Miu Kiu-Siu (苗可秀)

Biography

Miu Kiu-Siu, born Chan Wing-Han, is a veteran Hong Kong actress known for her elegance, versatile acting, and wide-ranging filmography, active in films and TV series during the 1970s and 1980s. She was born and raised in Hong Kong in a well-off family and graduated from St. Rosa's College with top academic results. During her school years, she was a member of the all-girls student band "The Mods" and played bass guitar. She won awards in amateur singing competitions organized by Sing Tao Daily. She entered the entertainment industry after winning a game segment on the program "Hua Jin Xiao" in 1968, which earned her a role in the TV series "Dream Broken Love Sky." At age seventeen or eighteen, she auditioned for Golden Harvest and was selected from among thousands of applicants. Her stage name "Miu Kiu-Siu" was given by writer Jin Yong, with "Miu" referencing "Harvest" in the company's English name. She was nicknamed the "Golden Harvest Princess" and quickly became a film star. She is the only actress to have starred alongside Bruce Lee, Ti Lung, Liang Xiaolong, and Jackie Chan in films. She won the Hua Chiao Wan Pao Top Ten Stars award three times. In 1982, she retired from filmmaking after completing the production of "Herbal Tea • Ponytail • Airplane Head." She later ran a clothing store and co-founded an advertising company with her brother. In 1990, she immigrated to Canada and worked as a radio program host at a Chinese-language station in Toronto.