Yu Miu-Lin Explained

Yu Miu-Lin
Birth Date:4 July 1937
Birth Place:Canton, China
Other Names:Yu Mo-Ling, Yu Mo-Lin, M. L. Yu, Yu Mu-Lieh, Miu-lin Yu
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1951–present

Yu Miu-Lin (born 4 July 1937) is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu is credited with 145 films.

Early life

In 4 July 1937, Yu was born as Yu Chi-nga in Canton. Her late mother Tang Mei-mei (鄧美美) was an actress who was not widely known, and her younger sister Yu Chi-lai (stage name Koi Chi-fui) was a pupil of Cantonese Opera performer Yam Kim-fai.[1]

Career

Yu began her career as a saleswoman in a department store. She took part in the repertory theatre, and once featured in The Taming of the Shrew.

In 1950, Yu became an actress in Hong Kong films. Yu appeared in The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance, a 1950 Comedy film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Yu's recent film is All's Well Ends Well 2020, a 2020 Comedy film directed by Raymond Wong Pak-Ming. Yu is credited with over 145 films.[2]

From 1979, she began to appear in TVB series. She was often assigned roles such as a street cleaner, maid and unattractive women. Yu adopted her stage name Mo-lin after the government official yacht Lady Maurine which was in turn named after the wife of governor Sir Alexander Grantham. She is a character actress who has a talent in comical roles. Her roles and personality leave a deep impression with the audience and she does not mind to be the symbol of 'ugly woman' on TV and movies in Hong Kong.[3]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

Year Title Role Notes
1950 The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance
1981 Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles Dental nurse [4]
1985 Cupid One Fat Chan's Girlfriend
1987 Goodbye Darling
1987 The Romancing Star
1989 Lo foo chut gaam
1990 Happy Ghost IV
1991 Tricky Brains
1992 Once a Black Sheep
1993 Ghost Lantern
2011 I Love Hong Kong
2011 Men Suddenly in Love
2020 All's Well Ends Well 2020

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 The Wicked Aristocratic Family
《惡人世家》
Twins
《孖生姊妺》
1979 Chor Lau-heung
《楚留香》
- 1983 The Return of the Condor Heroes
《神雕俠侣》
1984 The Return of Wong Fei Hung
《寶芝林》
1986Margin Treasure Prince
《孖寶太子》

1989Back to Tangshan
《回到唐山》

-1991The Family Squad
《卡拉屋企》

女幫辦
1993A Big Green Zombies
《大頭綠衣鬥殭屍》
Lady Bao
寶夫人
1994The Condor Heroes Return
《射鵰英雄傳之南帝北》
QiuQianChi
裘千尺
1995 Detective Investigation Files II
《刑事偵緝檔案II》
Chu
珠 姐
A Stage of Turbulence
《刀馬旦》
A woman wanted
通緝女子
The Trail of Love
《前世冤家》
Mui
A Kindred Spirit
《真情》
Shum Sasa
沈莎莎
1996 Journey to the West
《西遊記》
Imperial herbalist of Women's Country
女兒國御醫
Outburst
《900重案追凶》
Yuet (a nursemaid)
月 姐(宋家下人)
1997 Time Before Time
《大鬧廣昌隆》
Soul Channeling Woman
問米婆
Untraceable Evidence
《鑑證實錄》
Sam (a nursemaid)
三 姐(馮家傭人)
1998 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
《天龍八部》

1999 Happy Ever After
《金玉滿堂》

-At the Threshold of an Era
《創世紀》

Fan 芬 姐(第3集)、Kam 金 姐(第6集)
Detective Investigation Files IV
《刑事偵緝檔案IV》
Kam (a nursemaid)
金 姐(傭人)
Untraceable Evidence II
《鑑證實錄II》
Or (a nursemaid)
娥 姐(井家傭人)
2000 War Of The Genders
《男親女愛》
Unmarried woman
姑 婆
Return of the Cuckoo
《十月初五的月光》
Tong Mei Fung
唐美鳳
2001 Country Spirit
《酒是故鄉醇》
In the Realm of Success
《公私戀事多》
Fong
Virtues of Harmony
《皆大歡喜》
Miss Wong
王大妈、小芙蓉
2002 Burning Flame II
《烈火雄心II》
Landlady
包租婆
Take My Word For It
《談判專家》
Cheuk Siu-bing
卓小冰
Square Pegs
《戇夫成龍》

2003 Triumph In The Skies
《衝上雲霄》
Sam
三 嬸
Life Begins at Forty
《花樣中年》
Granny
阿 婆
Fate Twisters
《黑夜彩虹》
Secretary
秘 書
2004 Lady Fan
《烽火奇遇结良缘》
Midwife
穩 婆
Hard Fate
《翡翠戀曲》
Ha
霞 姐
The Last Breakthrough
《天涯俠醫》
Kam
金 姑
To Catch the Uncatchable
《棟篤神探》
Lin
蓮 姐
2005 Fantasy Hotel
《開心賓館》
Ying
英 姐
2006 A Pillow Case Of Mystery
《施公奇案》
Villager
居民
Welcome to the House
《高朋滿座》
Luk
六 婆
The Dance of Passion
《火舞黃沙》
Chun-fan's mother
春分母親
Maidens' Vow
《鳳凰四重奏》
Glittering Days
《東方之珠》
Lin
蓮 姐
Land of Wealth
《滙通天下》
Mrs Cheng
鄭 嫂
Trimming Success
《飛短留長父子兵》
Ho
好 姑
2007A Change of Destiny
《天機算》
Mrs Kat Cheung
吉祥嫂
The Family Link
《師奶兵團》
Tong
湯 婆
Police Academy
《學警出更》
Boss of a herbal shop
涼茶鋪老闆
Heavenly In-Laws
《我外母唔係人》
Neighbour
街 坊
2008Legend of the Demigods
《搜神傳》
Lung
龍婆婆
2009Off Pedder
《畢打自己人》
Mrs Cheung
張師奶
2010 Suspects in Love
《搜下留情》
Lui Kau Mui
雷九妹
When Lanes Merge
《情越雙白線》
Lee Sam Fung
李三鳳
Some Day
《天天天晴》
Woon
煥姐
2014 The Borderline
《警界線》
Yu Chat-hei
俞七喜
2015 Incredible Mama
《我阿媽係黑玫瑰》
Pak popo
白婆婆
The Menu
《導火新聞線》
Hang's mother
恆母

Philanthropy

In 2004, Yu donated 80,000 yuan for building an elementary school in Guizhou Province, China and the school is entitled Yu Mu Lian Hope School.[5] On 22 June 2006, she acted as the ambassador of the charitable activity called 'Cascc famine eight hours'.[6]

Latest condition

In 2020, Yu was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer and pulmonary fibrosis [7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. sinfung.net/charaters/main_charaters/fai.htm
  2. Web site: Yu Miu-Lin . hkmdb.com . January 2, 2021.
  3. space.ok4s.com/215/blog-3242.htm
  4. Web site: Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles 1981 . senscritique.com . 1981 . January 2, 2020.
  5. Web site: Home . xici.net.
  6. Web site: 九旬翁挨饿筹善款 连续16年参加"耆英饥馑八小时"_网易新闻中心 . news.163.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122343/http://news.163.com/10/0409/13/63R4P71P000146BC.html . 2016-03-04.
  7. Web site: Cancer-Stricken Hongkong Actress Yu Mo Lin's Condition Improves, But Her 99-Year-Old Mum Passes Away. Todayonline.com. 2020-12-15
  8. Web site: Veteran actress Yu Mo-lin admitted to ICU at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. 7 November 2020. DimSumDaily.com. 2020-11-07