Kao Pao-Shu
Born: 1939-02-02 in Suzhou, China
Died: 2000-07-20
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kao Pao-Shu (Chinese: 高寶樹; 1932–2000) was a Chinese actress, producer, writer and film director who appeared in over 100 films during her career. Originally from China, Kao moved to Hong Kong in 1951, where she acted in minor role before joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1958. Here, she starred in over 80 films, working alongside directors Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang, and she made her directorial debut in 1970 in Lady with a Sword. Later she started her own company, producing films throughout the 1970s before she retired in the 1980s. In July 2000, she died at the age of 68.
Filmography
1981
- Seed of Evil ... (Director)
1980
- The Master Strikes ... (Producer)
1979
1977
- Lost Swordship
- The Damned ... (Director)
1976
- Low Society as Tang Li
1975
1974
- The Virgin Mart ... (Director)
1973
- Win Them All as (Guest star)
1972
- The Cannibals ... (Director)
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship as Ying Ying's Mother
1971
- Blood of the Dragon ... (Writer)
- Lady with a Sword ... (Director)
1970
- Double Bliss as Mrs. Li
- A Place to Call Home as Julie Liou
1969
- The Golden Sword as 7th Lady
- Vengeance Is a Golden Blade as Li Yuexiang
1968
- Spring Blossoms as Mrs Zhao
- Mist over Dream Lake as Hsu Chieh Chun
1967
- The Goddess of Mercy as Princess Miao Yun
- King Drummer as Sun's mother
- Too Late for Love as Li Juan
- The Midnight Murder as Madame Wang
- The Pearl Phoenix as Mrs Huo
- Trapeze Girl as Jin-Hua
- That Tender Age as Wen-Chieh's mother
1966
- The Monkey Goes West as Green Snake Demon
- The Joy of Spring as Teacher
- The Blue and the Black as Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-law
- The Blue and the Black 2 as Madame Kao's Eldest Daughter-in-Law
1965
- The Twin Swords as Gan Sumei
- The Lark as Bao's Wife
- Temple of the Red Lotus as Jin Su Mei, Lian Zhu's aunt
- Sons of the Good Earth as Mrs Chang Erh Hu
- Inside the Forbidden City as Empress Liu
- The Butterfly Chalice as Madam Lu
- Squadron 77 as Kuo Chiang's Mother
1964
- The Story of Sue San as Madam Pi
- The Dancing Millionairess as Mrs. Sun
- Between Tears and Smiles as Mrs. Tao
- Comedy of Mismatches as Weiliang's mother
- The Coin
- The Female Prince as Madame Hsia
1963
- Empress Wu as Lady Shang Kuan
- The Love Eterne as Ms. Meng
- The Adulteress as Magistrate Liu's Wife
- My Lucky Star as Susan
- Return of the Phoenix as Mrs. Cheng
- Love Parade as Lady Snow
- The Lady and the Thief
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Three Sinners as Yi Li-Chiao
- Bitter Sweet
1962
- The Dream of the Red Chamber as Elder Brother's Wife Wang Xifeng
- The Tryst as Mrs. Han
1961
- Love Without End as Meng Li
- Les Belles as Mrs Ma
- Oh Boys! Oh Girls!
- The Serpent and the Lovers as Mother Bai
- When the Poles Meet
1959
- The Girl with a Thousand Faces as Mei Ju-Ming
1958
- Where Is My Bride? as Aunt Zhang
1957
- Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi as Yu Wa's Mother
- The Dog-Murderer
- The Frosty Night
1956
- Sweet as a Melon
- Rainstorm in Chinatown as Hsiao Yan
- Black Tulip
- A Lonely Heart as Wet nurse
- The Long Lane as Hsioa Yen-Tsai
1955
1952
1951
- The Thirteen Grand Tutors as Ah Jin