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简介

Jian Huizken was a Hong Kong actress born on September 4, 1967, in Penang, Malaysia. Her mother was Malaysian and her father was an overseas Chinese who was a major shareholder of Luk Fook Jewelry in Hong Kong. She moved to Hong Kong with her father after birth and grew up there. She began her career in the late 1980s, appearing in commercials such as a Kodak advertisement in 1986 and a Beijing Tongrentang advertisement in 1987. She appeared in many notable films, most notably the "Lady Iron Monkey" (霸王花) series and "A Better Tomorrow 2" (英雄本色2). She collaborated with Li Guohan, a film son and son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, in the film "Dragon in the Underworld" (龙在江湖) and they became close friends. She suffered from persistent headaches and was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1997. She underwent several surgeries but the disease recurred. On July 24, 1999, she suffered a severe convulsion and was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Her condition deteriorated and she passed away on August 16, 1999, at the age of 31.