Patricia Lam Fung
Date of birth: 1940-01-01
Place of birth:
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 林鳳, Lam Fung, Lam Foong, Lin Feng, Lim Fung , Patrica Lam Fung
Biography
Lam joined Shaw brothers in 1957 and became famous with the film The Country Girl. In the space of two years she became a super star and Shaw Brothers publications often called her The Pride of Shaw Brothers. The company also set up a fan club for her and it was said that up to thirty thousand people joined the club. Starting from 1958, Wah Kiu Man Po, a local Evening newspaper held a contest called Best Ten Stars Award. Lam was elected Best Star for nine years running. Altogether she made 30 films for Shaw Brothers, amongst which are Sweet Girl in Terror, Glass Slippers, The Merdeka Bridge, When Durians Bloom, The Legend of Lee Heung Kwan and so on. She later made over one hundred movies as a freelance actress. They include Beauty in a Fallen City, Double Date,Temporary Couple, Buddha's Palm, Two City Girls and Queen of the Market Place. Lam married and retired in 1967. In 1976 she took her own life.
Movie Credits
The Big Circus
1964-03-26
A melodrama from director Kim Chun that revolves around a circus troupe.
Young Rock
1959-02-12
Early Shaw Brothers Cantonese musical
The Fairy Sleeves
1957-07-25
A Chinese Opera in Cantonese by Shaw and Sons studio.
The Marriage Between the Quick and the Dead
1957-09-12
A Chinese Opera film by the Shaw and Sons studio.
A Pretty Girl's Love Affair
1958-04-04
A Shaw and Sons production
A Virtuous Girl from a Humble House
1958-06-19
A Shaw and Sons film
When the Poles Meet
1961-11-29
A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Patricia Lam Fung.
Glass Slippers
1959-09-24
Loosely based on Charles Perrault's Cinderella
Buddha's Palm (Part 2)
1964-01-31
Distressed by her sister Yuk-wah’s sacrifice for lover Lung Kim-fei, Kau Yuk-kuen pacifies their gra
The Peach Blossom Fan
1961-05-03
A Shaw Brothers Chinese Opera based on the Qing dynasty musical play that recounts the death of the
A Narrow Escape
1964-01-01
Hong Kong horror drama movie from 1964.
Buddha's Palm Part 1
1964-02-26
Lung Kim-fei is disfigured and abandoned by his female junior disciple before running into an ambush
Heaven, Hell, Crystal Palace
1965-04-29
Lung Wai Lan, the third princess of the Dragon King, incarnates as a human and falls in love with th
The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)
1966-08-30
The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Bia
The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)
1966-08-23
The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Bia
Sweet Girl in Terror
1958-12-31
Early Shaw Brothers thriller.
The Young Boss of the Factory
1963-10-23
Wong Boon-kap has recently returned from his studies abroad. Following the orders of his father Tai-
The Princess and the 7 Little Heroes
1962-01-25
The Princess and the 7 Little Heroes is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung in a chil
如来神掌 四集
1964-10-21
如来神掌 下集
1964-03-05
Queen of the Marketplace
1964-01-07
Queen of the Marketplace
Fat-Choy Precious Diamonds
1966-01-20
Treasure of Diamonds
Good Luck
1965-11-02
good luck in HK
Secret Agent: The Swallow
1960-07-13
A Shaw Brothers production
Ru lai shen zhang san ji da jie ju
1964-01-31
Lung Kim-fei and Kau Yuk-wah seal their nuptials following the reconciliation between their masters,