Cantonese actress fong yim fun video
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2003-07-10 ~ 2003-10-11
Fong Yim Fun- The Life and Work of a Cantonese Opera Artiste
| 地點 | Exhibition galleri, 3rd floor of Macao Museum |
| 時間 | Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm (last entry at 5:30pm) |
| 收費 | Admission Fee |
The Cultural Institute of the Macao S.A.R Government, in collaboration with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong S.A.R will organize the exhibition “Fong Yim Fun- The Life and Work of a Cantonese Opera Artiste”. As a well-known actress and musikdrama artiste in Canton, Hong Kong and Macao, Fong Yim Fun performed in more than 150 operas and films. During the 1940’s and 1950’s, her unrelenting presence on the stage and screen earned her the title of “Queen of Female Principals".
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Fong Yim Fun
Chinese opera singer and actress
In this Chinese name, the family name is Fong (芳).
Fong Yim Fun BBS, MBE | |
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| Born | Chow Tung Si 1928 (age 96–97) Enping, Guangdong, China |
| Other names | Yanfen Fang, Fong Yim-Fen, Fong Yim Fun, Leung Yin-fong, Yang Leung Yin-Fong, Dr. Yang Leung Yin-fong, Dr. Yang Leung Yin-fong Katie, Katie Yang |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Cantonese opera singer |
| Years active | 1937-1959 (before the wedding) |
| Known for | Cantonese opera, Fong style Cantonese opera, founder of Zhili Film Company |
| Spouse | Dr. Yang Kyung Waung |
Katie Fong Yim Fun (Chinese: 芳艷芬) is a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera performer from Hong Kong. Fong is credited with over 150 films. Fong has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
Early life
[edit]In 1928, Fong was born as Chow Tung Si in Enping, Guangdong Province, China. Fong grew up with a single adopted mother, and therefore changed her name to Leung Yin
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Honorary University Fellows
An excerpt from the Vice-Chancellor's Address delivered at the Honorary University Fellowships Presentation Ceremony on December 10, 1998:
Dr Katie Yang Leung Yin Fong is better known to the wider public as Fong Yim Fun, the stage name under which she won phenomenal fame and a huge following as Cantonese opera singer and movie star from the early 1940s to her retirement from show business in 1958. Mrs Yang took Cantonese opera lessons after school despite the prejudices then existing against female performers. After her stage debut at the age of 13 she never looked back but went from success to success, winning the title of leading “Opera Rose” in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Vietnam. At the age of 19 she established the Begonia Operatic Troupe in Hong Kong and five years later was crowned the Queen of Cantonese Opera, receiving a trophy from her many fans. Her career in films was equally successful. From 1950, when she started starring in m