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Nora Miao is a Actor Hongkongaise born on 8 february 1952 at Hong Kong (Chine)
Nora Miao (Chinese: 苗可秀; pinyin: Miáo Kěxiù; Jyutping: Miu Ho-Sau) (simplified Chinese: 陈咏悯; traditional Chinese: 陳詠憫; pinyin: Chén Yǒngmǐn; born February 8, 1952, is a Hong Kong actress who appeared in many kung-fu films in the 1970s. She was contracted to Golden Harvest, and spent her time making films in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, where she starred in several romance movies.
Miao worked well with Ko Chuen 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 the legendary Lee in Fist of Fury. She also starred opposite Jackie Chan in his first major film, New Fist of Fury.
Born in Hong Kong, Miao attended St. Teresa's School Kowloon. She began acting in 1968, and in 1981 formed a film company with her brother, Ricky Chan. She more or less retired from acting in the late 1980s, and during the 1990s hosted an evening television show for the CFMT channel in Toronto.
Nora Miao currently lives in Toronto and hosts a radio program, "Coffee Talk", on CCBC Radio.
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Miao worked well with Ko Chuen 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 the legendary Lee in Fist of Fury. She also starred opposite Jackie Chan in his first major film, New Fist of Fury.
Born in Hong Kong, Miao attended St. Teresa's School Kowloon. She began acting in 1968, and in 1981 formed a film company with her brother, Ricky Chan. She more or less retired from acting in the late 1980s, and during the 1990s hosted an evening television show for the CFMT channel in Toronto.
Nora Miao currently lives in Toronto and hosts a radio program, "Coffee Talk", on CCBC Radio.
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Vulgaria (2012)
, 1h32Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Chapman To, Fiona Sit, Lawrence Cheng, Simon Lui, Lam Suet, Hiro Hayama
Roles Miss Cheung
Rating62%
Struggling movie producer To Wai-cheung (Chapman To) is hardly able to make alimony payments to his ex-wife (Kristal Tin), and yet his daughter Jacqueline hopes to one day sees him being interviewed by TVB so she can show her schoolmates her father is a real movie producer. In order to fulfill his daughter's dream, through his best buddy Lui (Simon Lui) he meets Tyrannosaurus (Ronald Cheng), a Guangxi based triad head and a movie investor with a peculiar taste. Tyrannosaurus takes the duo out to a dinner full of weird dishes. He wants a remake of his favorite film, the 1976 Shaw Brothers sex scorcher Confession of a Concubine, to be renamed as Confessions of Two Concubines, but only if Siu Yam-yam reprises her original starring role. As Siu Yam-yam is unwilling to act naked at her present age, To has to hire Popping Candy (Dada Chen), with whom he has oral sex, as her body double. Worse still, To and Liu, who refuse to eat the dishes before them, are told by Tyrannosaurus that the deal can be sealed only if they have sex with a mule.
Run Papa Run (2008)
, 1h55Directed by Sylvia Chang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Louis Koo, Rene Liu, Nora Miao, Max Mok, Lam Suet, Derek Tsang
Roles Auntie Ying
Rating62%
Tin Lok est un chef de triade dans les années 80. Depuis qu'il est devenu papa, il essaie de quitter le milieu par tous les moyens pour redevenir un homme ordinaire...
, 1h50Directed by Bruce Lee
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Documentary, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Films about television, Martial arts films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Lazenby, Sammo Hung, Robert Baker
Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating79%
Bruce Lee, légendaire artiste martial, est le sujet central de ce documentaire de Lee John Little (lui -même fan de Bruce Lee). Au travers d'interviews, de scènes d'action et de prises de vues en coulisses tirées du dernier film inachevé de Bruce Lee, le Jeu de la Mort, Little nous dépeint un portrait détaillé de l'acteur de films d'action le plus renommé du monde.
How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996)
, 1h52Directed by Frankie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Sammo Hung, Eric Tsang, Cheng Pei-pei, Chen Kuan-tai, Stanley Fung, Michael Miu
Roles la présentatrice de la compétition
Rating52%
During an International Gambling Competition, "The King of Gamblers" Lui Tin (Chen Kuan Tai) lost to the lacivious, psychotic lesbian queen of gamblers Sheung Kung Fei Fa aka "The Gambling Flower" (Kung Suet Fa) which caused him to commit suicide. His daughter Wai Lam (Fung Sau Yin) vows to avenge her father's death and get help from her late father's good friend. Uncle Wah (Cho Tat Wah), who is a police inspector. Wah also enlists the "Lucky Stars" to assist him.
