Gua Ah-leh
Born: 1944-06-02 in Changsha, Hunan, China
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Dream of Golden Years as Grandma Yu
2025
2021
- Palace of Devotion as Empress Dowager Xiao
- Beneath the Banyan Tree as Jia-Rong Woo
2020
2019
- Joy of Life as Matriarch Ming / 明老太君
- Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year as Grandma
- Number One as Grandmother
2016
- 刘海戏金蟾 as 刘母
- 见字如面
- Summer's Desire as Dean of Luoxi Welfare Institute
2015
- 20 Once Again as Shen Mengjun
- Baby Steps as Ma
2013
- A Happy Life as 刘张氏
- 浪子回头 as 杜老太太
2012
- 我和丈母娘的十年战争 as 孙妈妈
- Joyful Reunion as Bai Ping
- 摩西密码
- 娘心计
2010
- The Dream of Red Mansions as 王夫人
- 婆婆来了 as 郑爱儿
2007
- Return Home
- 徽州女人 as 程春娥
2006
- Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law as Qin Si Ping
- The Knot as 王碧云（老年）
2002
- 肥猫寻亲记 as Grandma Hua
2001
- The Orange is Red as First Wife of Yaohua
- Migratory Bird as Chen's Mom
2000
- Palace of Desire as 武则天
- Fleeing by Night as Wei's Mother
- 傻阿甘 as 妈妈
1996
- Lei Yu
- 臺灣靈異事件 as 沈德怡
- Tonight Nobody Goes Home as Mrs. Chen
1995
- Maiden Rosé as 周花雕（老年）
1994
- Eat Drink Man Woman as Madame Liang
- 梦断江南
1993
- The Wedding Banquet as Mrs. Gao
1992
1989
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Lady Rose / Ms. Kao
1987
- Last Eunuch In China as Lai Shi's Mother
- Flag of Honor
1985
- Inferno Thunderbolt as (archive footage)
1984
1983
- Rape and Die
- The Lost Generation as Kuei Ya-mei
1982
1981
- The Women Soldiers
- The Coldest Winter in Peking
- The King of Gambler
- Phoenix the Ninja as Happy Fairy
- Errant Love as Chung Tsui-wei
- The Casino
- Consolidated Dougherty
1980
- Poor Chasers
- Evening News as Lin Ko-Ching
- Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze
- The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang
- Unmarried Mothers as Madam Pai
1975
1971
- You Can't Tell Him
- The True and False Wife as Hsu Mu Cheng
1970
- Devil yielded to God
- Home, Sweet Home
- A Test of Love as Pai Chieh-Chun
- The Ripening
1969
1967
- Love Is Thicker Than Wine as Hsu Hsiao-Ching
1965
- The Rain of Sorrow as Lu Yi-ping
1962
- Golden Horse Awards as Self