黄伟香

简介

Huang Weixiang was born in 1960 in Liuxihe Forest Farm, Conghua, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. In the 1970s, she enrolled in the Guangdong Cantonese Opera School to receive training in Cantonese opera performance. After graduating in 1978, she was assigned to the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre, where she performed various roles including comedic female characters, elderly women roles, and warrior woman roles. During her time with the theatre, she participated in numerous Cantonese opera performances, including "Tears of Mandarin Ducks Spilled on Mochou Lake," "Dream of the Red Chamber," and "Mist Locking the Eastern Palace." In 2000, she transferred to the Shenzhen Cantonese Opera Troupe and retired in 2004. From 2008 onward, she joined the Cantonese-language sitcom "Seventy-Two Tenants," playing the character "Ba Gu" (Eighth Aunt), which brought her widespread recognition among audiences. She continued participating in the series for many years afterward and collaborated with Cantonese opera actor Peng Zhiquan and others. She also took part in galas, Cantonese opera special performances, and cultural events, gave multiple media interviews, and was noted for having a real personality quite different from her on-screen character.