Fung Bo-bo

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Fung (馮).
Fung Bo-bo
Chinese: 馮寶寶
Petrina Fung
Petrina Fung
Born (1954-10-30) 30 October 1954 (age 66)
Sandakan, Malaysia
Other namesPetrina Fung, Petrina Fung Bo Bo, BOBO, Bo-bo Fung
OccupationActress
Years active1959–present
Known forShirley Temple of Hong Kong
Parents
AwardsHong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actress
1993 92 Legendary La Rose Noire
1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri

Petrina Fung Bo Bo (born 30 October 1954) is a Malaysian-born Chinese actress in Hong Kong. Fung is known for the 1994 film C'est la vie, mon chéri.

Early life[]

On October 30, 1954, Fung was born in Malaysia. Fung's father is Fung Fung, an actor. Fung's brother is Fung Hak-On, also an actor. At age 12, Fung lived with Madam Wee Poh Keok, whom she called "kai leong", or godmother. Fung also learned to speak the Hokkien dialect from her godmother. Fung's education consists of private tutors. At age 16, Fung flew to England to study.[1][2][3]

Career[]

Fung started her career as a child actress. In 1956, at age 2 and a half, Fung debuted in Love vs Love (aka Little Sweetheart), written and directed by her father. By age 14, Fung had made more than 300 films, and was a noted stage performer across most of South East Asia. Fung was known as the Shirley Temple of Hong Kong and Chinese Canto Region.[4][5]

She then went to study in the United Kingdom, during which she met her future first husband, Chiu Joi Keung, who worked in finance.

In 1976, Fung worked with Eddie Lau, a fashion designer in Hong Kong.[4]

In Hong Kong, director Clifton Ko offered Fung the leading role in Wonder Mama, a television drama film.[3]

During the 1980s she starred in a series of historical television period dramas, including playing China's lone female emperor, Wu Zetian. She made her film comeback in 1986 in the comedy My Family, also written by and associated produced by Clifton Ko.[6]

In 1994, Fung retired from acting. Fung occasionally made special appearances in some films.[3]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Love vs Love (aka Little Sweetheart) Chinese: 小冤家 Child eating cake Writtened and directed by her father.[5][4][7]
1960 Blooming under a Cool Moon
The Great Devotion
The Little Warrior in Red Butterfly
The Orphan Saved Her Adoptive Mother
The Simpletion and the Thief
The Stormy Night
Traitrous Queen
An Uncle's Sacrifice
1961 Beggar King Saves The Prince
Chase
Little Cosmonaut
Little Go-Between
The Little Go-Between
Little Matchmakers
Little Orphan
Little Prime Minister
The Little Warrior in Red Butterfly
Shadow of a Doubt
Wonder Boy
1962
Little Artists
The Magic Cup
Puppet Princess
Little Twin Actresses Played 6 different roles.[4]
1963
1964
1965
Moonlight
[3]
1967
1967
1970 The Lonely Rider (aka The Gallant Boy) Producer [8]
2010 All About Love
2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009
1999 Afraid of Nothing, The Jobless King
1995
Mother of a Different Kind Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
1994
It's a Wonderful Life
I Have a Date with Spring
1993 C'est la vie, mon chéri Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[4]
Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday
1992 92 Legendary La Rose Noire Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[4]
Cash on Delivery
Girls Without Tomorrow 1992
1990
1989 Beyond the Sunset Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
1988 The Eighth Happiness
Girls Without Tomorrow
Women's Prison
1986 My Family
1984 Empress Wu
2015 Wonder Mama [9]
1975
1973 China Behind
1971
1970
To Crack the Dragon Gate
1969
The Little Warrior
Three Encounters
1968

Awards[]

  • Star on Avenue of the Stars. Hong, Kong.[5]

Personal life[]

Fung's first husband was Chiu Joi Keung. They have two sons. In 1997, Fung married Yoong Siew Chuen, a Malaysian architect, and moved to Penang Island, Malaysia. In 2012, Fung divorced Yoong Siew Chuen and moved to Hong Kong.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Petrina Fung". senscritique.com (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ Chan, Boon (16 June 2015). "Veteran Hong Kong actress Fung Bo-bo and her Singapore godmother reunite after 47 years". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Hong Kong actress Petrina Fung Bo Bo battled with depression for 18 years and won". nst.com.my. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Teh, Yvonne (10 September 2013). "Former child star Fung Bo-bo planned to retire, but her fans changed her mind". scmp.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ms Petrina Fung Bo Bo". avenueofstars.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Married to the movies" Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. women.asiaone.com
  7. ^ "Little Sweetheart". senscritique.com. 12 January 1956. Retrieved 15 October 2020.(Chinese: 小冤家)
  8. ^ "The Lonely Rider". hkmdb.com. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Wonder Mama". hkmdb.com. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.(Chinese: 媽咪俠)
  10. ^ Tan, Ann (24 November 2010). "Touched by care for the elderly". Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong actress ends 12-year marriage to Malaysian husband". asiaone.com. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Deannie Yip
for 		Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1993
for 92 Legendary La Rose Noire 		Succeeded by
Fung Bo-bo
for C'est la vie, mon chéri
Preceded by
Fung Bo-bo
for 92 Legendary La Rose Noire 		Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1994
for C'est la vie, mon chéri 		Succeeded by

for I Have a Date with Spring
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