Yu Miu-Lin (Chinese: 余慕莲, born 4 July 1937) is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu is credited with 145 films.
Yu Miu-Lin | |
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| Chinese: 余慕蓮 | |
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| Born | July 4, 1937 Canton, China |
| Other names | Yu Mo-Ling, Yu Mo-Lin, M. L. Yu, Yu Mu-Lieh, Miu-lin Yu |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–present |
Early life
editOn 4 July 1937, Yu was born as Yu Chi-nga (Chinese: 余志雅) in Canton. Her late mother Tang Mei-mei (鄧美美) was an actress who was not widely known, and her younger sister Yu Chi-lai (stage name Koi Chi-fui) was a pupil of Cantonese Opera performer Yam Kim-fai.[1]
Career
editYu began her career as a saleswoman in a department store. She took part in the repertory theatre, and once featured in The Taming of the Shrew.
In 1950, Yu became an actress in Hong Kong films. Yu appeared in The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance, a 1950 Comedy film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Yu's recent film is All's Well Ends Well 2020, a 2020 Comedy film directed by Raymond Wong Pak-Ming. Yu is credited with over 145 films.[2]
From 1979, she began to appear in TVB series. She was often assigned roles such as a street cleaner, maid and unattractive women. Yu adopted her stage name Mo-lin after the government official yacht Lady Maurine which was in turn named after the wife of governor Sir Alexander Grantham. She is a character actress who has a talent in comical roles. Her roles and personality leave a deep impression with the audience and she does not mind to be the symbol of 'ugly woman' on TV and movies in Hong Kong.[3]
Filmography
editFilms
editThis is a partial list of films.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance | ||
| 1981 | Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles | Dental nurse | [4] |
| 1985 | Cupid One | Fat Chan's Girlfriend | |
| 1987 | Goodbye Darling | ||
| 1987 | The Romancing Star | ||
| 1988 | Spooky, Spooky | Villager | |
| 1989 | Lo foo chut gaam | ||
| 1990 | Happy Ghost IV | ||
| 1991 | Tricky Brains | ||
| 1992 | Once a Black Sheep | ||
| 1993 | Ghost Lantern | ||
| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong | ||
| 2011 | Men Suddenly in Love | ||
| 2020 | All's Well Ends Well 2020 |
Television
editPhilanthropy
editIn 2004, Yu donated 80,000 yuan for building an elementary school in Guizhou Province, China and the school is entitled Yu Mu Lian Hope School.[5] On 22 June 2006, she acted as the ambassador of the charitable activity called 'Cascc famine eight hours'.[6]
Latest condition
editIn 2020, Yu was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer and pulmonary fibrosis [7][8]
References
edit- ^ [sinfung.net/charaters/main_charaters/fai.htm][dead link]
- ^ "Yu Miu-Lin". hkmdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ [space.ok4s.com/215/blog-3242.htm][dead link]l
- ^ "Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles 1981". senscritique.com. 1981. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Home". xici.net.
- ^ "九旬翁挨饿筹善款 连续16年参加"耆英饥馑八小时"_网易新闻中心". news.163.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Cancer-Stricken Hongkong Actress Yu Mo Lin's Condition Improves, But Her 99-Year-Old Mum Passes Away". Todayonline.com. 2020-12-15
- ^ "Veteran actress Yu Mo-lin admitted to ICU at Queen Elizabeth Hospital". 7 November 2020. DimSumDaily.com. 2020-11-07