Julie Yeh Feng | |
---|---|
Chinese: 葉楓 | |
![]() Julie Yeh Feng prior to 1960 | |
Born | Wang Jiuling (王玖玲) October 19, 1937 |
Other names | Ye Feng, Yeh Feng, Yip Fung |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1957–1969 |
Known for | Hong Kong cinema, Shidaiqu |
Notable work | Our Sister Hedy, Sister Long Legs |
Spouses |
|
Yeh Feng (Chinese: 葉楓; born 19 October 1937), also known as Julie Yeh Feng, is an actress, singer and businesswoman. She starred in various films throughout the 1950s and 1960s,[1] and is considered to have been one of Hong Kong's biggest stars of the period.[2]
Biography
Yeh was born as Wang Jiuling in Hankou, Hubei, Republic of China. Yeh's family moved to Taiwan in 1948. She was cast in a 1954 film in Taiwan that never reached production, after which the directors Li Han-hsiang and Li Zuyong recommended her and she was signed to Motion Pictures and General Investment (MP&GI).[1] Yeh made her screen debut in 1957, in the musical Our Sister Hedy, which tells the story of four sisters, and their sibling rivalries.[1]
Yeh left MP&GI in 1962, after which she signed with the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest production companies in Hong Kong.[1] She retired in 1969, but made a cameo in frequent co-star Lin Cui's 1975 comedy.[1] Yeh currently works as a businesswoman.[1]
Personal life
In 1961, Yeh married Chang Yang, an actor. In 1965, Yeh divorced from Chang Yang. Later Yeh married another actor Ling Yun, but Yeh divorced again in 1983.[1]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Our Sister Hedy (Chinese: 四千金) | Hung Heileon (孔希倫), Helen | [3] |
1959 | Too Young to Love 二八佳人 |
Mui Jizyu (梅意珠) | |
The Tragedy of Love 天長地久 |
Kwan Jizan (關伊珍) | ||
The Wayward Husband 桃花運 |
Ding Hsiang (丁香) | ||
Air Hostess 空中小姐 |
Chu Hsin-chuan (朱心娟) | ||
Miss Songbird 歌迷小姐 |
Chang Lanwai (張蘭蕙) | ||
Wedding Bells for Hedy | Hung Heileon (孔希倫) | ||
1960 | Sister Long Legs 長腿姐姐 |
Wu Tingting (胡亭亭) | |
Miss Secretary 人秘書艷史 |
Lo Waifan (羅為芬) | ||
Time Is Running Short 喋血販馬場 |
Lei Siu-juk (李小玉) | ||
The Iron Fist 鐵臂金剛 |
Lei Ngonnei (李安妮) | ||
Swindlers Delight 紅男綠女 |
Jan Jamcau (殷吟秋) | ||
Sleeping Beauty 睡美人 |
Mimi (咪咪) | ||
1961 | The Girl with the Golden Arm 賊美人 |
Li Xiao-yu | |
Sun, Moon and Star: Part 1 星星月亮太陽(上) |
Su Yanan | ||
Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2 星星月亮太陽(下) |
Su Yanan | ||
1962 | It's Always Spring 桃李爭春 |
Li Ailian | |
Come Rain, Come Shine 野花戀 |
Chiang Su-ying | ||
Love in Bloom 花好月圓 |
Angel Amidst the Clouds | ||
1963 | Mad About Music 鶯歌燕舞 |
Bai Lihong | |
1964 | The Shepherd Girl 山歌戀 |
Gu Xiuxiu | |
Please Remember Me 一曲難忘 |
Nanzi (南子) | Screenplay by Eileen Chang.[4] | |
The Warlord and the Actress 血濺牡丹紅 |
Tang Pei-hua | ||
1965 | Pink Tears 痴情淚 |
Bai Lilian | |
1966 | Poisonous Rose 毒玫瑰 |
Jiang Feng | |
The Joy of Spring 歡樂青春 |
Guest appearance | ||
1968 | No Time for Love 游龍戲鳳 |
||
1969 | Unfinished Melody 碧海青天夜夜心 |
Gao Xiu-xin | |
Farewell, My Love 春蠶 |
Jiang Han | ||
1975 | Sup Sap Bup Dup 十三不搭 |
Cameo |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Odham Stokes, Lisa (2007). "Ye, Feng (Julie Yeh Feng) (1937– )". Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Vol. 2. Scarecrow Press. pp. 523–524. ISBN 978-0-8108-6458-0.
- ^ Yang, Jeff; Black, Art (2003). "Sun, Moon, and Star (1961; Hong Kong, Dr)". Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. Simon and Schuster. pp. 145. ISBN 978-0-7434-4817-8.
- ^ "Our Sister Hedy". hkmdb.com. November 13, 1957. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Zhang, Yingjin (2011). "Gender, Genre, and Performance in Eileen Chang's Films: Equivocal Contrasts Across the Print-Screen Divide". In Wang, Lingzhen (ed.). Chinese Women's Cinema: Transnational Contexts. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-231-52744-6.