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After 1966 Baojhu no longer had
her hair tied like a female boxer, instead she let her hair naturally lay on her shoulders
when she put on modern costume. She sang and danced in music films such as 'You Do Me
Wrong, Yunyu Hanyuan,' 'Girls are Flowers, Guniang Shihba Yiduohua,' 'Movie-fan Princess,
Yingmi Gongjhu.' These movies brought a new wave into the Cantonese movies, and she became
a Movie-fan Princess in her real life. She was so popular that 1967 alone she made 32
films.
Baojhu and Josephine Siao Fangfang were the leading
characters of Cantonese wusia movies in the mid-60s. Baojhu's career as an actress only
lasted for 12 years (1959-1970), but she made more than 200 films, among which 95 films
were wusia movies. She could play various kinds of roles, from the ancient wusia
mistresses to modern singing girls, and she could also dress like man and play a male
role. Thousands of her fans blocked the streets when she appeared in a public place, and
policemen had to maintain order. She particularly attracted female fans from the middle
and lower social class, because she often played a heroine who stood for them.
Baojhu relocated in Canada in 1970. Then in 1972 she
returned Hong Kong to make the movie, 'The Lizard, Bi Hu' directed by Chu Yuan, then she
retired from the movies. She was invited to play a role as her martial arts teacher Yam
Kim Fai in a stage play called Jiansyue Fusheng by director Clifton Ko and play writer
Raymond To. Starting in the March 1999, this play was performed 100 times and was one of
the attractions promoted by Hong Kong Tourist Association. |
