Petrina Fung

Petrina Fung Bo Bo (born 30 October 1954) is a Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress. She is best known as one of the most popular child actresses of Hong Kong cinema in the 1960s, for which she received the nickname "Shirley Temple of Hong Kong". In the 1990s, she managed a successful acting comeback, appearing in several hit Hong Kong movies and winning 2 consecutive Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress for the films 92 Legendary La Rose Noire and C'est la vie, mon chéri.

Early life On 30 October 1954, Fung was born in British North Borneo (now part of Malaysia). Her father was Fung Fung, an actor and Fung's brother was Fung Hak-On, who was an actor too. At age 12, Fung lived with Madam Wee Poh Keok, whom she called "kai leong", or godmother. Fung also learned to speak the Hokkien dialect from her godmother. Fung's education consists of private tutors. At age 16, Fung flew to England to study.

In 1994, Fung retired from acting. Fung occasionally made special appearances in some films.

Filmography Films

Awards Star on Avenue of the Stars. Hong, Kong.

Personal life Fung's first husband was Chiu Joi Keung. They have two sons. In 1997, Fung married Yoong Siew Chuen, a Malaysian architect, and moved to Penang Island, Malaysia. In 2012, Fung divorced Yoong Siew Chuen and moved to Hong Kong.