Tang Pik Wan
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Tang Pik Wan
Tang Pik Wan (鄧碧雲）September 27, 1924 - March 25, 1991, born as Tang Siew Foo, in Sanshui
, Guangdong
. She was a talented Cantonese opera
and television actress.
By 1968, Tang decided to go as a TV Actress, performing in Rediffusion
, ATV
and in TVB. As age caught up with her, she became the typical actress for the role as the mother, especially in the 1977 hit A House Is Not a Home
and also the 1980s hit The Seasons
in which she played the matriarch of the family (hence gaining her the nickname "Ma-Da" (Cantonese pronunciation of mother) "Ma-Da" propelled her to fame and when she continued to take movies and advertisements, she would portray the "Ma-Da" role.
Tang Pik Wan (鄧碧雲）September 27, 1924 - March 25, 1991, born as Tang Siew Foo, in Sanshui
Sanshui
For the style of Chinese painting, see Shan ShuiSanshui District , formerly Sanshui City, is a district with about 120,000 inhabitants in Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
. She was a talented Cantonese opera
Cantonese opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing,...
and television actress.
Early life
Tang Pik Wan was a Cantonese opera actress since she was 13, when she joined a Cantonese opera. She was a disciple of a few Cantonese opera masters and soon became the head actress for her troupe when she was 15. She was very talented and could almost play any role in the opera, hence earning her the nickname the Multi-role actress. During the civil war, she went to Guangzhou, then later to Hong Kong.Career
Tang, after she went to Hong Kong, became a movie actress playing various roles in movies since the 1950s, winning acclaim for many of her performances. She and seven great opera actresses later became sworn sisters who went by the nickname "Seven Lotuses". Tang was the Blue Lotus and until 1967, she has acted in more than 250 movies.By 1968, Tang decided to go as a TV Actress, performing in Rediffusion
Rediffusion
Rediffusion was a business which distributed radio and TV signals through wired relay networks. The business gave rise to a number of other companies, including Associated-Rediffusion, later known as Rediffusion London, one of the first companies to win a terrestrial ITV franchise in the UK...
, ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
and in TVB. As age caught up with her, she became the typical actress for the role as the mother, especially in the 1977 hit A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home may refer to:*A House Is Not a Home , a 1953 autobiography by Polly Adler*A House Is Not a Home , a 1964 American film...
and also the 1980s hit The Seasons
The Seasons
The Seasons may refer to:In literature:* The Seasons , a Lithuanian poem by Kristijonas Donelaitis* The Seasons, four long poems by James ThomsonIn mythology:* The Seasons, also known as the HoraeIn music and dance:...
in which she played the matriarch of the family (hence gaining her the nickname "Ma-Da" (Cantonese pronunciation of mother) "Ma-Da" propelled her to fame and when she continued to take movies and advertisements, she would portray the "Ma-Da" role.