Ivy Ling Po
Acting1939Shantou, China
Biography
Huang Yu-chun (born 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China), known by her final stage name Ivy Ling Po (Chinese: 凌波), is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She is best known for a number of mega-hit Huangmei opera films in the 1960s, especially The Love Eterne (1963) which made her an Asian superstar overnight. She played an important role in the entertainment industry for preserving the Huangmei opera art form.
Known For
Acting History
2016
2005
Rice Rhapsody
as Grandma
2003
Butterfly Lovers 40
as Liang Shan-Bo
1987
Golden Swallow
as Old Lady
1983
The Lost Generation
as Mr. Tsun's Sister
1982
New Pilgrims to the West
as Goddess of Mercy
A Fairy to the World
as Goddess of Mercy
Match Maker for Successful Candidate
as Yun Ching
1980
The Imperious Princess
as Gao Ai
1978
Dream of the Red Chamber
as Jia Bao Yu
Dream of the Red Chamber
Producer
1976
The Last Tempest
as Empress Jin Feng
Crossroad
as Shu Zhen
1975
The Empress Dowager
as Empress Chin Feng
It's All in the Family
as Pei Chuing
The Chinese Amazons
as Army Instructor
1974
My Father, My Husband, My Son
as Peng Yin-Fang
1973
Flight Man
as Yu San-mei
1972
1971
1970
The Younger Generation
as Mei Shu Qing
A Cause to Kill
as Sin Lei
1969
Raw Passions
as Mrs Lin Man Ying
The Three Smiles
as Tang Bo Hu / Hua An
1968
Forever and Ever
as Li Xiao-Wen
Golden Horse Awards
TVas Self• 1 eps
1967
The Mirror and the Lichee
as Chen Bo Qing / Chen San
Song of Tomorrow
as Su Ling
Too Late for Love
as Chen Su-Fen
The Pearl Phoenix
as Wen Bi Zheng (singing voice)
The Sword and the Lute
as Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu
1966
The Mating Season
as Guest Performer
The Perfumed Arrow
as Wen Jun-Qing / Fei-E
Dawn Will Come
as Wen Shuzhen
The Joy of Spring
as Herself [cameo]
1965
The Lotus Lamp
as Liu Chen-Hsiung (singing voice)
The Mermaid
as Scholar Zheng Zhan
Inside the Forbidden City
as Kou Zhu
Vermilion Door
as Wu Mei-Bo
Temple of the Red Lotus
as Red Lady Swordswoman
The West Chamber
as Zhang Junrui
The Twin Swords
as Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu
The Grand Substitution
as Chiu Wu
1964
The Crimson Palm
as Lin Chao-Te
The Female Prince
as Chin Feng-Hsiao
Lady General Hua Mulan
as Hua Mu-Lan
Between Tears and Smiles
as Kwan Sau Chu
1963
The Love Eterne
as Liang Shan-Bo
Return of the Phoenix
as Cheng Xueyan (singing voice)
A Maid from Heaven
as Tong Yong
The Adulteress
as Xiao Bai-Cai (singing voice)
1962
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Chia Bao Yu (singing voice)