鳳凰女

简介

Fung Wong Nui was born on 4 October 1925 in Sanshui district, Foshan, Guangdong province, originally named Guo Rui Zheng. She showed an interest in Cantonese opera from childhood and began training under the master Tsi Lan Nui at age thirteen. In 1939, she was promoted to leading flower dan actress. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, she travelled with multiple Cantonese opera troupes in the mainland to perform. After the liberation of Hong Kong, she joined Ma Si Tseng's Victory Troupe and served as second flower dan in major troupes. In 1954, she became the leading flower dan in the Da Chun Qiu Troupe. She appeared in over 250 films between 1950 and 1968, then transitioned to television hosting after retiring from cinema. She formed the Da Long Feng Troupe with Mai Bing Leung, Leung Sing Bo and Tan Lan Hing as the leading flower dan, and collaborated with prominent Cantonese opera stars such as Lam Kar Sing and Chan Hao Kau, becoming a dominant force in the opera world. In the 1960s, her notable works included "Fung Kwok Yan Chau Mei Liao Ching", "Baai Ying Wing Choi Ying Choi Fung" and "Fa Muk Lan". In "Fung Kwok Yan Chau Mei Liao Ching", she portrayed Princess Hong Luan of the Song dynasty as a hostage in the Jin kingdom, creating a series of comedic misunderstandings, with Leung Sing Po and Tan Lan Hing's humorous performances. She also founded her own Fung Wong Troupe and formed the Fung Kau Fung Troupe with Mai Bing Leung. She was one of the "Eight Peonies", a group of eight Cantonese opera actresses who swore sisterhood, known as the "Red Peony". Her disciples included Ko Lai and Choi Luan Fung. In 1978, she received a medal and certificate from the Kuomintang's Overseas Affairs Committee and the Republic of China's Overseas Chinese Affairs Council for her contributions to Cantonese opera and anti-communist political stance, and performed a charity concert in Taipei with Sun Ma Sze Tseng with television broadcast. In the 1980s, she gradually withdrew from the Cantonese opera scene after a performance with the Bao Yan Hoi Troupe. Her husband Lin Chi Lim, a journalist, died in 1967 at age 42. She died on 1 December 1992 at her home in San Francisco, USA, at age 67, and was laid out in the costume of Princess Hong Luan from her signature work "Fung Kwok Yan Chau Mei Liao Ching".