Sin-hung Tam explained

Sin-hung Tam
Birth Date:	28 August 1931
Birth Place:	Macau
Other Names:	Tam Sin-hung, Tam Sin Hung, Tam Siu-Hung
Occupation:	Chinese opera singer, actress
Years Active:	1953-2000

Sin-hung Tam is a Chinese opera singer and actress from Hong Kong. Tam is credited with over 140 films.

Early life

On August 28, 1931, Tam was born in Macau.

Career

At age 13, Tam entered the entertainment business and started her career performing Cantonese opera. Tam studied under Yam Kim-fai. In 1953, Tam crossed over as an actress in Hong Kong films. Tam appeared in Sworn to Love, a 1953 comedy film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. Tam appeared in The Lion's Roar with both Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet Sin, a 1959 Cantonese opera film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. In 1970, Tam retired from Cantonese film industry, but in 1987, she returned to acting. Tam is known for her role as Auntie Yung in A Kindred Spirit (1995-1999), a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. Tam's last film was Textiles at Heart, a 2000 Romance film directed by Mak Kin-Bong. Tam is credited with over 140 films.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

• 1953 Sworn to Love
• 1953 Woman in Grief
• 1954 Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl ^[4]
• 1955 The Faithful Wife ^[5]
• 1957 Wong Fei-Hung's Rebellion, Part 1 - villainess Daji.^[1]
• 1958 Wong Fei-Hung's Rebellion (sequel)
• 1959 The Lion's Roar ^[1]
• 1963 The Young Boss of the Factory (aka Fun in the Factory) - spy.^[1]
• 1965 The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part 1) (aka The Ghost with Six Fingers)^[1]
• 1967 Green-Eyed Demon ^[6]
• 1967 The Three Swordsmen ^[7]
• 1987 Seven Years Itch - Sylvia's mother ^[1]
• 1995 Fatal Assignment
• 1995 Summer Snow - Ying Sun, Bing's mother ^[8]
• 1996 Hu-Du-Men - Auntie Ming
• 1997 A Queer Story (1997)
• 2000 Textiles at Heart - Wen's mother

Television

• 1995-1999 A Kindred Spirit - Auntie Yung^[1]

Personal life

Tam's husband was Tak Keung Lam (died 2015).^[9]

External links

• Tam Sin Hung at hkcinemagic.com
• Sin Hung Tam at douban.com
• Tam Sin Hung at rottentomatoes.com
• Tam Sin Hung at discogs.com
• Talking face to face with Cantonese opera stars
• Noble verses for a good cause at thestandard.com.hk

Notes and References

1. Web site: Press Release - HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" series features Opera Sisters' films in October and November (with photos . info.gov.hk . September 27, 2011 . November 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Artists Zone . lcsd.gov.hk . November 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Tam Sin-Hung . hkmdb.com . November 7, 2020.
4. Web site: Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl . hkmdb.com . March 7, 1954 . November 8, 2020.
5. Web site: The Faithful Wife . hkmdb.com . June 24, 1955 . November 8, 2020.
6. Web site: https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4664&display_set=eng . Green-Eyed Demon . hkmdb.com . April 12, 1967 . July 30, 2021.
7. Web site: The Three Swordsmen . hkmdb.com . 1967 . July 30, 2021.
8. Web site: Summer Snow (1995) . allmovie.com . 1995 . November 7, 2020.
9. Web site: Tam Sin Hung's 92 Years Old Husband Lam Tak Keung Passes Away . ahmike.com . September 15, 2015 . November 7, 2020.