Lily Ho

Lily Ho

Born: November 25, 1946
in 中国,江苏,南京
Lily Ho (何莉莉) was born on November 25, 1946 in Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Nu sha shou (1971), The Golden Knight (1970) and Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972).

Movies for Lily Ho...

Title: Off Pedder
Character: Yip Chee Yeou (Suki)
Released: October 20, 2008
Type: TV
The sitcom is about office politics in a magazine company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters, with the majority of the cast from Best Selling Secrets.
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Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
Title: Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 3, 2003
Type: Movie
Hong Kong cinemas had a wide range of glamorous female stars during the golden age of the 60's and 70's. The series will take the audience on a sentimental journey to the good old days and once again look at the expansive epic costume dramas and huangmei operas in which actresses played both the male and female roles. Rare interviews with Sir Run Run Shaw, stars Ivy Ling Po, Shaw Yin Yin, Tanny Tie Ni and Cheng Pei Pei are also featured.
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Sex of the Imperial
Title: Sex of the Imperial
Released: May 14, 1988
Type: Movie
Life of Eunuchs and courtesans in the royal hinterland from an expert's point of view. Analyse of the life behind the scenes of the palace and detailed explanation of the life of the Chinese court!
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The Lost Generation
Title: The Lost Generation
Character: Concert guest
Released: September 21, 1983
Type: Movie
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
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All Men Are Brothers
Title: All Men Are Brothers
Character: Lady Hu San Niang
Released: May 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring mythic characters familiar to every Chinese, and with a cast that has achieved an equally celebrated status among Shaw Brothers devotees.
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Five Tough Guys
Title: Five Tough Guys
Character: Courtesan Hsiao Feng-Hsien
Released: November 15, 1974
Type: Movie
The plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life martial arts champion who starred in many films for the studio) in order to protect a patriotic general from a scheming usurper. To this end, the unlikely heroes act as the general’s escorts on a dangerous journey to a distant British consulate, beset by enemies and sinister Japanese interference along the way.
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Sex, Love and Hate
Title: Sex, Love and Hate
Character: Bai Mei
Released: March 23, 1974
Type: Movie
Accredited director of erotica and kung-fu films Chu Yuan, combines stars from both genres in Sex, Love And Hate, a masterpiece about Hong Kong society's differing emotional views on love and what women want when it comes to happiness in love. The provocative Ching Li (Chu Tai), the exotic Lily Ho (Pai Mei) and the princess of kung-fu films Hsu Feng (Yao Yao), play three women who live together and compare notes as to what would make them happy in love, in life, then go out to find it. Pai Mei wants money at all costs, Chu Tai will marry as soon as the opportunity arises and Yao Yao is saving her virginity for Mr. Right.
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The House of 72 Tenants
Title: The House of 72 Tenants
Released: September 21, 1973
Type: Movie
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building split up into several separate units, and the actual people that dwell within.
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River Of Fury
Title: River Of Fury
Character: Ge Yi-Qing
Released: May 3, 1973
Type: Movie
River Of Fury presents the self-discovery and awakening of a young man (Danny Lee), who has been exposed and fallen for the lucrative powers of wealth. Lily Ho played a role in sharp contrast with Lee, which has helplessly fallen prey to the irresistible temptations of wealth under the influence of her mother. Once again, Ho demonstrates her remarkable talent in Chinese opera following her Beijing-opera showcase in The Warlord (co-starring Michael Hui Kwun-man).
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Facets of Love
Title: Facets of Love
Released: April 5, 1973
Type: Movie
This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts and twists of pleasurable indulgence. A shaw production
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Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
Title: Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
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Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Title: Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Character: Shih Chung Yu
Released: November 5, 1972
Type: Movie
Three martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs a clever love-and-kung-fu triangle, Cheng Kang both writes and directs kung-fu courtesans battling brigands, and the "godfather of the kung-fu film," Chang Cheh, creates a cliff-hanging, swashbuckling mini-movie with maxi-action.
