Hung Nam

In this Chinese name, the family name is Nam (南).

Hung Nam
Chinese: 南紅
Born	1934 (age 90–91)
Other names	Hong Nan, Siu Nam-Hung, So Suk-Mei, Nam Hung
Occupation(s)	Actress, film producer
Years active	1952–1997
Known for	Co-founder of Rose Motion Picture Company
Spouse	Chor Yuen (1967–2022)

Hung Nam (Chinese: 南紅, born 1934) is a Chinese actress and film producer from Hong Kong. Nam is credited with over 170 films.

Early life

In 1934, Nam was born.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[1][2]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

• 1952 Red Rose, the Songstress [4]
• 1952 Girl in Red (Chinese: 一丈紅) [5]
• 1952 A Melancholy Melody (Part 2)
• 1952 A Ready Lover
• 1954 Autumn - Chun Lan.[6][7]
• 1957 She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) - Chong So-Ching.[8]
• 1957 The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) - Leung Choi Lin.[9][8]
• 1959 Orchid in the Storm (aka Twilight of Love) [10]
• 1960 The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1) - Xiaolongnü[11][12]
• 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.[13]
• 1965 Love Never Fades - also as Producer.
• 1966 Spy with My Face - Chan Mei-Yi. Also as Producer.[14][15]
• 1966 Lady Bond (Chivalrous Girl) - Lee Ping.[16]
• 1967 The Great Lover - Lam Yuk-Hing.[17]
• 1967 My Darling Wife [18]
• 1967 Romance of a Teenage Girl (aka Young Love, A Young Girl's Love) - Kit-Hung.[19]
• 1967 They All Fall in Love - Suk-Han.[20]
• 1967 To Rose with Love - Actress, screenwriter.[21][22]
• 1969 Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands - also as Producer.
• 1986 Last Song in Paris - Chin Mei.[23]
• 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.[24][25][26]

References

1. "Nam Hung". hkmdb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
2. "NAM HUNG". soundsgreat.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
3. "Star's death shocks many". asiaone.com. December 12, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
4. "Red Rose, the Songstress". hkmdb.com. October 9, 1952. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
5. "Girl in Red". hkmdb.com. October 24, 1952. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
6. "Hong Kong Filmography Volume IV (1953-1959)". lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
7. "Autumn". hkmdb.com. February 17, 1954. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
8. "Singapore Film Location Archive - 椰林月/ MOON OVER MALAYA (1957)". sgfilmlocation.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
9. "2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) Report". brns.com. 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
10. "Orchid in the Storm". filmaffinity.com. 1959. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
11. "The Great Heroes (1960)". chinesemov.com. July 27, 1960. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
12. "The Story of the Great Heroes (Part 1)". hkmdb.com. July 27, 1960. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
13. Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 31. ISBN 0810864584. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
14. Hu, Brian; Kwok, Winghei; Hartzheim, Bryan; Tseng, Ada (November 28, 2008). "APA Top 10: Asian James Bond Knock-offs". international.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.()
15. "Spy with My Face". hkmdb.com. April 6, 1966. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
16. "Lady Bond". hkmdb.com. August 1, 1966. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
17. "The Great Lover". hkmdb.com. June 14, 1967. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
18. "My Darling Wife". hkmdb.com. December 29, 1967. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
19. "Romance of a Teenage Girl". hkmdb.com. August 2, 1967. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
20. "They All Fall in Love". hkmdb.com. October 11, 1967. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
21. "To Rose With Love". senscritique.com. 1967. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
22. "To Rose with Love". hkmdb.com. August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
23. "Last Song in Paris". filmaffinity.com. 1986. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
24. "名導楚原 今早突然不舒服 送院兩小時離世 享年87歲". 明周娛樂. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
25. "Nam Hung clarifies rumours about Chor Yuen". yahoo.com. August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
26. "Director Chor Yuen Suffers from Dementia". jaynestar.com. May 11, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

External links

• Hung Nam at imdb.com
• Nam Hung at hkcinemagic.com
• Nam Hung at filmaffinity.com