Kwun-Ling Chow
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Kwun-Ling Chow | |
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| Chinese: 周坤玲 | |
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| Born | 1924 United States |
| Died | 2020 (aged 95–96) |
| Other names | Patricia Joe, Chow Kwan-Ling, Chow Kwun-ling, Joe Quan-Ling, Kunling Zhou |
| Occupation(s) | Cantonese opera singer, actress |
| Years active | 1946–1964 |
| Spouse | Wong Chiu-Miu |
Kwun-Ling Chow (Chinese: 周坤玲) was[1] an American-Cantonese-born Chinese actress and opera singer.
In 1924, Chow was born in the United States. Chow grew up in California.[2]
Career
At an early age, Chow performed Cantonese opera in San Francisco, California and other West Coast cities in the United States. In 1946, Chow crossed over as an actress at Grandview Film Company Limited (U.S. Branch) in California, and the films were released in Hong Kong. Chow first appeared in The Entangling Ones, a 1946 comedy film directed by Chiu Shu-San. Chow's first appeared as a lead Cantonese opera singer in Happy Wedding, a 1947 Cantonese opera film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. Chow's last film was The Dragon and the Bat, a 1964 Historical Drama film directed by Yeung Hak. Chow is credited with over 180 films.[3][4][2]
In the 1950s, Chow became a businesswoman in the restaurant business.[2]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
- 1946 The Entangling Ones [5]
- 1947 Happy Wedding [6]
- 1947 Lucky Bride
- 1949 The Ancient Beauty, Meng Lijun [7]
- 1953 The Marriage of the Fool's Daughter [8]
- 1953 Why Not Return? (aka The Reunion of a Bitter Couple) [9]
- 1962 The Capture of the Evil Demons [10]
- 1962 Girl in Danger [11]
- 1964 The Dragon and the Bat