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黃曼梨  ♀
Wong Man-Lei
Mary Je (Sister Mary),  Wong Man-Li,  Huang Manli,  Wong Man-So
Born: 1913 (China) - Died: April 8th, 1998





 
Filmography (1932-1986)
 
  Actor (309 films)
    Jade Rings (1932)    
    Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple (1932) ... Chiu Ching-Ha
    Gunshot at Midnight (1932) ... Rich girl
    The Fool Pays Respects (1933)    
    The Shining Pearl (1933)    
    Die for Whom (1934)    
    Time for Youth (1934)    
    A Woman's Life (1934)    
    Return from the Battleground (1934) ... Pak Sin-Kwun
    Yesterday's Song (1935) ... Yuet Han
    The Idiot Pays Respects (1935) ... Wife
    The Model Wife (1936)    
    Loveknot (1936)    
    Children's Debts (1936)    
    Earthly Paradise (1936)    
    Sibling Rivalry (1936)    
    Blood-Stained Money (1936)    
    Tears of the Reed Catkins (1936) ... Chung Mei-Kuen
    New Youth (1936)    
    Fall of the Pear Flower (1936) ... Lam Sin-Mui
    The Twelve Wives (1937)    
    Song of Life (1937) ... Ching Wan Man
    The West Chamber Then and Now (1937)    
    Man of All Evil (1937)    
    The Sentimental Angel (1937) ... Cheung Siu-Chen
    National Heroine (1937)    
    The Forces Within (1937)    
    The Illegitimate Son (1937)    
    The March (1937)    
    Romance of the Pearl River (1937)    
    The Platinum Dragon (Part 2) (1937) ... Yuk-Sim
    Blood and Tears at the Border (1937)    
    Hero of the Times (1937)    
    Close Combat (1937)    
    Emperor Without a Crown (1937)    
    The Devil in My Heart (1937)    
    Seven Beauties (1938)    
    The Twelve Wives (Part Two) (1938)    
    Public Enemy (1938)    
    The Lonely Son (1938)    
    New Citizens (1938)    
    The Golden-Leaf Chrysanthemum (1938)    
    The Good Gaughter-in-Law (1938)    
    The Golden-Leaf Chrysanthemum (Part 2) (1939)    
    The Domestic Brigade (1939)    
    The 1939 Grand Park (1939)    
    The Walking Corpse (1939)    
    The Plum Blossoms Bloom Twice (1939) ... Chan Hang Yuen
    Intrigue in the Palace (1939) ... So Gam Deng
    A Poor Man's Deliverance (1939)    
    Spirit of the Broom (1939)    
    Three Provocations Against the Emperor (1939)    
    The Filial Son and the Unworthy Mother (1939)    
    For Love or Money (1939)    
    I Married the Wrong Guy (1939)    
    Pagoda of Haunted Souls (1939)    
    Grave of the Sisters-in-Law (1939)    
    Thirty Years of Misery (1939)    
    Escape from the Law (1940)    
    The Empress Dowager (1940) ... Haau Ching Wong Hau
    As the Heart Desires (1940)    
    The Mother Bridge (1940) ... Wan's wife
    Little Guangdong (1940)    
    One Hundred Thousand Children's Corpses (1940)    
    White Twister (1940) ... Madam Yuen
    Orchid of the Valley (1940)    
    The Flying Bandit (1940)    
    The Phantom of the Theatre (1940)    
    The Faithful Wife (1940)    
    Poor Souls (1940) ... Mary Fong
    Why Don't You Return? (1940) ... Pan Leung
    Seduction on the Plains (1940)    
    Good Son, Good Daughter (1941)    
    Spring Engulfs the Mansion (1941)    
    Bridge of Jealousy (1941)    
    The Phoenix Marries a Crow (1941)    
    The Knight of Deserted Island (1941)    
    The Litter Tiger (1941)    
    Rescue Grandpa (1941) ... Chui Wai Yue
    The Patriotic Lovers (1941)    
    An Empty House (1941)    
    My Money, My Country (1941)    
    Gone with the Song (1943) ... Fong Sau-Wah
