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Lily Ho (actress)

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Lily Ho
Chinese: 何莉莉
Lily Ho in alternative indonesian magazine Aktuil
Other namesLily Ho Lei-Lei, Lily Ho Li Li, Lily Chao
OccupationActress
Years active1963-1972
SpouseGeorge Chao
Children4

Lily Ho (Chinese: 何莉莉) is a Chinese/Taiwanese actress[n 1][1] who worked mostly in Hong Kong films. She is known for playing the lead roles in various Shaw Brothers productions. Ho is known for the 1966 The Knight Of Knights and her role as Ainu, a lesbian, in Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan, a 1972 adult martial arts film.

Life and career

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Early life

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Ho was born in 1952[n 1][1] and grew up in Taiwan.[2] Ho graduated from The Girl's Middle School in Taiwan.[3][4]

Career

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At age 16, Ho began her acting career in Taiwan. In 1963, Ho was discovered by Yuan Chiu-feng, a director who cast her for Songfest in Taiwan. In 1965, Ho became a Shaw Brothers actress in Hong Kong. Ho is known for 1966 The Knight Of Knights, where she appeared partially nude. Ho played a male role in 1972 in The Fourteen Amazons. Ho also is known for her role as Ainu, a lesbian, in Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan, a 1972 adult martial arts film directed by Chor Yuen. Ho is known as one of the "12 Golden Hairpins".[5][3][6][4]

Personal life

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In 1972, Ho married George Chao Tse Kwong (died 2016), a Hong Kong shipping tycoon and youngest son in a prominent Hong Kong family. They had four children. Eldest daughter Sabrina Chao is currently President of Baltic and International Maritime Council. Ho's brother-in-law is Cecil Chao.[3][7]


Filmography

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Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Other sources mention 1946 or 1947 as her year of birth in Nanjing (continental China) to Chinese parents; but all sources mention early childhood in Taiwan and most of them describe Ho as "from Taiwan".

References

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  1. ^ a b Stokes, Lisa Odham; Braaten, Rachel (2020-01-15). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0.
  2. ^ Fu, Poshek (2008). China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07500-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mok, Laramie (September 4, 2018). "4 big screen beauties from the golden age of Shaw Brothers films". scmp.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Actresses - Lily Ho". celestialpictures.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lily Ho". hkmemory.hk. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Shaw Stars, Hong Kong - Shaw Stars (1957-1983)". shaw.sg. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Yu, Esther (July 22, 2016). "Shipping tycoon George Chao dies". thestandard.com.hk. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Song Fest". hkmdb.com. February 19, 1965. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Songfest (1964)". imdb.com. 1964. Retrieved October 22, 2020. (Title is aka Songfest. Released in 1964 in Taiwan, released in 1965 in Hong Kong)
  10. ^ "Auntie Lan (1967)". senscritique.com. 1967. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  11. ^ McClennan, Jim (July 3, 2017). "Angel With the Iron Fists". girlswithguns.org. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Creekmur, Corey K. (2013-01-11). International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-5430-7.
  13. ^ "My Dreamboat". hkmdb.com. September 28, 1967. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  14. ^ "Hong Kong Rhapsody". hkmdb.com. 1968. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Lady with a Sword". hkmdb.com. October 15, 1971. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "The Casino (1972)". silveremulsion.com. 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Casino (1972; Shaw Brothers)". dighkmovies.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "The Casino". hkmdb.com. 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  19. ^ "Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan". hkmdb.com. September 7, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  20. ^ "The Fourteen Amazons". hkcinemagic.com. 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  21. ^ "27 SEP BEFORE THE CAMERA: THE 14 AMAZONS". shawbrothersuniverse.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  22. ^ "14 Amazons (1972)". allmovie.com. July 27, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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