Susan Shaw Yam-Yam
Born: 1950-08-17 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Known For: Acting
Biography
Born in Hong Kong, Susan Shaw Yam-Yam moved to Taiwan with her father at an early age, studying nursing for five years after graduation, and then working as a nurse on a ship. After travelling through 23 countries, she decided to go ashore in Hong Kong to find another job, first singing in a nightclub and then became an actress. She has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970. She has won four Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress (2008, 2011, 2013, 2018).
Filmography
2025
2023
- Ready O/R Rot as Grams
2021
- Coffin Homes as Mother Leung
- Ready O/R Knot as Grams
- 77 Heartwarmings
- Sugar Street Studio as Auntie Eight
2020
- The Calling of a Bus Driver as Kam Chi
- Fate Jealous Greed
- MMA Diva
- A Moment of Happiness as Zito's Aunt
2019
- Undercover Punch and Gun as Chief B
- Missbehavior as Doula
- A Journey Of Happiness as Orchid
- Dearest Anita
- A Lifetime Treasure as Director Yam
- Lion Rock
2018
- A Beautiful Moment
- House of the Rising Sons
- Hotel Soul Good as Old Lady
- Napping Kid as Auntie Chik Nam
- House No. 7
- Lucid Dreams as Grandma
2017
- Love Off the Cuff as Cherie's Mother
- Thirty Years of Adonis as Sister Yin
- Vampire Cleanup Department as Tim's grandma
- Lucky Fat Man
- All My Goddess
- Macau Happy Storm
- My Alien Girlfriend as Angela 2
- Never Too Late
2016
2015
- Lazy Hazy Crazy as Tracy's Grandmother
- Anniversary
- Full Strike as Grandma Mui
- Two Thumbs Up as Aunt
- 回到未來錢
- Are You Here as Auntie Lan
- Wonder Mama
- King of Mahjong as Mahjong Player
2014
- As the Light Goes Out as Winery's Owner - Mrs. Kau
- Just Another Margin
- Black Comedy as Mrs Devil
- Golden Brother
- Dot 2 Dot as Headmaster Winnie Tsang
- Twilight Online
- The Second Coming
2013
- SDU: Sex Duties Unit as Thai restaurant owner
- Tales from the Dark 1 as Chu (segment "Jing Zhe")
- Hardcore Comedy as Kit's mother
- The Best Plan Is No Plan
- Voyage as Lady Red
- I Love Hong Kong 2013
- Hotel Deluxe as Grandma
2012
- Love in the Buff as Cherie's Mother
- My Sassy Hubby as Auntie 6
- Vulgaria as Yum Yum Shaw
- I Love Hong Kong 2012 as Shum Kei Yee
2010
- 72 Tenants of Prosperity as Garbage Worker
- Gallants as Dr Fun
- Frozen
- Merry-Go-Round as Nancy
2009
- All's Well, End's Well 2009 as Huan
2008
- Run Papa Run as Madam Si
- True Women for Sale
- The Moss as Chong Mom
- Only the Way
2007
- The Pye-Dog as Wang's grandmother
- Exodus as Professor of Poison
2003
2002
2001
- You Shoot, I Shoot as Mrs. Tai
- Shades of Fire
1996
- On Fire as Rebecca
1995
- Heaven Can't Wait as Mrs. Chu
- The Raping Murderer
1993
- The Other Side of Dolls ... (Presenter)
- Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday as Fox
- Forbidden Love
- Tattoo Girl
- Love Chaser
1992
- Mr Vampire 1992 as Mother of Retarded Son
- The Story of Lady Sue
- Battle in Hell as General's spouse
- Club Girls Romance
- Devil of Rape
- Triad Fighter
- Lucky Way as Self
- The Vengeance
- The Trouble Couple
- The Direct Line
- Just Love
- Desperate Duo
1991
1990
- The Nocturnal Demon
- Gangland Odyssey as Mrs. Brown
- Ghostly Vixen
- Coup De Grace as Tina's Aunt
1989
- Excuse Me, Please! as Big Sister
- Blood Ritual
- The Immigrant Policeman
- Avenging Trio
1987
1986
1984
1983
1982
- Buddha's Palm as Sun Bi Ling, Flying Loops
- Human Lanterns as Guest at Fu's Banquet
- Green Killer
- Happy Heroes
- Passing Flickers as Shao Yin Yin
- Behind the Storm
1981
- Agency 24
- The Phantom Killer as Madam Hsuen
- Sexy Career Girls
- Story of Taxi Dancers
1980
1979
- Jaws as 甘珮
- The Scandalous Warlord as Chen Jin Bao
- Naughty Scandals
1978
- Crocodile Tears
- Sensual Pleasures as Hai Zi
- The Vengeful Beauty as Jin Shao Zhi
- The Mad Monk Strikes Again as Lan
- Delinquent Teenagers
- Black Society
1977
- Moods of Love as Fung Yu-Hua / Hua Xiao-Bao
- Chinatown Kid as Sylvia
- Soul Brothers of Kung Fu as Dong Na
- Deadly Angels as Yu Chi
- Murder on the Wedding Night
- The Mad Monk as Yu-Chun
- Starlets for Sale as Miao Lijin
- To Kill a Jaguar as Sum Chun-tsui
- Modern Secretaries
- Mysterious Lady Killer
- Return of the Con Men
- That Romantic Scholar
- Negotiation
1976
- Love Swindler as Miss Sophie (segment "Counterfeit")
- I Want More!
- Girls for Sale
- Oriental Playgirls as Miao Chin-Hua
- Big Bad Sis as Sai Chu