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简介

Hung Hung is a Chinese actress and singer from Hong Kong, born on August 31, 1947 in Guangdong under the original name Xu Yuqiu. She began her artistic career at an early age, with claims she started performing at the Da Xin Company stage in Guangzhou at age six. She studied opera under masters Wu Gongxia in 1956 and Wen Rongxun in 1959. She performed at the Gaosheng Song Stage in 1958 and 1959 under the name Xu Qiaochu. Her film career began as a basic actress with Dian Mao Company, then she changed her stage name to Ling Xian in 1964 to avoid confusion with other artists. She appeared in numerous films for companies including Chang Cheng, Qiao Qiao, Guo Bang, and Ling Guang. Fluent in English and French, she acted in Italian, German, and American films, including the German film "由香港运出的一副棺材". In 1964, she participated in a television drama filmed by an American station in Macau, and performed stage operas and plays for Rediffusion Television in summer 1966. She invested in Qiao Tai Company which produced the comedy "矇查查發達" in 1968, her first film as lead actress. She was married to Zhang Renlong and had a stepson, Fu Sheng. She suffered a serious accident in March 1967 during opera training when she fell ten feet and sustained severe fractures.