Sun Tsui-feng explained

Sun Tsui-feng (; born 19 December 1958) is a Taiwanese opera performer and one of the most renowned stage actresses in Taiwan. Despite entering this profession at 26 years old — much later than other traditional opera artists — and growing up in a Mandarin-speaking rather than a Taiwanese Hokkien-speaking household, Sun overcame layers of difficulty and emerged as a leading sheng (male) role impersonator for the Ming Hwa Yuan opera troupe in the 1980s. She has also starred in a large number of non-musical films and TV series, including the 2006 TV series The Grandmaster's Daughter (祖師爺的女兒) which is based on her 2000 autobiography.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1980The Frogmen大地勇士
1982Steamrolling人肉戰車
1983Armed Schoolgirls女學生與機關槍
1987Auntie Jinshui金水嬸
1988Osmanthus Alley桂花巷
1994The Tofu Maker Had a Dream我的一票選總統
2007Mazu海之傳說—媽祖Voice acting
2009Young Spirit of a Taiwanese Opera Singer青春歌仔
2016Like Life人生按個讚Mazu
2022Salute我心我行

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1992The Jiaqing Emperor Tours Taiwan嘉慶君遊台灣Jiaqing EmperorCross-gender acting
1995Huangfu Shaohua and Meng Lijun皇甫少華與孟麗君Meng LijunTaiwanese opera series
1997The Sweet-Potato Touring Inspector大巡按蕃薯官Jin Zhongwen
Big Sister in Charge大姐當家Ye Yingshu
The Strange Cases of Lord Shi施公奇案Tang Shengnan
1998The Female Touring Inspector女巡按Bao Xiuxiu
1999The Bird in the Rain雨中鳥Zhu Fengying
2002Fan Lihua移山倒海樊梨花Fan Lihua
2005Oath of Eternal Love海誓山盟Ye Mingzhu
2006The Grandmaster's Daughter祖師爺的女兒Hong XiupingBased on her autobiography
2012Eminent Monks菩提禪心Taiwanese opera series

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