Petrina Fung Bo Bo (born 30 October 1954) is a Malaysian-born Chinese actress in Hong Kong. Fung is known for the 1994 film ''C'est la vie, mon chéri''.

Early life

On October 30, 1954, Fung was born in Malaysia. Fung's father is

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, an actor. Fung's brother is Fung Hak-On, also an actor. At age 12, Fung lived with Madam Wee Poh Keok, whom she called "kai leong", or godmother. Fung also learned to speak the Hokkien dialect from her godmother. Fung's education consists of private tutors. At age 16, Fung flew to England to study.

Career

Fung started her career as a child actress. In 1956, at age 2 and a half, Fung debuted in Love vs Love (aka Little Sweetheart), written and directed by her father. By age 14, Fung had made more than 300 films, and was a noted stage performer across most of South East Asia. Fung was known as the Shirley Temple of Hong Kong and Chinese Canto Region. She then went to study in the United Kingdom, during which she met her future first husband, Chiu Joi Keung, who worked in finance. In 1976, Fung worked with Eddie Lau, a fashion designer in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, director

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offered Fung the leading role in ''Wonder Mama'', a television drama film. During the 1980s she starred in a series of historical television period dramas, including playing China's lone female emperor,

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. She made her film comeback in 1986 in the comedy ''My Family'', also written by and associated produced by Clifton Ko. In 1994, Fung retired from acting. Fung occasionally made special appearances in some films.

Filmography

Films

Awards

* Star on Avenue of the Stars. Hong, Kong.

Personal life

Fung's first husband was Chiu Joi Keung. They have two sons. In 1997, Fung married Yoong Siew Chuen, a Malaysian architect, and moved to

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, Malaysia. In 2012, Fung divorced Yoong Siew Chuen and moved to

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References

External links

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Petrina Fung Bo Bo at hkcinemagic.com

Fung Bo-bo at allmovie.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fung, Bo-bo Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong child actresses 1954 births Living people Hong Kong people of Malaysian descent Malaysian people of Cantonese descent People from Sabah 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Hong Kong television actresses Adoptees Malaysian born Hong Kong artists