Suet Nei

Biography

Suet Nei, also known as Lee Chiu-chun, was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong, born in 1947 in Nanjing and passed away on July 3, 2025. She moved to Hong Kong with her parents at around two years old and was later adopted by another couple who raised her and named her Suet Nei. She began her acting career in 1961 when she joined the actor training class at Taiwan's Central Motion Picture Corporation, appearing in films like "Two Good People" and "Typhoon." She returned to Hong Kong in 1962 and joined a wuxia film company, becoming a leading martial arts actress in Cantonese cinema, earning the nickname "Sweet Little Sister." She gained widespread fame for portraying the female warrior heroine in the "Female Black Heroine" series adapted from Ni Kuang's novels. In 1969, she married martial arts director and actor Tong Kai, retired from acting, and moved to Canada. She returned to acting in 1995 through the film "The Blade" directed by Tsui Hark. She joined TVB in 1997 and became known for playing mother and grandmother roles in popular dramas like "Heart of Greed" and "My Sassy Grandma." She received the "Outstanding Actor Award" at the TVB Anniversary Awards in 2013 and permanently retired in 2020 due to health issues.