Moon Lee
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Moon Lee is a former Hong Kong
actress who frequently played roles related to the action and martial arts
genre in TV serials and films. She was particularly notable in the sub-genre known as girls with guns
.
When she first returned to Hong Kong to attend middle school, her Cantonese was not perfect and she was sort of rustic. At age 15, Moon was accidentally discovered by a television director, Hsiao Hsianhui, during a school dancing performance. She was recommended to play a role in a television series 《Fatherland》. Since the play did not require too much of her time and she could still study at school, her parents agreed to let her play. In the series, she was a country girl, by the name of A Mun, who looked just like Moon. Ever since then, people liked to call her A Mun. Her performance in the series was so impressive that she began her career as an actress. Since she has been practicing dances from her childhood, it is easy for her to perform action movies with her agile and flexible movements. After her first martial art movie in ancient costumes《Zu Warriors from the magic Mountain》， she has not left the stage of action movies.
At 18, freshly graduated from middle school, she signed contracts with both Asian TV Station and Golden Harvest. Lee Choi Fung was sent to Japan to make an advertisement for Mitsubishi automobile company. The company asked her to pick an English name. She chose Moon, as the pronunciation of Mn in Cantonese is close to the English word, Moon.
She played in many television series, exceeding 400 episodes. Subsequently she focused her efforts wholly on movies, mostly action movies.
In the late 90s, she gradually left the movie field and was passionately involved in the promotion of the art of dance and established a dancing school to cultivate talented dancers. Her students won excellent awards in Hong Kong dance competitions.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
actress who frequently played roles related to the action and martial arts
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
genre in TV serials and films. She was particularly notable in the sub-genre known as girls with guns
Girls with guns
Girls with guns is a sub-genre of films and animation, especially Hong Kong action films and anime, with a female protagonist in a strong lead role, set in a modern context. The genre involves gun-play, stunts and martial arts action...
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Biography
From age 6 to 12, Moon lived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for 6 years with her father, who had business there. She attended Youchang Elementary School. During her stay in Taiwan, she learned mandarin Chinese and developed her piano and dance expertise. As a result, she often had performances.When she first returned to Hong Kong to attend middle school, her Cantonese was not perfect and she was sort of rustic. At age 15, Moon was accidentally discovered by a television director, Hsiao Hsianhui, during a school dancing performance. She was recommended to play a role in a television series 《Fatherland》. Since the play did not require too much of her time and she could still study at school, her parents agreed to let her play. In the series, she was a country girl, by the name of A Mun, who looked just like Moon. Ever since then, people liked to call her A Mun. Her performance in the series was so impressive that she began her career as an actress. Since she has been practicing dances from her childhood, it is easy for her to perform action movies with her agile and flexible movements. After her first martial art movie in ancient costumes《Zu Warriors from the magic Mountain》， she has not left the stage of action movies.
At 18, freshly graduated from middle school, she signed contracts with both Asian TV Station and Golden Harvest. Lee Choi Fung was sent to Japan to make an advertisement for Mitsubishi automobile company. The company asked her to pick an English name. She chose Moon, as the pronunciation of Mn in Cantonese is close to the English word, Moon.
She played in many television series, exceeding 400 episodes. Subsequently she focused her efforts wholly on movies, mostly action movies.
In the late 90s, she gradually left the movie field and was passionately involved in the promotion of the art of dance and established a dancing school to cultivate talented dancers. Her students won excellent awards in Hong Kong dance competitions.
Stunt accident
While performing the final stunt in Devil Hunters (1989), Moon sustained a third degree burn. Moon was supposed to jump off a window from a second story building to evade an explosion. Due to bad timing by the pyrotechnicians, she was engulfed in flames before she jumped down, resulting in severe burns to her hands and face. The epilogue of the film accounts the details about the accident, along with a message of commendation from the director for her courage and hardwork.Films
- To Sir with Troubles 交叉零蛋 (1981)
- Winners and SinnersWinners and SinnersWinners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film directed, co-written by and starring Sammo Hung. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films - a highly successful series in Hong Kong....
aka 5 Lucky Stars 奇谋妙计五福星 (1983) - The ChampionsThe ChampionsThe Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company...
aka Crazy to Win 波牛 (1983) - Zu Warriors aka Zu Warriors from the Magic MountainZu Warriors from the Magic MountainZu Warriors from the Magic Mountain is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark, who attempts to combine Hong Kong action cinema with Western special effects technology...
新蜀山剑侠 (1983) - The ProtectorThe Protector (1985 film)The Protector is a 1985 Hong Kong / USA action film, directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Jackie Chan. It was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980's The Big Brawl, a film which had flopped at the box office...
威龙猛探 (1985) - Mr. VampireMr. VampireMr. Vampire, also known as Geung-si Sin-sang, is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a Mr...
