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简介

Angela Yu Chien, whose real name was Yan Chiling, was born in Beijing in 1942 and grew up in Taiwan. She was part of the first graduating class of the Nan Guo Experimental Drama Training School. In 1962 she signed with Shaw Brothers, and her first leading film was "Flowers of the Heart," followed by "Blue and Black." In 1967 she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 5th Golden Horse Awards. From 1967 onward she became active on screen as a sex symbol. In 1969 she married Singaporean singer Qin Huai and retired from acting, having two sons, but she returned in 1975 and the couple divorced by mutual agreement in 1976. In 1984 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards for "Long Arm of the Law" (等待黎明). In 1986 she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 31st Asia-Pacific Film Festival for "My Name Ain't Suzie" (花街時代). She died on April 10, 2000, at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong from cancer.