Kao Pao-shu

Born: 1939-02-02

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.


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The Love Eterne

as Ms. Meng
Released: 1963-04-03

In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her...

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The Golden Sword

as 7th Lady
Released: 1969-10-15

Bai Yu Lung's father mysteriously disappears one night, and for 10 years Bai searches for him in...

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Between Tears and Smiles

as Mrs. Tao
Released: 1964-01-17

Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen...

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Sons of the Good Earth

as Mrs Chang Erh Hu
Released: 1965-03-19

The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San...

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Temple of the Red Lotus

as Jin Su Mei, Lian Zhu's aunt
Released: 1965-01-10

Jimmy 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 Yuexiang
Released: 1969-07-19

Li Zhishan is a rich man, but wealth cannot keep the loyalties of his wife, who has been...

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Trapeze Girl

as Jin-Hua
Released: 1967-10-25

A young girl runs away from her abusive father to join a group of circus performance, expecting...

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The Goddess of Mercy

as Princess Miao Yun
Released: 1967-03-21

With her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and...

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The Monkey Goes West

as Green Snake Demon
Released: 1966-01-18

THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of...

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The Blue and the Black 2

as Madame Kao's Eldest Daughter-in-Law
Released: 1966-07-20

Part two of the wartime love story

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The Dancing Millionairess

as Mrs. Sun
Released: 1964-02-12

Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to...

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Empress Wu

as Lady Shang Kuan
Released: 1963-06-23

The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year...

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Mist over Dream Lake

as Hsu Chieh Chun
Released: 1968-01-05

Shaw Production

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The Dream of the Red Chamber

as Elder brother's wife Wang Xifeng
Released: 1962-08-02

The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also...

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Rainstorm in Chinatown

as Hsiao Yan
Released: 1956-09-18

Jiang Lizhen's husband, Wang Gensheng, went to Nanyang to make a living. After ten years of...

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Too Late for Love

as Li Juan
Released: 1967-03-29

Su Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The...

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Female Fugitive

as uncredited
Released: 1975-08-07

The police close in on "Miss Big Boss," the leader of a large drug organization centered in the...

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Bitter Sweet

as uncredited
Released: 1963-07-10

A widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years...

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Heart Break Well

as uncredited
Released: 1955-12-31

The eldest daughter of an elderly couple, murders her lover and goes to jail. The youngest...

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The Lark

as Bao's wife
Released: 1965-07-28

A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a...

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Inside the Forbidden City

as Empress Liu
Released: 1965-10-16

It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with...

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The Story of Sue San

as Madam Pi
Released: 1964-09-30

This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may...

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Trilogy of Swordsmanship

as Ying Ying's Mother
Released: 1972-11-05

Three martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs...

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Comedy of Mismatches

as Weiliang's mother
Released: 1964-05-14

Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin...

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The Female Prince

as Madame Hsia
Released: 1964-12-10

The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic...

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The Blue and the Black

as Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-law
Released: 1966-06-29

It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese...

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The Pearl Phoenix

as Mrs Huo
Released: 1967-02-04

Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product...

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Three Sinners

as Yi Li-Chiao
Released: 1963-11-23

Based on one particular storyline from The Water Margin, Three Sinners weaves an intriguing...

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The Tryst

as Mrs. Han
Released: 1962-11-08

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Pat Ting Hung.

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Love Without End

as Meng Li
Released: 1961-10-12

Li Qingqing, an orphan, just arrives in Hong Kong and becomes a singer who sacrifices everything...

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The Twin Swords

as Gan Sumei
Released: 1965-12-22

Gui Wu happens upon a kidnapping with his wife Gan Lian-zhu at the Red Lotus Temple. Lian-zhu...

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Return of the Phoenix

as Mrs. Cheng
Released: 1963-07-24

Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An...

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Double Bliss

as Mrs. Li
Released: 1970-02-04

A melodrama about the blossoming love between two music students returning home from abroad and...

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The Midnight Murder

as Madame Wang
Released: 1967-09-05

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The Butterfly Chalice

as Madam Lu
Released: 1965-03-10

The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman...

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The Adulteress

as Magistrate Liu's wife
Released: 1963-08-08

The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the...

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The Serpent and the Lovers

as Mother Bai
Released: 1961-10-18

It was shot in year 1956 but only released in year 1961 Hong Kong-Thailand-Japan co-production.

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Low Society

as Tang Li
Released: 1976-12-30

A misguided youth falls into the bad company of an underground brothel syndicate but redeems...

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A Lonely Heart

as Wet nurse
Released: 1956-04-13

A Shaw and Sons production.

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Squadron 77

as Kuo Chiang's mother
Released: 1965-12-02

Spy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role...

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Love Parade

as Lady Snow
Released: 1963-01-21

The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw...

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Lost Swordship

as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-01

A golden-masked clan master, who had killed many top fighters, was determined to acquire an...

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King Drummer

as Sun's mother
Released: 1967-11-15

Ling Yun plays the replacement hired for a popular band whose egotistic drummer quit to join a...

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When the Poles Meet

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-29

A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Patricia Lam Fung.

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The Joy of Spring

as Teacher
Released: 1966-12-21

Hong Kong musical directed by Lo Chen.

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Les Belles

as Mrs Ma
Released: 1961-02-25

Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter...

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Where Is My Bride?

as Aunt Zhang
Released: 1958-12-18

A Shaw Brothers romantic drama

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Win Them All

as (Guest star)
Released: 1973-06-28

Filial daughter seeks revenge on father's killer. She must associate with dishonest people to...

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How to Marry a Millionaire

as uncredited
Released: 1960-08-05

A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.

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Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi

as Yu Wa's Mother
Released: 1957-05-10

Hong Kong horror.

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Twilight Hours

as uncredited
Released: 1960-04-14

A drama by the Shaw Brothers studio.

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The Frosty Night

as uncredited
Released: 1957-07-04

Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths

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Stranger Than Fiction

as uncredited
Released: 1963-02-14

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.

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A Place to Call Home

as Julie Liou
Released: 1970-04-11

Li Ching plays one of three daughters, whose life is turned upside down when she discovers she...

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The Coin

as uncredited
Released: 1964-03-25

1963 film

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Spring Blossoms

as Mrs Zhao
Released: 1968-04-18

Spring 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 uncredited
Released: 1961-05-12

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Paul Chang Chung,

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