僵尸先生 (1985) - Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1986) [cameo]
- Cascading Feeling aka Midnight WhispersMidnight Whispers (film)Midnight Whispers is a 1986 Hong Kong melodramatic film starring Josephine Koo and Moon Lee...
尽诉心中情 (1986) - Mr. Vampire 2 僵尸先生续集 (1986)
- The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen (1986)
- AngelAngel (1987 film)Angel is a 1987 Hong Kong action film inspired by Charlie's Angels which stars Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima. It is regarded as defining the Girls with Guns sub-genre...
aka Fighting Madam aka Iron Angels aka Midnight Angels 天使行动 (1987) - Angel II aka Iron Angles 2 aka Hong Kong Police Madame 2 aka Fighting Madam 2 天使行动2之火凤狂龙 (1988)
- Cascading Feeling aka Midnight WhispersMidnight Whispers (film)Midnight Whispers is a 1986 Hong Kong melodramatic film starring Josephine Koo and Moon Lee...
(1988) (production date 1985) - Angel EnforcersAngel EnforcersAngel Enforcers is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Godfrey Ho and starring Pan Pan Yeung and Pauline Wong, in which female agents battle a gang of diamond thieves....
皇家飞凤 (1989) - Devil Hunters 猎魔群英 (1989)
- Angel III aka Iron Angels 3 aka Return of Iron Angels 天使行动3魔女末日 (1989)
- Killer Angels 杀手天使 (1989)
- Princess Madam aka Under Police Protection 金牌师姐 (1989)
- Demon Intruder aka Nocturnal Demon 夜魔先生/野鬼先生 (1990)
- Fatal Termination aka Death Blow 赤色大风暴 (1990)
- New Kids in Town aka Master of DisasterMaster of DisasterMaster of Disaster is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's eighteenth album, released in 2005. The North Mississippi All-Stars back up Hiatt on this album.-Track listing:All tracks written by John Hiatt#"Master of Disaster" – 5:26...
aka New Killers in Town 初到贵境 (1990) - The Revenge of Angel aka Revenge of an Angel 水玲珑 (1990)
- Bury Me High 卫斯理之霸王卸甲 (1991)
- Angel Force 天使特警 (1991)
- Mission KillMission killA mission kill is the result of an attack or damage inflicted by a weapon that does not destroy a military vehicle but results in it taking no further part in its intended mission.-Examples:...
秃鹰档案 (1991) - Dreaming of the Reality aka Dreaming the Reality 梦醒血未停 (1991)
- Mission of Condor aka Mission KillMission killA mission kill is the result of an attack or damage inflicted by a weapon that does not destroy a military vehicle but results in it taking no further part in its intended mission.-Examples:...
aka Angel Force 秃鹰档案/秃鹰行动 (1991) - Angel Terminators 2 aka The Best of the Lady Kickboxer 火种 (1991)
- The Big Deal 神偷家族 (1992)
- Inspector Wears Skirts 4 霸王花:重出江湖 (1992)
- Kickboxer's Tears 新龙争虎斗 (1992)
- A Serious Shock! aka Yes, Madam! '92 aka Death Triangle 末路狂花 (1992)
- The Avenging Quartet 霸海红英 (1992)
- Beauty Investigator aka Beauty Inspectors 妙探双娇 (1992)
- Mission of Justice 金三角群英会 (1992)
- Angel of Kickboxer aka Angel the Kickboxer aka Bloody Mary Killer aka Honor and Glory 纵横天下 (1993) Uncredited
- Angel's Project aka Angel Mission 天使狂龙 (1993)
- Secret PoliceSecret policeSecret police are a police agency which operates in secrecy and beyond the law to protect the political power of an individual dictator or an authoritarian political regime....
警网雄风 (1994) - Little Heroes Lost in China 小鬼奇兵 (1997)
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- Tai Seng Home Video release of Avenging Quartet incorrectly cited copyright date as 1994 on boxcover.
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TV serial drama
- FatherlandFatherlandFatherland is the nation of one's "fathers", "forefathers" or "patriarchs". It can be viewed as a nationalist concept, insofar as it relates to nations...
大地恩情 (1980) - I Have to Fly 我要高飛 (1981)
- Ah Sir Ah Sir 阿SIR 阿SIR (1982)
- Onion Flower 洋葱花 (1983)
- Drunken Fist 醉拳王無忌 (1984)
- I Love Mermaid 我愛美人魚 (1984)
- Drunken Fist 2 日帝月后 (1984)
- Miracle of the Orient 香江歳月 (1984)
- Ji Gong 濟公 (1985)
- Passionate Fairy 仙女多情 (1985)
- Bravo! Kowloon Tong 魅力九龍塘 (1985)
- The Supersword Lady 越女剣 (1986)
- Ba Wang Hua 霸王花 (1993)
- Fist of Power 南拳北腿 (1995)
- Putonghua Children Drama 普通話親子劇場 (1998)
- Fist of Hero 中華大丈夫 (1999)