Lee Heung-kam (13 January 1932 – 4 January 2021) was a

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Cantonese opera Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and among Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Like all versions of Ch ...

and

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

actress.

Career

She joined the entertainment industry when she was 14 years old. Since 1960, she became known for being an antagonist in many Cantonese operas, films and TV drama series. This lasted until the 80's when her roles were re-typecasted as a kind mother or a spiteful mother-in-law. Over 70 years in the acting profession, Lee has played the roles of mother, mother-in-law and grandmother of many famous Chinese actors and actresses. Each role has different personality and emotion, demonstrating her superb acting skills. Lee was also the god-mother of many celebrities, for example

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etc. In 1972, Lee joined TVB. Lee was known for Enjoy Yourself Tonight. In 1974, Lee and Tam Ping-man, an actor and on-screen partner, co-founded a production company. One of their most popular duets is ''Can You Come Back'', which was featured in the comedy ''Rose Rose I Love You'' in 1993, they performed this song many times on stage together.

Filmography

Aliases: Li Hsiang-Chun, Li Xiang-Jun

Films

Thus is a partial list of films. * 1960 Lady Racketeer. * 1960 Miss Pony-Tail * 1960 Rear Entrance - Mandy Hui Shuk Wan * 1961 The Pistol - Lu Xiao-Yin * 1961 The Witch-Girl, He Yue'er * 1961 The Golden Trumpet * 1962 Dream of the Red Chamber - 1st Master's wife * 1962 The Mid-Nightmare * 1962 Yang Kwei Fei - Lady Mei/Jiang Cai Pin * 1962 When Fortune Smiles * 1963 The Love Eterne - Student * 1963 The Adulteress - Yang's Wife * 1963 Return of the Phoenix - Cheng Xue-E * 1963 Mid-Nightmare (Part 2) * 1963 Boundan * 1964 Comedy of Mismatches - Sun Zhuyi (Guest Star) * 1965 Move Over, Darling * 1966 Dawn Will Come - Yan Qiurong * 1967 A Gifted Scholar and a Beautiful Maid (aka Merry Maid) * 1967 The Golden Swallow * 1967 The Long Journey Home - Madam Chui. * 1967 Madame Lee Sze-Sze (aka Li Shi-Shi) * 1967 Maiden Thief * 1967 Making a Living in a Blind Way * 1967 Terrors Over Nothing * 1967 Uproar in Jade Hall - Chun-Fa. * 1967 Who Should Be the Commander-in-Chief? * 1968 The Land of Many Perfumes - Empress * 1969 The Three Lucky Men * 1969 Raw Passions - Tao Ai Jun * 1969 Dark Semester - Lin Hui Wo * 1970 The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward (aka Girl Wanders Around) - Miss Hua. * 1970 The Lucky Trio Are Here Again * 1977 Love Rings a Bell * 1958/1959 '' Story of the Vulture Conqueror'' * 1959 ''

Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl ''Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl'' is a three-part 1959 Hong Kong film adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel ''Baifa Monü Zhuan''. The film was directed by Lee Fa and starred Law Yim-hing and Cheung Ying. Cast * Law Yim-hing as Lin Ngai-seun ...

'' * 1991 ''

Dances with Dragon ''Dances with Dragon'' is a 1991 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau as a rich businessman who ends up being mistaken as an illegal immigrant from China on Lantau Island, where falls in love with an employ ...

'' * 1992 ''

All's Well, Ends Well ''All's Well, Ends Well'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW'' (Chinese: 家有囍事) is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong, Maggie Cheung, Sandra Ng, and Teresa Mo. ''All's We ...

'' * 1993 ''

The Bride with White Hair 2 ''The Bride with White Hair 2'' is a 1993 Hong Kong film directed by David Wu. It is the sequel to '' The Bride with White Hair'', with Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung reprising their roles as Lian Nichang and Zhuo Yihang. Although the first film ...

'' * 1996 ''

Thanks for Your Love ''Thanks for Your Love'' is a 1996 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced and directed by David Yu and Norman Law and starring Andy Lau and Rosamund Kwan. Plot Wah (Andy Lau) has an uninhibited romantic nature and is very optimistic. He also ...

'' * 2009 ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2009 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' () is a 2009 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Kok. It is the fourth instalment in the ''All's Well, Ends Well'' film series, the previous film being ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997''. The film stars ...

'' * 2010 ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2010 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2010'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW 2010'' (Chinese: 花田囍事2010) is the fifth instalment of the '' All's Well, Ends Well'' series released during China's lunar holiday seasons. Directed by Raymond Wong and Herman Yau, i ...

'' * 2010 '' Bruce Lee, My Brother'' * 2011 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2011'' * 2012 ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2012 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2012'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. It is the seventh instalment in the ''All's Well, Ends Well'' film series. Plot Four men go on a heroic mission to help four wom ...

'' * 2012 ''Eight Happiness 2012''

TV series

Awards

* 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life

In 1950, Lee married Siu Chung-kwan, a Cantonese opera singer. They had a daughter, Siu Ji-wan. Lee had been forced to retire from acting in 2011 due to

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, her condition deteriorated in December 2020. On January 4, 2021, Lee died in Hong Kong. Lee was 88 years old. 9 days before her 89th birthday, Lee fainted while having dinner, and was pronounced dead en route to Queen Elizabeth Hospital,

References

External links

Lee Heung-kam at hkmdb.com

Lee Heung-kam at hkcinemagic.com

Lee Heung-kam at IMDB.com
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