Sin-hung Tam () is a Chinese opera singer and actress from Hong Kong. Tam is credited with over 140 films.
Early life
On August 28, 1931, Tam was born in
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
.
Career
At age 13, Tam entered the entertainment business and started her career performing
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 ...
. Tam studied under
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 ...
. In 1953, Tam crossed over as an actress in Hong Kong films. Tam appeared in Sworn to Love, a 1953 comedy film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. Tam appeared in The Lion's Roar with both
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 ...
and
Pak Suet Sin
Bak Sheut-sin (born 19 May 1928 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), also known as Bai Xuexian, is a former Chinese opera actress in China and Hong Kong.
Career
Bak is notable for pairing up with fellow Cantonese opera star Yam Kim Fai. Two of ...
, a 1959 Cantonese opera film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. In 1970, Tam retired from Cantonese film industry, but in 1987, she returned to acting. Tam is known for her role as Auntie Yung in
A Kindred Spirit (1995-1999), a television drama series that was broadcast on
TVB Jade
TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Br ...
in Hong Kong. Tam's last film was Textiles at Heart, a 2000 Romance film directed by Mak Kin-Bong. Tam is credited with over 140 films.
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
* 1953 Sworn to Love
* 1953 Woman in Grief
* 1954 Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl
* 1955 The Faithful Wife
* 1957 Wong Fei-Hung's Rebellion, Part 1 - villainess Daji.
* 1958 Wong Fei-Hung's Rebellion (sequel)
* 1959 The Lion's Roar
* 1963 The Young Boss of the Factory (aka Fun in the Factory) - spy.
* 1965 The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part 1) (aka The Ghost with Six Fingers)
* 1967 Green-Eyed Demon
* 1967 The Three Swordsmen
* 1987 Seven Years Itch - Sylvia's mother
* 1995 Fatal Assignment
* 1995
Summer Snow - Ying Sun, Bing's mother
* 1996 Hu-Du-Men - Auntie Ming
* 1997 A Queer Story (1997)
* 2000 Textiles at Heart - Wen's mother
Television
* 1995-1999 A Kindred Spirit - Auntie Yung
Personal life
Tam's husband was Tak Keung Lam (died 2015).
References
External links
Tam Sin Hung at hkcinemagic.comSin Hung Tam at douban.comTam Sin Hung at rottentomatoes.comTam Sin Hung at discogs.comNoble verses for a good cause at thestandard.com.hk
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1931 births
Hong Kong Cantonese opera actresses
Hong Kong film actresses
Living people
Macau-born Hong Kong artists