Hung Nam
{{Short description|Chinese actress and producer}}
{{family name hatnote|Nam (南)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Hung Nam
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|native_name = {{zh|t=南紅}}
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1934}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|other_names = Hong Nan, Siu Nam-Hung, So Suk-Mei, Nam Hung
|occupation = Actress, film producer
|years_active = 1952–1997
|known_for = Co-founder of Rose Motion Picture Company
|spouse = Chor Yuen (1967–2022)
}}
Hung Nam ({{zh|t=南紅}}, born 1934) is a Chinese actress and film producer from Hong Kong. Nam is credited with over 170 films.
Early life
Career
Nam started as a Cantonese opera performer and she was a Hung Sin Nui’s protégé. Nam studied Cantonese opera under Hung Sin Nui for six years.{{cite web |URL=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/star%E2%80%99s-death-shocks-many |title=Star’s death shocks many |website=asiaone.com |date=December 12, 2013 |accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
In 1952, Nam started her acting career. Nam debuted in Red Rose, the Songstress, a 1952 drama film directed by Chun Kim. Nam was known for her lead role as Xiaolongnü in The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1 to Part 4), 1960-1961 martial arts films directed by Lee Fa. The films were an adaption from Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. In 1962, Nam co-founded Rose Motion Picture Company. In 1963, Nam became a producer. Nam was both a producer and a lead actress in films such as Tear-Laden Rose (1963), The Black Rose (1965), Love Never Fades (1965), Spy with My Face (1966), and Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands (1969), where her husband was the director. Nam's last film was Black Rose II, a 1997 comedy film directed by Jeff Lau Chun-Wai and Corey Yuen Kwai. Nam is credited with over 170 films.{{cite web |URL=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2133&display_set=eng |title=Nam Hung |website=hkmdb.com |accessdate=October 26, 2020}}{{cite web |URL=https://soundsgreat.com.hk/?portfolio=%E5%A5%BD%E8%81%B2%E7%BE%8E%E9%BA%97%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97-%E5%8D%97%E7%B4%85&lang=en |title=NAM HUNG
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Filmography
= Films =
This is a partial list of films.
- 1952 Red Rose, the Songstress {{cite web |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1570&display_set=eng |title=Red Rose, the Songstress |website=hkmdb.com |date=October 9, 1952 |accessdate=May 10, 2021}}
- 1952 Girl in Red ({{zh|t=一丈紅}}) {{cite web |URL=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1578&display_set=eng |title=Girl in Red
|website=hkmdb.com |date=October 24, 1952 |accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
- 1952 A Melancholy Melody (Part 2)
- 1952 A Ready Lover
- 1954 Autumn - Chun Lan.{{cite web |URL=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/en_US/web/hkfa/rp-hk-filmography-series-4-2.html |title=Hong Kong Filmography Volume IV (1953-1959) |website=lcsd.gov.hk |accessdate=May 10, 2021}}{{cite web |URL=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1825&display_set=eng |title=Autumn |website=hkmdb.com |date=February 17, 1954 |accessdate=May 10, 2021}}
- 1957 She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) - Chong So-Ching.
- 1957 The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) - Leung Choi Lin.{{cite web |url=http://www.brns.com/pages4/hkiffreport.html |title=2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) Report |website=brns.com |date=2006 |accessdate=May 9, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://sgfilmlocations.com/2014/12/24/china-wife-moon-over-malaya-1957/ |title=Singapore Film Location Archive - 椰林月/ MOON OVER MALAYA (1957) |website=sgfilmlocation.com |accessdate=May 9, 2021}}
- 1959 Orchid in the Storm (aka Twilight of Love) {{cite web |URL=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film423865.html |title=Orchid in the Storm |website=filmaffinity.com |date=1959 |accessdate=May 10, 2021}}
- 1960 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1) - Xiaolongnü{{cite web |URL=http://chinesemov.com/1960/The-Great-Heroes.html |title=The Great Heroes (1960) |website=chinesemov.com |date=July 27, 1960 |accessdate=October 29, 2020}}{{cite web |URL=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3185&display_set=eng |title=The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1) |website=hkmdb.com |date=July 27, 1960 |accessdate=October 29, 2020}}
- 1960 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 2)
- 1961 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 3)
- 1961 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 4)
- 1963 Tear-Laden Rose - also as Producer.
