Ivy Ling Po

Huang Yuchun , known by her final stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer. She is best known for a number of megahit Huangmei opera films in the 1960s, especially The Love Eterne which made her an Asian superstar overnight. She played an important role in the entertainment industry for preserving the Huangmei opera art form.

Ivy Ling Po was born in Shantou, China and resided at Xiamen for a time before moving to Hong Kong. Her first screen appearance was in the HaYuen movie Love of Young People at the age of twelve under the name of Xiao Juan with the Amoy movie company. Besides appearing in more than 50 Hokkien movies, she also dubbed for other movie companies and particularly Huangmei Operas for Shaw Brothers. She was discovered by Li Hanhsiang while dubbing for the Shaw Brothers opera Dream of the Red Chamber and cast as Liang Shanbo in The Love Eterne in 1962 with Betty Loh Ti. The judges at the 2nd Golden Horse Awards were so impressed by her performance that they created a special award for her citing Outstanding Performance. One year later, Ivy Ling Po took home the coveted title of Asian Movie Queen when she won the Best Actress award at the 11th Asian Film Festival for her superlative performance in Lady General Hua Mulan. She would add the Most Versatile Talent award to her collection when she

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