    Illusion of Happiness (1944)    
    Tears of Love (1946)    
    A Stooge's Luck Over Love (1946)    
    Romance from Temple (1946)    
    Fervent Fellow (1946)    
    Feed the Scholar (1947)    
    Why Not Return? (Part 2) (1947) ... Pan Neong
    The Unfinished Story (1947) ... Lucy Wong
    Red Chamber in the Sea (Part 1) (1947) ... Duk Koo So-Chau
    The Evil Mind (1947) ... Yau Sap-Ku
    Romance of the West Chamber (1947)    
    Tears of the Returned One (1947) ... Lau Wong
    The Fickle Lady (1947) ... Lok Kuen-See
    Red Chamber in the Sea (Part 2) (1947) ... Duk Koo So-Chau
    Romance from Heaven (1947)    
    Romantic Lovers (1947)    
    To Steal a Sweet Heart (1948) ... Tang Oi-Ling
    The Faithful Wife and Lascivious Woman (1948)    
    New Life (1948)    
    Warmth of Home (1948) ... Lee Lei
    A Beautiful Evening (1948)    
    Bat Thief (1948)    
    Mysterious Mind of a Woman (1948) ... Hung Sau-Dan
    War Spy (1948) ... Sakaruto
    End to the Song, Death to the Soul (1948)    
    Regretful Lovers (1948)    
    Uncompromising Fellow (1948)    
    Wiping Out the Spider Gang (1948)    
    Special Edition of Tso Yi-Man's Funeral (1948) ... Herself
    Springtime Again (1949)    
    Hanging on Together (1949) ... Chan Yuk-Sim
    It Will Pay Off (1949) ... Madam Chan
    A Quarrelsome Couple (1949) ... Chow So-Man
    Third Madame Educates Her Son (1949) ... Third Madam
    Blood Is Thicker Than Water (1949) ... Ching-Han
    For My Country (1949) ... Lee Wai-Bing
    The Orphan's Rescue (1949) ... Chan Chu-Mui
    Cast Aside the Beloved One (1949) ... Kwai Heung
    Orphan's Tears (1949) ... Wong Suk-Yin
    How Inspector Daisen Shattered the Strange Cloaks Gang (1950)    
    Kaleidoscope (1950) ... 2)
    The Wages of Sin (Part 1) (1950) ... Cho Chun-Fong
    The Wages of Sin (Part 2) (1950) ... Cho Chun-Fong
    The War Baby (1950) ... Lau So-ying, Wing-nin's wife
    The Son Who Broke Mother's Heart (1950)    
    The End of the Year Means Money (1950) ... Teacher's wife
    They Love to Argue (1950)    
    Heartbreak Flower (1951)    
    An Orphan's Sad Tale (1951)    
    The Silver World of Stardom (1951) ... Movie star
    Infancy (1951)    
    Advent of Spring (1951)    
    Pearly Tears (1951) ... Yuen Bo-Ying
    Camille's Tears (1951)    
    All Illusion of Paradise (1951)    
    Gay Bower in Spring (1951)    
    Five Sisters (1951)    
    A Young Lady Sells Her Maid (1951) ... Wong Suk-Han
    Poor Mother (1951) ... Wong Ying-Ha
    How Leung Tin-Loi Was Thrice Beaten Up by Ling Kwai-Hing (Part 1) (1951) ... Leung's mother
    How Leung Tin-Loi Was Thrice Beaten Up By Ling Kwai-Hing (Part 2) (1951) ... Leung's mother
    She Regrets Having Married a Rich Husband (1951) ... Sau-Fong's mother
    A Dream of Red Mansions (1951)    
    Between Her Own and the Concubine's Children (1952)    
    Sad Tale of a Wife a Rich Household (1952)    
    May Fortune Grow and Sons Come in a Row (1952)    
    The Love Chain (1952)    
    Everything Goes Wrong for the Poor Couple (1952) ... Leung Kwong's mother
    Green Window, Red Tears (1952) ... Madam Lau Tong
    Sisters Two (1952)    
    A Song of Everlasting Sorrow (1952)    
    The Life of Xiao Ming-Xing (1952)    
    Poor Daddy (1952) ... Sally
    A Love So Deep and Great (1952)    
    Sweet Love Lingers One (1952)    
    My Beloved Grandchild (1952)    
    The Romantic Affair of Borrowing a Wife (1952)    