- 1965 The Black Rose - Chan Mei-Yi. Also as Producer.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkHCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 |title=Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema |pages=31 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |first1=Lisa Odham |last1=Stokes |date=2007 |isbn=0810864584 |accessdate=May 10, 2021}}
- 1965 Love Never Fades - also as Producer.
- 1966 Spy with My Face - Chan Mei-Yi. Also as Producer.{{cite web |URL=https://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article/101272 |title=APA Top 10: Asian James Bond Knock-offs |website=international.ucla.edu |first1=Brian |last1=Hu |first2=Winghei |last2=Kwok |first3=Bryan |last3=Hartzheim |first4=Ada |last4=Tseng |date=November 28, 2008 |accessdate=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513001018/https://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article/101272 |url-status=bot: unknown }}(){{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4501&display_set=eng |title=Spy with My Face |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 6, 1966 |accessdate=May 12, 2021}}
- 1966 Lady Bond (Chivalrous Girl) - Lee Ping.{{cite web |URL=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4557&display_set=eng |title=Lady Bond |website=hkmdb.com |date=August 1, 1966 |accessdate=April 24, 2021}}
- 1967 The Great Lover - Lam Yuk-Hing.{{cite web |URL=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4688&display_set=eng |title=The Great Lover |website=hkmdb.com |date=June 14, 1967 |accessdate=August 8, 2021}}
- 1967 My Darling Wife {{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4787&display_set=eng |title=My Darling Wife |website=hkmdb.com |date=December 29, 1967 |accessdate=August 8, 2021}}
- 1967 Romance of a Teenage Girl (aka Young Love, A Young Girl's Love) - Kit-Hung.{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4707&display_set=eng |title=Romance of a Teenage Girl |website=hkmdb.com |date=August 2, 1967 |accessdate=June 7, 2021}}
- 1967 They All Fall in Love - Suk-Han.{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4745&display_set=eng |title=They All Fall in Love |website=hkmdb.com |date=October 11, 1967 |accessdate=August 11, 2021}}
- 1967 To Rose with Love - Actress, screenwriter.{{cite web |URL=https://www.senscritique.com/film/To_Rose_with_Love/13426526/details |title=To Rose With Love |website=senscritique.com |date=1967 |accessdate=June 18, 2021}}{{cite web |URL=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4723&display_set=eng |title=To Rose with Love |website=hkmdb.com |date=August 30, 2021 |accessdate=June 7, 2021}}
- 1969 Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands - also as Producer.
- 1986 Last Song in Paris - Chin Mei.{{cite web |URL=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film979705.html |title=Last Song in Paris |website=filmaffinity.com |date=1986 |accessdate=May 11, 2021}}
- 1997 Black Rose II
Personal life
Nam's husband was Chor Yuen, a film director, screenwriter, and actor. They were married since 1967 until Yuen's death in 2022.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-21|title=名導楚原 今早突然不舒服 送院兩小時離世 享年87歲|url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20220221-314662|access-date=2022-02-21|website=明周娛樂|language=en-US}}{{cite web |URL=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/news/nam-hung-clarifies-rumours-chor-yuen-065000299.html |title=Nam Hung clarifies rumours about Chor Yuen |website=yahoo.com |date=August 20, 2014 |accessdate=October 27, 2020}}{{cite web |URL=http://www.jaynestars.com/news/director-chor-yuen-suffers-from-dementia |title=Director Chor Yuen Suffers from Dementia |website=jaynestar.com |date=May 11, 2014 |accessdate=April 24, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9412731/ Hung Nam at imdb.com]
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=3634 Nam Hung at hkcinemagic.com]
- [https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/search.php?stype=cast&sn&stext=Nam%20Hung Nam Hung at filmaffinity.com]
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Category:Cantonese opera actresses
Category:Hong Kong film actresses