Bo-Ying Lee

Bo-Ying Lee (Chinese: 李寶瑩 is a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Lee is credited with over 45 films.

Bo-Ying Lee
Chinese: 李寶瑩
Other namesLee Bo-Ying, Lee Bo Ying, Lee Po-Ying, Li Baoying, New Fong Yim-Fan
OccupationActress, Cantonese opera singer
Known forBo-style

Career

Lee started her career as a Cantonese opera singer. In Cantonese opera, Lee's vocal style is known as the Bo-style. In 1954, Lee became an actress in Hong Kong films. Ma first appeared in It's Fun Getting Together, a 1954 Comedy directed by Chow Sze-Luk. Lee appeared in Cantonese opera films such as White Gold Dragon (1954), Third-master Sha, the Heart-Stealer (1954), and How the Scholar Tong Pak-Fu Won the Maid Chau-Heung (1954). Lee appeared as a lead actress in The Scholar Whose Ambition Is to Marry a Princess, a 1955 Cantonese opera film directed by Wong Tin-Lam, and in The Opera Boat at Star Island (aka The Opera Boat in Singapore), a 1955 Drama film directed by Ku Wen-Chung. Lee also appeared as Princess Iron Fan in The Adventures of Nazha, a 1965 Historical Drama directed by Siu Sang and Miu Hong-Nee. Lee's last film was Night of the Opera Stars (aka Goddess of Mercy Celebrates Her Birthday at Xiang Shan), a 1966 Documentary film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Lee is credited with over 45 films.[1][2]

Repertoire
  1. The Butterfly Lovers opposite Lam Kar Sing (two versions)
  2. The Immortal Zhang Yuqiao, the Most Respectable Courtesan (with blessing of Yim Fun Fong)
  3. Willow Beauty by playwright So Yung (Chinese: 蘇翁) (opened in 1973)

Theater Performance
  • 1978, 6th Hong Kong Arts Festival
- Butterfly Lovers
- War and Never-ending Love by playwright Poon Cheuk

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

  • 1954 It's Fun Getting Together
  • 1954 White Gold Dragon [3]
  • 1954 Third-master Sha, the Heart-Stealer
  • 1954 How the Scholar Tong Pak-Fu Won the Maid Chau-Heung
  • 1955 The Scholar Whose Ambition Is to Marry a Princess [4]
  • 1955 The Opera Boat at Star Island (aka The Opera Boat in Singapore)
  • 1962 The Jade Hairpin (opposite Ho Fei-Fan)
  • 1965 The Adventures of Nazha – Princess Iron Fan [5]
  • 1966 Night of the Opera Stars (aka Goddess of Mercy Celebrates Her Birthday at Xiang Shan) – Documentary [6]

Discography
  • 1968, Of Love and Enmity
  • 1969, Why Not Return? (2xLP, Gat)
  • 1969, Lam Chung
  • 1970, Drums Along the Battlefield (LP, Album)
  • 1971, The Revenge Battle
  • Meeting at the Pavilion (aka Butterfly Lovers)

Awards
  • 1981 BH for her artistic contributions towards Cantonese Opera.

References
  1. "Playscript, Vocal and Music Zone". lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. "Lee Bo-Ying". hkmdb.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. "White Gold Dragon". hkmdb.com. July 16, 1954. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. "The Scholar Whose Ambition Is to Marry a Princess (1955)". senscritique.com (in French). 1965. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  5. "The Adventures of Nazha (1965)". senscritique.com (in French). 1965. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. "Film Screenings – Goddess of Mercy Celebrates Her birthday at Heung Fa Shan". filmarchive.gov.hk. September 15, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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