Qian Shunying (; September 9, 1924 – March 8, 2010), better known by her stage name Ouyang Sha-fei (), was a Hong Kong actress.
She is known for her roles in Dragon Fist (1979), A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990), and Dream of the Red Chamber (1977).
Early life Ouyang was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China on September 9, 1924.
Acting career Ouyang was prolific actress; she famously starred in over 250 films in a 54-year period, between 1937 and 1991. At the age of 17, she began her acting career in several Mandarin movies in Shanghai. "Spy Number One" (1946) was her first successful movie. Ouyang made 17 films between 1951 and 1952, making her one of the busiest actresses in the Hong Kong film industry in her time. For most of the movies in her early career, she collaborated with her director and husband, Tu Guangqi. This partnership lasted until 1956.
In the early 1960s, Ouyang signed with the Shaw Brothers Studio. She exclusively acted in their films until the late 1970s. As her career matured in the late 1970s, Ouyang primarily took on roles of the mother or aunt in films and received two awards as the Best Supporting Role. While in Taiwan, she collaborated primarily with local Taiwanese TV networks. After returning to Hong Kong, she made cameos in many TV shows and movies and finally retired in 1990.
Personal life As Ouyang's acting career took off in the 1940s, she married her director, Tu Guangqi (Doo Kwang Gee). Her marriage was well-known after World War II. In the 1950s, the married couple escaped to Hong Kong to escape the political turmoil in China. They separated in 1956 and were divorced. from their 10 years of marriage, they had three daughters, eldest 屠燕英, second 屠繼美, and the youngest 屠燕芸 Anita Doo (Nita Doo).
In 1979, she remarried Tu and relocated to the United States. When her spouse died the next year, she relocated to Taiwan. Ouyang later returned to Hong Kong.
After retiring in 1990, Ouyang relocated to the U.S. for a few years and experienced a bad fall in 2009. Her health declined until she died of organ failure on August 5, 2010 and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmography
Film Ouyang starred in over 250 films. YearTitleRoleNotes1943Swallows Welcome Spring1943Qiu Qi Ge1944Kai Feng1945Dream of the Red ChamberXi Ren1945The Grand Hotel1945 Struggle1946Spy Number One1948Murderer Among the Sisters1948The Broken Dream1948Missing Document1949Female Prisoner No. 13Fenglian Shi1949Reformed Lady1949The Bell-Ring in the Hanshan Temple1950Miss Du Jin1951The Open RoadZhilan 1951Modern Girl1951The Thirteen Grand TutorsAlso known as The Thirteen That Go Astray1951Modern Wives1951Missing Document1952A Double-Faced ManYulan Xie1952The Troubled Love of Wang Kui and Gui Ying1952Don't Tell My Husband1952Portrait of a Lady1952The Closer the Better1952Bloodbath1952Angelo1952Beautiful Corpse in the Bath1952Modern Red Chamber DreamBaochai Xue1952A Woman's Heart1952Demon of Lust1952Fatal Attraction1952A Woman's Stifled Desires1952The World Turned Upside Down1952Gone to the Dogs1953New West Chamber1953Beauty in Disguise1953Little Couple1953A Woman's Love1953The Magic World of Filmdom1953The Illegitimate SonFang Ah1953Do Not Forget Tonight1954Love's Longing1956Love's Elegy1956The Flame of Love1957Little Angels of the Streets1958Return of the Prodigal Youth1958Dawn of New Hopes1959All in the FamilyDu's mother1959Girl with a Thousand Guises1959Mischievous Girl1959Orphans of the Storm1960Death TrapsRose Huang Meigui1960Secret Affairs1960Swindler's Delight1960Filial PietyMadam Wong1960The Lady Musketeer1960Let the Young Decide1960The Wild, Wild RoseLiang's mother1960Tragic MelodyXiufeng Hua1960DevotionMrs. Shi1961Sun, Moon and Star (Part 1)Jianbai's grandmother1961The Search of Loved OneAunt Wong1961Venture of the Lady Musketeer1962Lily of the ValleyMrs. Hu1962A Gratitude as Weighty as the Mountain1962Tears of a Lute Player19627 Playful Women1962Shan Dong Ma Yong ZhenJingwen Xu1963The Love EterneShanbo's mother1963The Lady and the Thief1963The AdulteressShouying Yang1963StepmotherShuhua Huang1963The Second Spring1964Beyond the Great WallChun's runaway maid1964The Warlord and the Actressone of General's wives1964The Dancing MillionnairessYue's aunt1964The Shepherd GirlWidow Zhu1964The CoinMa Chen1964The Story of Sue SanLung's elder sister1964Between Tears and SmilesYuechin Huang1964Comedy of MismatchesYulang's mother1965Call of the SeaChinhu's mother1965The MermaidPrime Minister's wife1965Pink TearsPing's mother1965Squadron 77Kyoko1965Inside the Forbidden CityConcubine Chengfei Li1966'Til the End of TimeHsuehling's grandmother1966The Treacherous Lady Killer1966The Blue and the Black (Part 1)Madame Kao1966The Blue and the Black (Part 2)Madame Kao1966Sweet and WildMrs. Tang1966The Joy of Spring1966The Mating SeasonSecretary1966The Bridge1967The King With My FaceEmpress