Lee Hong-kum

Lee Heung-kam (13 January 1932 – 4 January 2021) was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and TVB actress.

Career She joined the entertainment industry when she was 14 years old. Since 1960, she became known for being an antagonist in many Cantonese operas, films and TV drama series. This lasted until the 80's when her roles were re-typecasted as a kind mother or a spiteful mother-in-law.

Over a career spanning more than 70 years, Lee portrayed mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother roles in numerous Chinese films and television productions. Her performances often focused on characters with different personalities and emotional traits.

Lee was also the god-mother of many celebrities, for example Chow Yun-fat, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung etc.

In 1972, Lee joined TVB. Lee was known for Enjoy Yourself Tonight. 1960 Miss Pony-Tail 1960 Rear Entrance - Mandy Hui Shuk Wan 1961 The Pistol - Lu Xiao-Yin 1961 The Witch-Girl, He Yue'er 1961 The Golden Trumpet 1962 Dream of the Red Chamber - 1st Master's wife 1962 The Mid-Nightmare 1962 Yang Kwei Fei - Lady Mei/Jiang Cai Pin 1962 When Fortune Smiles 1963 The Love Eterne - Student 1963 The Adulteress - Yang's Wife 1963 Return of the Phoenix - Cheng Xue-E 1963 Mid-Nightmare (Part 2) 1963 Boundan 1964 Comedy of Mismatches - Sun Zhuyi (Guest Star) 1965 Move Over, Darling 1966 Dawn Will Come - Yan Qiurong 1967 A Gifted Scholar and a Beautiful Maid (aka Merry Maid) 1967 The Golden Swallow 1967 The Long Journey Home - Madam Chui. 1967 Madame Lee Sze-Sze (aka Li Shi-Shi) 1967 Maiden Thief 1967 Making a Living in a Blind Way 1967 Terrors Over Nothing 1967 Uproar in Jade Hall - Chun-Fa. 1967 Who Should Be the Commander-in-Chief? 1968 The Land of Many Perfumes - Empress 1969 The Three Lucky Men 1969 Raw Passions - Tao Ai Jun 1969 Dark Semester - Lin Hui Wo 1970 The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward (aka Girl Wanders Around) - Miss Hua. 1970 The Lucky Trio Are Here Again 1977 Love Rings a Bell 1958/1959 Story of the Vulture Conqueror 1959 Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl 1991 Dances with Dragon 1992 All's Well, Ends Well 1993 The Bride with White Hair 2 1996 Thanks for Your Love 2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009 2010 All's Well, Ends Well 2010 2010 Bruce Lee, My Brother 2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 2012 All's Well, Ends Well 2012 2012 Eight Happiness 2012

TV series YearTitleRoleNotes1976 Hotel (1976 TV series) Ching Wong Mei-or (TVB)1977 A House Is Not a Home Sze Li Mo-yung (TVB) 1978 Conflict (TVB)Below the Lion Rock (RTHK)1979 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Fong Yeung Hing-wan (TVB)1980 The Brothers So Sui-Fong (TVB)1980 Five Easy Pieces (TVB)1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Queen (TVB)1982 Love and Passion Yuen Dai-Neung (TVB)1984 The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung Kam Tai-kwan (TVB)1985 The Yang's Saga To Dai-Neung (TVB) 1986 New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre Mit-Juet Si Tai (TVB)The Return of Luk Siu Fung Mrs. Fa (TVB)Heir to the Throne Is... Koon Chung-yuen's mother (TVB)1987 The Grand Canal Empress Dugu (TVB)1988 The Final Verdict (TVB)1989 The Justice of Life Ho Mei-Lai (TVB) 1991 Days of Glory (ATV)The Cops Affairs (ATV)Who is the Winner (ATV) 1992 Shanghai Godfather (ATV)Who is the Winner II (ATV) 1993 Silver Tycoon (ATV)Shanghai Godfather II (ATV) 1994 Movie Tycoon (ATV)Midnight Lovers II (ATV) 1996 The Little Vagrant Lady II (ATV)The Little Vagrant Lady (ATV)The Good Old Days Kam Fung-Chi Won – Best Supporting Actress, (ATV)1997 The Pride of Chao Zhou (ATV)2004 Love in a Miracle Sun Gong Tsui-Fong (ATV)2005 Happy Family Bak Suet (ATV)2006 Walled Village Mui Tsui-tsui (ATV)2008 Moonlight Resonance Sheh Kwan-lai Nominated – Best Supporting Actress (Top 5), (TVB)2010 When Lanes Merge Lei Suk-jing (TVB)Can't Buy Me Love Kam Tai Fu Yan Nominated – My Favourite Female Character (Top 15), (TVB)2012 The Greatness of a Hero On Lau-mui (TVB)

Awards Won – 1997 ATV Anniversary Awards - Best Supporting Actress – The Good Old Days Nominated – 2008 TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Supporting Actress – Moonlight Resonance Nominated – 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Popular Female Character – Can’t Buy Me Love Won – 2011 TVB Lifetime Achievement Award.