Connie Chan Po-Chu

Acting

Connie Chan Po-Chu

Born 1946-12-10 · Guangdong, China

Both of her parents being Cantonese Opera stars - Chan Fei Nung and Kung Fan Hung. Connie Chan as an actor is of undoubted pedigree and to the manner born. She learned the skills of  Cantonese Opera from her parents and after that she became an apprentice under Peking Opera master Fen Ju Hua and Cantonese Superstar Yam Kim Fai. Hence she was trained in both the Southern and Northern styles of martial arts and operas. She made her screen debut with Chun Heung Lin in 1958 and then appeared with opera legend Yam Kim Fai in the Cantonese opera film The Unroyal Prince. She was one of the most popular actresses in the sixties. In 1967  alone, she played in 32 films. Chan is a versatile actress and she can play both male and female roles. She appeared in films like costumed action movies, dramas, comedies and also musicals. An icon of young girls in the sixties, her popularity was such that she was known as the Movie Princess at that time.  Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera.

Acting credits

A Romantic Thief poster
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Hong Kong comedy starring Connie Chan Po-chu

A Romantic Thief

1968

The Black Rose poster
9.0

Chan sisters Chan Meiling and Chan Meiyu are respected high class, women in Hong Kong's more upscale neighborhoods. However, they both share an alter-ego called the Black Rose, a notorious cat burglar who dresses in a black leotard, and steals from the rich to give to the poor - taking on a Robin Hood-style mission. Even with their antihero status, the Black Rose has created uneasiness and tension in the high society; therefore, an insurance detective investigates the crimes and tries to unmask the woman behind the cat mask.

The Black Rose

1965

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When a family is bankrupted by a counterfeiter named Gold Fist, the daughter (played by Connie Chan) vows to get revenge. As she tracks down the villains, she comes across a drifter who is escorting a young man to his father, who is being kept in captivity by a gang of thieves. When it is discovered that the captive father and Gold Fist are the same person, loyalty and friendship are put to the test.

Supreme Sword

1969

The Sweetest Moment poster
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This is a Cantonese musical from director Wong Yiu

The Sweetest Moment

1967

The Black Killer poster
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A 1967 Cantonese language action film directed by Cheung Wai-Gwong, starring Connie Chan, Adam Cheng and Liu Chia-Liang. Ming-Wai & Ming-Sing, a brother and sister (dual roles played by Connie Chan) who must go undercover in a gang to rescue their uncle.

The Black Killer

1967

Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2 poster
9.0

In the second part and conclusion to the story, the eight martial clans discover that there are two Sacred Fire weapons, Yin and Yang, and the siblings must uncover the facts of their parent's deaths in order to unite, wield the weapons, and defeat Nun Silence and her evil schemes.

Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2

1965

The Lizard poster
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He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai. Corrupt police chief Chen Can (Law Lit) is assigned to bring down the Lizard to appease the sinister Japanese forces, but the Lizard constantly eludes his grasp. Little does Chen Can know that the wily thief actually works for him! The Lizard's true identity is the mousy Cheng Long (Ngok Wah), who dons a mask and takes to the streets to spread his righteous message.

The Lizard

1972

中原奇俠 poster
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中原奇俠

1966

The Tin Long Gang poster
7.5

A Hong Kong sword fighting film starring four Cantonese stars.

The Tin Long Gang

1968

孫悟空三戲百花仙 poster
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孫悟空三戲百花仙

1965

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碧落紅塵(下集)

1966

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八大女俠鬧江湖(下集)

1962

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A Chinese musical

The Charming Little Bird

1967

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千里送皇姑

1962

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劫火紅蓮(上集)

1966

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八大女俠鬧江湖(上集)

1962

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Book Without Words is a 1965 Cantonese martial arts film directed by Chan Lit-Ban and starring Cheung Ching.

Book Without Words

1965

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Two children try to win their parents over through devotion and duty

Eternal Love

1966

Colorful Youth poster
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In 1966, Connie Chan Po-chu and Josephine Siao Fong-fong starred in multiple contemporary films, cementing their onscreen persona as virtuous young women while becoming the hottest youth idols of their time. Colourful Youth remains the only contemporary film to feature both of them. Filmed in Eastmancolor, the song-and-dance spectacle keeps its fingers on the pulse of its era and presents the vigour of the modern times.

Colorful Youth

1966

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娘子軍封王

1960

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劫火紅蓮(下集)

1966

Return of Lady Bond poster
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In protecting a group of children from bullying and gang violence, the gallant 'Lady Bond' Kong Yin stays with the family of driver Lee Pak in order to give classes in self-defence to Pak's younger brother Calf and neighbours Tak, Ah-ling as well as the young woman Sheung, drilling them in the moves and techniques. Startled by her striking resemblance to his kidnapped girlfriend Tong Ching-yee, Tse Tsi-ming pleads with and convinces Kong to pose as the missing girl to visit her bedridden grandfather Chung-sau. The masterminds behind the abduction, Tong's stepmother and her nephew Chan Chi-biu capture also Tse and the children. Tse brilliantly manages to alert Kong. Fighting and apprehending her opponents, Kong frees the hostages and hands the criminals over to the authorities.

Return of Lady Bond

1966

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The agile and cerebral fighter Kong Yin is invited to join the police SWAT team. Kong is soon sent on an undercover mission to investigate the gang operating at the Happiness Rubber Plant to coerce female workers into prostitution. An indignant Kong joins hands with fellow worker Chow Mei-ha and factory head Wong Chi-kong to expel Blackie Kei whose ruthless and blatant exploitation of the workers has been going unpunished. Facing the loss of a lucrative source of income, Blackie and his underworld bigwig boss Wu Tin-hung intercept the love letters exchanged between Wong and the wife of the general manager Ting Yuk-lan and use the correspondence to extort money from the adulterers. The fearless Chow dons a maid disguise and ingratiates herself with the gangster, followed by a police raid masterminded by Kong to crack down on the notorious gang.

The Perilous Rescue

1967

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玉女剑

1969