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Chinese-American actress and opera singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kwun-Ling Chow (Chinese: 周坤玲) was[1] an American-Cantonese-born Chinese actress and opera singer.
Kwun-Ling Chow | |
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| Chinese: 周坤玲 | |
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| Born | 1924 United States |
| Died | 2020 (aged 95–96) |
| Other names | Patricia Joe, Chow Kwan-Ling, Chow Kwun-ling, Joe Quan-Ling, Kunling Zhou |
| Occupation(s) | Cantonese opera singer, actress |
| Years active | 1946–1964 |
| Spouse | Wong Chiu-Miu |
In 1924, Chow was born in the United States. Chow grew up in California.[2]
At an early age, Chow performed Cantonese opera in San Francisco, California and other West Coast cities in the United States. In 1946, Chow crossed over as an actress at Grandview Film Company Limited (U.S. Branch) in California, and the films were released in Hong Kong. Chow first appeared in The Entangling Ones, a 1946 comedy film directed by Chiu Shu-San. Chow's first appeared as a lead Cantonese opera singer in Happy Wedding, a 1947 Cantonese opera film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. Chow's last film was The Dragon and the Bat, a 1964 Historical Drama film directed by Yeung Hak. Chow is credited with over 180 films.[3][4][2]
In the 1950s, Chow became a businesswoman in the restaurant business.[2]
This is a partial list of films.
In 1947, Chow moved to Hong Kong. Chow's husband was Wong Chiu-Miu, an actor. In the 1950s, Chow and her family returned to California.[2][4]
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