Ouyang Sha-fei
Qian Shunying (Chinese: 錢舜英; Wade–Giles: Chien Shun-ying; September 9, 1924 – March 8, 2010), better known by her stage name Ouyang Sha-fei (traditional Chinese: 歐陽莎菲; simplified Chinese: 欧阳莎菲; Jyutping: Auyeung Sa-fay), was a Hong Kong actress.[1]
She is known for her roles in Dragon Fist (1979),[2] A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990), and Dream of the Red Chamber (1977).[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Ouyang was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China on September 9, 1924.[1]
Acting career
[edit]Ouyang was prolific actress; she famously starred in over 250 films in a 54-year period, between 1937 and 1991.[1][5] At the age of 17, she began her acting career in several Mandarin movies in Shanghai.[1] "Spy Number One" (1946) was her first successful movie.[1] Ouyang made 17 films between 1951 and 1952, making her one of the busiest actresses in the Hong Kong film industry in her time.[1] For most of the movies in her early career, she collaborated with her director and husband, Tu Guangqi.[1] This partnership lasted until 1956.[1]
In the early 1960s, Ouyang signed with the Shaw Brothers Studio.[1] She exclusively acted in their films until the late 1970s.[1] As her career matured in the late 1970s, Ouyang primarily took on roles of the mother or aunt in films and received two awards as the Best Supporting Role.[1] While in Taiwan, she collaborated primarily with local Taiwanese TV networks.[1] After returning to Hong Kong, she made cameos in many TV shows and movies and finally retired in 1990.
Personal life
[edit]As Ouyang's acting career took off in the 1940s, she married her director, Tu Guangqi (Doo Kwang Gee).[1] Her marriage was well-known after World War II.[1] In the 1950s, the married couple escaped to Hong Kong to escape the political turmoil in China.[1] They separated in 1956 and were divorced.[1][3]
In 1979, she remarried her first husband Doo Kwang Gee and relocated to the United States.[1] When her spouse died the next year, she relocated to Taiwan.[1] Ouyang later returned to Hong Kong.[1]
After retiring in 1990, Ouyang relocated to the U.S. for a few years and experienced a bad fall in 2009.[1] Her health declined until she died of organ failure on August 5, 2010 and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Ouyang starred in over 250 films.[1][5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Swallows Welcome Spring | ||
| 1943 | Qiu Qi Ge | ||
| 1944 | Kai Feng | ||
| 1945 | Dream of the Red Mansions | ||
| 1945 | The Grand Hotel | ||
| 1945 | Struggle | ||
| 1946 | Spy Number One | ||
| 1948 | Murderer Among the Sisters | ||
| 1948 | The Broken Dream | ||
| 1948 | Missing Document | ||
| 1949 | Female Prisoner No. 13 | Fenglian Shi | |
| 1949 | Reformed Lady | ||
| 1949 | The Bell-Ring in the Hanshan Temple | ||
| 1950 | Miss Du Jin | ||
| 1951 | The Open Road | Zhilan | |
| 1951 | Modern Girl | ||
| 1951 | The Thirteen Grand Tutors | Also known as The Thirteen That Go Astray | |
| 1951 | Modern Wives | ||
| 1951 | Missing Document | ||
| 1952 | A Double-Faced Man | Yulan Xie | |
| 1952 | The Troubled Love of Wang Kui and Gui Ying | ||
| 1952 | Don't Tell My Husband | ||
| 1952 | Portrait of a Lady | ||
| 1952 | The Closer the Better | ||
| 1952 | Bloodbath | ||
| 1952 | Angelo | ||
| 1952 | Beautiful Corpse in the Bath | ||
| 1952 | Modern Red Chamber Dream | Baochai Xue | |
| 1952 | A Woman's Heart | ||
| 1952 | Demon of Lust | ||
| 1952 | Fatal Attraction | ||
