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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-11-16 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Shantou, China

Ivy Ling Po

Biography:

Huang Yu-chun (born 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China), known by her final stage name Ivy Ling Po (Chinese: 凌波), is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She is best known for a number of mega-hit Huangmei opera films in the 1960s, especially The Love Eterne (1963) which made her an Asian superstar overnight. She played an important role in the entertainment industry for preserving the Huangmei opera art form.

Known For

Acting

2016

2012

2004

Rice Rhapsody as Grandma

2003

Butterfly Lovers 40 as Liang Shan-Bo

1987

Golden Swallow as Old Lady

1983

The Lost Generation as Mr. Tsun's Sister

1982

Imperial Matchmaker as Yun Ching
A Fairy to the World as Goddess of Mercy
New Pilgrims to the West as Goddess of Mercy

1981

1980

1978

1977

1976

The Last Tempest as Empress Jin Feng
Crossroad as Shu Zhen

1975

The Empress Dowager as Empress Chin Feng
The Chinese Amazons as Army Instructor

1974

1973

Flight Man as Yu San-mei

1972

The 14 Amazons as Mu Kuei Ying
The Mighty One as Hsiao Chu
Finger of Doom as Heroine

1971

The Crimson Charm as Yu Fang-Fang
Duel for Gold as Yu Yen
The Silent Love as Ko Xiu-Zhi

1970

The Younger Generation as Mei Shu Qing
A Cause to Kill as Sin Lei

1969

Raw Passions as Mrs Lin Man Ying
The Three Smiles as Tang Bo Hu / Hua An

1968

Forever and Ever as Li Xiao-Wen

1967

The Sword and the Lute as Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu
Too Late for Love as Chen Su-Fen
The Mirror and the Lichee as Chen Bo Qing / Chen San
Song of Tomorrow as Su Ling
The Pearl Phoenix as Wen Bi Zheng (singing voice)

1966

The Mating Season as Guest Performer
Dawn Will Come as Wen Shuzhen
The Perfumed Arrow as Wen Jun-Qing / Fei-E
The Joy of Spring as Ivy Ling Po

1965

Temple of the Red Lotus as Red Lady Swordswoman
The Twin Swords as Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu
Vermilion Door as Wu Mei-Bo
The West Chamber as Zhang Junrui
The Mermaid as Scholar Zheng Zhan
The Lotus Lamp as Liu Chen-Hsiung (singing voice)

1964

The Female Prince as Chin Feng-Hsiao
Between Tears and Smiles as Kwan Sau Chu
The Crimson Palm as Lin Chao-Te

1963

A Maid from Heaven as Tong Yong
The Love Eterne as Liang Shan-Bo
The Adulteress as Xiao Bai-Cai (singing voice)
Return of the Phoenix as Cheng Xueyan (singing voice)

1962

The Dream of the Red Chamber as Chia Bao Yu (singing voice)
Golden Horse Awards as Self - Host

1958

1957

Production

1978