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Chinese actress from Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Man-lei Wong (Chinese: 黃曼梨) was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Wong was credited with over 300 films. Wong had a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
Man-lei Wong | |
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Chinese: 黃曼梨 | |
Born | 1913 Hong Kong |
Died | 1998 (aged 84–85) Hong Kong |
Other names | Huang Man Li, Wong Lan -yan, Wong Maan Lee, Wong Man Lei, Wong Man-lei, Wong Man-Li, Wong Man-so, Mary Je, Sister Mary, Mary Wong |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1930-1986 |
Known for | Co-founder of Union Film Enterprise |
Wong attended Belilios Teachers College, an Italian missionary college.[2]
In 1930, at age 17, Wong's acting career began in silent film in Shanghai, China. Wong appeared in Burns the White-Bird Temple (1930) and 24 Heroes (1930). In 1932, Wong became a Hong Kong actress. Wong played a rich girl in silent film Gunshot at Midnight (1932) directed by Moon Kwan Man-Ching and she was Chiu Ching-Ha in Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple (1932) directed by Leung Siu-Bo. In 1935, Wong was Yuet Han in Yesterday's Song, a talking Cantonese drama film directed by Chiu Shu-San. In 1952, Wong co-founded Union Film Enterprise. Wong's last notable film is Sword That Vanquished The Monster, a 1969 film directed by Wu Pang. Wong is credited with over 300 films. Wong is notable for her role as an obnoxious mother-in-law and elderly woman.[1][3][2]
This is a partial list of films.
During the Japanese occupation in December 1941, Wong fled to Macau, then lived in Guangzhouwan, and then Vietnam. In 1946, Wong returned to live in Hong Kong.[16]
On April 8, 1998, Wong died in Hong Kong.[1]
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