Gai Jiankui

Biography

Gai Jiankui (1941 – 12 June 2007), born Yu Zhili, was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera actress. She was a disciple of Ren Jianhui and served as the wu-sheng (male lead) in the Zhu Fengming Troupe. Her mother was the film star Deng Meimei, and her sister is the famous Hong Kong film and TV actress Yu Mulian (Yu Zhiya). On 19 May 1972, she married Li Zhiyong, brother of the co-founder of the Hong Kong Experimental Cantonese Opera Troupe. On 10 June 2007, she was involved in a serious car accident at Ting Kau Bridge in the New Territories, sustaining critical injuries, and passed away two days later on 12 June 2007.