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Yu So-chow (Chinese: 于素秋; pinyin: Yú Sù Qiū; Cantonese Yale: yū sou chāu; 9 July 1930 – 12 May 2017) is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
Yu So Chow (Chinese: 于素秋; pinyin: Yú Sù Qiū; Cantonese Yale: yū sou chāu; 9 July 1930 – 12 May 2017) was a Chinese actress. She was born in Beijing. She was the daughter of late Master Yu Jim Yuen who ran the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School in Hong Kong, and teacher of many well-known actors.
May 16, 2017 · HONG KONG - Yu So Chow, a pioneering female martial arts star of Hong Kong cinema, died in San Francisco on May 12. She was 89, said Hong Kong newspapers. The death was confirmed by...
May 17, 2017 · 17 May - It was revealed that veteran wuxia actress Yu So Chow has recently passed away. As reported on Mingpao, the actress, who was famous for her various martial art projects in the '50s and...
1930-2017. Actress and Cantonese opera artist Yu So Chow was born Yu Siu Yuen to a family of actors. Her father was the famous Peking opera virtuoso Yu Zhanyuan. She began her training in female warrior roles aged eight and made her debut a year later, performing northern-style martial arts.
Aug 25, 2023 · Yu So-chow, whose real name was Yu Xiaofeng, was born into a Peking opera family. Her father, Yu Zhanyuan, was a famous Peking opera wusheng (male lead in a martial role) himself, as well as the master of the renowned "Seven Little Fortunes" which includes Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.
Oct 4, 2017 · To commemorate the acclaimed daomadan (female lead in a martial role) Yu So-chow, who passed away on May 12 this year, the Hong Kong Film Archive of the Leisure and Cultural Services...
May 16, 2017 · Actress Yu So-chow died at the age of 89 in the United States last Friday. The actress's family has said her funeral will take place next Tuesday in San Francisco. Yu started her acting career in 1948 and made a total of over 200 films in Mandarin and Cantonese including over 170 martial arts movies.
Yu So Chow comes from a family of actors. Her father was the famous Peking Opera actor Yu Jim Yuen, and she apprenticed for female warrior roles in Peking Operas at the age of eight. She made her stage debut at nine, when she performed Northern Style martial arts.
Nov 3, 2017 · To commemorate legendary Hong Kong martial arts and opera film star Yu So-chow, who passed away earlier this year, the Hong Kong Film Archive screens nine of her movies in a special programme.
