Bak Sheut-sin (born 19 May 1928 in
Guangzhou
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,
Guangdong
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,
China
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), also known as Bai Xuexian, is a former
Chinese opera
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actress in
China
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and
Hong Kong
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.
Career
Bak is notable for pairing up with fellow
Cantonese opera
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star
Yam Kim Fai
Yam Kim-fai (, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong.
Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. Tha ...
. Two of her major works are ''
The Peony Pavilion ''The Peony Pavilion'' ( zh, t=牡丹亭, s=牡丹亭, p=Mǔdān tíng, w=Mu-tan t'ing), also named ''The Return of Soul at the Peony Pavilion'', is a romantic tragicomedy play written by dramatist Tang Xianzu in 1598. The plot was drawn from the sh ...
'' and ''
Tai Nui Fa''. She has received awards from
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
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and
Hong Kong University
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for her contribution to the opera art form. In April 2001 she received a ''"Lifetime achievement award"'' from the
Hong Kong Film Awards
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from
Chief Secretary for Administration
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Anson Chan
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. Awarded Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2013.
See also
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Yam Kim Fai
Yam Kim-fai (, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong.
Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. Tha ...
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1928 births
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
Actresses from Guangzhou
Living people
Hong Kong Cantonese opera actresses
Musicians from Guangzhou
Singers from Guangdong
20th-century Hong Kong women singers
Hong Kong idols