Bo-Ying Lee | |
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Chinese: 李寶瑩 | |
![]() Lee in the 1960s | |
Other names | Lee Bo-Ying, Lee Bo Ying, Lee Po-Ying, Li Baoying, New Fong Yim-Fan |
Education | St. Francis' Canossian College [1] |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Cantonese opera singer |
Years active | Since before 1954 [2] to early 1989 |
Known for | Bo-style |
Musical career | |
Genres | Cantonese opera |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
Formerly of | Reckeners Cantonese Opera Troupe;
[3] Da Qun Ying Yue Ju Tuan ( Chinese: 大羣英粤劇團 [1]) |
Bo-Ying Lee ( Chinese: 李寶瑩 is a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Lee is credited with over 45 films.
Lee’s ancestral hometown is Daliang Subdistrict, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong province. Lee started singing because her father took her to a training class of the South China Athletic Association. She has one sister and two brothers. Her father passed away during her months of overseas performance at intermission of her first film. [1]
Lee started her career as a Cantonese opera singer on radio and her vocal style eventually became known as the Bo-style.
Lee became an actress in Hong Kong films first in It's Fun Getting Together, a 1954 comedy directed by Chow Sze-Luk. Lee appeared in White Gold Dragon (1954), Third-master Sha, the Heart-Stealer (1954), and How the Scholar Tong Pak-Fu Won the Maid Chau-Heung (1954). Lee appeared as a lead actress in The Scholar Whose Ambition Is to Marry a Princess, a 1955 Cantonese opera film directed by Wong Tin-Lam, and in The Opera Boat at Star Island (aka The Opera Boat in Singapore), a 1955 Drama film directed by Ku Wen-Chung. Lee also appeared as Princess Iron Fan in The Adventures of Nazha, a 1965 Historical Drama directed by Siu Sang and Miu Hong-Nee. Lee's last film was Night of the Opera Stars (aka Goddess of Mercy Celebrates Her Birthday at Xiang Shan), a 1966 Documentary film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Lee is credited with over 45 films. [4] [5]
Lee earned her the nickname the Mini- Yim Fun Fong through vocal performances, live on radio as well as albums with Mee Shing (Record) Co. Hong Kong. [2] On stage opposite different co-leads, her choices had been either new debuts or selected from Fong's Repertoire. The female lead had the title role in most of her picks since when a new Troupe was created for her stage performances right before Fong retired. She never played second to or even more junior roles with any female leads on stage.
+ Exceptions out of respect for the very senior male lead upon his return to perform in Hong Kong. Same occasion, they put Immortal Zhang Yuqiao, the Most Respectable Courtesan back [9] on stage, first time ever since Fong.
This is a partial list of films.
Bo-Ying Lee | |
---|---|
Chinese: 李寶瑩 | |
![]() Lee in the 1960s | |
Other names | Lee Bo-Ying, Lee Bo Ying, Lee Po-Ying, Li Baoying, New Fong Yim-Fan |
Education | St. Francis' Canossian College [1] |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Cantonese opera singer |
Years active | Since before 1954 [2] to early 1989 |
Known for | Bo-style |
Musical career | |
Genres | Cantonese opera |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
Formerly of | Reckeners Cantonese Opera Troupe;
[3] Da Qun Ying Yue Ju Tuan ( Chinese: 大羣英粤劇團 [1]) |
Bo-Ying Lee ( Chinese: 李寶瑩 is a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Lee is credited with over 45 films.
Lee’s ancestral hometown is Daliang Subdistrict, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong province. Lee started singing because her father took her to a training class of the South China Athletic Association. She has one sister and two brothers. Her father passed away during her months of overseas performance at intermission of her first film. [1]
Lee started her career as a Cantonese opera singer on radio and her vocal style eventually became known as the Bo-style.
Lee became an actress in Hong Kong films first in It's Fun Getting Together, a 1954 comedy directed by Chow Sze-Luk. Lee appeared in White Gold Dragon (1954), Third-master Sha, the Heart-Stealer (1954), and How the Scholar Tong Pak-Fu Won the Maid Chau-Heung (1954). Lee appeared as a lead actress in The Scholar Whose Ambition Is to Marry a Princess, a 1955 Cantonese opera film directed by Wong Tin-Lam, and in The Opera Boat at Star Island (aka The Opera Boat in Singapore), a 1955 Drama film directed by Ku Wen-Chung. Lee also appeared as Princess Iron Fan in The Adventures of Nazha, a 1965 Historical Drama directed by Siu Sang and Miu Hong-Nee. Lee's last film was Night of the Opera Stars (aka Goddess of Mercy Celebrates Her Birthday at Xiang Shan), a 1966 Documentary film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Lee is credited with over 45 films. [4] [5]
Lee earned her the nickname the Mini- Yim Fun Fong through vocal performances, live on radio as well as albums with Mee Shing (Record) Co. Hong Kong. [2] On stage opposite different co-leads, her choices had been either new debuts or selected from Fong's Repertoire. The female lead had the title role in most of her picks since when a new Troupe was created for her stage performances right before Fong retired. She never played second to or even more junior roles with any female leads on stage.
+ Exceptions out of respect for the very senior male lead upon his return to perform in Hong Kong. Same occasion, they put Immortal Zhang Yuqiao, the Most Respectable Courtesan back [9] on stage, first time ever since Fong.
This is a partial list of films.