Ivy Ling Po

Ivy Ling Po
Ivy Ling Po
	Ivy Ling Po in the 1960s
Born	Huang Yu-chun (黃裕君); Huáng Yùjūn (pinyin); N̂g Jū-kun (Pe̍h-ōe-jī); Wong4 Jyu6-gwan1 (jyutping); 16 November 1939 (age 84); Shantou, Guangdong, China
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1949–1980s
Spouses	; Mr. Sy (m. 1955; div. 1956); (child marriage with a married man forced by her foster mother) ; Chin Han (m. 1966)
Children	Benson Sy (b. 1956); Kenneth Bi (b. 1967); Daniel Bi (b. 1974)
Awards	Asian Film Festival; Best Actress; 1964 Lady General Hua Mu-lan Golden Horse Awards – Special Jury Award; 1963 The Love Eterne ; Best Actress; 1967 Too Late for Love; ;
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Líng Bō
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Ling4 Bo1
	Musical career
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Huangmei opera; Cantonese opera; Amoy opera
Instrument	Singing

Huang Yu-chun (born 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China), professionally known by her stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She gained widespread fame during the 1960s for her roles in several popular Huangmei opera films, most notably The Love Eterne (1963), which transformed her to stardom across Asia. Her role in the film is considered a defining performance in the genre, solidifying her status as a cultural icon.^[2]^[3]

She initially acted in Amoy Hokkien films under the stage name Xiaojuan (Chinese: 小娟; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-koan), and then appeared in Cantonese films under the stage name Shen Yan (Chinese: 沈雁; Jyutping: Sam² Ngaan⁶) before joining the Shaw Brothers Studio to act in Mandarin films as (Ivy) Ling Po (Chinese: 凌波; pinyin: Líng Bō) where she rose to prominence.^{[peacock prose]}

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^ Laikwan Pang, Day Wong Masculinities and Hong Kong cinema – Page 21 – 2005 "Ivy Ling became the Shaw Brothers' top star thereafter, all the while playing the male roles in opera-derived films or overtly ... He specialized in opera films and historical dramas, scripting a number of films for Ivy Ling, but also for Li Li-hua and ..."
^ Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View -Kar Law, Frank Bren, Sam Ho – 2004 Page 264 "IVY LING PO (BORN IN 1939) Ivy Ling Po is a star whose stardom must count as one of the most curious in world film history. She is a screen goddess who made her mark playing men. In 1962, when Shaw Bros. was casting for the hung mei ..."

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[2] Laikwan Pang, Day Wong Masculinities and Hong Kong cinema – Page 21 – 2005 "Ivy Ling became the Shaw Brothers' top star thereafter, all the while playing the male roles in opera-derived films or overtly ... He specialized in opera films and historical dramas, scripting a number of films for Ivy Ling, but also for Li Li-hua and ..."

[3] Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View -Kar Law, Frank Bren, Sam Ho – 2004 Page 264 "IVY LING PO (BORN IN 1939) Ivy Ling Po is a star whose stardom must count as one of the most curious in world film history. She is a screen goddess who made her mark playing men. In 1962, when Shaw Bros. was casting for the hung mei ..."

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