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简介

Yung Yuk Yee was a Canadian-Chinese Hong Kong actress born in 1918 in Shanghai to a family from Wushi Township, Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan), Guangdong Province. She studied at Guangzhao Girls' School. She began her career by joining the "Peacock Song and Dance Troupe," then formed the "Yasheng Song and Dance Troupe" with Wang Fuqing, touring Southeast Asia and Siam. After returning to Shanghai, she joined the "Plum Blossom Song and Dance Troupe" as a leading actress. Her younger sister Yung Siu-yi was also a noted opera and film actress, and the sisters were both skilled in dance. After the August 13 Incident, she fled south to Hong Kong. In July 1941, at age 23, she married film industry worker Hung Shu-wan. She began acting in films in Hong Kong in 1938, with diverse early roles both heroic and villainous, later becoming known for playing wicked women. She formed the "Twelve Golden Hairpins" sisterhood with fellow actresses. She joined TVB in 1967 upon its launch, appearing in its first drama series "Under the Tai Ping Mountain." She worked in both film and television until emigrating to Canada in the 1980s.