Chen Fang

Biography

Chen Fang, formerly known as Chen Lianxin, was born in 1941 in Shandong and raised in Taiwan. She began her artistic career after winning the title of most photogenic Miss Republic of China in Taiwan in 1962. She joined a Hong Kong film company in 1963 and worked as an actress in Mandarin films in the 1960s. In 1970 she married actor Tang Jing and had a son with him. She transitioned to screenwriting in the 1970s, working at Taiwan Television before joining Hong Kong's TVB. In 1982 she was promoted to script supervisor at TVB. Her first film screenplay, "Cream and Milk," was written in 1980. In 1986 she wrote and directed the film "Heartbeat." Since 1987 she has taught screenwriting at TVB's training courses, and since 1991 at Shue Yan College.