Chiu Sam-Yin
Chao Hsin-yen was born in 1947 and grew up in Hong Kong, though she was a native of Shantung. After graduating from secondary school, she joined the 4th Southern Experimental Theatre Training Troupe. When the Troupe wound up in 1964, Chao signed a four-year acting contract with Shaw Brothers. Her first movie was the romantic comedy Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore.
In 1968, Chao appeared in two martial arts movies, namely The Silver Fox and Golden Swallow directed by Chang Cheh. In 1969, she also appeared in The Swordmate, Dragon Swamp and The Singing Escort. Chao retired from the motion picture industry after completion of her contract with Shaw Brothers.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.519 |
| Birthday | 1947-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Also Known As | Chao Hsin-Yen, Chiao Hsin-Yen, Chao Sin-Yen, 趙心妍, |
1968
Golden Swallow
6.2/37
Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mys...
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Golden Swallow
1965
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
0/0
Shaw Brothers comedy.
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Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
1969
The Swordmates
5.8/3
Ming dynasty traitors have sent a secret message in a jade goddess statuette, containing their plans of treason to help tribal warlords usurp power fr...
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The Swordmates
1967
The Assassin
6.5/16
Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with anothe...
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The Assassin
1969
Dragon Swamp
6.4/8
After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is banished to the Dragon Swamp for 20 years. Now, 20 years lat...
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Dragon Swamp
1968
The Bells of Death
6.7/13
A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with no...
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The Bells of Death
1968
That Fiery Girl
6.6/4
The bandits of Hulu Valley murder the chief of Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map. In retaliation, the clan’s leading swordsman Feng-chun (Ch...
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That Fiery Girl
1968
The Silver Fox
6.8/5
The Silver Fox is a throwback, the last of its kind where the heroic swordsmen are women. Lily Ho (before she became one of Shaw Brothers' great eroti...
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The Silver Fox
1965
Squadron 77
0/0
Spy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role of nationalist freedom fighter when she discovers that...
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Squadron 77
1966
The Monkey Goes West
6/1
THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting th...
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The Monkey Goes West
1966
Princess Iron Fan
5/2
The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for the adventures of Sun Wukong, the notorious Monkey...
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Princess Iron Fan
1966
The Golden Buddha
5/3
Paul (Zhang Chong) is a businessman who gets caught up in an international espionage plot when he accidentally switches briefcases with a friend aboar...
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The Golden Buddha
1970
The Iron Buddha
5.8/6
After a notorious rapist kills his master and entire clan, the Iron Buddha sets out for revenge. He'll need a magic sword first though, naturally.
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The Iron Buddha
1967
Hong Kong Nocturne
5.6/4
A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs until they make their own life.
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Hong Kong Nocturne
1967
Operation Lipstick
0/0
Li Bing, a nightclub entertainer and a reformed thief was caught up in a fight against a criminal syndicate after forcing a cohort to return the walle...
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Operation Lipstick
1968
The Enchanted Chamber
0/0
A mortal, a ghost and a fox fairy come together against evil in this supernatural wuxia film.
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The Enchanted Chamber
1969
The Singing Escort
0/0
The sex appeal factor shoots skyhigh here with Ting playing Susan, a young woman hiding from her father by being a nightclub singer in Japan. Pop sing...
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The Singing Escort
1967
Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001
2/1
Nora Zain is a spy from Malaysia that been assigned to defeat diamond syndicate in Asia.
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Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001
1966
The Joy of Spring
0/0
Hong Kong musical directed by Lo Chen.
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The Joy of Spring
1967
Song of Tomorrow
0/0
Ivy Ling Po was at the height of her fame in traditional Huangmei Opera films -- and chiefly as a male impersonator -- when she radically changed her...
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Song of Tomorrow
1966
Come Drink with Me
6.7/136
Golden Swallow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group...
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