| 1952 | A Woman's Stifled Desires | ||
| 1952 | The World Turned Upside Down | ||
| 1952 | Gone to the Dogs | ||
| 1953 | New West Chamber | ||
| 1953 | Beauty in Disguise | ||
| 1953 | Little Couple | ||
| 1953 | A Woman's Love | ||
| 1953 | The Magic World of Filmdom | ||
| 1953 | The Illegitimate Son | Fang Ah | |
| 1953 | Do Not Forget Tonight | ||
| 1954 | Love's Longing | ||
| 1956 | Love's Elegy | ||
| 1956 | The Flame of Love | ||
| 1957 | Little Angels of the Streets | ||
| 1958 | Return of the Prodigal Youth | ||
| 1958 | Dawn of New Hopes | ||
| 1959 | All in the Family | Du's mother | |
| 1959 | Girl with a Thousand Guises | ||
| 1959 | Mischievous Girl | ||
| 1959 | Orphans of the Storm | ||
| 1960 | Death Traps | Rose Huang Meigui | |
| 1960 | Secret Affairs | ||
| 1960 | Swindler's Delight | ||
| 1960 | Filial Piety | Madam Wong | |
| 1960 | The Lady Musketeer | ||
| 1960 | Let the Young Decide | ||
| 1960 | The Wild, Wild Rose | Liang's mother | |
| 1960 | Tragic Melody | Xiufeng Hua | |
| 1960 | Devotion | Mrs. Shi | |
| 1961 | Sun, Moon and Star (Part 1) | Jianbai's grandmother | |
| 1961 | The Search of Loved One | Aunt Wong | |
| 1961 | Venture of the Lady Musketeer | ||
| 1962 | Lily of the Valley | Mrs. Hu | |
| 1962 | A Gratitude as Weighty as the Mountain | ||
| 1962 | Tears of a Lute Player | ||
| 1962 | 7 Playful Women | ||
| 1962 | Shan Dong Ma Yong Zhen | Jingwen Xu | |
| 1963 | The Love Eterne | Shanbo's mother | |
| 1963 | The Lady and the Thief | ||
| 1963 | The Adulteress | Shouying Yang | |
| 1963 | Stepmother | Shuhua Huang | |
| 1963 | The Second Spring | ||
| 1964 | Beyond the Great Wall | Chun's runaway maid | |
| 1964 | The Warlord and the Actress | one of General's wives | |
| 1964 | The Dancing Millionnairess | Yue's aunt | |
| 1964 | The Shepherd Girl | Widow Zhu | |
| 1964 | The Coin | Ma Chen | |
| 1964 | The Story of Sue San | Lung's elder sister | |
| 1964 | Between Tears and Smiles | Yuechin Huang | |
| 1964 | Comedy of Mismatches | Yulang's mother | |
| 1965 | Call of the Sea | Chinhu's mother | |
| 1965 | The Mermaid | Prime Minister's wife | |
| 1965 | Pink Tears | Ping's mother | |
| 1965 | Squadron 77 | Kyoko | |
| 1965 | Inside the Forbidden City | Concubine Chengfei Li | |
| 1966 | 'Til the End of Time | Hsuehling's grandmother | |
| 1966 | The Treacherous Lady Killer | ||
| 1966 | The Blue and the Black (Part 1) | Madame Kao | |
| 1966 | The Blue and the Black (Part 2) | Madame Kao | |
| 1966 | Sweet and Wild | Mrs. Tang | |
| 1966 | The Joy of Spring | ||
| 1966 | The Mating Season | Secretary | |
| 1966 | The Bridge | ||
| 1967 | The King With My Face | Empress Wei | |
| 1967 | Hong Kong Nocturne | Tze Ching's Mother | |
| 1967 | Sweet is Revenge | David's mother | |
| 1967 | Swan Song | Mrs. Ge | |
| 1967 | Too Late for Love | Mrs. Li | |
| 1967 | The Goddess of Mercy | Princess Miaoyin | |
| 1967 | The Mirror and the Lichee | Madam Huang | |
| 1967 | The Midnight Murder | Liu's mother | |
| 1967 | Madam Slender Plum | David's mother | |
| 1967 | Four Sisters | Grandma | |
| 1968 | The Sword of Swords | Old Madam | |
| 1968 | Mist Over Dream Lake | Shunchuan Hsu | |
| 1968 | When the Clouds Roll By | Mrs. Qiu | |
| 1968 | That Fiery Girl | Chilli's Nanny | |
| 1968 | Double Trouble | Director's wife | |
| 1968 | The Rainbow | Chiumeng Shen | |
| 1968 | Forever and Ever | Xiaowen's mother | |
| 1969 | Unfinished Melody | Aunty Zhang | |
| 1969 | Torrent of Desire | Madame Chen | |
| 1969 | Dear Murderer (1969 film) | Mrs. Yeh | |
