Bak Sheut-sin
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Bak Sheut-sin (白雪仙) | |||
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![]() Bak Sheut-sin (right) with Yam Kim-Fai in a still for their opera‘’Princess Chang Ping. | |||
Born | Chan Shuliang 陳淑良 19 May 1928 Guangzhou, China | ||
Occupation | Actress Performer | ||
Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Life Achievement Award 2001 Lifetime Achievement | ||
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Also known as | Bai Xuexian | ||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||
Genres | Cantonese opera | ||
Bak Sheut-sin | |||
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Chinese | 白雪仙 | ||
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Bak Sheut-sin (born 19 May 1928 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), also known as Bai Xuexian, is a famous former Chinese opera actress in China and Hong Kong.
Career[]
Bak is notable for pairing up with fellow Cantonese opera star Yam Kim Fai. Two of her major works are The Peony Pavilion and Tai Nui Fa. She has received awards from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Hong Kong University for her contribution to the opera art form. In April 2001 she received a "Lifetime achievement award" from the Hong Kong Film Awards from Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan. Awarded Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2013.
See also[]
- Yam Kim Fai
External links[]
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- Bai Xue-xian at IMDb
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 20th-century Hong Kong actresses
- Actresses from Guangzhou
- Living people
- Hong Kong Cantonese opera actresses
- Musicians from Guangzhou
- Singers from Guangdong
- 20th-century Hong Kong singers
- 20th-century women singers