Wei1967Hong Kong NocturneTze Ching's Mother1967Sweet is RevengeDavid's mother1967Swan SongMrs. Ge1967Too Late for LoveMrs. Li1967The Goddess of MercyPrincess Miaoyin1967The Mirror and the LicheeMadam Huang1967The Midnight MurderLiu's mother1967Madam Slender PlumDavid's mother1967Four SistersGrandma1968The Sword of SwordsOld Madam1968Mist Over Dream LakeShunchuan Hsu1968When the Clouds Roll ByMrs. Qiu1968That Fiery GirlChilli's Nanny1968Double TroubleDirector's wife1968The RainbowChiumeng Shen1968Forever and EverXiaowen's mother1969Unfinished MelodyAunty Zhang1969Torrent of DesireMadame Chen1969Mrs. Yeh1969Killers FiveYue's mother1969Temptress of a Thousand FacesNewspaper manager1969Raw CourageMrs. Bai1969Tropicana InterludeJiang Ren's mother1970Double BlissMrs. Zhou (Mrs. Chu)1970Whose Baby's in the Classroom? Head Mistress1970Apartment for Ladies Mrs. Chan 1970Love Song Over the Sea1970A Place to Call HomeMrs. Yukwa Jang1971Lady with a SwordFeifei's mother1971The Long Years1971The Man with Two Wives1971The Swift KnightSister Yu1971SunsetJulie Hu1971The EunuchKun Erh1972The FugitiveBank customer with jade bracelet1972The LizardJapanese ambassador's wife1972Of Wives and Mistresses1972Let's Go to Bed1972The Merry WifeMs. Xia1972The 14 AmazonsChunchu Chai1972Finger of DoomLeader of Finger of Doom clan1973The BastardBrothel madam1973Tales of LarcenyBlind beggar1973Facets of LoveMother1973The School Mistress1973 The House of 72 Tenants Mrs. Chan 1973River of FuryYiqing Ge's mother1974Hong Kong 73Dorkei Wong's wife1974Sorrow of the GentryMa Zhang1974The Splendid Love in WinterMimi's mother1974SupremoMrs. Erhwen Tu1974The Playboy1974The Emerald Horse1974Cheeky Little AngelsGrandmother1974Blood ReincarnationDr. Liu's maid Suihong1974The Rat CatcherMrs. Fang1974Sex, Love and HateLi Ji's mother1974One Year's FantasyWang's mother1974Farewell Dearest1974Gossip StreetAunt Chau1975Black Alice1975Lover's DestinyFengshian's mother1975Sup Sap Bup DupFalse moustache's wife1975The Miserable Girl1975The Nutty Crook1975The Bloody EscapeTang Li's mother1975Cuties Parade1975Lady of the LawMadam White Brows1975Love Lock1975Temperament of LifeManager's wife1975The Big HoldupInspector's mother1975The Empress DowagerConcubine1975Bald-Headed Betty1975Hong Kong Superman1975The BedevilledChia Chu's mother1975All in the FamilyLing's mother1975Enjoy Longevity-300 Years1975Moon and Stars1975Maids-in-Waiting1975Kissed by the Wolves1975Shantung Man in Hong Kong1975Gambling SyndicateCasino guest1975Mutiny on the High Sea1975Bar Girl1975My Wacky, Wacky WorldBrothel boss1976Love SwindlerXiaolin's mother1976King GamblerMrs. Shaqian Li1976The Web of DeathMajor clan senior1976The Dragon MissileLong's mother1976The Big FamilyMother Lung1976Wrong Side of the TrackAunt Liu1976Hustler from Canton1976Born Rich1976My Funny Intern1976The Forbidden PastMrs. Zhu1976CrossroadFang's mom1976The Last TempestPrince Duan's wife1976The Fierce FistSher's mother1976The Morning Date1976The Prodigal Son1977The Diary of Di-Di1977He Has Nothing But Kung Fu1977Starlets for SaleMrs. Zhang1977The Battle Wizardonly in deleted footage1977Death DuelHsiao Li's mother1977The Flash LegsChang Fang's mother1977Cloud of RomanceWanlu's adoptive mother1977The Fatal Flying GuillotinesShen Ping's mother1977Golden Nun1977The Mad MonkQin's wife1977Pursuit of VengeanceLe Yin1977Dreams of EroticismSiqi's mother1977The Dream of the Red ChamberMrs. Jia Zheng1977Forever and EverPrisoner's mother1977Hong Kong EmmanuelleAn Liang's mother1977Orchid in the Rain1977Judgement of an AssassinChief Jin Te Tien's wife1978The Avenging EagleSe Ma Sun's wife1978Heroes of the EastThird Aunt1978Interlude on Rails1978Clan of AmazonsMrs. Xue1978Three Minutes Past NineShen Yan's grandmother1978Duel at Tiger VillageLee San's mother cameo1978Delinquent Teenagers1978The Cunning Hustler1979Lewd Lizard1979The Last JudgementMother Liang1979Invincible Enforcer Ah Fatt's wife1979Young LoversMrs. Fang1979Dragon FistMaster Zhuang's wife1979Spiritual Boxer, Part IIMother of missing vampire1979Spring in the Palace1980The Undated Wedding1980Haunted TalesYali's mother1981Sha Jia Shi Wu Nu Ying Hao1981The Women Soldiers1981Kung Fu From Beyond the GraveChun Sing's mother1982In Out Time1982Strange Skill1982The Persistently Devoted Son1982The Devil Fox1982Devil Returns1982Godfathers of Fury1983The EnchantressJiao's Japanese maid1983Take Care, Your Majesty!Royal teacher1983Seeding of a GhostGuest at Fong's home1983Devil FetusGrandmother Cheung1983Calamity of Snakes1984Law with Two PhasesChief B's mother1984Prince CharmingLipin Chen's mother1984My Sentimental Little FriendLora1985Why Me?Koko's grandmother1988Fatal LoveSan1988Flirting1990The Fun, the Luck & the TycoonSun's aunt1990A Chinese Ghost Story II1990Rebel from ChinaMeiling's grandmother1991The Gambling GhostTriad mum playing mahjong at wedding
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