周少英

简介

Chow Siu Ying (Chinese: 周少英) was a Chinese film actress and Cantonese opera performer, born in 1895 in Singapore. She originated from the Singapore Cantonese opera women's troupe known as "Ba Yin Nü" (八音女). She was known for performing both male (Wensheng) and female (Huadan) roles in Cantonese opera. She was an active film star and Cantonese opera actress from 1936 to 1961. On December 1, 1927, she performed in the Cantonese opera "Blind Sister's Revenge" (盲妹雪恨) at the Worth Theatre in San Francisco, United States, alongside lead actress Tam Lan-hing (譚蘭卿). Her husband was Zhai Shancong (翟善從), and her son was Yu Jia (羽佳), and all family members were Cantonese opera performers. In 1990, at age 95, she donated HK$200,000 to support her son Yu Jia and renowned opera actress Nam Hung (南紅) in the Cantonese Opera Actors Association for purchasing a premises.