Occupation actress Name Jenny Hu | Role Actress Spouse Kang Wei | |
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Born November 17, 1945 (age 79) ( 1945-11-17 ) Guangdong, China Notable work films with the Shaw Brothers in the 1960s/1970s Similar People Terence Yin, Kang Wei, Johnnie To, John Law, Li Hsing | ||
Ccm sg apr 2012 celestial vip jenny hu
Jenny Hu (Chinese: 胡燕妮 wu yin ne/hu yian ni) born 17 November 1945, is a Hong Kong actress of Chinese and German origin best known for her leads in Shaw Brothers productions throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.
Contents
- Ccm sg apr 2012 celestial vip jenny hu
- Summer Heat 1968 Shaw Brothers Official Trailer
- Early life and career
- Retirement
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Summer Heat (1968) Shaw Brothers **Official Trailer** 狂戀詩
Early life and career
Hu was born in Guangdong, China to a Chinese father and German mother. After her father's death, she moved to Germany until finish high school. Her Eurasian looks appealed to the Chinese community and she became an instant hit. She was a popular movie actress and her films were translated into Mandarin Chinese. Bruce Lee's martial arts caused Shaw management to focus on action filled movies.
She had made her debut in the film Till the End of Time (何日君再來) (1966) and continued acting until her retirement at the age of 30.
Retirement
Being of European descent, she was deemed "too unfit for Kung Fu movies" so she retired in the mid 1970s. She and her husband migrated to Los Angeles, California shortly thereafter, where she took up work as a beautician manager and her husband ended up in the insurance business.
She came out of retirement after a nearly three-decade hiatus to appear in Yesterday Once More (2004), by Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To.
Personal life
Her son, Terence Yin (尹子維) is also in the film industry.
Filmography
( from The Hong Kong Movie Data Base : Jenny Hu Yan-Ni : Filmography (1966-2004) )
