Connie Chan | |||||||||||
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| Chinese: 陳寶珠 | |||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Connie_Chan_1960s.jpg) Chan in the 1960s | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1947 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||
| Other names | Connie Chan Po-chu, Chan Poh-Chee, Chan Pao-Chu, Chen Po-Chu, Pearl Chan | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1956–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Jimmy Yeung (1974–1982) | ||||||||||
| Children | Dexter Young (b. 1975) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳寶珠 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈宝珠 | ||||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong, China | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantonese opera, Cantopop | ||||||||||
| Instrument | Singing | ||||||||||
Connie Chan Po-chu (Chinese: 陳寶珠, born 1 January 1947) is a Chinese actor who has made more than 230 films in a variety of genres, from traditional Cantonese opera and wuxia movies to contemporary youth musicals; action films to comedies; melodramas and romances. Owing to her popularity, she was dubbed "The Movie-Fan Princess". During the 1960s, Connie Chan was one of Hong Kong cinema's most beloved teen idols.
Chan is one of at least nine siblings who were born to impoverished parents in Guangdong, China. To increase their children's chances of survival, Chan's birth parents gave away some of their youngest to other families. Chan was adopted by renowned Cantonese opera stars Chan Fei-nung and Kung Fan-hung. Her godfather is actor Cho Tat Wah. She has a son named Dexter Yeung, who stars in the 2008 TVB series Wasabi Mon Amour and Moonlight Resonance.