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Flower in the Rain
Title: Flower in the Rain
Character: Yu Ching
Released: September 22, 1972
Type: Movie
Lily Ho and Ling Yun are star-crossed lovers who suffer untold agonies before finally being united forever.
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The Warlord
Title: The Warlord
Character: Hsiao Lan Fang
Released: August 17, 1972
Type: Movie
No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a hilarious and lovable comic persona that was both uniquely Asian but also universally beloved. This, his first film, not only showcased his incomparable sense of humor but revolutionized Hong Kong comedy. Evoking Chaplin, he plays a warlord in early 20th Century China, but makes the role his own with both laughs and some of the sexiest ladies on the Shaw Brothers lot.
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The 14 Amazons
Title: The 14 Amazons
Character: Yang Wen Kuan
Released: July 27, 1972
Type: Movie
The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war General Yang is ambushed and killed. His widow and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country.
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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Title: Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Character: Ainu
Released: July 9, 1972
Type: Movie
18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also draw the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Chun Yi. Chun Yi teaches Ai nu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ai nu becomes more and more similar to her captor. But rage at her treatment is still burning inside her.
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Of Wives and Mistresses
Title: Of Wives and Mistresses
Character: Li Yu-ju
Released: May 26, 1972
Type: Movie
shaw production
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The Casino
Title: The Casino
Released: March 30, 1972
Type: Movie
A handsome stranger strolls into a casino one evening and all but cleans out the house, beating 160-1 odds at dice by getting three of a kind. He informs beautiful proprietress Miss Cui that he actually came there for her and reveals himself as her betrothed, Luo Tianguang. The couple wed, but their bliss is interrupted when Luo agrees to help old friend Lun Liu defeat crooked gambler Hao Lishan, who uses rigged dice.
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The Water Margin
Title: The Water Margin
Character: Tigress, Lady Hu San Niang
Released: March 17, 1972
Type: Movie
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.
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The Yellow Muffler
Title: The Yellow Muffler
Character: Singer
Released: January 15, 1972
Type: Movie
Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workable act after their magician father and younger sister leave to try their luck in Taiwan. A good friend gets them cast in a new movie, and the rest is history....
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Lady with a Sword
Title: Lady with a Sword
Character: Feng Fei Fei
Released: October 14, 1971
Type: Movie
Feng Fei Fei, an excellent swordswoman, seeks revenge with her nephew for the murder of her old sister, who got killed by some rogues on her way home. She soon finds out that the murderer is the son of her father's best friend and her future husband.
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We Love Millionaires
Title: We Love Millionaires
Character: Nancy Ho
Released: August 18, 1971
Type: Movie
This is a film about three pretty young ladies from Hong Kong who work as sales agents who travel to a resort in Japan for the sole purpose of meeting and wooing millionaires.
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The Jade Faced Assassin
Title: The Jade Faced Assassin
Character: Xiao Lu Er
Released: April 9, 1971
Type: Movie
The swordsman Zhang Zhen is injured in a misadventure and rescued by Eldest Sister of Changchun Sect, who has a crush on him. However, Zhang falls in love with the maid Yuenu instead, and conceives twins with her. The couple are killed by a group of evil pugilists later. The Eldest Sister is angry with Zhang Zhen for not accepting her and plans to make Zhang's children kill each other as revenge. The baby girl (Xiaolu'er) is saved by Zhang's friend, Lian Lanyan, while the male infant (Hua Yuchun) is taken away by the Eldest Sister. Lian Lanyan encounters the Ten Villains when he passes through Villains' Valley. He is overwhelmed by them and knocked out in a fight. The baby Xiaolu'er is taken away by the Villains, who surprisingly do not harm her, and instead intend to groom her to become the greatest villain ever. Eighteen years later, the twins meet each other by coincidence.
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The Venus Tear Diamond
Title: The Venus Tear Diamond
Character: Irene Chan
Released: February 5, 1971
Type: Movie
Legendary jewel thieves "Nocturnal Earl" (Ling Yun) and "Fragrant Night" (Lily Ho) are set on a collision course for destiny when both arrive in Japan to get their hands on the famous "Venus Tear Diamond." But sparks fly between the jewel thieves and the two fall instantly in love, without knowing that their beloved is after the very jewel each is seeking! To make matters worse, the diamond is in the possession of a randy widow who has her eye on the debonair male thief, and there's even a mystery man interested in the widow, too. Who's going to get the Venus Tear Diamond, and will it mean the end to a perfect love?
