Lai Cheuk-cheuk

Lai Cheuk-cheuk
Lai Cheuk-cheuk
Chinese: 黎灼灼
	Lai Cheuk-Cheuk on the cover of The Young Companion, August 1934
Born	Lai Hang-kau; 22 May 1905; British Hong Kong
Died	15 May 1990 (aged 84); British Hong Kong
Other names	Lai Chok-chok, Li Zhuozhuo, Li Zhuo-zhuo, Li Cho-cho, Li Chi-chi
Spouse	Chen Zhendong (陳振東)
Chinese name
Chinese	黎灼灼
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lí Zhuózhuó
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Lai4 Coek3-Coek3
Birth name
Chinese	黎杏球
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lí Xìngqiú
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Lai4 Hang6-Kau4

Lai Cheuk-cheuk (22 May 1905 – 15 May 1990), was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Lai is credited with over 180 films.

Early life

On May 22, 1905, Lai was born in Hong Kong.^[1]

Career

Lai started her acting career in Shanghai, China in 1932 when she joined the famed Lianhua Film Company, which was co-owned by her uncle Lai Man-Wai. In 1934, Lai started as an actress in Hong Kong films. Lai appeared in Breaking Waves, a 1934 Romance film directed by Kwan Man-ching. Lai's last film was Joy to the World (aka Jacky Wong, King of Comedy), a 1980 Romantic Comedy film directed by Gam Yam. Lai is credited with over 180 films.^[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
1932	Conscienceless	人道	Liu Xiyi	Lost
1933	Three Modern Women	三個摩登女性	Yu Yu	Lost
1933	The Light of Maternal Instinct	母性之光	Huiying
1934	Breaking Waves	破浪	Wong Yeh-Lan	Lost
	Brother	難兄		Lost
	Spoondrift Village	浪花村		Lost
1935	Song of China	天倫
1936	A Lamb Astray	迷途的羔羊	Madam Shen
1937	Lianhua Symphony	聯華交響曲		Segment 2: "Nightmare in Spring Chamber" (春閨斷夢)
	The General's Daughter	將軍之女
	Song of a Kind Mother	慈母曲
	The Lost Pearl	人海遺珠	Zhu Bing
	New and Old Times	新舊時代
	Vistas of Art	藝海風光		Part 1: "Film City" (電影城)
	The Honor of Patriots	大義滅親
1938	Femme Fetale	奇女子
1939	The Beautiful General	脂粉將軍
	Two Daughters	女大思嫁	Eldest daughter
	Heroine of the Times	蓋世女英雄
	The Adventures of the Chinese Tarzan	中國泰山歷險記
1940	Escape from the Law	孝子逃刑記
	The Long Life Princess	長生宮主
	The Tolling Bell	大地晨鐘
	Two Knights	關東雙俠
	My Motherland	白雲故鄉	Lucy Jin
	Flower in a Sea of Blood	血海花
	The Prince Who Loves a Slave	冷面皇夫
1941	The Metropolis	大都會
	Spring Engulfs the Mansion	春色滿園
	A Prostitute and a General	賽金花	Empress Dowager Cixi
	Three Amorous Women	春閨三鳳
	Ancient Kingdom of Human Freaks	古國人妖
	A Living Hero	生武松
1946	Two Persons in Trouble Unsympathetic to Each Other	同病不相憐
1946	Flames of Lust	情燄
1947	The Black Wolf Bandit	黑狼大盜
	Red Chamber in the Sea	海角紅樓	Lady Sheung Kun	Two-part film
	The Beauty's Death	艷屍記
	The Herbal Beauty	香草美人	Ma On-Kei
	Take the Poison with Smile	含笑飲砒霜	Mang Ha
