Lee Heung-kam (13 January 1932 – 4 January 2021) was a

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Cantonese opera Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and among Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Like all versions of ...

singer and

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actress.

Career

She joined the entertainment industry when she was 14 years old. Since 1960, she became known for being an antagonist in many Cantonese operas, films and TV drama series. This lasted until the 80's when her roles were re-typecasted as a kind mother or a spiteful mother-in-law. Over 70 years in the acting profession, Lee has played the roles of mother, mother-in-law and grandmother of many famous Chinese actors and actresses. Each role has different personality and emotion, demonstrating her superb acting skills. Lee was also the god-mother of many celebrities, for example

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etc. In 1972, Lee joined TVB. Lee was known for Enjoy Yourself Tonight. In 1974, Lee and Tam Ping-man, an actor and on-screen partner, co-founded a production company. One of their most popular duets is ''Can You Come Back'', which was featured in the comedy ''Rose Rose I Love You'' in 1993, they performed this song many times on stage together.

Filmography

Aliases: Li Hsiang-Chun, Li Xiang-Jun

Films

Thus is a partial list of films. * 1960 Lady Racketeer. * 1960 Miss Pony-Tail * 1960 Rear Entrance - Mandy Hui Shuk Wan * 1961 The Pistol - Lu Xiao-Yin * 1961 The Witch-Girl, He Yue'er * 1961 The Golden Trumpet * 1962 Dream of the Red Chamber - 1st Master's wife * 1962 The Mid-Nightmare * 1962 Yang Kwei Fei - Lady Mei/Jiang Cai Pin * 1962 When Fortune Smiles * 1963 The Love Eterne - Student * 1963 The Adulteress - Yang's Wife * 1963 Return of the Phoenix - Cheng Xue-E * 1963 Mid-Nightmare (Part 2) * 1963 Boundan * 1964 Comedy of Mismatches - Sun Zhuyi (Guest Star) * 1965 Move Over, Darling * 1966 Dawn Will Come - Yan Qiurong * 1967 A Gifted Scholar and a Beautiful Maid (aka Merry Maid) * 1967 The Golden Swallow * 1967 The Long Journey Home - Madam Chui. * 1967 Madame Lee Sze-Sze (aka Li Shi-Shi) * 1967 Maiden Thief * 1967 Making a Living in a Blind Way * 1967 Terrors Over Nothing * 1967 Uproar in Jade Hall - Chun-Fa. * 1967 Who Should Be the Commander-in-Chief? * 1968 The Land of Many Perfumes - Empress * 1969 The Three Lucky Men * 1969 Raw Passions - Tao Ai Jun * 1969 Dark Semester - Lin Hui Wo * 1970 The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward (aka Girl Wanders Around) - Miss Hua. * 1970 The Lucky Trio Are Here Again * 1977 Love Rings a Bell * 1958/1959 '' Story of the Vulture Conqueror'' * 1959 ''

Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl ''Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl'' is a three-part 1959 Hong Kong film adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel '' Baifa Monü Zhuan''. The film was directed by Lee Fa and starred Law Yim-hing and Cheung Ying. Cast * Law Yim-hing as Lin Ngai-s ...

'' * 1991 '' Dances with Dragon'' * 1992 ''

All's Well, Ends Well ''All's Well, Ends Well'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Raymond Wong, Maggie Cheung, Sandra Ng, and Teresa Mo. ''All's ...

'' * 1993 '' The Bride with White Hair 2'' * 1996 '' Thanks for Your Love'' * 2009 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' * 2010 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2010'' * 2010 ''

Bruce Lee, My Brother ''Bruce Lee, My Brother'' (, also known in the United Kingdom as ''Young Bruce Lee'') is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Raymond Yip, written, produced, and directed by Manfred Wong from a story by Bruce Lee's real l ...

'' * 2011 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2011'' * 2012 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2012'' * 2012 ''Eight Happiness 2012''

TV series

Awards

* 1997 ATV Anniversary Awards - Best Supporting Actress * 2011 TVB Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life

In 1950, Lee married Siu Chung-kwan, a Cantonese opera singer. They had a daughter, Siu Ji-wan. Lee had been forced to retire from acting in 2011 due to

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, her condition deteriorated in December 2020. On 4 January 2021, Lee died in Hong Kong. Lee was 88 years old. 9 days before her 89th birthday, Lee fainted while having dinner, and was pronounced dead en route to Queen Elizabeth Hospital,

References

External links

Lee Heung-kam at hkmdb.com

Lee Heung-kam at hkcinemagic.com

Lee Heung-kam at IMDB.com
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