Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-11-16 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Shantou, China

Also Known As

凌波

Ivy Ling Po

Biography

Huang Yu-chun (born 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China), known by her final stage name Ivy Ling Po (Chinese: 凌波), is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She is best known for a number of mega-hit Huangmei opera films in the 1960s, especially The Love Eterne (1963) which made her an Asian superstar overnight. She played an important role in the entertainment industry for preserving the Huangmei opera art form.

Known For

6.8%

The Love Eterne

Apr 3, 1963

6.7%

The 14 Amazons

Jul 27, 1972

7.0%

Duel for Gold

Jun 11, 1971

6.0%

Rice Rhapsody

Oct 11, 2004

4.9%

Temple of the Red Lotus

Jan 10, 1965

5.8%

Finger of Doom

Apr 14, 1972

5.3%

The Twin Swords

Dec 22, 1965

6.2%

The Crimson Charm

Jul 1, 1971

5.4%

The Sword and the Lute

Apr 20, 1967

5.2%

Vermilion Door

Aug 26, 1965

5.6%

Lady General Hua Mulan

Jun 15, 1964

4.2%

Golden Swallow

Dec 16, 1987

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Acting

2016

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse as Self

2012

Joseph Koo Master Classical Concert

2004

Rice Rhapsody as Grandma

2003		Butterfly Lovers 40 as Liang Shan-Bo
2003		Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio as Self

1987		Golden Swallow as Old Lady
1987		Master Hui Neng

1983

The Lost Generation as Mr. Tsun's Sister

1982		A Fairy to the World as Goddess of Mercy
1982		A Rescue from Hades
1982		Imperial Matchmaker as Yun Ching
1982		New Pilgrims to the West as Goddess of Mercy

1981		Consolidated Dougherty
1981		Three Funny Detectives

1980

The Imperious Princess as Gao Ai

1978

Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Bao Yu

1977

The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho

1976		Crossroad as Shu Zhen
1976		The Last Tempest as Empress Jin Feng

1975		The Empress Dowager as Empress Chin Feng
1975		It's All in the Family as Pei Chuing
1975		The Chinese Amazons as Army Instructor

1974

My Father, My Husband, My Son as Peng Yin-Fang

1973

Flight Man as Yu San-mei

1972		The 14 Amazons as Mu Kuei Ying
1972		Finger of Doom as Heroine
1972		The Mighty One as Hsiao Chu

1971		The Crimson Charm as Yu Fang-Fang
1971		Duel for Gold as Yu Yen
1971		The Silent Love as Ko Xiu-Zhi

1970		The Younger Generation as Mei Shu Qing
1970		A Cause to Kill as Sin Lei

1969		The Three Smiles as Tang Bo Hu / Hua An
1969		Raw Passions as Mrs Lin Man Ying

1968

Forever and Ever as Li Xiao-Wen

1967		The Mirror and the Lichee as Chen Bo Qing / Chen San
1967		Song of Tomorrow as Su Ling
1967		The Sword and the Lute as Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu
1967		Too Late for Love as Chen Su-Fen
1967		The Pearl Phoenix as Wen Bi Zheng (singing voice)

1966		The Joy of Spring as Ivy Ling Po
1966		The Perfumed Arrow as Wen Jun-Qing / Fei-E
1966		The Mating Season as Guest Performer
1966		Dawn Will Come as Wen Shuzhen

1965		The Twin Swords as Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu
1965		The West Chamber as Zhang Junrui
1965		Inside the Forbidden City as Kou Zhu
1965		Vermilion Door as Wu Mei-Bo
1965		The Lotus Lamp as Liu Chen-Hsiung (singing voice)
1965		The Grand Substitution as Chiu Wu
1965		The Mermaid as Scholar Zheng Zhan
1965		Temple of the Red Lotus as Red Lady Swordswoman

1964		The Female Prince as Chin Feng-Hsiao
1964		The Crimson Palm as Lin Chao-Te
1964		Lady General Hua Mulan as Hua Mu-Lan
1964		Between Tears and Smiles as Kwan Sau Chu

1963		A Maid from Heaven as Tong Yong
1963		The Adulteress as Xiao Bai-Cai (singing voice)
1963		Return of the Phoenix as Cheng Xueyan (singing voice)
1963		The Love Eterne as Liang Shan-Bo

1962		Golden Horse Awards as Self - Host
1962		Golden Horse Awards as Self
1962		The Dream of the Red Chamber as Chia Bao Yu (singing voice)

1958

Murder in the Bath

1957

The Eight Immortals in Jiangnan

Production

1978

Dream of the Red Chamber as Producer