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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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何莉莉
He Lili
He2 Li4 Li4
Ho Li Li
Lily Ho
Hoh Lee Lee
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1/1/1947 |
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Taiwan |
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Hong Kong, Taiwan |
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Actress (42), Cameo (1) |
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Born in 1947 in Taiwan, Lily Ho was discovered at age 13 by director Yuen Cho-fung when he casts her in his film “Song Of Orchid Island” (1965). She moved to Hong Kong two years later and joined Shaw Brothers where she was part of a young group of beauties known as the “12 Golden Hairpins”, starlets being feverishly cultivated by Shaw Brothers to become the biggest and most popular female, mandarin film stars ever.
In the beginning of her career she was often cast as either the sexy character or the rebellious girl in films such as her Shaw Brothers ’debut film “Till The End Of Time” (1966) and her literal breakout and breakthrough performance in “The Knight Of The Knights” (1966) where she daringly appeared in the film half naked, making it one of Chinese film’s most memorable scenes for its time. Due to the film, she was dubbed “ mei yen ching wang ” which literally means she is so beautiful that she should be a king.
Yet She was equally able to effectively playing roles in wu xia style martial art films like “Angel With An Iron Fist” (1966) and Chang Cheh’s “The Water Margin” (1972), and caring characters in tender dramas such as “My Dream Boat” (1967) and “ King Drummer ” (1967). After “My Dream Boat” (1967), she was able to rub off the typecast sexy rebellious parts in her classic female James Bondian film “The Angel Strikes Again” (1968) and the comedy of “Wives and Mistresses” (1971). However, when she played a male role in “The Fourteen Amazons” (1972), she won an Asian Film Festival Outstanding Lead Female Performance Award in 1973.
Yet it was her sultry, lesbian, love slave character to Betty Pei Ti in “Iintimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtisan” (1972) that won her international critical acclaim. Then in 1974, just as her 11 years, about 40 films, movie career was peaking, Lily Ho suddenly retired from film, married a boating business executive and concentrated on family life.
Chris Violet (may 2004)
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Clutch Of Power |
1977 |
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All Men Are Brothers |
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Five Tough Guys |
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Sex, Love And Hate |
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Facets Of Love |
1973 |
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House Of 72 Tenants, The |
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River Of Fury |
1973 |
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Casino, The |
1972 |
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Flower In The Rain |
1972 |
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Fourteen Amazons, The |
1972 |
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Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan |
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Of Wives And Mistresses |
1972 |
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Trilogy Of Swordsmanship |
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Warlord, The |
1972 |
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Water Margin, The |
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Jade Faced Assassin, The |
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Lady Professional, The |
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Lady With A Sword |
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Venus Tear Diamond, The |
1971 |
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We Love Millionaires |
1971 |
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Golden Knight, The |
1970 |
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Orchid, The |
1970 |
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Time For Love, A |
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Millionaire Chase, The |
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Singing Thief, The |
1969 |
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Tropical Interlude |
1969 |
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Angel Strikes Again |
1968 |
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Brain Stealers, The |
1968 |
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Hong Kong Rhapsody |
1968 |
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Silver Fox, The |
1968 |
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Angel With The Iron Fists |
1967 |
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Auntie Lan |
1967 |
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Hong Kong Nocturne |
1967 |
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Interpol |
1967 |
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King Drummer |
1967 |
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My Dream Boat |
1967 |
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Sword And The Lute, The |
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That Tender Age |
1967 |
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Knight Of Knights, The |
1966 |
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Princess Iron Fan |
1966 |
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Till The End Of Time |
1966 |
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Song Fest |
1965 |
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Song Of Orchid Island |
1965 |
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