To Sam Ku

Name: To Sam Ku
Native name: 陶三姑
Also Known as: To Sam Gu, Sam Ku To, To Ying, Tao San Gu
Nationality: Hong Konger
Gender: Female
Born: 1895
Died: 1983

To Sam Ku was originally an opera performer and widely known in Southeast Asia. She acted in over 500 films between 1936 and 1978 and has always been remembered for her uncompromising attitude as the landlady role who hunts tenants down for rent as well as her avaricious broad smile when the money is in her hands.

(Source: HKFA) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1978	Dog Bites Dog Bone Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	3.0
1976	Laugh In Hong Kong Movie, 1976, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1975	Enjoy Longevity 300 Years Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1975	The Last Message Hong Kong Movie, 1975, Ms. Chow (Guest Role)	Ms. Chow Guest Role	7.1
1975	The Wandering Life Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1974	Lucky, Lucky Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1974	Games Gamblers Play Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.8
1974	The Adventurous Air Steward Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Passenger] (Guest Role)	[Passenger] Guest Role	0.0
1974	Sinful Confession Hong Kong Movie, 1974, Granny (Guest Role)	Granny Guest Role	0.0
1974	Supremo Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Mrs Szuma's neighbor] (Guest Role)	[Mrs Szuma's neighbor] Guest Role	0.0
1974	Gossip Street Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1974	Sex, Love, and Hate Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Mrs. Guan's helper] (Guest Role)	[Mrs. Guan's helper] Guest Role	7.0
1974	The Little Man, Ah Fook Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1973	Love Is a 4 Lettered Word Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1973	Tales of Larceny Hong Kong Movie, 1973, {Tales of Larceny{ [Fortune teller] (Guest Role)	{Tales of Larceny{ [Fortune teller] Guest Role	4.0
1970	Secret Agent No. 1 Hong Kong Movie, 1970, [Nightclub audience] (Guest Role)	[Nightclub audience] Guest Role	0.0
1969	The Romantic Girl Who Plays Hard-to-Get Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1962	Walk a Thousand Miles to Escort the Princess Hong Kong Movie, 1962, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1961	Thirteen Swords (Part 2) Hong Kong Movie, 1961, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1961	The Swords of Tien Shan 2 Hong Kong Movie, 1961, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1961	Pretended Ghost Hong Kong Movie, 1961, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1961	The Swords of Tien Shan Hong Kong Movie, 1961, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1960	The Elevator Murder Case Hong Kong Movie, 1960, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1959	Breaking the Coffin to Rescue Mother Hong Kong Movie, 1959, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1959	Two Fools Capture a Ghost Hong Kong Movie, 1959, Sam Gu [Chun's aunt] (Support Role)	Sam Gu [Chun's aunt] Support Role	0.0
1959	Till Death Us Do Part (Part 2) Hong Kong Movie, 1959, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1956	How Wong Fei Hung Set Fire to Dashatou Hong Kong Movie, 1956, [Mother] (Guest Role)	[Mother] Guest Role	4.0
1955	Her Unrequited Love Hong Kong Movie, 1955, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1951	The Silver World of Stardom Hong Kong Movie, 1951, [Third aunt] (Support Role)	[Third aunt] Support Role	0.0
1950	The Nanhai Fisherman's Song Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	The End of the Year Means Money Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	The War Baby Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	Love Tears of a Buddhist Recluse Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	A Small Gift from Afar Hong Kong Movie, 1950, [Third aunt] (Support Role)	[Third aunt] Support Role	0.0
1950	Sorrows of a Neglected Wife Hong Kong Movie, 1950, [Ninth aunt] (Support Role)	[Ninth aunt] Support Role	0.0
1950	Where Shall We Meet Again? Hong Kong Movie, 1950, [Landlady] (Guest Role)	[Landlady] Guest Role	0.0
1950	World of Villains Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	The Abandoned Woman of a Rich Family Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	White Poplar, Red Tears Hong Kong Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	Two Roaming Orphan Girls Hong Kong Movie, 1950, [Law's mother] (Support Role)	[Law's mother] Support Role	0.0
1949	Meeting a Ghost While Hunting Hong Kong Movie, 1949, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1949	The Junior Hero, Ai Hu Hong Kong Movie, 1949, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1947	The Evil Mind Hong Kong Movie, 1947, Tung Sam Ku (Support Role)	Tung Sam Ku Support Role	0.0
1939	The She-Ghost Gets Married Hong Kong Movie, 1939, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1936	A Fisherman's Girl Hong Kong Movie, 1936, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0

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