Mei Hung

Hung Mei

  • Name: Hung Mei
  • Native name: 紅薇
  • Also Known as: Hong Wei, Gong Wei
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 1918
  • Died: October 12, 2011
Hung Mei was a Hong Kong actress born in Beijing, of reportedly Manchurian ancestry. She started her career in Shanghai cinema. Hung Mei first married Yan Hua, a famous movie actor of the period. Having migrated to Hong Kong with her family, Hung Mei (which means "red rose" in Chinese) became a widow in the early fifties but remarried later on with a producer who became father to Derek Yee. She was the mother of David Chiang, Paul Chun, and Derek Yee.

Apart from his acting career, she also coached many actors in the Mandarin dialect.

(Source: HKCM, Yves Gendron) Edit Biography
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1989 Maybe Next Time
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1989 Vampire Buster
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
[Steven's mother] (Support Role)
[Steven's mother]
Support Role
0.0
1988 Last Romance
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
7.5
1975 Fearful Interlude
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
{The Cold Skeleton} [Song En's mother] (Support Role)
{The Cold Skeleton} [Song En's mother]
Support Role
7.0
1974 Mad World of Fools
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1973 When Taekwondo Strikes
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
[Huang's mother] (Support Role)
[Huang's mother]
Support Role
6.9
1971 Maria
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
[Mother] (Support Role)
[Mother]
Support Role
0.0
1971 The Living Sword
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1970 The Unknown Swordsman
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1970 From the Highway
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
Madame An (Guest Role)
Madame An
Guest Role
0.0
1968 The Land of Many Perfumes
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
[Pork hawker] (Guest Role)
[Pork hawker]
Guest Role
7.0
1966 The Blue and the Black 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
[General Zheng's wife] (Guest Role)
[General Zheng's wife]
Guest Role
8.0
1966 The Blue and the Black
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
[General Zheng's wife] (Guest Role)
[General Zheng's wife]
Guest Role
0.0
1966 Forget Me Not
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1965 Master Cute
Hong Kong Movie, 1965,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1965 The Mermaid
Hong Kong Movie, 1965,
"Lightning God" (Guest Role)
"Lightning God"
Guest Role
7.5
1964 The Story of Sue San
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Da Niang (Support Role)
Da Niang
Support Role
0.0
1964 Comedy of Mismatches
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
[Matchmaker] (Guest Role)
[Matchmaker]
Guest Role
0.0
1964 The Amorous Lotus Pan
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Wang Po [Madame] (Support Role)
Wang Po [Madame]
Support Role
0.0
1962 The Black Fox
Hong Kong Movie, 1962,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1962 Dream of the Red Chamber
Hong Kong Movie, 1962,
Jia Tai [Madame] (Support Role)
Jia Tai [Madame]
Support Role
0.0
1960 Rear Entrance
Hong Kong Movie, 1960,
[Party guest] (Guest Role)
[Party guest]
Guest Role
0.0
1956 The Orphan Girl
Hong Kong Movie, 1956,
Mrs Bi (Support Role)
Mrs Bi
Support Role
0.0
1955 Bomeiki
Japanese Movie, 1955,
(Unknown)
Unknown
1.0
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  • First Name: Mei
  • Family Name: Hung
  • Native name: 紅薇
  • Also Known as: Hong Wei, Gong Wei
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 1918
  • Died: October 12, 2011

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