Hung Nam (, born 1934) is a Chinese actress and film producer from Hong Kong. Nam is credited with over 170 films.

Early life

In 1934, Nam was born.

Career

Nam started as a

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performer and she was a

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’s protégé. Nam studied

under

for six years. In 1952, Nam started her acting career. Nam debuted in ''Red Rose, the Songstress'', a 1952 drama film directed by Chun Kim. Nam was known for her lead role as

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in '' The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1 to Part 4)'', 1960-1961 martial arts films directed by Lee Fa. The films were an adaption from

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's novel ''

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''. In 1962, Nam co-founded Rose Motion Picture Company. In 1963, Nam became a producer. Nam was both a producer and a lead actress in films such as ''Tear-Laden Rose'' (1963), ''The Black Rose'' (1965), ''Love Never Fades'' (1965), ''Spy with My Face'' (1966), and ''Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands'' (1969), where her husband was the director. Nam's last film was ''Black Rose II'', a 1997 comedy film directed by Jeff Lau Chun-Wai and Corey Yuen Kwai. Nam is credited with over 170 films.

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films. * 1952 Red Rose, the Songstress * 1952 Girl in Red () * 1952 A Melancholy Melody (Part 2) * 1952 A Ready Lover * 1954 ''Autumn'' - Chun Lan. * 1957 ''She Married an Overseas Chinese'' (aka China Wife) - Chong So-Ching. * 1957 ''The Whispering Palm'' (aka Moon Over Malaya) - Leung Choi Lin. * 1959 ''Orchid in the Storm'' (aka Twilight of Love) * 1960 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1) -

* 1960 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 2) * 1961 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 3) * 1961 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 4) * 1963 Tear-Laden Rose - also as Producer. * 1965 The Black Rose - Chan Mei-Yi. Also as Producer. * 1965 ''Love Never Fades'' - also as Producer. * 1966 ''Spy with My Face'' - Chan Mei-Yi. Also as Producer. * 1966 ''Lady Bond'' (Chivalrous Girl) - Lee Ping. * 1967 The Great Lover - Lam Yuk-Hing. * 1967 My Darling Wife * 1967 Romance of a Teenage Girl (aka Young Love, A Young Girl's Love) - Kit-Hung. * 1967 They All Fall in Love - Suk-Han. * 1967 To Rose with Love - Actress, screenwriter. * 1969 Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands - also as Producer. * 1986

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- Chin Mei. * 1997 Black Rose II

Personal life

Nam's husband was

Chor Yuen Chor Yuen (), born Cheung Po-kin (; 8 October 1934 – 21 February 2022), was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and actor. Chor is credited with over 120 films as director, over 70 films as a writer and over 40 films as an actor. Early ...

, a film director, screenwriter, and actor. They were married since 1967 until Yuen's death in 2022.

References

External links

Hung Nam at imdb.com

Nam Hung at hkcinemagic.com

Nam Hung at filmaffinity.com
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