1948	The Powdered World	金粉世家		Two-part film
	Four Generations in One House	四代同堂	Grandmother
	Hong Kong King of Murderers	香港殺人王	Ma Tak Lit
	The Remorseful Rich	朱門怨	Xu Wenfang
1949	Love with No Result	雲雨巫山枉斷腸	Kok Nui
1950	Wet Paint!	油漆未乾
	A Dream of Silken Finery	綺羅春夢
	Spring Comes and Winter Goes	冬去春來
	Bandits of the Water Margin	逼上梁山	Wong Lung's mother
	Kaleidoscope	人海萬花筒		Segment 3: "Debts of Love" (孽債)
	The End of the Year Means Money	年晚錢	Tai Tai
1951	Tragedy in Canton	羊城恨史
1953	Map of 100 Treasures	百寶圖
	In the Face of Demolition	危樓春曉	Mrs. Wong
	Spring	春	Grandmother
1954	Father and Son	父與子	Head teacher
	Autumn	秋	Grandmother	Sequel of Spring
	This Wonderful Life	錦繡人生
	The Dream Encounter Between Emperor Wu of Han and Lady Wai	漢武帝夢會衛夫人	Empress Dowager Wang
	Loving Father, Faithful Son	父慈子孝	Tang Hong
1955	Love	愛	Mrs. Wong	Two-part film
	Humanity	人道
	Tragedy on the Hill of the Waiting Wife	魂斷望夫山	Sek's mother
	Broken Spring Dreams	春殘夢斷
	Backyard Adventures	後窗	Patron's wife
1956	Beauty in the Mist	霧美人
	My Eligible Son-in-Law	東床佳婿
	Dial 999 for Murder	999命案	Mrs. Tse
	Precious Daughter	嬌嬌女
	Black Cat, the Cat Burglar	飛賊黑貓
	Brothers	手足情深	Tong's mother
1957	The Girl Next Door	鄰家有女初長成
	Little Women	小婦人	Girl's grandmother
	The Splendour of Youth	黛綠年華
1958	Pin-Up Girl	廣告女郎
	The Love Thief	橫刀奪愛	Lam Wai
	Driver No. 7	第七號司機	Kuen's mother
	Women's Trap	女人的陷阱
	The Red House by the Sea	海角紅樓
	Autumn Comes to Purple Rose Garden	紫薇園的秋天	Matriarch Kok
	Flesh and Bone	骨肉親情		Two-part film
1959	The Broken Hearts	浪子嬌妻
	Feast of a Rich Family	豪門夜宴
	Typhoon Signal No. 10	十號風波
	Dear Love	好冤家	Mrs. Fong
	Daughter of a Grand Household	金枝玉葉	Hung's aunt
1960	Three Drops of Blood	三滴血	Tai's mother
	The Outcast Woman	棄婦	Mrs. Wu	Two-part film
	The Cruel Hand	毒手
	Autumn Leaves	秋風殘葉	Mentor's wife
1961	Conflict in Phoenix Hill	鳳凰山龍虎鬥
1961	Long Live the Money	銀紙萬歲	Second Concubine
1962	Sunset on the River	滿江紅	Man Tai
	Sombre Night	夜深沉	Lau's wife
	Revenge of the Twin Phoenixes	雙鳳仇
	Blood-Stained Shoe	血繡鞋	Pong's mother
1963	Love Forever	金石盟
	The Big Revenge	灕江河畔血海仇		Two-part film
	The Millionaire's Daughter	千金之女	Etiquette teacher
	My Only Love	情之所鍾
	Flesh and Blood	骨肉恩情
	Midnight Were-wolf	夜半人狼	Choi Tai
	The Face of Fear	彩鳳驚魂
	A Tale of Gratitude and Revenge	兒女恩仇
	Somebody's Orphan	孤鳳雙雛
	One Queen and Three Kings	一后三王
	The Unbearable Sorrow	豪門怨	Madam Hui
1964	A Loving Couple	俏冤家	Mother Chow
	Beautiful Heaven	錦繡天堂
	The Bride from the Grave	鬼新娘
	Cheating Is All We Do	一味靠滾	Mrs. Chow
	The Factory Rose	工廠玫瑰
	Too High to Touch	高處不勝寒
	The Dragon and the Bat	紅金龍大戰蝙蝠精
	Hidden Love	一夜恩情	Stepmother
	Love and Passion	情與愛	Wah's mother
	Under Hong Kong's Roof	香港屋簷下	Mrs. Chu
	I Did My Best	情至義盡	Fourth Aunt
