尤敏

简介

You Min, originally named Bi Yuyi, was born on April 19, 1937 in British Hong Kong, with ancestral roots in Bi Village, Huaxian, Guangdong. Her father was the famous Cantonese opera actor Bai Yutang, her mother was Ms. Liu Zhenhua, and her cousin was the renowned Cantonese opera star Ren Jianhui. Due to her parents' busy careers, she was sent to Portuguese Macau in her childhood to be cared for by her grandmother. In 1952, while studying at Sacred Heart College in Macau, she was discovered by Shao Cunren for her outstanding appearance and given the stage name "You Min". Her first publicly released film was "Tomorrow" in 1953. In 1956, she was baptized as a Catholic under the guidance of her godmother Guo Chunliang Furen and witnessed by her mother. In July 1958, after her contract with Shaw Brothers expired, she moved to MP&GI. During this period, "The Maidens' Secret" and "Family Joy" won her the Best Actress award at the 6th and 7th Asian Film Festivals respectively. "The Sun, the Moon and the Star" (1961) earned her the Best Actress award at the 1st Golden Horse Awards, reaching the peak of her career. She later participated in several co-productions between MP&GI and Japan's Toho Company, with her superb acting earning her the title "Hong Kong's Pearl" from the Japanese press. In April 1964, after completing "Palace Sorrow", she married Hong Kong tycoon Gao Fuqiu in London and retired from acting. They had three sons, one of which is the famous musical composer Leon Ko. She passed away on December 29, 1996 at age 59 from a sudden heart attack, and her ashes were interred at the Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley.