Tang Pao-yun (; 1944 – 14 May 1999) was a Taiwanese actress. She was born in 1944, and attended an acting school run by the

Central Motion Picture Corporation Central Motion Picture Corporation (中央電影事業股份有限公司, or CMPC 中影 in short) is a Taiwanese movie studio. It was established in 1954 as a state-owned media organisation by the then Kuomintang of Taiwan. It has produced movies ...

. After ending her studies in 1961, she appeared in her first films the next year. Tang was named best supporting actress at the 1962

Asian Film Festival The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first held in Toky ...

, and won the same award at the first Golden Horse Film Festival. Tang's role in ''

Beautiful Duckling ''Beautiful Duckling'' is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Li Hsing. It tells the story of a duck man Lin Tsai-tien (Ko Hsiang-ting) and his adopted daughter Hsiao-yue. Hsiao-yue (Tang Pao-yun) knows nothing about her real descent, which Lin has d ...

'' (1965) was considered a breakout performance. She would later co-star in other films alongside

Ou Wei Ou Wei (; 16 September 1937 – December 1973) was a Taiwanese actor. Ou Wei was born Huang Huang-chi () in present-day Xinhua District, Tainan, on 16 September 1937. His father, a billboard painter, died when Huang was five years old. His formal ...

, namely ''Love is an Elusive Wind'' (1972). Soon after ''Beautiful Duckling'', another film directed by

Li Hsing Lee Hsing, or Li Hsing (; born ; 20 May 1930 – 19 August 2021) was a Taiwanese film director. He directed more than 30 films between 1959 and 1986. Li Zida was born in Shanghai in 1930, and settled in Taiwan in 1948, studying at National Tai ...

and starring Tang was released, '' Four Loves'' (1965). Other notable credits included ''

Orchids and My Love ''Orchids and My Love'' () is a 1966 Taiwanese film. It won six awards at the 5th Golden Horse Film Festival, including Best Feature Film and Best Director for Lee Chia. The film drew attention for its embodiment of Confucian ethics, in comparison ...

'' (1966), ''Remember Chu'' (1966), and ''Lonely 17'' (1967). Later in her career, Tang appeared in ''

Execution in Autumn ''Execution in Autumn'' () is a 1972 Taiwanese drama film directed by Hsing Lee. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Lib ...

'' (1972), ''Fists for Revenge'' (1974), and ''All the King's Men'' (1983).

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