	An Independent Daughter	女大女世界	Wong's mother
	A Lonely Heart	蘭閨怨婦
	Young and Idle	摩登二世祖
1965	A Wife's Diary	太太日記	Wu's wife
	Endless Love	巫山夢斷相思淚
	Playful Young Folks	紅男綠女
	Your Infinitive Kindness	恩義難忘	Cheung's wife
	The Drifting Girl	飄零雁	Cheung's mother
	Tears of a Plum Blossom	冷梅情淚
	Between Man and Ghost	人鬼恩仇
1966	The Story Between Hong Kong and Macau	一水隔天涯	Principal Chun
	You Do Me Wrong	玉女含冤
	How Much Worry You Can Have	問君能有幾多愁
1967	She Is Our Senior	大師姐	Mrs. Ng
1967	First Love	情竇初開	Mrs. Lee
1968	Bride in Chains	鎖著的新娘	Madame Fu
	A House Filled with Happiness	歡樂滿華堂	Ling Ling's grandmother
	A Blundering Detective and a Foolish Thief	烏龍偵探糊塗城	Mrs. Hui
	A Great Lover	大情人
	The White Dragon	飛俠小白龍	Mo's mother
1969	Joy of Music	合歡歌舞慶華年
	Mad Dragon	狂龍	Grandma Kong
	Highway Riders of Shandong	銀刀血劍
	Let's Build a Family	成家立室
1970	Heads for Sale	女俠賣人頭	Madame Hua
	The Rivals	翠寒谷
	Young Lovers	青春戀	Ying Wei's grandmother
1971	The Fascinating Group	迷你老爺車	Mrs. Chan
	The Crimson Charm	血符門
	When Will It Rotate?	重逢
	Bus Stop	巴士站
1973	Love Is a Four Letter Word	愛慾奇譚
	Smoke in His Eye	心有點點愁
	Death on the Docks	亡命浪子	Hsu Chien Ying's mother
1974	The Little Man, Ah Fook	阿福正傳
	Martial Arts	絕招
	Supremo	至尊寶	Aunt
	Crazy Bumpkins	阿牛入城記	Ah Niu's mother
	Bravest Fist	一山五虎
	Chinese Kung Fu Against Godfather	大鄉里大鬧歐洲	Tong's mother
	The Devil in Her	女魔	Senior maid
1975	All in the Family	花飛滿城春
	Laugh in the Sleeve	三笑姻緣
	The Winner Takes All	蠱惑女光棍才
1976	The Reincarnation	投胎人
1976	Love Cross-Road	她的爸的媽媽的
1977	The Great Man	大男人
1977	Hot Blood	入冊
1978	Erotic Dreams of Red Chamber	紅樓春上春	Grandmother Jia
	Edge of Fury	撈家撈女撈上撈
	Dog Bites Dog Bone	狗咬狗骨
	The Big Number	大林巴
1979	The Secret	瘋劫	Grandmother	^[2]
1980	Absolute Monarch	隻手遮天
1980	Joy to the World	喜劇王	Tung Tung's grandmother

TV series

Year	English title	Original title
1973	Wintergreen	冬綠
1974	Family, Spring, Autumn	家春秋
1974	Purple Phantom	紫色幽靈
1976	Half a Lifelong Romance	半生緣
	Silent Revolution	靜默的革命
	The Unhappy Widow	祥林嫂
1977	Three Brothers	三兄弟
1978	Chinese New Horoscope	十二生肖

Personal life

On May 15, 1990, Lai died in Hong Kong.^[1]

In popular culture

In the 1991 film Center Stage, Lai is portrayed by actress Maryanna Yip.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lai Cheuk-Cheuk". hkmdb.com. 1980. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "The Secret (1979)". senscritique.com. 1979. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

External links

[hkmdb_lai-1] "Lai Cheuk-Cheuk". hkmdb.com. 1980. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[2] "The Secret (1979)". senscritique.com. 1979. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

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