Kwai Piu Heung

Biography

Kwai Piu Heung is a Cantonese opera actress and film actress from Hong Kong, and is the sister of the late Kwai Ming Yang, a famous Cantonese opera actor known as the "Golden Little Martial Hero." Her ancestral home is in Ningbo Cixi, Zhejiang Province. She is renowned for her mastery of the "Hung Sin Nui" (Red Line Woman) vocal style. In early 1960, she led the "Shuang Feng Troupe" in performances at Fanling and received critical acclaim. She was later invited to serve as the supporting actress in the "Feng He Ming Troupe." On September 1, 1960, she performed alongside prominent artists including Chen Jin Tang, Huang Qian Sui, Fung Wong Nui, and Leung Sing Bo in the opera "Crazy Dragon and Clever Phoenix Sing in Harmony" written by Poon Yat Fan. She appeared in a variety of Cantonese films including horror, wuxia, opera, comedy, and artistic films. Notable roles include playing He Lü Hua in the 1959 wuxia film "The White-Haired Demoness Part 2," Ru Yi in the 1961 opera film "Meeting Mother at Reed River," and Yang Jiumei in the 1961 film "Women Generals of the Yang Family File an Appeal." She also wrote the screenplays for the comedy films "Coffee Girl" and "The Silly Detective."