| 1969 | Killers Five | Yue's mother | |
| 1969 | Temptress of a Thousand Faces | Newspaper manager | |
| 1969 | Raw Courage | Mrs. Bai | |
| 1969 | Tropicana Interlude | Jiang Ren's mother | |
| 1970 | Double Bliss | Mrs. Zhou (Mrs. Chu) | |
| 1970 | Whose Baby's in the Classroom? | Head Mistress | |
| 1970 | Apartment for Ladies | Mrs. Chan | [6] |
| 1970 | Love Song Over the Sea | ||
| 1970 | A Place to Call Home | Mrs. Yukwa Jang | |
| 1971 | Lady with a Sword | Feifei's mother | |
| 1971 | The Long Years | ||
| 1971 | The Man with Two Wives | ||
| 1971 | The Swift Knight | Sister Yu | |
| 1971 | Sunset | Julie Hu | |
| 1971 | The Eunuch | Kun Erh | |
| 1972 | The Fugitive | Bank customer with jade bracelet | |
| 1972 | The Lizard | Japanese ambassador's wife | |
| 1972 | Of Wives and Mistresses | ||
| 1972 | Let's Go to Bed | ||
| 1972 | The Merry Wife | Ms. Xia | |
| 1972 | The 14 Amazons | Chunchu Chai | |
| 1972 | Finger of Doom | Leader of Finger of Doom clan | |
| 1973 | The Bastard | Brothel madam | |
| 1973 | Tales of Larceny | Blind beggar | |
| 1973 | Facets of Love | Mother | |
| 1973 | The School Mistress | ||
| 1973 | The House of 72 Tenants | Mrs. Chan | [7] |
| 1973 | River of Fury | Yiqing Ge's mother | |
| 1974 | Hong Kong 73 | Dorkei Wong's wife | |
| 1974 | Sorrow of the Gentry | Ma Zhang | |
| 1974 | The Splendid Love in Winter | Mimi's mother | |
| 1974 | Supremo | Mrs. Erhwen Tu | |
| 1974 | The Playboy | ||
| 1974 | The Emerald Horse | ||
| 1974 | Cheeky Little Angels | Grandmother | |
| 1974 | Blood Reincarnation | Dr. Liu's maid Suihong | |
| 1974 | The Rat Catcher | Mrs. Fang | |
| 1974 | Sex, Love and Hate | Li Ji's mother | |
| 1974 | One Year's Fantasy | Wang's mother | |
| 1974 | Farewell Dearest | ||
| 1974 | Gossip Street | Aunt Chau | |
| 1975 | Black Alice | ||
| 1975 | Lover's Destiny | Fengshian's mother | |
| 1975 | Sup Sap Bup Dup | False moustache's wife | |
| 1975 | The Miserable Girl | ||
| 1975 | The Nutty Crook | ||
| 1975 | The Bloody Escape | Tang Li's mother | |
| 1975 | Cuties Parade | ||
| 1975 | Lady of the Law | Madam White Brows | |
| 1975 | Love Lock | ||
| 1975 | Temperament of Life | Manager's wife | |
| 1975 | The Big Holdup | Inspector's mother | |
| 1975 | The Empress Dowager | Concubine | |
| 1975 | Bald-Headed Betty | ||
| 1975 | Hong Kong Superman | ||
| 1975 | The Bedevilled | Chia Chu's mother | |
| 1975 | All in the Family | Ling's mother | |
| 1975 | Enjoy Longevity-300 Years | ||
| 1975 | Moon and Stars | ||
| 1975 | Maids-in-Waiting | ||
| 1975 | Kissed by the Wolves | ||
| 1975 | Shantung Man in Hong Kong | ||
| 1975 | Gambling Syndicate | Casino guest | |
| 1975 | Mutiny on the High Sea | ||
| 1975 | Bar Girl | ||
| 1975 | My Wacky, Wacky World | Brothel boss | |
| 1976 | Love Swindler | Xiaolin's mother | |
| 1976 | King Gambler | Mrs. Shaqian Li | |
| 1976 | The Web of Death | Major clan senior | |
| 1976 | The Dragon Missile | Long's mother | |
| 1976 | The Big Family | Mother Lung | |
| 1976 | Wrong Side of the Track | Aunt Liu | |
| 1976 | Hustler from Canton | ||
| 1976 | Born Rich | ||
| 1976 | My Funny Intern | ||
| 1976 | The Forbidden Past | Mrs. Zhu | |
| 1976 | Crossroad | Fang's mom | |
| 1976 | The Last Tempest | Prince Duan's wife | |
| 1976 | The Fierce Fist | Sher's mother | |
| 1976 | The Morning Date | ||
| 1976 | The Prodigal Son | ||
| 1977 | The Diary of Di-Di | ||
| 1977 | He Has Nothing But Kung Fu | ||
| 1977 | Starlets for Sale | Mrs. Zhang | |
