Ching Li (actress)

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Ching Li ( Chinese  井 莉 , Pinyin Jǐng Lì , often Cheng Lee ; born October 29, 1945 in Shandong ; † December 9, 2017 in Hong Kong ) was a Chinese actress . She was considered one of the greatest icons of Asian cinema of the 1960s and 1970s.

life and work

Ching Li, daughter of the renowned actor Ching Miao , came to Taiwan with her parents in 1949 , where she also grew up. According to the Internet Movie Database , she made her film debut at the age of six. In the mid-1960s she got under contract with Shaw Brothers , where she quickly became one of the most popular and best actresses in the studio.

Although Ching Li was mostly used in very combative and bloody films, she rarely fought herself.

Filmography

  • 1967: King Cat
  • 1968: When The Clouds Roll By
  • 1971: The Anonymous Heroes
  • 1971: Duel Of Fists
  • 1972: Ten Yellow Fists for Vengeance ( The Angry Guest )
  • 1972: The Pirate of Shantung ( The Boxer From Shantung )
  • 1972: Four Riders
  • 1973: Man Of Iron
  • 1973: The Blood Brothers Yellow Dragon ( The Blood Brothers )
  • 1976: The Forbidden Past
  • 1976: The Web Of Death
  • 1978: The Sentimental Swordsman
  • 1980: The Convict Killer
  • 1981: The Duel Of The Century
  • 1982: Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman
  • 1983: Shaolin Vs Wu Tang

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Profile in the Chinese film database dianying.com (English), accessed December 6, 2010
  2. ↑ cf. Profile on hkmdb.com (English)
  3. ↑ Obituary , accessed April 27, 2018 ( Chinese )
  4. ↑ cf. Entry on imdb.com , accessed December 6, 2010
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Ching is the family name here, Li is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Ching Li
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 井 莉; Jing Li (pinyin); Cheng Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION chinese actress
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Shandong
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 2017
Place of death Hong Kong