Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese people actress, singer, director, screenwriter, and producer.
Early life
Chang was born in
Chiayi County,
Taiwan. She dropped out of school when she was 16 and started her career as a
radio DJ.
When she was 18 years old she acted in her first film.
Career
Chang acted in her first film,
The Tattooed Dragon (龍虎金剛) (1973), at the age of 18.
Chang often attempted to do her own
in the four-part film series
Aces Go Places.
She stated in an interview with film editor Clarence Tsui, "I still think Hong Kong's film industry is male-dominated".[ Sylvia Chang in the Internet Movie Database] based on the novel by Benny Li Shuan Yan,[ Run Papa Run, IMDB] that follows a man who belongs to the Triad and the relationships he has with his mother, wife, and daughter.
Chang first began performing in theatre productions more than 30 years ago. She returned to the stage in the production of Design For Living (華麗上班族之生活與生存) that premiered in November 2008 and went on into 2009.
Chang is also a singer and her music has become popular in karaoke,
In the 1980s, the second film Chang directed, Passion, which she wrote and also starred in, won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress.
For a time, Chang was the head producer of New Cinema City in Taiwan, but she left a few years after joining.
In 1992, she served as a jury member at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.
In August 2010, Chang joined the board of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society as its vice-chair.
In June 2018, she was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Critical reception
Chang once said of her films that "I've always felt that animation or special effects shouldn't just be limited to science-fiction films and their ilk. Dramas can also play around with them".
One critic wrote of her: "In an industry that kisses young actresses with celebrity, then swallows them and spits them out, Chang has a sequoia's longevity. She is the only Hong Kong actress of her generation -— the early '70s —-to keep starring in movies".
Chang's films have been selected to screen at the BFI London Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, and Tokyo Filmex. She has served as a jury member at the Berlin International Film Festival,
At the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, Chang received an honourable mention from the Platform Prize jury for her performance in the film Daughter's Daughter—the first time in the history of the award that the Platform jury has recognized an individual performer.
Personal life
Chang married Hong Kong-based journalist Bob Liu in 1979. They divorced in 1984. Chang married
Taishang Billy Wang Jing-xiong in 1991, and they have one son, Oscar. She also has two stepsons.
In July 2000, Chang's nine-year-old son Oscar was kidnapped and held for a ransom of HKD15 million.
Philanthropy
Chang is an advocate and a "life-long volunteer" for World Vision International,
the humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. She created an advertisement, sponsored by World Vision, to promote the company . She is a member of and advocate for the World Vision-sponsored "30 Hour Famine."
Filmography
As actress
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Kong zhong wu shi (1973)
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The Tattooed Dragon (1973) as Ai-Chia
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Xiao ying xiong da nao Tang Ren jie (1974) as Lin Hsiu-yin
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Slaughter in San Francisco (1974)
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Shi qi shi qi shi ba (1974)
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Bruce: Hong Kong Master (1975)
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The Story of Four Girls (1975)
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A Mao zheng chuan (1976)
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Bi yun tian (1976)
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Victory (1976)
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Wen nuan zai qiu tian (1976) as Hsu Hsiao-hui
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Eight Hundred Heroes (1976)
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Warmth in Autumn (1976)
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Qiu chan (1976)
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Lang hua (1976)
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Xing yu (1976)
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Luo ye piao piao (1976)
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The Lady Killer (1976)
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Mitra (1977) as Mitra
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The Longest Bridge (1977)
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The Golden Age (1977)
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A Pirate of Love (1977)
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Zuo ri chong chong (1977)
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Qing se shan mai (1977)
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Shan liang de ri zi (1977)
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Tai bei qi qi (1977)
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Taibei liu shi liu (1977)
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Jin yu liang yuan hong lou meng (1977) as Lin Daiyu
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Feng yu zhao yang (1977)
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Dan dan san yue qing meng long (1977)
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Ai qing wo zhao dao le (1977)
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Shuo huang shi jie (1978)
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M*A*S*H (1979, TV Series) as Sooni
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The Secret (1979) - Lin Jeng-ming.
