Kao Pao-shu
Kao Pao-shu or Gao Baoshu (Chinese: 高寶樹; 1932–2000) was a Chinese actress, producer, writer and film director who appeared in over 100 films during her career. Originally from China, Kao moved to Hong Kong in 1951, where she acted in minor role before joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1958. Here, she starred in over 80 films, working alongside directors Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang, and she made her directorial debut in 1970 in Lady with a Sword. Later she started her own company, producing films throughout the 1970s before she retired in the 1980s. In July 2000, she died at the age of 68.
The Love Eterne
as Ms. MengIn this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her...
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Elder Brother's Wife Wang XifengThe Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also...
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The Goddess of Mercy
as Princess Miao YunWith her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and...
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Trilogy of Swordsmanship
as Ying Ying's MotherThree martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs...
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Empress Wu
as Lady Shang KuanThe renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year...
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The Golden Sword
as 7th LadyBai Yu Lung's father mysteriously disappears one night, and for 10 years Bai searches for him in...
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The Monkey Goes West
as Green Snake DemonTHE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of...
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The Twin Swords
as Gan SumeiGui Wu happens upon a kidnapping with his wife Gan Lian-zhu at the Red Lotus Temple. Lian-zhu...
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Les Belles
as Mrs MaLinda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter...
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The Blue and the Black
as Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-lawIt's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese...
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The Midnight Murder
as Madame WangThe heroine, Liu Yanniang, is a beautiful and virtuous woman who is in love with her husband,...
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Squadron 77
as Kuo Chiang's MotherSpy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role...
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The Dancing Millionairess
as Mrs. SunChen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to...
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Temple of the Red Lotus
as Jin Su Mei, Lian Zhu's auntJimmy Wang Yu plays a young kid who heads off to Dragon Valley to meet the childhood friend who...
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Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
as Mrs Li YuexiangLi Zhishan is a rich man, but wealth cannot keep the loyalties of his wife, who has been...
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The Adulteress
as Magistrate Liu's WifeThe noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the...
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A Place to Call Home
as Julie LiouLi Ching plays one of three daughters, whose life is turned upside down when she discovers she...
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Three Sinners
as Yi Li-ChiaoBased on one particular storyline from The Water Margin, Three Sinners weaves an intriguing...
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Double Bliss
as Mrs. LiA melodrama about the blossoming love between two music students returning home from abroad and...
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Love Parade
as Lady SnowThe winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw...
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Love Without End
as Meng LiLi Qingqing, an orphan, just arrives in Hong Kong and becomes a singer who sacrifices everything...
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The Story of Sue San
as Madam PiThis gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may...
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Win Them All
as (Guest star)Filial daughter seeks revenge on father's killer. She must associate with dishonest people to...
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Inside the Forbidden City
as Empress LiuIt seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with...
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Trapeze Girl
as Jin-HuaA young girl runs away from her abusive father to join a group of circus performance, expecting...
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Bitter Sweet
as uncreditedA widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years...
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The Pearl Phoenix
as Mrs HuoHuangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product...
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The Butterfly Chalice
as Madam LuThe story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman...
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The Blue and the Black 2
as Madame Kao's Eldest Daughter-in-LawPart two of the wartime love story
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Comedy of Mismatches
as Weiliang's motherComedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin...
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Between Tears and Smiles
as Mrs. TaoFan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen...
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Return of the Phoenix
as Mrs. ChengReturn Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An...
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The Lark
as Bao's WifeA musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a...
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Sons of the Good Earth
as Mrs Chang Erh HuThe year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San...
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Female Fugitive
as uncreditedThe police close in on "Miss Big Boss," the leader of a large drug organization centered in the...
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Too Late for Love
as Li JuanSu Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The...
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King Drummer
as Sun's motherLing Yun plays the replacement hired for a popular band whose egotistic drummer quit to join a...
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Heart Break Well
as uncreditedThe eldest daughter of an elderly couple, murders her lover and goes to jail. The youngest...
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The Serpent and the Lovers
as Mother BaiIt was shot in year 1956 but only released in year 1961 Hong Kong-Thailand-Japan co-production.
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Spring Blossoms
as Mrs ZhaoSpring Blossoms is a parable about the Chinese youth culture and what's important to the younger...
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Oh Boys! Oh Girls!
as uncreditedA Shaw Brothers comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Paul Chang Chung,
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Lost Swordship
as uncreditedA golden-masked clan master, who had killed many top fighters, was determined to acquire an...
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When the Poles Meet
as uncreditedA Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Patricia Lam Fung.
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Stranger Than Fiction
as uncreditedA Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.
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Low Society
as Tang LiA misguided youth falls into the bad company of an underground brothel syndicate but redeems...
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The Frosty Night
as uncreditedLoosely based on Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths
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The Female Prince
as Madame HsiaThe husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic...
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Rainstorm in Chinatown
as Hsiao YanJiang Lizhen's husband, Wang Gensheng, went to Nanyang to make a living. After ten years of...
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How to Marry a Millionaire
as uncreditedA Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.
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The Tryst
as Mrs. HanA Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Pat Ting Hung.
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