嘉玲

简介

Ka Ling, born on 26 December 1936 in Nanhai, Guangdong, was a Hong Kong actress who rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s in Cantonese-language films. Her grandfather served as a Chinese consul in the United States during the Republic of China era, and her father was born and educated in America. After the Chinese Civil War, the family fled to Hong Kong via Guangzhou in 1949, by which time their financial circumstances had declined. After graduating from True Light Girls' College, she enrolled in the actors' training class at "Lingguang Company" in 1953. Her first film was "Three Wives Strange Case" in 1955, in which she starred as the lead actress right from her debut. She later joined "Guangyi Film Production Company" at the invitation of director Qin Jian, and together with Nan Hong and Jiang Xue, became known as the "Three Great Actresses of Guangyi." Her notable works include "Bloodstained Valley of Love," "Hotel Murder Case," "Flower Under May Rain," "Chasing Wife," "Playboy," "Swordfighting Jianghu," and "A Better Tomorrow." Her final film was "Strange Flower in the Sea of People" in 1967. Before entering the entertainment industry, she was married and had a son, actor Wong Pak-man, but later divorced her first husband. In 1963 she married Thai-Chinese businessman Yao Wulin, and after retiring from acting in 1967, she moved to Bangkok with her husband, had two daughters and a son, and became a naturalized Thai citizen. She passed away on 21 November 2022 in Bangkok at the age of 85 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.