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简介

Yau Chi-Wan (1935–1977), originally named Yau Kwai-Fong, was a Hong Kong actress and Cantonese opera singer born into a wealthy family as the granddaughter of businessman Lee Hyshen, founder of the Lee Hyshen family. She graduated from Fong Lam Secondary School in 1955 and earned a good grade in biology in the Hong Kong Secondary School Examination. She began learning Cantonese opera at age 16 and mastered several vocal styles including "Hung Sin Nung style," "Shanghai Mei style," and "Goo Jai style," and spoke several dialects including Shunde, Hakka, Teochew, Shanghainese, and Mandarin. She started her career at Hong Kong's first television station Rediffusion Television, starring in drama, detective, and comedy programs, and became famous for playing charming, flirtatious maids, earning her the nickname "Queen of Amahs." She later moved to TVB. She appeared in over 30 Cantonese films, with her debut being the comedy "The Amorous Thief" (1968) and her final film "Dog Bites Dog" (1978). She married a Macao businessman in 1957 and had three children, and passed away in October 1978 at the age of 43 after an illness.