Mui-mui Lam
Mui-mui Lam | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 林妹妹 | |
| Born | 17 January 1912 |
| Died | 5 January 1968 (aged 55) Hong Kong |
| Other names | Lam Mui Mui |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933-1962 |
Mui-mui Lam (Chinese: 林妹妹) (January 17, 1912 – January 5, 1968) is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Lam is credited with over 250 films.
Early life[edit]
Lam was born on 17 January 1912.[1][2]
Career[edit]
In 1933, Lam began acting in Hong Kong films. Lam first appeared in Conscience, a 1933 drama directed by Chow Wing-Loi and Mak Siu-Ha. Lam appeared as a wealthy lady in The White Gold Dragon, Part Two, a 1937 Cantonese opera film. Lam is known for her role as a shrew concubine or a wicked woman. Lam appeared as elder daughter-in-law in Mother and Son in Grief (1951), as a concubine in The Story of Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong (aka Leung Foon and Lam Sai-Wing) (1955), and Pleasure Daughter (1956). Lam also appeared in Cantonese Drama, Comedy, and Romance films. Lam's last film was The Reunion, a 1962 Historical Drama film directed by Ng Wui. Lam is credited with over 250 films.[2][3]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
This is a partial list of films.
- 1933 Conscience
- 1937 The White Gold Dragon, Part Two - wealthy lady [4]
- 1939 Chuang Tzu Tests His Wife (aka Chuang Tzu's Butterfly Dream) [1]
- 1951 Mother and Son in Grief - Elder daughter-in-law [5]
- 1953 In the Face of Demolition
- 1953 Family (aka The Family - The "Torrents" Trilogy 《激流三部曲》 by Ba Jin)
- 1953 Spring (second novel of the Trilogy)
- 1954 Autumn (third novel of the Trilogy)
- 1955 The Story of Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong (aka Leung Foon and Lam Sai-Wing) - concubine [6]
- 1956 Pleasure Daughter [7]
- 1956 Madam Mei [8]
- 1962 The Reunion [9]
Personal life[edit]
Lam died on 5 January 1968 in Hong Kong.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Chearavanont, Nangaen (2013). Film Stories: (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canton, San Francisco.). H.M. Ou. p. 80. ISBN 9881590949. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lam Mui-Mui". hkmdb.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Press Release - HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" to feature screen shrews Ma Siu-ying and Lam Mui-mui plus villain actor Lau Hark-suen (with photos)". info.gov.hk. September 29, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Press Releases - Film Archive's selected films pay tribute to Cantonese opera master Sit Kok-sin". lcsd.gov.hk. August 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Film Screenings - Mother and Son in Grief". lcsd.gov.hk. October 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Film Screenings - Leung Foon and Lam Sai-wing". lcsd.gov.hk. October 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Film Screenings - Pleasure Daughter". lcsd.gov.hk. October 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Madam Mei – Morning Matinee". mask9.com. March 8, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "The Reunion (1962)". senscritique.com. 1962. Retrieved November 30, 2020.