    Red and White Peonies (1952) ... Sima's wife
    A New Story of Ah Niu (1952) ... Doctor Au
    A Melancholy Melody (Part 1) (1952)    
    A Melancholy Melody (Part 2) (1952)    
    The Prodigal Son (1952) ... Mrs. Kwong
    Family (1953) ... Lee Sui
    Soul of the Jade Pear (1953) ... Kwan-Sin's mother
    Love at First Sight (1953)    
    The Guiding Light (1953) ... Nanny
    A Flower Reborn (1953)    
    Sunrise (1953) ... Mrs Lee
    A Myriad Homes (1953)    
    In the Face of Demolition (1953)    
    Father and Son (1954) ... Sek Sou
    This Wonderful Life (1954)    
    Love's Surprises (1954)    
    Neighbours All (1954) ... Cheung's mother
    The Postponed Wedding (1954)    
    The Good Earth (1954)    
    Big Thunderstorm (1954) ... Yeung's mother
    Love in Malaya (1954) ... Sing's wife
    Spring's Flight (1954)    
    Orchid of the Valley (1954) ... Sung Dan-Ping
    Sworn Sisters (1954) ... Ah Ho
    The Bachelor-Girls (1954)    
    Love (Part 1) (1955) ... Ma Si-Hau's wife
    Love (Part 2) (1955) ... Ma Si-Hau's wife
    Cold Nights (1955) ... Man Suen's mother
    Parents' Hearts (1955) ... Mother
    A Teacher's Reward (1955)    
    In Different Lands We Still Long for Each Other (1955) ... Yuen Shuk-Ying
    This Wonderful Land (1955) ... Sun's wife
    The Pagoda of Long Life (1955) ... Yuet-Mei's mother
    Everlasting Love (1955)    
    We Owe It to Our Children (1955)    
    Love Trilogy (1955) ... Mrs. Lee
    Jane (1955) ... Cheung's mad wife
    Broken Spring Dreams (1955) ... To Lai-Kuen
    Backyard Adventures (1955) ... Widow
    Memories of a Drifting Life (1955)    
    The Peacock's Sad Tale (1956)    
    Wilderness (1956)    
    The Sad Wife in a Grand House (1956) ... 1st sister-in-law
    The Nouveau Riche (1956)    
    The Wall (1956) ... Mrs. Kong
    A Peaceful Family Will Prosper (1956) ... Sing's mother
    The Peach-Blossoms Are Still in Bloom (1956) ... Mrs Kam
    The Ghost of the Pot Comes to Life (1956)    
    The Fatherless Son (Part 1) (1956) ... Tuk-Wai's grandaunt
    The Fatherless Son (Part 2) (1956) ... Tuk-Wai's grandaunt
    Love in the Perilous Sea (1957) ... Tong's mother
    Thunderstorm (1957) ... Fan Yee
    Her Tragic Death (1957) ... Choi
    The Girl Next Door (1957) ... Kam's mother
    Little Women (1957) ... Shum tai/Mrs Shum
    Who Is the Killer? (1957) ... Mrs. Lui
    Adultery (1958)    
    Autumn Comes to Purple Rose Garden (1958) ... Kok Fung-Yee
    Flesh and Bone (Part 1) (1958)    
    Flesh and Bone (Part 2) (1958)    
    May Heaven Bless You (1958) ... Wong's mother
    Money (1959) ... Chiu's wife
    Feast of a Rich Family (1959)    
    The Road (1959) ... Gao's wife
    Typhoon Signal No. 10 (1959)    
    Dear Love (1959) ... Mrs Wong
    The Junior Master from a Rich Family (1959) ... Ka-Bo's mother
    The Cruel Husband (1959)    
    The Fake Marriage (1959)    
    A Sketch of Humanity (1959)    
    Kind Mother and Naughty Son (1960) ... Third Aunt
    Humanity (1960)    
    The Outcast Woman (Part 1) (1960) ... Ma Kim-Hung
    The Outcast Woman (Part 2) (1960) ... Ma Kim-Hung
    The Cruel Hand (1960)    
    Affectionately Yours (1960)    
    Salvation (1960) ... Sau-Yin
    Forever Lovers (Part 1) (1960) ... Wan's mother
    Stepmother (1960) ... Hung Suk-Ching
    A Tearful Life (1960) ... Lee's mother
    Adventure on a Deadly Island (1960)    
    The Stormy Night (1960) ... Lam Bik-Kwan
    The Tears of Ah-chan (1960)    
