Julie Yeh

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeh (葉).
Julie Yeh Feng
Chinese: 葉楓
Julie Yeh Feng prior to 1960
Born
Wang Jiuling (王玖玲)

(1937-10-19) October 19, 1937 (age 86)
Hankou, Hubei, Republic of China
Other namesYe Feng, Yeh Feng, Yip Fung
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1957–1969
Known forHong Kong cinema, Shidaiqu
Notable workOur Sister Hedy, Sister Long Legs
Spouses
  • Chang Yang
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    ​
    (m. 1961; div. 1965)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1965; div. 1983)​

Yeh Feng (Chinese: 葉楓; born 19 October 1937), also known as Julie Yeh Feng, is an actress, singer and businesswoman. She starred in various films throughout the 1950s and 1960s,[1] and is considered to have been one of Hong Kong's biggest stars of the period.[2]

Biography[edit]

Yeh was born as Wang Jiuling in Hankou, Hubei, Republic of China. Yeh's family moved to Taiwan in 1948. She was cast in a 1954 film in Taiwan that never reached production, after which the directors Li Han-hsiang and Li Zuyong recommended her and she was signed to Motion Pictures and General Investment (MP&GI).[1] Yeh made her screen debut in 1957, in the musical Our Sister Hedy, which tells the story of four sisters, and their sibling rivalries.[1]

Yeh left MP&GI in 1962, after which she signed with the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest production companies in Hong Kong.[1] She retired in 1969, but made a cameo in frequent co-star Lin Cui's 1975 comedy.[1] Yeh currently works as a businesswoman.[1]

Personal life[edit]

In 1961, Yeh married Chang Yang, an actor. In 1965, Yeh divorced from Chang Yang. Later Yeh married another actor Ling Yun, but Yeh divorced again in 1983.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1957 Our Sister Hedy (Chinese: 四千金) Hung Heileon (孔希倫), Helen [3]
1959 Too Young to Love
二八佳人 		Mui Jizyu (梅意珠)
The Tragedy of Love
天長地久 		Kwan Jizan (關伊珍)
The Wayward Husband
桃花運 		Ding Hsiang (丁香)
Air Hostess [fr]
空中小姐 		Chu Hsin-chuan (朱心娟)
Miss Songbird
歌迷小姐 		Chang Lanwai (張蘭蕙)
Wedding Bells for Hedy Hung Heileon (孔希倫)
1960 Sister Long Legs
長腿姐姐 		Wu Tingting (胡亭亭)
Miss Secretary
人秘書艷史 		Lo Waifan (羅為芬)
Time Is Running Short
喋血販馬場 		Lei Siu-juk (李小玉)
The Iron Fist
鐵臂金剛 		Lei Ngonnei (李安妮)
Swindlers Delight
紅男綠女 		Jan Jamcau (殷吟秋)
Sleeping Beauty
睡美人 		Mimi (咪咪)
1961 The Girl with the Golden Arm
賊美人 		Li Xiao-yu
Sun, Moon and Star: Part 1 [zh]
星星月亮太陽(上) 		Su Yanan
Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2
星星月亮太陽(下) 		Su Yanan
1962 It's Always Spring
桃李爭春 		Li Ailian
Come Rain, Come Shine
野花戀 		Chiang Su-ying
Love in Bloom
花好月圓 		Angel Amidst the Clouds
1963 Mad About Music
鶯歌燕舞 		Bai Lihong
1964 The Shepherd Girl
山歌戀 		Gu Xiuxiu
Please Remember Me
一曲難忘 		Nanzi (南子) Screenplay by Eileen Chang.[4]
The Warlord and the Actress
血濺牡丹紅 		Tang Pei-hua
1965 Pink Tears
痴情淚 		Bai Lilian
1966 Poisonous Rose
毒玫瑰 		Jiang Feng
The Joy of Spring
歡樂青春 		Guest appearance
1968 No Time for Love
游龍戲鳳
1969 Unfinished Melody
碧海青天夜夜心 		Gao Xiu-xin
Farewell, My Love
春蠶 		Jiang Han
1975 Sup Sap Bup Dup
十三不搭 		Cameo

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Odham Stokes, Lisa (2007). "Ye, Feng (Julie Yeh Feng) (1937– )". Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Vol. 2. Scarecrow Press. pp. 523–524. ISBN 978-0-8108-6458-0.
  2. ^ Yang, Jeff; Black, Art (2003). "Sun, Moon, and Star (1961; Hong Kong, Dr)". Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. Simon and Schuster. pp. 145. ISBN 978-0-7434-4817-8.
  3. ^ "Our Sister Hedy". hkmdb.com. November 13, 1957. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Zhang, Yingjin (2011). "Gender, Genre, and Performance in Eileen Chang's Films: Equivocal Contrasts Across the Print-Screen Divide". In Wang, Lingzhen (ed.). Chinese Women's Cinema: Transnational Contexts. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-231-52744-6.

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