Man-lei Wong
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Man-lei Wong | |
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| Chinese: 黃曼梨 | |
| Born | 1913 Hong Kong |
| Died | 1998 (aged 84–85) Hong Kong |
| Other names | Huang Man Li, Wong Lan -yan, Wong Maan Lee, Wong Man Lei, Wong Man-lei, Wong Man-Li, Wong Man-so, Mary Je, Sister Mary, Mary Wong |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930-1986 |
| Known for | Co-founder of Union Film Enterprise |
Man-lei Wong (Chinese: 黃曼梨) was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Wong was credited with over 300 films. Wong had a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
Education
Wong attended Belilios Teachers College, an Italian missionary college.[2]
Career
In 1930, at age 17, Wong's acting career began in silent film in Shanghai, China. Wong appeared in Burns the White-Bird Temple (1930) and 24 Heroes (1930). In 1932, Wong became a Hong Kong actress. Wong played a rich girl in silent film Gunshot at Midnight (1932) directed by Kwan Man-ching and she was Chiu Ching-Ha in Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple (1932) directed by Leung Siu-Bo. In 1935, Wong was Yuet Han in Yesterday's Song, a talking Cantonese drama film directed by Chiu Shu-San. In 1952, Wong co-founded Union Film Enterprise. Wong's last notable film is Sword That Vanquished The Monster, a 1969 film directed by Wu Pang. Wong is credited with over 300 films. Wong is notable for her role as an obnoxious mother-in-law and elderly woman.[1][3][2]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
- 1930 Burns the White-Bird Temple [1]
- 1930 24 Heroes [1]
- 1932 Gunshot at Midnight - Rich girl
- 1932 Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple - Chiu Ching-Ha
- 1936 New Youth [2]
- 1947 The Fickle Lady - Lok Kuen-See
- 1953 A Flower Reborn
- 1954 Spring's Flight [3]
- 1955 Cold Nights (Chinese: 寒夜) - Man Suen's mother.[4][5]
- 1955 Parents' Hearts (Chinese: 父母心) - Mother [6]
- 1956 The House of Sorrows [3]
- 1956 The Wall - Mrs. Kong [7]
- 1956 Wilderness - Blind mother
- 1959 The Fake Marriage (aka Great Pretender) [3][8]
- 1959 Money (aka Qian) - Chiu's wife.[9][10]
- 1961 Long Live the Money - Chui's mother.
- 1962 Vampire Woman (Chinese: 吸血婦) - Madam Chiu
- 1964 The Paradise Hotel [3]
- 1964 A Mad Woman (Chinese: 瘋婦) - Madam Wong [3][11]
- 1965 Doomed Love (aka A Love's Tragedy) (Chinese: 情天劫) - Au Oi-Ching [12]
- 1966 No Greater Love than Filial Piety
- 1966 Love Burst - Kong's aunt [13]
- 1969 Sword That Vanquished The Monster
- 1986 Dream Lovers (Chinese: 夢中人) - Lei's blind grandmother [14]
Awards
- 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by Hong Kong Film Awards.[1][15]
- Star. Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong.[1]
Personal life
During the Japanese occupation in December 1941, Wong fled to Macau, then lived in Guangzhouwan, and then Vietnam. In 1946, Wong returned to live in Hong Kong.[16]
On April 8, 1998, Wong died in Hong Kong.[1]