    Long Live the Money (1961) ... Chui's mother
    Forsaken Daughter (1961) ... Mrs. Lok
    Poor Mother (1961) ... Principal Sau Wah
    House of Kam Topples (Part 1) (1961) ... Granny Kam
    House of Kam Topples (Part 2) (1961)    
    But Darling How Wrong You Were (1961)    
    The Story of a Family (Part 1) (1961) ... Man's mother
    Many Aspects of Love (1961) ... Mrs Yeung
    Heart to Heart (1962)    
    Sunset on the River (1962) ... To Chi's aunt
    Eternal Regret (Part 1) (1962) ... Duksing's mother
    Eternal Regret (Part 2) (1962) ... Duksing's mother
    So Siu Siu (1962) ... Siu Siu's aunt
    Time Flows Like a Stream (1962) ... Wong's mother
    Vampire Woman (1962) ... Madam Chiu
    Sombre Night (1962) ... Wo's mother
    The Reunion (1962)    
    Shadow of a Ghost (1962)    
    Longing for Mother's Return (1962) ... Mrs Mui
    Sea (1963) ... Tsui's mother
    House of Prosperity (1963) ... Man-Ching's wife
    The Unfortunate Couple (1963) ... Mother Man
    A Wealthy Family (1963) ... Mrs Lo, Yau-Cheong's wife
    Flesh and Blood (1963)    
    The Face of Fear (1963)    
    The House of Murders (1963) ... Grandmother
    Let's Be Happy (1963)    
    An Ill-fated Beauty (1963) ... Ying's mother
    The Songstresses (1963) ... Mrs. Tong
    The Mad Tower (Part 1) (1963) ... Ku's mother
    The Mad Tower (Part 2) (1963) ... Ku's mother
    Our Daughter-in-Law (1964) ... Granny Chan/Hok's mother
    Murder of a Woman (1964)    
    The Bloody Paper Man (1964)    
    Too High to Touch (1964)    
    A Big Restaurant (1964)    
    Two Orphans (1964) ... Chi-Fung's older sister
    Noxious Palm (1964) ... Mrs. To
    Something to Live for (1964) ... Fai's wife
    A Secluded Orchid (1964) ... Md Si
    A Mad Woman (1964) ... Madam Wong
    All Are Happy (1964)    
    Home at Last (1965) ... Yik-Man's mother
    The Sinner (Part 1) (1965)    
    The Sinner (Part 2) (1965)    
    Honeymoon (1965) ... Old Mrs. Ma
    My Darling Wife (1965)    
    Yearning for You (1965)    
    Secrets of a Husband (1965) ... Fan's mother
    Poor Daughter-in-law (1965) ... Wah's mother
    An Ocean of Love (1965) ... Mother
    An Eye for an Eye (1965)    
    Love Never Fades (1965) ... Matriarch To
    Between Man and Ghost (1965) ... Suen Chan
    Doomed Love (1965) ... Au Oi-Ching
    Affection (1966)    
    Running Tears (1966)    
    Melody of Love (1966) ... Yuan's mother
    How Much Worry You Can Have (1966)    
    Love Burst (1966) ... Kong's aunt
    The Broken Heart (1966) ... Mother Lam
    The Pitfall (1966)    
    Violet Girl (1966) ... Jenny's mother
    Miss. Mr. Mrs. (1967)    
    Confused Love (1967)    
    Dream Lovers (1986) ... Lei's blind grandmother
 
 
Biography
 
  Wong entered the Ji Nan Film Company as a trainee of the actors training course. She took a role in the film 24 Heroes during that time. In 1932, Wong came to Hong Kong and made Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple. Wong made over 300 films in her entire career. Most of her roles were obnoxious and old women. Her most memorable films are Melody of Life, Prodigal Son, The Guiding Light,Wilderness,Salvation, Vampire Woman, A Mad Woman and so on. She was twice Chief Executive of South China Film Industry Workers Union. From 1971 onwards, Wong became an actress in TV dramas first with TVB, and then with RTV. She obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1995.

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