Nora Miao (, born Chan Wing-man (); 8 February 1952) is a Hong Kong film actress. She is best known for appearing in many kung fu films in the 1970s, opposite Hong Kong action film stars such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
Background
Chan Wing-man was born in British Hong Kong. She attended St. Teresa's School Kowloon. She was contracted to Golden Harvest, and spent her time making films in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, where she starred in several romance films.
Miao worked well with Ko Chun-hsiung and was paired with him in several movies. She played opposite both Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Miao appeared in all three of Bruce Lee's Hong Kong films, and became the only actress to share an on-screen kiss with Lee in Fist of Fury. She also starred opposite Jackie Chan in his first major film, New Fist of Fury.
She retired from acting in the late 1980s, and during the 1990s hosted an evening television show for the CFMT channel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Miao currently lives in Toronto Canada, and hosts a radio program, Coffee Talk, on CCBC Radio.
Filmography Actress
The Invincible Eight () (1971) - Chiang Yin The Blade Spares None () (1971) - Ho Li Chun The Comet Strikes () (1971) The Big Boss () (1971) - Ice drinks hawker Story of Daisy () (1972) Fist of Fury () (1972) - Yuan Li Er The Way of the Dragon () (1972) - Cheng Ching Hua The Hurricane () (1972) - Ms Ting Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (1973) - Parinda The Devil's Treasure () (1973) - Yen Yen Naughty! Naughty! () (1974) - Hsiao Yen The Skyhawk () (1974) - Hsiang Lan Money Is Everything () (1975) The Changing Clouds () (1975) Bruce's Deadly Fingers () (1976) - Mina Lo New Fist of Fury () (1976) - Mao Li Er / Miss Lee The Obsessed () (1976) To Kill a Jaguar () (1977) - Bobo Kam Clans of Intrigue () (1977) - Kung Nan Yen Men of the Hour () (1977) The Kung Fu Kid () (1977) Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin () (1978) - Tang Ping-Er Showdown at the Equator () (1978) The Dream Sword () (1979) - Tzu Yi Chun The Handcuff () (1979) Dragon Fist () (1979) - Zhuang Meng Lan Mask of Vengeance () (1980) Sakyamuni Buddha () (1980) The Last Duel () (1981) - Shao Ye The Flower, the Killer () (1981) Beauty Escort () (1981) - Cold Blooded Mistress, Mei Win Shu My Blade, My Life () (1982) - Zither Player Toronto Banana Gal () (1990) How to Meet the Lucky Stars () (1996) Run Papa Run () (2008) - Auntie Ying Merry-Go-Round () (2010) - Eva Vulgaria () (2012) - Miss Cheung Never Too Late (2017) I'm Livin' It () (2019) - Lai Fung
Cameo Bruce Lee : The Man and the Legend () (1973) Bruce Lee: The Legend () (1984) Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey () (2000) Heart and Greed (溏心風暴3) (2017)
Nora Miao at hkmdb.comNora Miao at chinesemov.com
References
External links
Nora Miao's myspace.com fanpage Fairchild Radio DJ Profile HKMDB-Nora Miao Ke-Hsiu ♀ Hong Kong Cinemagic-Nora Miao Ke Hsiu 2018 interview: Remembering Bruce Lee