Joyce Godenzi

Joyce Godenzi

Born: May 28, 1965
in Hong Kong
Born to an Australian father and Chinese mother Joyce Mina Godenzi is a model who moved into acting after winning the 1984 Miss Hong Hong pageant.

She was scouted by legendary martial arts actor/director Sammo Hung, who showcased her beauty and screen presence in a slew of films, most notably his 1987 masterpiece EASTERN CONDORS.

She and Hung married in 1995 and she is now very active in the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Movies for Joyce Godenzi...

Mr. Nice Guy
Title: Mr. Nice Guy
Character: Cook Show Audience
Released: January 31, 1997
Type: Movie
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
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Slickers vs. Killers
Title: Slickers vs. Killers
Character: Doctor Ko
Released: September 13, 1991
Type: Movie
Success Hung, an ace cell phone salesman who his feeling the heat from young, up and comer Miss Cheng. One day, Hung witnesses a mob hit. Though the panic-stricken salesman tries to tell his friends about the incident, Hung's gift for exaggeration in the past makes everyone suspicion of his claims except for a relative the deceased who comes to believe that Hung pulled the trigger.
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The Raid
Title: The Raid
Character: Kim Pak Fai
Released: March 28, 1991
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, China was in a state of turmoil and flurry. The dethroned Emperor Pu-Yi had established the Puppet State of Manchukuo in Manchuria and was cooperating with the Japanese in the testing of poisonous gas. The revolutionary army headed by Lieutenant Mong is assigned to crush this vicious plot. During his mission, Mong comes across witty and valiant veteran Uncle Choy and his friends, who volunteer to help. Mong believes that Uncle Choy is too old to join them. How can Uncle Choy prove himself? And can they succeed in their mission?
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License to Steal
Title: License to Steal
Character: Hung
Released: November 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Godenzi plays an acrobatic thief who, after taking part in an elaborate burglary, is double-crossed by her partner (Aurelio) and is captured by the police. On her release from prison, Godenzi discovers that her betrayer is now a highly influential criminal in the area and commands a posse of hired thugs. With a new partner by her side, Godenzi looks to avenge her imprisonment and steal the valuables her former partner had double-crossed her for.
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She Shoots Straight
Title: She Shoots Straight
Character: Inspector Mina Kao
Released: April 7, 1990
Type: Movie
Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department. When a Vietnamese gang begins a rampage through the city, the women must overcome their suspicion of one another to bring the criminals to justice.
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The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Title: The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.
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Spooky, Spooky
Title: Spooky, Spooky
Character: Sgt. Pak
Released: October 19, 1988
Type: Movie
Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by drowning him in the ocean. His mistress, in attempts to flee the village, dies when she plummets into a pool of quicksand. Years later, people swimming in the ocean mysteriously vanishes, and their bodies wash ashore days later. A local policeman named Lu Hsien who practices Taoist magic believes a water ghost (presumably the ghost of the adulterer) is responsible for their deaths. Therefore, he joins forces with his colleague, Wang Hsiao-Ming, to rid the countryside of this demon before he can strike again. However, Hsiao-Ming is unaware that the ghost of the mistress, having risen out of her muddy grave, fell in love with him and will see to it that no other person falls for him.
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Paper Marriage
Title: Paper Marriage
Character: Bo's ex-wife
Released: March 31, 1988
Type: Movie
A washed up martial artist living in Los Angeles agrees to marry an illegal immigrant from Hong Kong to get her a Green Card and him some of her family fortune: but the odd couple are subjected to a whole lot of misfortune as their new life begins.
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Eastern Condors
Title: Eastern Condors
Character: Cambodian Guerrilla Leader
Released: July 9, 1987
Type: Movie
A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.
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Born to Gamble
Title: Born to Gamble
Character: Hung
Released: April 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Alex is the smart one who claims first place in every human endeavor. To be true, he really excels in all forms of gambling. Alex likes to help people. Thus, when his old friend Fung is jilted by a rich girl, he immediately takes Fung to a slave auction in the Philippines. There, Fung buys a woman of beauty and femininity. Alex himself falls in love with Mina, who is deadly against gambling. She would break ties with anyone found to be gambling...
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The Goofy Gang
Title: The Goofy Gang
Character: Inspector Mina Ho
Released: February 19, 1987
Type: Movie
Wai is a waiter in a country club. One day at work he is humiliated by the wife of a millionaire Harry Tse; and in order to get even, he and his gang plan kidnap Mrs. Tse. His gang includes Jacky Chong, Sly Sze and Martha. The kidnapping goes wrong from the beginning. Instead of getting Mrs.Tse, they kidnap Harry Tse by mistake! The police sends Inspector Mina Ho to investigate, and she suspects Wai as one of the Kidnappers. Mina also asks Mrs. Tse to cooperate with the police, but Mrs. Tse refuses. On the other Hand, Wai and the others do not know how to get the ransom money. Harry in fact helps them to devise a plan, since he's afraid they might do something nasty to him if they don't get the money...
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The Seventh Curse
Title: The Seventh Curse
Character: Guest at pool party [alternate cut]
Released: October 17, 1986
Type: Movie
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven 'blood curses' and must return there to find a permanent cure.
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The Ghost Snatchers
Title: The Ghost Snatchers
Character: Ling
Released: September 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Vengeful spirits of Japanese soldiers from World War II haunt a new high-rise office building in Hong Kong.