. Chang then moved to Southern California and became a pastor of a Pentecostal Christian church (

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). Elijah Hong then succeeded her, undoing the damages left by Chang .

Personal life

Kong's ancestral place is in

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(defunct),

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. She battled with tongue

and finally succumbed to the ailment in 1966.

Filmography

Films

*1937 ''War and Survival'' *1937 ''The Sentimental Woman'' *1938 ''Hongling Beige'' *1938 ''The Beautiful Puppet'' *1938 ''Yanzhi Lei'' *1939 ''Nu ren shi jie'' *1940 ''Changsheng Gongzhu'' *1940 ''Cong xin suo yu'' *1941 ''Xiao Laohu'' *1941 ''Ye Shang Hai'' *1941 ''Love In The Schoolyard'' *1941 ''Qian jin zhi zi'' *1949 ''Love And Hate On The Sea'' *1949 '' Dead End Case'' *1950 ''Laughter and Tears'' *1950 ''Kowloon City Fire'' *1952 ''Pin jian fu qi bai shi shuai'' *1952 ''Leng yue ban lang gui'' *1952 '' A Couple in Love'' - Fung Pui Jan *1953 ''The Guiding Light'' *1953 ''Family'' - Yuen-yi *1953 '' Death of a Beauty'' - Lee Git Ching *1953 '' Bird in the Sunset'' *1953 ''

In the Face of Demolition ''In the Face of Demolition'' (危樓春曉) is a 1953 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lee Tit and starring Bruce Lee, Cheung Ying, Ng Cho-fan and Tsi Law-lin. The film was ranked number 18 of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures presented at ...

'' - Fong *1953 '' Bright Night'' - Chen Bailu *1953 '' Things Of The Past'' *1954 ''The Noble Family'' - Luk Wan-Sin *1954 ''Da di'' *1954 ''Da lei yu'' *1954: ''

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'' *1954: '' An Unforgettable Song'' *1954: ''

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'' *1954: ''Zi shu nu'' - Ah Jan *1955 ''Love'' (Part 1) *1955 ''Love'' (Part 2) *1955 ''

An Orphan's Tragedy ''An Orphan's Tragedy'' is a 1955 Hong Kong drama film co-written and directed by Chu Kei and starring Bruce Lee, Ng Cho-fan, Lau Hak-suen, Josephine Siao and Cheung Wood-yau. The film is a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1861 novel ''Gre ...

'' - Rainbow, Choi-Hung *1955 '' Love Trilogy'' *1955: ''The Next Generation'' *1955: ''My Wife, My Wife'' *1955: '' The Hypocritical Heart'' - Mui Wan Kam *1955 '' The Pagoda Of Long Life'' *1955 ''Broken Spring Dreams'' *1955 '' The Devoted Lover'' *1955 ''Honeymoon'' *1956 '' The Sad Wife in a Grand House'' *1956 '' Romance at the Western Chamber'' *1956 '' The Precious Lotus Lamp'' *1956 ''Fire'' *1956 '' The Peacock's Sad Tale'' *1956 ''Madam Mei'' *1956 '' The King And The Beauty'' - Ho Wai-lan *1956 ''Beauty In The Mist'' *1957 ''

The Thunderstorm ''The Thunderstorm'' is a 1957 Hong Kong historical drama film starring Bruce Lee and directed by Ng Wui. The film is based on the play of the same name by Chinese dramatist Cao Yu. Originally filmed and released in Cantonese in 1957, ''The T ...

'' - Tse Fung *1957 ''

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'' *1957 '' Pearl's Reconciliation'' - Fox Spirit Pak Ling-sin *1957 '' The Lotus Lamp'' *1957 '' The Lizhi's Tale'' *1957 '' Her Tragic Death'' *1957 ''The Fox-Spirit's Romance'' *1957 ''Escorting Lady Jing On A 1,000 Mile Journey'' *1957 ''The Case Of The Blood Stain'' *1958 ''

Story of the Vulture Conqueror ''Story of the Vulture Conqueror'' is a two-part Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The first part was released in 1958 while the second part was released in the following year. The film was direct ...

'' *1958 '' A Scholar Redeems His Love'' *1958 ''The Prince's Romantic Affairs'' *1958 ''Prince Of Thieves'' (The Sequel) *1958 ''The Lotus Lantern'' (Part 3) *1958 ''Marriage On The Rocks'' (婚變) - Ng Suet-Man (Credited as Mui Yee)Released 1958. *1959 ''Beauty Slain By The Sword'' * 1959 ''Money'' (aka Qian) - Hung's wife, Mrs. Hung. *1959 ''The Road'' (aka Lo) - Ah Chui. *1959 ''Seven Swordsman Leave Tianshan'' *1960 ''Magic Lamp'' *1960 ''Nazha sheshan jiu mu'' - Na Cha's Mother *1962 '' The Reunion'' * 1963 Flesh and Blood (aka Renegade, The Criminals)

References

External links

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Mui Yee at hkcinemagic.com

Mui Yee at letterboxd.com

Yee Mui at filmaffinity.com

Mui Yee at senscritique.com
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