History Creator / IvyLingPo

Ivy Ling Po (born Huang Yu-chun (黃裕君 , "Huang Yujun" in Hanyu Pinyin), later having her name officially changed to Ivy Ling-po (凌波, "Ling Bo" in Hanyu Pinyin), on 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China) is an actress, singer, UsefulNotes/PekingOpera performer and alumni of Creator/ShawBrothers studios.

Ivy Ling-po's first role for Shaw Brothers, a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'' (where she's the singing voice of Jia Baoyu, dubbing for Baoyu's actress Ren Jie), shot her to fame overnight, with subsequent roles for her being in the musical genre, including adaptations of ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'', ''The Butterfly Lovers'' (where she played Liang Shanbo; Li Hanxiang had been impressed by her singing voice as Jia Baoyu, and pushed for Ivy to have the role), ''Weaver and the Cowherd'' and numerous others. She did partake in numerous {{Wuxia}} films as well. She's also notable in taking on many male roles, which meant that she crossdresses ''a lot''. In fact, she met her future husband Jin Han while filming ''Mulan'' in 1964 (yes, she was Mulan).

It's worth noting that Ivy's middle son, Kenneth Bi [[note]]Jin Han's real name is Bi Renxu[[/note]], is also part of the entertainment industry, as a screenwriter and director. Her husband and her cameoed in Kenneth's 2004 movie Rice Rhapsody as an elderly couple.

It's worth noting that Ivy's middle son, Kenneth Bi [[note]]Jin Han's real name is Bi Renxu[[/note]], is also part of the entertainment industry, as a screenwriter and director.

Ivy Ling Po (born Huang Yu-chun (黃裕君), later having her name officially changed to Ivy Ling-po (凌波), on 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China) is an actress, singer, UsefulNotes/PekingOpera performer and alumni of Creator/ShawBrothers studios.

Ivy's stage name of "Ling Bo" was actually given to her by producer Leonard Ho (He Guan Chang); in Li Hanxiang's memoir, he noted that he had been mistaken by many as the originator of the name "Ling Bo." For the record, the stage name he suggested for Ivy was "Huang Ying", which was opposed by Ivy's foster parents.

As a child, Ivy was adopted by another family from Xiamen after being sold by her birth family, resulting in her name change (following the surname "Ling"). Being forced into acting at age 12, Ivy's first roles are in low-budget, nowadays forgotten old Cantonese dramas, until she was spotted by Shaw Brothers producer, Richard Li Hanxiang, who convinced her to partake in audition for the studio (then still in its infancy) who is actively looking for a new star.

As a child, Ivy was adopted by another family from Xiamen after being sold by her birth family, resulting in her name change (following the surname "Ling"). Being forced into acting at age 12, Ivy's first roles are in low-budget, nowadays forgotten old Cantonese dramas, until she was spotted by Shaw Brothers producer, Richard Li, who convinced her to partake in audition for the studio (then still in its infancy) who is actively looking for a new star.

Ivy Ling-po's first role for Shaw Brothers, a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'' (where she's the singing voice of Jia Baoyu), shot her to fame overnight, with subsequent roles for her being in the musical genre, including adaptations of ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'', ''The Butterfly Lovers'', ''Weaver and the Cowherd'' and numerous others. She did partake in numerous {{Wuxia}} films as well. She's also notable in taking on many male roles, which meant that she crossdresses ''a lot''. In fact, she met her future husband Jin Han while filming ''Hua Mulan'' in 1964 (yes, she was Mulan).

Ivy Ling-po's first role for Shaw Brothers, a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'', shot her to fame overnight, with subsequent roles for her being in the musical genre, including adaptations of ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'', ''The Butterfly Lovers'', ''Weaver and the Cowherd'' and numerous others. She did partake in numerous {{Wuxia}} films as well. She's also notable in taking on many male roles, which meant that she crossdresses ''a lot''. In fact, she met her future husband Jin Han while filming ''Hua Mulan'' in 1964 (yes, she was Mulan).

Ivy Ling-po's first role for Shaw Brothers, a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'', shot her to fame overnight, with subsequent roles for her being in the musical genre, including adaptations of ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'', ''The Butterfly Lovers'', ''Weaver and the Cowherd'' and numerous others. She did partake in numerous {{Wuxia}} films as well. She's also notable in taking on many male roles, which meant that she crossdresses ''alot''.

Ling-po would continue acting until 1987's Golden Swallow (no, not the Creator/JimmyWangYu flick [[Film/GoldenSwallow with the same name]]) before retiring and emigrating to Canada with her husband (actor Jin Han) and sons.

Ivy Ling-po's first role for Shaw Brothers, a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'', shot her to fame overnight, with subsequent roles for her being in the musical genre, including adaptations of ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'', ''The Butterfly Lovers'', ''Weaver and the Cowherd'' and numerous others. She did partake in numerous {{Wuxia}} films as well.

Ling-po would continue acting until 1987's Golden Swallow (no, not the Creator/JimmyWangYu flick [[Film/GoldenSwallow with the same name]]) before retiring and emigrating to Canada with her husband and sons.

It's worth noting that Ivy's middle son, Kenneth, is also part of the entertainment industry, as a screenwriter and director.

Ivy Ling Po (born Huang Yu-chun 黃裕君, later having her name officially changed to Ivy Ling-po 凌波, on 16 November 1939 in Shantou, Republic of China) is an actress, singer, UsefulNotes/PekingOpera performer and alumni of Creator/ShawBrothers studios.

As a child, Ivy was adopted by another family from Xiamen after being sold by her birth family, resulting in her name change (following the surname "Ling"). Being forced into acting at age 12, Ivy's first roles are in low-budget, nowadays forgotten old Cantonese dramas, until she was spotted by Shaw Brothers producer, Richard Li, who convinced her to partake in audition for the studio (then still in it's infancy) who is actively looking for a new star.

* ''Film/FourteenAmazons''

* ''Film/ACauseToKill''

Ivy Ling-po's first role for Shaw Brothers, a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'', shot her to fame overnight, with subsequent roles for her being in the musical genre, including adaptations of ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'', ''The Butterfly Lovers'', ''Weaver and the Cowherd'' and numerous others. She did partake in {{Wuxia}} film as well, her first entry of the genre being ''Film/TheCrimsonPalm'', beating Cheng Pei-pei's iconic ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'' by two years.

* ''Film/TheCrimsonPalm''