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The Lady Professional
Title: The Lady Professional
Character: Ge Tianli
Released: January 6, 1971
Type: Movie
Lily Ho as a deadly assassin becomes the target of murder herself
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A Time for Love
Title: A Time for Love
Character: Pearl Lau
Released: October 16, 1970
Type: Movie
A Time For Love features Shaw Brothers' darling Lily Ho in a Romeo and Juliet stylized love story that breaks the tradition of Hong Kong's "class distinction" love stories. It is a film ending with a Cinderella-esque love saving happiness happy ever other ending.
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The Orchid
Title: The Orchid
Released: September 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Romantic drama starring Lily Ho as a tourist in Singapore.
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The Golden Knight
Title: The Golden Knight
Character: Yu Feixia
Released: April 17, 1970
Type: Movie
Respected veteran Yueh Feng made this “Martial Arts World” saga of a masked master of the “Black Sand Hand Technique,” while Lily Ho, the star of "Princess Iron Fan" and "Angel With The Iron Fists", excels in a delightful dual leading role. When she teams up with Shu Pei-pei as a fellow swordswoman to vanquish a murdering robber, the comparisons to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are obvious, even though it came three decades later.
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Tropicana Interlude
Title: Tropicana Interlude
Character: Su Yong Lan
Released: July 9, 1969
Type: Movie
Lily Ho and Jimmy Lin Chong operate a travel agency specializing in Southeast Asian holidays, Tropicana Interlude. Lin Chong wears his trademark Nehru suits, tours the scenic sights of Malaysia and Singapore, and warbles a half-dozen hit tunes, making this one of Shaw Brothers most lively 1960’s musical romances.
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The Millionaire Chase
Title: The Millionaire Chase
Character: Ye Fang / Yip Fang
Released: May 20, 1969
Type: Movie
Shaw Brothers musical about three Showgirls chasing millionaires.
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The Singing Thief
Title: The Singing Thief
Character: Fang Darling
Released: February 13, 1969
Type: Movie
A jewel thief decides to turn over a new leaf. He starts anew as a professional singer; but before long, the he becomes suspect again for a series of robberies. He sets up a trap to snare the copycat thief, but will it snare him instead?
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Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Title: Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Character: Dreamgirl
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Shaw Bros. romantic comedy.
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The Brain-Stealers
Title: The Brain-Stealers
Character: Li Chiu-Lan
Released: December 21, 1968
Type: Movie
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
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The Angel Strikes Again
Title: The Angel Strikes Again
Character: Ai Si (Agent 009)
Released: May 29, 1968
Type: Movie
Lily Ho, a secret agent out to thwart the sale of a powerful explosive to the wrong people. It’s a female, Chinese James bond.
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The Silver Fox
Title: The Silver Fox
Character: Ching Ching / Silver Fox
Released: March 13, 1968
Type: Movie
The Silver Fox is a throwback, the last of its kind where the heroic swordsmen are women. Lily Ho (before she became one of Shaw Brothers' great erotica actresses) portrays the feared swordswoman Silver Fox, who as a child saw her father senselessly wounded and her mother raped. It's 18 years later and it's payback time.
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Hong Kong Rhapsody
Title: Hong Kong Rhapsody
Character: Herself
Released: January 29, 1968
Type: Movie
There's nothing like a good, opulent, gaudy musical to lift the spirits, but when it's a 1960's Hong Kong musical orchestrated by a Japanese director and composer, it breaks through the ranks as a classic of campy kitsch. A follow-up to the previous year's megahit Hong Kong Nocturne, with the same Japanese creative team, Hong Kong Rhapsody follows the fortunes of an unemployed magician whose love life is so knotty it would take Houdini to unravel!
