Shih Szu (; born October 24, 1953) is a Taiwanese former actress. A ballet student from the age of six, she joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1969, at the age of sixteen, after secondary school and began appearing in films such as The Crimson Charm and The Rescue. However, the film that would rocket her to stardom would be her appearance opposite the famous Cheng Pei-pei in the 1971 film The Lady Hermit. She then would go on to appear in numerous wuxia and kung fu films such as The Thunderbolt Fist, Heroes of Sung, The Shadow Boxer, The Lady of the Law. The Shaw Brothers Studio, seeing great potential in her, gave her a role in Hammer and the Shaws’ co-production The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires but the film was not successful internationally.
By the mid to late '70s, she was mostly relegated to supporting roles in films for such directors as Chang Cheh (Marco Polo, The Naval Commandos), Chor Yuen (Jade Tiger, Clan of Amazons) and Sun Chung (Avenging Eagle, The Deadly Breaking Sword). She also began to appear in films in Hong Kong and Taiwan outside of Shaw Brothers such as The Revenger and The Heroes. Her last film at the Shaw Brothers studio was A Deadly Secret (1980). Shih's last Hong Kong Film was The Murder, a 1983 Crime film directed by Lee Chiu. Shih returned to Taiwan and resumed her film career there, and subsequently retired from acting. Her last appearance was in a Taiwanese television series in 1987.
Filmography Films This is a partial list of films YearTitleOriginal titleRoleNotes1971The Crimson Charm血符門Chiang Shang-chingThe Lady Hermit鍾馗娘子Tsui Ping1972The Black Tavern黑店Zhang CaibingThe Young Avenger 小毒龍Lee Bao Zhu1973 The Champion豪客Ah ChuThe House of 72 Tenants七十二家房客StudentThe Villains土匪Lin Xiao Hong1974The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires七金屍Mai Kwei1976Shaolin Temple 少林寺Yen Yung-Chun1977The Naval Commandos海軍突擊隊Cui Hsia1978The Proud Youth 笑傲江湖Bai YingyingClan of Amazons陸小鳳之繡花大盜Jiang QingxiaThe Avenging Eagle冷血十三鷹Siu Fung1979The Deadly Breaking Sword風流斷劍小小刀Liu Yinxu1980The Heroes俠骨英雄傳PrincessA Deadly Secret 連城訣Ling Shuanghua1981Kung Fu Emperor 功夫皇帝Aunt Lan
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