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Legend of the Mountain (1979) as Cloud
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Crazy Disaster (1979) as Lin Jeng-ming
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Ma feng nu (1979)
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Tian xia yi da xiao (1980)
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The Imperious Princess (1980) as Princess Sheng Ping
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White Jasmine (1980)
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Da xiao jiang jun (1980)
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Xue jian leng ying bao (1980)
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Yuan (1980)
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Attack Force Z (1981) as Chien Hua
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The Juvenizer (1981) as Chu Wei
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The Funniest Movie (1981)
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My Grandfather (1982)
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Aces Go Places (1982) as Supt. Nancy Ho
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Nan xiong nan di (1982)
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Xue jian gui xiang lu (1982)
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He Lives by Night (1982) as Sissy
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In Our Time (1982)
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Aces Go Places 2 (1983) as Supt. Nancy Ho
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1938 Da jing qi (1983) as Su San
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Cabaret of the Streets (1983)
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That Day, on the Beach (1983) as Jiali
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Cabaret Tears (1983)
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Aces Go Places 3 (1984) as Supt. Nancy Ho
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Funny Face (1984)
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Shanghai Blues (1984) as Shu-Shu
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Double Trouble (1984)
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The Story in Sorghum Field (1984)
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My Favorite Season (1985) as Liu Xiang‑mei
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Crazy Romance (1985) as Cheung Ka-ka
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Ba Fan keng kou de xin niang (1985)
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Aces Go Places IV (1986) as Supt. Nancy Ho
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Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) as Quito
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Passion (1986) as Wendy Pai
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Immortal Story (1986) as Chang Mei Ling
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Sister Cupid (1987)
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Kidnapped (1987)
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Seven Years Itch (1987) as Sylvia
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Soursweet (1988) as Lily
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Yellow Story (1988) as Mrs. Hui
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Chicken and Duck Talk (1988) as Mrs. Hui
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All About Ah-Long (1989) as Sylvia Poon / 'Por-Por'
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Full Moon in New York (1989) as Wang Hsiung-Ping
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Eight Taels of Gold (1989) as Odds and Ends
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Two Painters (1989)
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The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990) as Hung Leung-yuk
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Queen of Temple Street (1990) as Big Sis Wah
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My Mother's Tea House (1990)
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A Rascal's Tale (1991)
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Sisters of the World Unite (1991) as Sylvia Lau
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The Banquet (1991) as Herself
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The Twin Dragons (1992) as Mrs. Ma (Twins' Mother)
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Lucky Encounter (1992) as Pregnant Woman
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C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993) as Deputy Director of Hospital
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Huan ying (1993)
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In Between (1994) as Anna Lau (segment "Yuan fu julebu")
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Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) as Jin-Rong
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Killer Lady (1995) as Show Show
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I Want to Go on Living (1995) as Pui Yan
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The Fragile Heart (1996, TV Series) as Dr. Zhao Quing
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(1997) as Shine (Mandarin version, voice)
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The Red Violin (1998) as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
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King of Stanley Market (1998)
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Tempting Heart (1999) as Cheryl
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Forever and Ever (2001) as Mrs. Tam Li Min-Chun
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20 30 40 (2004) as Lily
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Rice Rhapsody (2004) as Jen
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American Fusion (2005) as Yvonne
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The Go Master (2006) as Shu Wen - Wu's mother
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Buddha Mountain (2010) as Chang Yueqin
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Mountains May Depart (2015) as Mia
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Office (2015) as Winnie Chang
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Shuttle Life (2017) as Li Jun
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Love Education (2017) as Qiu Huiying
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Long Day's Journey into Night (2018)
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Jìyuántái qihào (2019) as Mrs. Mei
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The Garden of Evening Mists (2019) as Older Teoh Yun Ling
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Are You Lonesome Tonight? (2021) as Liang's mother
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A Light Never Goes Out (2021) as Mei-heung
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Daughter's Daughter (2024)
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Ai's Kitchen (2024)
As filmmaker
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Discography
- Kolin Records (歌林)
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1973 Never Say Goodbye 別說再見
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1974 Tearfully Say to You 含淚向你說
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1977 Farewell (惜別)
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1980 Maybe / We Were Young (也许 / 我們曾經年輕)
- Rock Records
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1981 Childhood (童年)
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1985 Busy and Blind (忙與盲)
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1986 Do You Love Me? (你愛我嗎)
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1987 Xi shuo (細說), lit. "clarify" or "elaborate"
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1992 The Price of Love (愛的代價)
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| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Love Education | |
| Best Actress | |
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9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | |
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| Best Hong Kong / Taiwan Director | |
| 23rd Huading Awards | Best Director | |
| Best Actress | |
| 29th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards | Best Director | |
| 18th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | |
| Best Screenplay | |
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| 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Screenplay | |
| 25th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | |
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| 2024 | 49th Toronto International Film Festival | Platform Prize | Daughter's Daughter | |
61st Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actress | |
| 2025 | 18th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | |
27th Taipei Film Awards | Best Actress | |
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