, 1h27Directed by Chu Yuan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Nora Miao, Ku Feng, Yuen Wah
Rating61%
Chu Liuxiang attempts to assassinate the Eight Prince but fails and is pursued by the prince's men. He has no choice but to seek refuge in the sinister Phantoms' Mountain Manor, which houses criminals and people who have committed wicked deeds. In fact, Chu and the prince had staged the assassination attempt to fool the evil residents of the manor, so that Chu can infiltrate the manor and eliminate them.
The Last Duel (1981)
, 1h30Origin Taiwan
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Nora Miao, Xu Feng
Roles Shao Ye
Rating47%
Dragon Fist (1979)
, 1h34Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, James Tien, Eagle Han-ying
Roles Zhuang Meng Lan
Rating61%
Tang How-yuen (Jackie Chan) is a disciple of kung fu master San-thye. San-thye wins a martial arts tournament, only to be killed by evil kung fu master, Master Li (Yen Shi-kwan). Tang tries unsuccessfully to fight Chung, and leaves the evil master unharmed. Tang, along with San-thye's wife and daughter head after the killer to seek revenge. When they find him, Chung has repented and has cut off his own leg as penance. The master's widow becomes ill, so Tang goes to work for a gang in order to get her medicine. However, whilst in their employ, he is blamed for the death of a young boy, and San-Thye's widow is poisoned. Tang and the one-legged master join forces to defeat the evil lord who poisoned San-thye's widow.
, 1h36Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Nora Miao
Roles Tang Pin-Er
Rating63%
Hsu Ying Fung quickly makes it known (with some help) that he possesses the "Eight Steps of the Snake and Crane", a martial arts manual illustrating the ultimate fighting style. The book was written by eight Shaolin masters shortly before their disappearance, and Hsu is suspected of killing them, or at least knowing what happened. In reality, Hsu is looking for the man responsible for the masters' disappearance, whom he will know by a certain mark.
Game of Death (1978)
Directed by Robert Clouse
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating59%
Billy Lo, un jeune acteur-réalisateur, est menacé de chantage par un certain Docteur Land. Malgré les conseils de son ami Jim Marshall, un journaliste, Billy refuse de céder et tombe dans un piège orchestré par Steiner, l'adjoint de Land.
Game of Death (1978)
, 40minutesDirected by Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Robert Clouse
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors James Tien, Bruce Lee, Chieh Yuan, Chuck Norris, Dan Inosanto, Colleen Camp
Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating59%
The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot involving a new character, Billy Lo,(盧比利) struggling against a racketeering "syndicate" after gaining international success as a martial arts movie star. When Billy refuses to be intimidated by syndicate henchman Steiner (Hugh O'Brian) and his gangs of thugs, syndicate owner Dr. Land (Dean Jagger) orders his assassination to serve as an example to others.
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
, 1h35Directed by Chu Yuan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Ti Lung, Nora Miao, Ku Feng, Yueh Hua, Yuen Wah, Betty Pei Ti
Roles Kung Nan Yen
Rating67%
Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.
New Fist of Fury (1976)
, 1h54Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Lo Wei, Chan Sing, Rhoma Irama, Bruce Lee
Roles Mao Li Er / Miss Lee
Rating55%
A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Karate school in Taiwan has designs on bringing all other schools on the island under his domination, and part of his plan involves the murder of the siblings' grandfather. Undaunted, the brother and sister reestablish their grandfather's school, leading to a final confrontation with the Japanese Karate master. Jackie Chan plays a young thief who at first does not want to learn Kung-fu, but finally realizes that he can no longer stand by and let the Japanese trample the rights of the Chinese people. He proves extremely adept at the martial arts, and carries the fight to its final conclusion.
Naughty! Naughty! (1974)
, 1h49Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Action
Actors Nora Miao, Betty Ting Pei, Sing-Bor Leung, Angela Mao, Dean Shek, Paul Wei Ping-Ao
Roles Hsiao Yen
Rating72%
Genres Documentary
Actors Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Sammo Hung, Betty Ting Pei, Chuck Norris
Roles Self
Rating63%
Fist of Fury (1972)
, 1h42Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Films about racism, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Robert Baker, Tien Feng, Paul Wei Ping-Ao, Lo Wei
Roles Yuan Le-erh
Rating71%
In early 20th century Shanghai, Chen Zhen returns to Jingwu School to marry his fiancée. However, tragic news awaits him: his master Huo Yuanjia has died, apparently from illness. Chen is deeply saddened and traumatised by the sudden demise of his teacher. During the funeral, people from a Japanese dojo in Hongkou District arrive to taunt the Jingwu students. Wu En, the Japanese dojo's grandmaster Hiroshi Suzuki's translator and adviser, taunts Chen by slapping him on the cheek several times, and dares him to fight him. Then the Japanese students, along with Wu, leave. Shortly thereafter, Chen goes to the Hongkou dojo alone to engage in a fight. Chen defeats all of them, including the students' master.