Mui-mui Lam explained
Mui-mui Lam |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1912 |
Birth Place: | Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Death Place: | Hong Kong |
Other Names: | Lam Mui Mui |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 1933-1962 |
Mui-mui Lam (January 17, 1912 – January 5, 1968) is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Lam is credited with over 250 films.
Early life
Lam was born on 17 January 1912.
Career
In 1933, Lam began acting in Hong Kong films. Lam first appeared in Conscience, a 1933 drama directed by Chow Wing-Loi and Mak Siu-Ha. Lam appeared as a wealthy lady in The White Gold Dragon, Part Two, a 1937 Cantonese opera film. Lam is known for her role as a shrew concubine or a wicked woman. Lam appeared as elder daughter-in-law in Mother and Son in Grief (1951), as a concubine in The Story of Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong (aka Leung Foon and Lam Sai-Wing) (1955), and Pleasure Daughter (1956). Lam also appeared in Cantonese Drama, Comedy, and Romance films. Lam's last film was The Reunion, a 1962 Historical Drama film directed by Ng Wui. Lam is credited with over 250 films.[1] [2]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
- 1933 Conscience
- 1937 The White Gold Dragon, Part Two - wealthy lady [3]
- 1939 Chuang Tzu Tests His Wife (aka Chuang Tzu's Butterfly Dream) [4]
- 1951 Mother and Son in Grief - Elder daughter-in-law [5]
- 1953 In the Face of Demolition
- 1953 Family (aka The Family - The "Torrents" Trilogy 《激流三部曲》 by Ba Jin)
- 1953 Spring (second novel of the Trilogy)
- 1954 Autumn (third novel of the Trilogy)
- 1955 The Story of Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong (aka Leung Foon and Lam Sai-Wing) - concubine [6]
- 1956 Pleasure Daughter [7]
- 1956 Madam Mei [8]
- 1962 The Reunion [9]
Personal life
Lam died on 5 January 1968 in Hong Kong.[4] [1]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=57&display_set=eng . Lam Mui-Mui . hkmdb.com . November 30, 2020.
- Web site: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201209/29/P201209280535.htm . Press Release - HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" to feature screen shrews Ma Siu-ying and Lam Mui-mui plus villain actor Lau Hark-suen (with photos) . info.gov.hk . September 29, 2012 . November 30, 2020.
- Web site: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/webApp/NewsDetails.do?id=9978 . Press Releases - Film Archive's selected films pay tribute to Cantonese opera master Sit Kok-sin . lcsd.gov.hk . August 2016 . November 30, 2020.
- Book: Film Stories: (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canton, San Francisco.) . 80 . H.M. Ou . Nangaen . Chearavanont . 2013 . 9881590949 . November 30, 2020.
- Web site: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp/en_US/web/fpo/programmes/archivepage.html?apageurl=/english/2011mm/2011mm_film84.html . Film Screenings - Mother and Son in Grief . lcsd.gov.hk . October 2012 . November 30, 2020.
- Web site: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp/en_US/web/fpo/programmes/archivepage.html?apageurl=/english/2011mm/2011mm_film86.html . Film Screenings - Leung Foon and Lam Sai-wing . lcsd.gov.hk . October 2012 . November 30, 2020.
- Web site: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp/en_US/web/fpo/programmes/archivepage.html?apageurl=/english/2011mm/2011mm_film87.html . Film Screenings - Pleasure Daughter . lcsd.gov.hk . October 2012 . November 30, 2020.
- Web site: Madam Mei – Morning Matinee . mask9.com . March 8, 2013 . January 1, 2021.
- Web site: https://www.senscritique.com/film/The_Reunion/21282698 . The Reunion (1962) . senscritique.com . 1962 . November 30, 2020.