Susan Shaw Yam-Yam
Born: 1950-08-17 in Hong Kong, China
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
- 77 Heartwarmings
- Ready O/R Knot as Grams
- Coffin Homes as Mother Leung
- Sugar Street Studio as Auntie Eight
2020
- The Calling of a Bus Driver as Kam Chi
- A Moment of Happiness as Zito's Aunt
- MMA Diva
- Fate Jealous Greed
2019
- Undercover Punch and Gun as Chief B
- A Lifetime Treasure as Director Yam
- Missbehavior as Doula
- Dearest Anita
- Lion Rock
- A Journey Of Happiness as Orchid
2018
- A Beautiful Moment
- House of the Rising Sons
- Lucid Dreams as Grandma
- Hotel Soul Good as Old Lady
- Napping Kid as Auntie Chik Nam
- House No. 7
2017
- Thirty Years of Adonis as Sister Yin
- Vampire Cleanup Department as Tim's grandma
- Love Off the Cuff as Cherie's Mother
- All My Goddess
- Lucky Fat Man
- Macau Happy Storm
- Never Too Late
- My Alien Girlfriend as Angela 2
2016
2015
- Lazy Hazy Crazy as Tracy's Grandmother
- Two Thumbs Up as Aunt
- Full Strike as Grandma Mui
- Are You Here as Auntie Lan
- King of Mahjong as Mahjong Player
- Anniversary
- 回到未來錢
- Wonder Mama
2014
- As the Light Goes Out as Winery's Owner - Mrs. Kau
- Just Another Margin
- Black Comedy as Mrs Devil
- The Second Coming
- Golden Brother
- Twilight Online as 3rd aunt
- Dot 2 Dot as Headmaster Winnie Tsang
2013
- SDU: Sex Duties Unit as Thai restaurant owner
- Tales from the Dark 1 as Chu (segment "Jing Zhe")
- I Love Hong Kong 2013
- Hardcore Comedy as Kit's mother
- Hotel Deluxe as Grandma
- Voyage as Lady Red
- The Best Plan Is No Plan
2012
- Vulgaria as Yum Yum Shaw
- Love in the Buff as Cherie's Mother
- My Sassy Hubby as Auntie 6
- I Love Hong Kong 2012 as Shum Kei Yee
2010
- Frozen as Kit's mother
- 72 Tenants of Prosperity as Garbage Worker
- Gallants as Dr Fun
- Merry-Go-Round as Nancy
2009
- All's Well, End's Well 2009 as Huan
2008
- The Moss as Chong Mom
- Run Papa Run as Madam Si
- True Women for Sale
- Only the Way
2007
- Exodus as Professor of Poison
- The Pye-Dog as Wang's grandmother
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
- Love Chaser
- The Other Side of Dolls ... (Presenter)
- Forbidden Love
- Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday as Fox
- Tattoo Girl
1992
- Mr Vampire 1992 as Mother of Retarded Son
- The Story of Lady Sue
- Club Girls Romance
- Just Love as Medium
- The Vengeance
- The Direct Line
- Devil of Rape
- Battle in Hell as General's spouse
- Desperate Duo
- Lucky Way as Self
- Triad Fighter
- The Trouble Couple
1991
1990
- Ghostly Vixen
- Gangland Odyssey as Mrs. Brown
- Coup De Grace as Tina's Aunt
- The Nocturnal Demon
1989
- Excuse Me, Please! as Big Sister
- Blood Ritual
- The Immigrant Policeman
- Avenging Trio
1987
1986
1984
1983
1982
- Human Lanterns as Guest at Fu's Banquet
- Buddha's Palm as Sun Bi Ling, Flying Loops
- Happy Heroes
- Passing Flickers as Shao Yin Yin
- Behind the Storm
- Green Killer
1981
- Agency 24
- The Phantom Killer as Madam Hsuen
- Story of Taxi Dancers
- Sexy Career Girls
1980
1979
- Jaws as 甘珮
- The Scandalous Warlord as Chen Jin Bao
- Naughty Scandals
1978
- Crocodile Tears
- Chameleon
- 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
- Deadly Angels as Yu Chi
- Soul Brothers of Kung Fu as Dong Na
- Chinatown Kid as Sylvia
- Negotiation
- The Mad Monk as Yu-Chun
- To Kill a Jaguar as Sum Chun-tsui
- Starlets for Sale as Miao Lijin
- Murder on the Wedding Night
- Mysterious Lady Killer
- That Romantic Scholar
- Modern Secretaries
- Return of the Con Men
1976
- Ten Sensational Cases (II)
- I Want More!
- Big Bad Sis as Sai Chu
- Love Swindler as Miss Sophie (segment "Counterfeit")
- Girls for Sale
- Oriental Playgirls as Miao Chin-Hua