Grace Chang

Grace Chang (born 1933), known in Chinese as Ko Lan (葛蘭), is a Hong Kong-Chinese actress and singer. She was a popular idol in the 1950s, especially among students and the middle class.[1]

Grace Chang
Born
張玉芳

(1933-06-13) June 13, 1933
Nanking, Jiangsu, China
OccupationSinger, Actress
Spouse(s)Gao Fuquan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葛蘭
Simplified Chinese葛兰

She was a renowned Cathay Organization actress with many successes including It Blossoms Again, The Wild, Wild Rose, and Mambo Girl. Chang appeared in 33 films during her eleven-year acting career. Her last actual appearance was in 1964 though she has provided vocals for soundtracks.

Biography

Chang was a Haining, Zhejiang native, born in Nanking and grew up in Shanghai, before moving to Hong Kong in 1949. The great singer-actress Chow Hsuan was her idol.[1] Her stage name, Ko Lan, is an approximation of her English name Grace. She began vocal training in her childhood. She moved to Hong Kong with her father in 1949 and began her career with Taishan Pictures, where she starred in her debut show, “Seven Sisters” in 1952. Grace married Kao Fuchuan in London in 1961 and retired from acting in 1964.

Filmography
  • Seven Sisters (1953)
  • Red Bloom in the Snow (1954)
  • Blood-Stained Flowers (1954)
  • It Blossoms Again (1954)
  • Soldier of Fortune (1955)
  • Surprise (1956)
  • The ingenious Seduction (1956)
  • The Long Lane (1956)
  • Over the Rolling Hills (1956)
  • The Story of a Fur Coat (1956)
  • Mambo Girl (1957)
  • Booze, Boobs and Bucks (1957)
  • Love and Crime (1957)
  • Murder in the Night (1957)
  • Torrents of Desire (1958)
  • Golden Phoenix (1958)
  • Crimes of Passion (1959)
  • Spring Song (1959)
  • Air Hostess (1959 film) (1959)
  • Our Dream Car (1959)
  • My Darling Sister (1959)
  • The Girl With a Thousand Faces (1960)
  • The June Bride (1960)
  • Forever Yours (1960)
  • The Loving Couple (1960)
  • Miss Pony-Tail (1960)
  • The Wild, Wild Rose (1960)
  • Sun, Moon and Star (1961)
  • Sun, Moon and Star Part 2 (1961)
  • Because of Her (1963)
  • The Magic Lamp (1964)
  • A Story of Three Loves Part 1 (1964)
  • A Story of Three Loves Part 2 (1964)
  • The Hole (1998) (soundtrack only)
  • The Wayward Cloud (2005) (soundtrack only)
  • Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang (2008) (soundtrack only)
  • Crazy Rich Asians (2018) (soundtrack only)

References
  1. Law Kar; Frank Bren; Sam Ho (2004). Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View. Scarecrow Press. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-0-8108-4986-0.


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