Nancy Sit Ka-yin

Biography

Nancy Sit Ka-yin is a Hong Kong actress, singer, and television host, also known as "Sister Ka-yin," "Mother Ka-yin," and "Captain Nancy." Born in Kowloon, Hong Kong in 1950, she comes from a family with a grandfather who was an official and a father who worked in public housing administration. She learned Cantonese opera singing and ballet from a young age and excelled in school performances. At age eight, she caught the attention of screenwriter Lee Siu-yun and producer Sit Siu-cheung during a performance at her grandfather's birthday celebration, leading to her film debut in "Seven Children, Eight Girls, Nine Lawyers" and the start of a career spanning over a hundred films. In 1965, she became one of the "Seven Princesses" alongside six other former Cantonese film child actresses. In the 1960s, she starred in youth musical films and formed the "Ka-yin A Go Go" band, whose records sold massively in Southeast Asia. She transitioned to television in the 1970s at Asia Television. In the 1990s, she became widely beloved as "Good Aunt" in the TVB drama "A Kindred Spirit," and in the 2000s was known as "Mother Ka-yin" through hosting children's programs and singing children's songs. In 2018, at age 68, she became the oldest artist to hold her first solo concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum and the oldest solo singer to top all four major Hong Kong electronic media charts.