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Statistics :
11630 Movies
19215 People
1448 Studios
29 Articles
73 Interviews
12 DVD Reviews
32452 Screenshots
3722 Videos
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| Other names : |
沈殿霞
肥肥
Fei Fei
Lydia Fei Fei
Sam Din Ha
Shen3 Dian4 Xia2
Lydia Shum
Shum Tin Ha
Sum Tin Ha
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| Birthdate : |
21/7/1947 |
| Date of death : |
19/2/2008 |
| Nationality : |
China |
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Hong Kong |
| Activities : |
Director (1), Actress (94), Cameo (2) |
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A venerated Hongkongese seasoned actress, Lydia Shum was a child actress in the 60s often alongside Josephine Siao and Connie Chan.
She was born in 1947, in Shanghai, in a large family of 12 (6 sisters and 3 brothers) and moved to Hong Kong when she was very young. At 12, she learns from a friend that the Shaw Brothers are looking for a young slightly overweight actress. She tries her luck without telling her parents and gets her very first part.
Following this success, she gives up school to devote herself to a film career. She will not regret it! Lydia will be part of big commercial successes
in which her glibness and her physical appearance do wonders to make the audience laugh. The emblematic film of that time is House Of 72 Tenants, which will contribute in putting Cantonese back to the fore (in the early 1970s when Mandarin cinema was the norm).
In the 1970/80s, she starts to diversify herself, by regularly appearing on television, even more than on cinema screens. Filmwise, she can all
the same be seen in the popular series of Mad Mad World and the well-named Double Fattiness.
She hasn't made any films for a few years but she has remained very present in the Hongkongese daily life by appearing on television, in commercials and various great events of the local culture life. As for her love life, she was married to Adam Cheng, with whom she divorced afterwards.
In 2006, Lydia Shum was admitted to hospital for a gall bladder cancer. Then she had heart and lungs complications. Travelling back and forth between house and hospital was her life's routine in the last 3 years. As a sign of will to struggle for life, she treated herself to the life pleasures (especially food...) after each of her illness remission .
The actress died at 60 in the Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital on February 19, 2008 at 8:35 PM (local time), after 3 years of struggle against a terrible disease.
Lydia Shum was not only very famous in Hong Kong but also in all Asia and in chinatowns around the world.
Arnaud Lanuque (December 2002- updated Feb 2008)
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In-Laws, Out-Laws |
2004 |
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Miss Du Shi Niang |
2003 |
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Fitness Tour |
1997 |
Actress |
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Happy Together |
1997 |
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Recipe For The Heart, A |
1997 |
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Just Married |
1995 |
Actress |
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Laughters Of "Water Margins" |
1993 |
Actress |
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Perfect Couples |
1993 |
Actress |
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It's A Mad Mad Mad World Too ! |
1992 |
Actress |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
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Perfect Match, The |
1991 |
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Bachelor's Swan Song, The |
1989 |
Actress |
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City Squeeze |
1989 |
Actress |
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It's A Mad Mad World 3 |
1989 |
Actress |
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Lost Souls |
1989 |
Actress |
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Double Fattiness |
1988 |
Actress |
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Faithfully Yours |
1988 |
Actress |
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It's A Mad Mad World 2 |
1988 |
Actress |
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King Of Stanley Market |
1988 |
Actress |
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Mother Vs Mother |
1988 |
Actress |
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Tiger On The Beat |
1988 |
Cameo |
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It's A Mad Mad World |
1987 |
Actress |
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Millionaire's Express, The |
1986 |
Actress |
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Crazy Instructor, The |
1984 |
Actress |
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Drunken Tai Chi |
1984 |
Actress |
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Cat Vs. Rat |
1982 |
Actress |
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I'm A Woman |
1979 |
Actress |
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Fame Of Chess |
1977 |
Actress |
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Gallantry King, The |
1977 |
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Great Man, The |
1977 |
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Country Man And The Scavenger |
1976 |
Actress |
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Love In Hawaii |
1976 |
Actress |
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Tiger Of Northland |
1976 |
Actress |
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You Are Wonderful |
1976 |
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Frigidity |
1975 |
Actress |
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Kiss By The Wolves |
1975 |
Actress |
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Laugh In The Sleeve |
1975 |
Actress |
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Maids-In-Waiting |
1975 |
Actress |
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Pretty Swindler |
1975 |
Actress |
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Sup Sap Bup Dup |
1975 |
Actress |
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Desire |
1974 |
Actress |
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Little Man Ah Fook, The |
1974 |
Actress |
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Adventure In Denmark |
1973 |
Actress |
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Death Comes In Three |
1973 |
Actress |
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Devil's Assignment, The |
1973 |
Actress |
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Facets Of Love |
1973 |
Actress |
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Hong Kong Style |
1973 |
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House Of 72 Tenants, The |
1973 |
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If Tomorrow Comes |
1973 |
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Love Is A Four Letter Word |
1973 |
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Money-Tree, The |
1973 |
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Private Eye, The |
1973 |
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We Visited Southeast Asia |
1973 |
Actress |
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Crimes Are To Be Paid |
1972 |
Actress |
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Lizard, The |
1972 |
Actress |
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Songs And Romance Forever |
1972 |
Actress |
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Fascinating Group, The |
1971 |
Actress |
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Invincible Eight, The |
1971 |
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Crazy Bar, The |
1970 |
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Fairy Of Keng Fa |
1970 |
Actress |
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Happy Times |
1970 |
Actress |
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Lucky Seven Strike Again |
1970 |
Actress |
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Modern School Life |
1970 |
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Secret Agent No. 1 |
1970 |
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Girls Are Flowers |
1969 |
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Little Warrior, The |
1969 |
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Lucky New Home, A |
1969 |
Actress |
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Moments Of Glorious Beauty |
1969 |
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One Day At A Time |
1969 |
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Strange Couple Who Steal, The |
1969 |
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Teddy Girls |
1969 |
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To Catch A Cat |
1969 |
Actress |
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Four Gentlemanly Flowers |
1968 |
Actress |
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Happy Years |
1968 |
Actress |
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House Filled With Happiness, A |
1968 |
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Lady Songbird |
1968 |
Actress |
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Three Heroines (Part 1) |
1968 |
Actress |
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We All Enjoy Ourselves Tonight |
1968 |
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Wonderful Youth |
1968 |
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Blue Skies |
1967 |
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Broadcast Queen |
1967 |
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Every Girl A Romantic Dreamer |
1967 |
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Flying Killer, The |
1967 |
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Iron Lady Against The One-eyed Dragon, The |
1967 |
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Lady In Black Cracks The Gate Of Hell |
1967 |
Actress |
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Lady Killer, The |
1967 |
Actress |
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Mirror And The Lichee, The |
1967 |
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Sweetest Moment, The |
1967 |
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Big Chase, The |
1966 |
Actress |
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How Master Cute Thrice Saved The Idiot Ming |
1966 |
Actress |
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Master Cute And Da Fanshu |
1966 |
Actress |
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Lark, The |
1965 |
Actress |
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Lotus Lamp, The |
1965 |
Actress |
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Adulteress, The |
1963 |
Actress |
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Dream Of The Red Chamber, The |
1962 |
Actress |
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When The Peach Blossoms Bloom |
1960 |
Actress |
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