Nora Miao
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Nora Miao (Chinese: 苗可秀; pinyin: Miáo Kěxiù Cantonese: Miu Ho-Sau)) (born February 8, 1952 Chinese: 陳詠憫; pinyin: Chén Yǒng-Mǐn) is a Hong Kong actress who is famous for appearing in many kung-fu films during the 1970s. She was contracted to Golden Harvest for most of the 1970s and spent her time making films in Hong Kong and Taiwan where she starred in a number of Chinese romance themed movies. She had good chemistry with the popular Chinese actor Ko Chuen Hsiung and was paired with him in several movies. Among others, she has played opposite Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Appearing in all three of Bruce Lee's completed Hong Kong films, Nora Miao was rumored to be dating Bruce Lee at the time and is the only actress to share an onscreen kiss with the legendary martial artist.
Nora went to a Catholic Primary School at St. Teresa's School Kowloon as a child.
In the 1980s, Nora Miao retired from acting and in the 1990s, hosted an evening television show for the CFMT channel in Toronto. Currently, she still resides in Toronto and hosts the radio program "Coffee Talk" on CCBC Radio.
[edit] Filmography
- The Blade Spares None (1971)
- The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / 唐山大兄 (1971)
- Fist of Fury / The Chinese Connection / 精武門 (1972)
- Way of the Dragon / Return of the Dragon / 猛龍過江 (1972)
- Naughty! Naughty! / 綽頭狀元 (1974)
- New Fist of Fury / 新精武門 (1976)
- How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996)
- Dragon Fist
- Run Papa Run (2008)
[edit] External links
- Nora Miao at the Internet Movie Database
- Hong Kong Movie World Biography
- Nora Miao: Babe
- Nora Miao's myspace.com fanpage
- Fairchild Radio DJ Profile
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