| 1977 | The Battle Wizard | only in deleted footage | |
| 1977 | Death Duel | Hsiao Li's mother | |
| 1977 | The Flash Legs | Chang Fang's mother | |
| 1977 | Cloud of Romance | Wanlu's adoptive mother | |
| 1977 | The Fatal Flying Guillotines | Shen Ping's mother | |
| 1977 | Golden Nun | ||
| 1977 | The Mad Monk | Qin's wife | |
| 1977 | Pursuit of Vengeance | Le Yin | |
| 1977 | Dreams of Eroticism | Siqi's mother | |
| 1977 | The Dream of the Red Chamber | Mrs. Jia Zheng | |
| 1977 | Forever and Ever | Prisoner's mother | |
| 1977 | Hong Kong Emmanuelle | An Liang's mother | |
| 1977 | Orchid in the Rain | ||
| 1977 | Judgement of an Assassin | Chief Jin Te Tien's wife | |
| 1978 | The Avenging Eagle | Se Ma Sun's wife | |
| 1978 | Heroes of the East | Third Aunt | |
| 1978 | Interlude on Rails | ||
| 1978 | Clan of Amazons | Mrs. Xue | |
| 1978 | Three Minutes Past Nine | Shen Yan's grandmother | |
| 1978 | Duel at Tiger Village | Lee San's mother | cameo |
| 1978 | Delinquent Teenagers | ||
| 1978 | The Cunning Hustler | ||
| 1979 | Lewd Lizard | ||
| 1979 | The Last Judgement | Mother Liang | |
| 1979 | Invincible Enforcer | Ah Fatt's wife | |
| 1979 | Young Lovers | Mrs. Fang | |
| 1979 | Dragon Fist | Master Zhuang's wife | |
| 1979 | Spiritual Boxer, Part II | Mother of missing vampire | |
| 1979 | Spring in the Palace | ||
| 1980 | The Undated Wedding | ||
| 1980 | Haunted Tales | Yali's mother | |
| 1981 | Sha Jia Shi Wu Nu Ying Hao | ||
| 1981 | The Women Soldiers | ||
| 1981 | Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave | Chun Sing's mother | |
| 1982 | In Out Time | ||
| 1982 | Strange Skill | ||
| 1982 | The Persistently Devoted Son | ||
| 1982 | The Devil Fox | ||
| 1982 | Devil Returns | ||
| 1982 | Godfathers of Fury | ||
| 1983 | The Enchantress | Jiao's Japanese maid | |
| 1983 | Take Care, Your Majesty! | Royal teacher | |
| 1983 | Seeding of a Ghost | Guest at Fong's home | |
| 1983 | Devil Fetus | Grandmother Cheung | |
| 1983 | Calamity of Snakes | ||
| 1984 | Law with Two Phases | Chief B's mother | |
| 1984 | Prince Charming | Lipin Chen's mother | |
| 1984 | My Sentimental Little Friend | Lora | |
| 1985 | Why Me? | Koko's grandmother | |
| 1988 | Fatal Love | San | |
| 1988 | Flirting | ||
| 1990 | The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon | Sun's aunt | |
| 1990 | A Chinese Ghost Story II | ||
| 1990 | Rebel from China | Meiling's grandmother | |
| 1991 | The Gambling Ghost | Triad mum playing mahjong at wedding |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Hong Kong Cinemagic - Ou-Yang Sha Fei". www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Lo, Wei (1979-04-21), Long quan, retrieved 2016-11-25
- ^ a b "Sha-Fei Ouyang". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Li, Han Hsiang (2007-03-30), Jin yu liang yuan hong lou meng, retrieved 2016-11-25
- ^ a b "Ou-Yang Sha-Fei". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Apartment for Ladies". hkmdb.com. November 20, 1970. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "The House of 72 Tenants". lovehkfilm.com. 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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- 2010 deaths
- 20th-century Chinese actresses
- 20th-century Hong Kong actresses
- Chinese television actresses
- Hong Kong television actresses
- Chinese film actresses
- Hong Kong film actresses
- Actresses from Suzhou
- Hong Kong emigrants to the United States
- People from Salt Lake City
- Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong