Mui-Lin Yu

Yu Miu-Lin (, born 4 July 1937) is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu is credited with 145 films.

Early life On 4 July 1937, Yu was born as Yu Chi-nga in Canton. Her late mother Tang Mei-mei (鄧美美) was an actress who was not widely known, and her younger sister Yu Chi-lai (stage name Koi Chi-fui) was a pupil of Cantonese Opera performer Yam Kim-fai.

Career Yu began her career as a saleswoman in a department store. She took part in the repertory theatre, and once featured in The Taming of the Shrew.

In 1950, Yu became an actress in Hong Kong films. Yu appeared in The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance, a 1950 Comedy film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Yu's recent film is All's Well Ends Well 2020, a 2020 Comedy film directed by Raymond Wong Pak-Ming. Yu is credited with over 145 films.

From 1979, she began to appear in TVB series. She was often assigned roles such as a street cleaner, maid and unattractive women. Yu adopted her stage name Mo-lin after the government official yacht Lady Maurine which was in turn named after the wife of governor Sir Alexander Grantham. She is a character actress who has a talent in comical roles. Her roles and personality leave a deep impression with the audience and she does not mind to be the symbol of 'ugly woman' on TV and movies in Hong Kong.

Filmography

Films This is a partial list of films. Year Title Role Notes 1950 The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance 1981 Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles Dental nurse 1985 Cupid One Fat Chan's Girlfriend 1987 Goodbye Darling 1987 The Romancing Star 1988 Spooky, Spooky Villager 1989 Lo foo chut gaam 1990 Happy Ghost IV 1991 Tricky Brains 1992 Once a Black Sheep 1993 Ghost Lantern 2011 I Love Hong Kong 2011 Men Suddenly in Love 2020 All's Well Ends Well 2020

Television

Philanthropy In 2004, Yu donated 80,000 yuan for building an elementary school in Guizhou Province, China and the school is entitled Yu Mu Lian Hope School. On 22 June 2006, she acted as the ambassador of the charitable activity called 'Cascc famine eight hours'.

Latest condition In 2020, Yu was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer and pulmonary fibrosis