Choh Seung-Wan
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Known for: Acting
Also known as: Linda Chu, Linda Chu Hsiang-Yun, 楚湘雲, Chau Sing-Ji, Chu Shang-Yun, Linda Chor, Lin D'Accord
Biography
Born in 1955, she has a career as nightclub singer and advertising model before signing a contract with Shaw Brothers in 1978. Over the next years she averaged three to four films annually including "The Scandalous Warlord", "Legend of the Fox", "Return of the Sentimental Swordsman", "Notorious Eight", "The Duel of the Century", etc. In "Return of the Sentimental Swordsman", he worked with super stars Ching Li, Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng. After leaving Shaw Brothers in 1983, Chu made one final movie, "The Black Magic With Buddha" --directed by former Shaw Brothers' co-star Lo Lieh-- and retired from motion pictures gradually. From the Celestial DVD release of "Godfather of Canton".
Movie Credits
Human Lanterns
1982-07-14
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lant
Legend of the Fox
1980-11-15
Chin Siu Ho plays a young man who believes himself to be an orphan. Until one rainy night when he an
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981-01-31
Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal li
Return of the Dead
1979-12-21
Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be c
Hello Sexy Late Homecomers
1978-09-07
A sex comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio.
Tales of a Eunuch
1983-03-24
The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outla
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
1981-12-10
Spoiled Yuen Si Si, the naive daughter of an affluent merchant, lives her cosseted life dreaming of
The Pure and the Evil
1982-10-13
The Pure and The Evil is about two teenage friends who meet later in life when the sexual tension be
Passing Flickers
1982-04-06
The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familia
Notorious Eight
1981-09-03
A group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the publi
Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman
1982-05-13
Failing to kill the eight Prince, Chu decides to seek refuge in the Phantom's mountain Manor. But it
Revenge of the Corpse
1981-04-17
A story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and her l
The Black Magic with Buddha
1983-05-25
The story is about two explorers who invade a temple in the dark of a jungle. They find a mummy, rem
The Duel of the Century
1981-10-22
This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's la
The Scandalous Warlord
1979-02-09
Applauded director Li Han Hsiang was one of few directors who made soft porn acceptable to mainstrea
My Rebellious Son
1982-11-26
Here Chang Siu Tai is the son of Master Chang, a renowned chiropractor bone-setter operating a clini
The Lost Generation
1983-09-21
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from ma
Godfather from Canton
1982-06-11
A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and co
The Rebel Intruders
1980-09-10
China is ripped apart by a civil war, and thousands of displaced refugees swarm into towns not yet r
The Emperor and His Brother
1981-07-19
A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is -