Sheung Kwun Yuk

Biography

Sheung Kwun Yuk, originally named Leung Sau-chun, is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She entered the film industry in 1960 as a newcomer with the Ronghua Company, making her screen debut in "The Last Five Minutes" (1960). In 1965, she changed her stage name to "Sheung Kwun Yuk" on the advice of an astrologer, announcing the change at a press conference on May 10, 1965. She joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in 1977 and continued working until the early 1990s. She appeared in approximately 60 films, taking on diverse roles ranging from virtuous wives and mothers to wicked women, accomplices, madams, swindlers, and fraudsters. She married actor and broadcaster Kwan Kin in 1970 and had a son and a daughter. Together with her husband, she founded Kwan Kin Tours in 1982 and sold all her shares in 2004.