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Encyclopedia > Lydia Sum
Lydia Shum Din-ha
Lydia Shum Din-ha

Lydia Shum (born 1947, Shanghai, China) is a Hongkong actress. She is best known in Cantonese as Shum Din-ha (沈殿霞). If you have seen plenty of Hong Kong films, chances are this chubby lady with her famous dark rimmed glasses has appeared in one of the films you've seen. Since her 1960 film debut, Lydia Shum is best known as "Fei Fei" to her fans. She has proven to be mainly a comic and dramatic actress, but she has appeared in plenty of films in different genres. Kung fu fans will recognize her from playing Yuen Cheung-Yan's dominating wife in the film Drunken Tai Chi. She also appeared as Richard Ng's wife in the all-star comedy Millionaire's Express. She appeared in the It's a Mad Mad World in a major role. After 1997, she stopped making films and today, she hosts a talk show in Hong Kong. She returned to films in 2004 with the comedy In-Laws Outlaws. Image File history File links Photo of Hong Kong actress, Lydia Shum. ... Image File history File links Photo of Hong Kong actress, Lydia Shum. ... Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Cantonese can refer to: Of, or pertaining to, the people of, or things from, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ...


She starred in Singapore's Channel 5 sitcom Living with Lydia and Cantonese shows like I Want To Fit Fit. Her performance in Living with Lydia won her the "Best Comedy Performance by an Actress" award at the 2003 Asian Television Awards. MediaCorpTVs Channel 5 is a 24-hour, English-language television channel. ... Living With Lydia was a Singaporean TV sitcom that was produced by MediaCorp and aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 from 2001 to 2004. ... Living With Lydia was a Singaporean TV sitcom that was produced by MediaCorp and aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 from 2001 to 2004. ...


She was the first wife of Adam Cheng, with whom she had one daughter. They divorced shortly after the daughter was born. Adam Cheng Siu-Chow (Simplified Chinese: 郑少秋, Traditional Chinese: 鄭少秋, Jyutping: Ching6 Siu2 Tsau1, Pinyin: Zheng4 Shao3 Qiu1, Originally named Cheng Chong-sai) (born February 24, 1947 in Hong Kong) is a popular TVB actor and singer in Hong Kong. ...


Filmography

  • The Lotus Lamp (1965)
  • Three Women in a Factory (1967)
  • Broadcast Queen (1967)
  • The Iron Lady Against the One-eyed Dragon (1967)
  • A Girl's Secret (1967)
  • Every Girl a Romantic Dreamer (1967)
  • Waste Not Our Youth (1967)
  • Unforgettable First Love (1967)
  • Lady Songbird (1968)
  • Happy Years (1968)
  • Four Gentlemanly Flowers (1968)
  • A Blundering Detective and a Foolish Thief (1968)
  • Won't You Give Me a Kiss? (1968)
  • Teenage Love (1968)
  • Wonderful Youth (1968)
  • We All Enjoy Ourselves Tonight (1968)
  • Moments of Glorious Beauty (1969)
  • The Little Warrior (1969)
  • Teddy Girls (1969)
  • To Catch a Cat (1969)
  • A Big Mess (1969)
  • One Day at a Time (1969)
  • Happy Times (1970)
  • The Mad Bar (1970)
  • The Invincible Eight (1971)
  • Songs and Romance Forever (1972)
  • The Private Eye (1973)
  • ove is a Four Letter Word (1973)
  • If Tomorrow Comes (1973)
  • The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
  • The Country Bumpkin (1974)
  • Tenants of Talkative Street (1974)
  • Lovable Mr. Able (1974)
  • The Crazy Instructor (1974)
  • The Country Bumpkin in Style (1974)
  • Kissed by the Wolves (1974)
  • Pretty Swindler (1975)
  • Don't Call Me Uncle (1975)
  • Sup Sap Bup Dup (1975)
  • You are Wonderful (1976)[also director]
  • Love In Hawaii (1976)
  • The Great Man (1977)
  • Cat vs. Rat (1982)
  • Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
  • The Millionaire's Express (1986)
  • It's Mad Mad World (1987)
  • Mr. Handsome (1987)
  • Tiger on the Beat (1988)[cameo]
  • Double Fattiness (1988)
  • Mother vs. Mother (1988)
  • King of Stanley Market (1988)
  • Faithfully Yours (1988)
  • The Bachelor's Swan-Song (1989)
  • City Squeeze (1989)
  • Eat a Bowl of Tea (USA 1989)
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World 3 (1989)
  • Lost Souls (1989)
  • The Perfect Match (1991)
  • It's A Mad Mad Mad World Too! (1992)
  • The Laughter of "Water Margins (1993)
  • Perfect Couples (1993)
  • He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
  • Just Married (1995)
  • Fitness Tour (1997)
  • Happy Together (1997)[2]
  • Miss Du Shi Niang (2003)
  • In-Laws, Out-Laws (2004)

References

Best Comedy Award



  Results from FactBites:
 
Lydia Shum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (472 words)
Lydia Shum Din-ha (沈殿霞, born 1947 in Shanghai, China) is a Hong Kong comedian and actress known for her distinctive body weight.
Her performance in Living with Lydia won her the "Best Comedy Performance by an Actress" award at the 2003 Asian Television Awards.
She said it was the first time she acted in an English drama in her 40 year career so far.
Asia Pacific Arts: Lydia Sums It Up (1709 words)
Lydia: For now, I still don’t have this kind of opportunity because the Singapore culture and the Hong Kong culture are different.
Lydia: As long as it has a good script and the character is challenging, it does not matter if it is a film or a television show.
Lydia: For the past three seasons, I have chosen to film the show during summer vacations because I have to collaborate with my daughter so that she is available to accompany me to Singapore.
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