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King Drummer
Title: King Drummer
Character: Huang Li-Chen
Released: November 15, 1967
Type: Movie
Ling Yun plays the replacement hired for a popular band whose egotistic drummer quit to join a rival group. When the new arrival becomes a hit, he earns the jealous wrath of the predecessor. Meanwhile, the young drummer's mother is fervently against his music career. With the gorgeous Lily Ho as the manageress of the band and some terrific drumming set pieces, the whole thing, needless to say, comes off with a bang.
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My Dream Boat
Title: My Dream Boat
Character: Tang Ke-Shin
Released: September 27, 1967
Type: Movie
The film tells a complicated love story. Carmen with Ke, Xiang Yi and Jiyuan. They start as a friend, but somehow a love triangle occur, and the outcome is very tragic.
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Inter-Pol
Title: Inter-Pol
Character: Guest appearence at airport
Released: August 26, 1967
Type: Movie
Agent 009 has to break up a ring of Hong Kong counterfeiters who are shipping forged US dollars all over Asia.
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That Tender Age
Title: That Tender Age
Character: Tanny Shen
Released: July 19, 1967
Type: Movie
Characters live through that Tender Age
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Sing High, Sing Low
Title: Sing High, Sing Low
Character: [Guest] Singer
Released: June 27, 1967
Type: Movie
A Shaw Brothers Musical Comedy.
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The Sword and the Lute
Title: The Sword and the Lute
Character: Wei Mei-Er
Released: April 20, 1967
Type: Movie
The adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the swordfighting members of their different clans.
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Auntie Lan
Title: Auntie Lan
Character: Mr Liang's cousin
Released: March 2, 1967
Type: Movie
The contemporary issue of single mothers is sensitively handled in this melodrama as a young woman must decide whether she will tell the new man in her life the real truth or forever remain the child's auntie Lan? (Celestial Pictures sypnosis)
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Hong Kong Nocturne
Title: Hong Kong Nocturne
Character: Chia Tsui Tsui
Released: February 7, 1967
Type: Movie
A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs until they make their own life.
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Angel with the Iron Fists
Title: Angel with the Iron Fists
Character: Lona / Ai Si / Agent 009
Released: January 11, 1967
Type: Movie
Via an IMDb reviewer: "The plot involves a high-tech gang of thieves, a legit jeweler (Tang Ching) caught up in their racket, and a female jewel buyer who's actually a police agent..."
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Princess Iron Fan
Title: Princess Iron Fan
Character: White Bone Demon's sister
Released: August 9, 1966
Type: Movie
The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for the adventures of Sun Wukong, the notorious Monkey King.
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The Knight of Knights
Title: The Knight of Knights
Character: Lin Hong Yu
Released: May 17, 1966
Type: Movie
Six heroes are killed while investigating rampant lawlessness at Zhaoqing Temple where villains are posing as monks. The dead heroes’ senior brother Su-chen and his two apprentices pose as scholars in order to infiltrate the temple. When the life of the Emperor’s Inspector and his daughter are threatened, the trio leaps into battle as government troops prepare to storm the temple.
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Till the End of Time
Title: Till the End of Time
Character: Huang Yi-Hua
Released: March 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Jenny Wu is a singer who charms the well-to-do Peter Chen, but his parents object to a union between their only son and a lowly cabaret singer. He ignores their advice and marries her anyway, and for a time, they find some manner of wedded bliss. But the years are not entirely kind. He works hard to make ends meet, but his health pays the price.
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Song of Orchid Island
Title: Song of Orchid Island
Character: Donna Pai
Released: May 5, 1965
Type: Movie
Dr. Ho decides to move to a backward island off the coast of Taiwan to look for his missing father. He meets nurse Ya Lan (Cheng Pei-Pei) who falls in love with him. But dastardly doings are afoot as Dr. Ho's enemies plot against him.
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Songfest
Title: Songfest
Character: Ying Hua
Released: February 19, 1965
Type: Movie
The story centers on the passionate and turbulent romance between a tea-picker girl, Yu Lan, and a fisherman, Chun Yang.Complications soon arise when a love rival, Hu San Bao, appears.