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Gua Ah-leh

Acting Born Jun 2, 1944 Changsha, Hunan, China 24 credits

Biography

Grace Gua Ah-leh (traditional Chinese: 歸亞蕾; simplified Chinese: 归亚蕾) is a Taiwanese actress and singer born in China on June 2, 1944. She studied acting at the National Taiwan University of Arts. In 1965, she made her professional film debut in The Rain of Sorrow (煙雨濛濛), and received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. She was the youngest Leading Actress winner in the Golden Horse history. The next year, she won another Best Leading Actress Golden Horse award for the movie Home, Sweet Home (家在台北). In 1978, she won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Horse award for her role in The Diary of Didi (蒂蒂日記). She has portrayed over 200 roles in film and television since her debut 1965.

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Full filmography

  • Joy of Life (2019) as Matriarch Ming / 明老太君
  • Golden Horse Awards (1962) as Self
  • The Dream of Red Mansions (2010) as 王夫人
  • The Emperor in Han Dynasty (2005) as 窦太后
  • Dream of Golden Years (2026) as Grandma Yu
  • Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989) as Lady Rose / Ms. Kao
  • Palace of Devotion (2021) as Empress Dowager Xiao
  • A Happy Life (2013) as 刘张氏
  • Palace of Desire (2000) as 武则天
  • Return Home (2007)
  • Green Green Grass By The River (1992) as 静芝
  • 肥猫寻亲记 (2002) as Grandma Hua
  • Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) as Madame Liang
  • Qin Emperor Li Shi Min (2005)
  • The Wedding Banquet (1993) as Mrs. Gao
  • Misty Love In The Palace (2005)
  • Harmony (2004) as 竺自萍
  • 刘海戏金蟾 (2016) as 刘母
  • Lei Yu (1996)
  • The Orange is Red (2001) as First Wife of Yaohua
  • 浪子回头 (2013) as 杜老太太
  • 我和丈母娘的十年战争 (2012) as 孙妈妈
  • Devil yielded to God (1970)
  • 梦断江南 (1994)