孔雀 (演員)

简介

Hung Cheuk (Kong Ziwei), born in 1923 in Nanhai County, Guangdong Province, is a Chinese film actress from Hong Kong. Her original name is Hung Suet Wan (孔雪雲). She spent her childhood studying in Hong Kong and began her film career at age fifteen when she joined the Lianhua film factory in Hong Kong to learn filmmaking arts. She traveled to Guilin for filming and later went to Guangzhou, where she became famous for performing the Booty Dance and worked as a hostess. After leaving Guangzhou, she returned to Hong Kong and worked as a dancer at the Silver Moon nightclub. In late 1933, she collaborated with the famous Cantonese opera actor Xie Xingnang in performances in Shanghai. After World War II through the 1960s, she became a film star in Hong Kong cinema, appearing in approximately 33 films in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Amoy dialects. Hung Cheuk experienced two robbery incidents in 1950 and 1951, where she was assaulted and robbed by criminals. She was close friends with Taiwanese opera actress Li Li. Her notable films include "The Red Tower at the Corner" (1947), "The New White Gold Dragon" (1947), "The Devil Family" (1950), "The Lovers' Trap" (1950), and "The Modern Bride" (1960).