Julie Yeh Explained

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]

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Our Sister Hedy Hung Heileon (Chinese: 孔希倫), Helen[3]
1959Too 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 HedyHung Heileon (孔希倫)
1960Sister 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)
1961The 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
1962It'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
1963Mad About Music
鶯歌燕舞
Bai Lihong
1964The 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
1965Pink Tears
痴情淚
Bai Lilian
1966Poisonous Rose
毒玫瑰
Jiang Feng
The Joy of Spring
歡樂青春
Guest appearance
1968No Time for Love
游龍戲鳳
1969Unfinished Melody
碧海青天夜夜心
Gao Xiu-xin
Farewell, My Love
春蠶
Jiang Han
1975Sup Sap Bup Dup
十三不搭
Cameo

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Odham Stokes, Lisa. Ye, Feng (Julie Yeh Feng) (1937–). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. 2. 523–524. Scarecrow Press. 2007. 978-0-8108-6458-0.
  2. Book: Sun, Moon, and Star (1961; Hong Kong, Dr). Yang. Jeff. Jeff Yang. Black. Art. Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. 145. Simon and Schuster. 2003. 978-0-7434-4817-8. registration.
  3. Web site: Our Sister Hedy . hkmdb.com . November 13, 1957 . October 29, 2020.
  4. Book: Zhang, Yingjin. Gender, Genre, and Performance in Eileen Chang's Films: Equivocal Contrasts Across the Print-Screen Divide. Wang. Lingzhen. Chinese Women's Cinema: Transnational Contexts. New York. Columbia University Press. 2011. 258. 978-0-231-52744-6.