Julie Yeh Feng | |
Birth Name: | Wang Jiuling (王玖玲) |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1937 |
Birth Place: | Hankou, Hubei, Republic of China |
Other Names: | Ye Feng, Yeh Feng, Yip Fung |
Occupation: | Actress, singer |
Years Active: | 1957–1969 |
Known For: | Hong Kong cinema, Shidaiqu |
Notable Works: | Our Sister Hedy, Sister Long Legs |
Yeh Feng (; 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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1957 | Our Sister Hedy | Hung Heileon (Chinese: 孔希倫), Helen | [3] | |
1959 | Too Young to Love 二八佳人 | Mui Jizyu (Chinese: 梅意珠) | ||
The Tragedy of Love 天長地久 | Kwan Jizan (Chinese: 關伊珍) | |||
The Wayward Husband 桃花運 | Ding Hsiang (Chinese: 丁香) | |||
空中小姐 | Chu Hsin-chuan (Chinese: 朱心娟) | |||
Miss Songbird 歌迷小姐 | Chang Lanwai (Chinese: 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 | ||
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 |