Ng Ma

Biography

Ng Ma (English: Ng Ma), original name Feng Hongyuan, is a Chinese actor and film director from Hong Kong. He was born on September 27, 1942, in Tianjin, corresponding to the eighteenth day of the eighth month in the Year of the Horse according to the lunar calendar. He emigrated with his Peking opera–working parents to Hong Kong in 1959. In 1963, he graduated from the first class of Shaw Brothers’ Southern Experimental Troupe and began his acting career at Shaw Brothers. He rose to fame as an actor in 1965 with his role in *Hua Mulan*, directed by Chang Cheh and Yuan Qiufeng. In 1970, he worked as an assistant director on Chang Cheh’s *Youxia Er* and *Eagle King*, then moved into independent directing with *Nu Jian Ku Dao*. He was a prominent disciple of directors Chang Cheh and Hu Jinquan. His major achievement came in 1987 when he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Yan Chixia in *A Chinese Ghost Story*. He was also nominated for the same award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for *A Chinese Ghost Story*, *Above the Law*, and *The Last Eunuch of China*. In 2012, he capped his career by winning the Best Actor award at the Shanghai International Film Festival for *The Sage of Painting*, earning the title of Best Actor for the first time. He passed away at home on February 4, 2014, due to lung cancer at the age of 71.