苗金鳳

简介

Miu Kam-fung (苗金鳳), known as "Sister Miu" and born Lam Wai-shan, was a Hong Kong film and television actress. Born in 1941 into a wealthy family in Hong Kong, she was the seventh of seven children. Her father, a manager at British American Tobacco, passed away when she was three years old. She entered the entertainment industry by chance in 1962 when she accompanied a classmate to an audition and was cast as the lead actress in her first film at age 17. She was known for portraying pitiful female characters and was admired for her well-preserved beauty. Her most famous films include "A Sea Separated by Water" with Cheung Ying and "Pearl Tears" with Ng Cho-fan, and she also excelled in comedies like "Men and Women." She transitioned to television in 1973, working with multiple networks including TVB and CTV. Her notable TV roles included Ping Ping in "Ping Ping," Du Ping in "Her Life," Chen Yun in "Yun Niang," and the legendary beauty Zhen Mi in "Goddess of the River." She was one of the leading TV actresses of her era alongside Chiu Ya-chi and Miu Hin-yan. In 1978, she left TVB after filming "The Tycoon" and moved to CTV and later to RTV (predecessor of ATV). She continued her career in series like "The Extraordinary Woman" and "The Sequel of Palace Guards." From the early 1980s onward, she took on maternal roles in ATV productions. She passed away on June 25, 2026.