Gua Ah-leh

Actress

June 2, 1944 (82 years)

Changsha, Hunan, China

Biography

Grace Gua Ah-leh (traditional Chinese: 歸亞蕾; simplified Chinese: 归亚蕾) is a Taiwanese actress and singer born in China on June 2, 1944. She studied acting at the National Taiwan University of Arts. In 1965, she made her professional film debut in The Rain of Sorrow (煙雨濛濛), and received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. She was the youngest Leading Actress winner in the Golden Horse history. The next year, she won another Best Leading Actress Golden Horse award for the movie Home, Swee…

Filmography

8.0

Joy of Life

Matriarch Ming / 明老太君

Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.

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Golden Horse Awards

Self

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times

8.2

Dream of Golden Years

Grandma Yu

After being set up by her company, 36-year-old executive Xia Xiaolan wakes up as her 18-year-old self in a poor village. Determined to change her fate, she pursues education while building a business empire from nothing. Along the way, she finds love, support, and a renewed sense of purpose, proving that courage and determination lead to true success.

7.3

The Dream of Red Mansions

王夫人

Jai Baoyu is a male heir who grew up in a wealthy feudal clan dominated by women. His love affairs with his cousins Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai happened in the midst of his family's struggle to remain influential.

8.2

The Emperor in Han Dynasty

窦太后

The Emperor in Han Dynasty,[1] also released under the title The Emperor Han Wu in some countries, is a 2005 Chinese historical television series based on the life of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty. It uses the historical texts Records of the Grand Historian and Book of Han as its source material. The series covers the life of Emperor Wu from his early childhood to his death and some events in the reign of Emperor Jing (Emperor Wu's father and predecessor), such as the Rebellion of the Seven States. It follows the conflicts that defined the pivotal war between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu, and depicts the major victories that the Han scored over the Xiongnu during Emperor Wu's reign. Prominent historical figures such as the generals Li Guang, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, as well as the diplomats Su Wu and Zhang Qian, also make appearances as supporting characters in the series.

5.2

Palace of Devotion

Empress Dowager Xiao

Liu E, an orphaned girl, becomes the Empress of the Northern Song dynasty and a regent for the next Emperor.

8.4

Palace of Desire

武则天

Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.

7.1

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Lady Rose / Ms. Kao

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

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Green Green Grass By The River

静芝

Xiao Cao is a young orphan living with her cruel aunt and uncle. She has a sisterly bond with her neighbour, Qing Qing, who is being forced into a marriage with a much older man by her older brother. Desperate to escape their unfortunate circumstances, the two girls manage to run away together on the day of Qing Qing's wedding. During their escape they coincidentally meet He Shiwei, a young university student who is also running away from his family due to an arranged marriage. After a few initial misunderstandings the three decide to travel together. However, things become complicated when they encounter the Fu family, and the family matriarch mistakes He Shiwei for her son, Fu Yuankai, who died 10 years ago.

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A Happy Life

刘张氏

A wealthy fox family (in human appearances)have nine daughters. The father of daughters is a known king in their world. One day the father decides to get her youngest daughter married through an arranged marriage. The youngest daughter love going to the muggle (human world) and enjoys everything-food, clothing, games, shopping. Therefore to avoide the marriage she does a make marriage contract with a muggle without letting him knowing her real identity, which leads to many intereting and craziness into their life.

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Return Home

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肥猫寻亲记

Grandma Hua

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Qin Emperor Li Shi Min

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7.6

Eat Drink Man Woman

Madame Liang

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

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The Orange is Red

First Wife of Yaohua

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7.2

The Wedding Banquet

Mrs. Gao

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

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Harmony

竺自萍

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Lei Yu

The story took place in Tianjin in the 1920s. The whereabouts of Zhou Pu Yuan, the master of the Zhou mansion, is unknown due to the involvement of the Jiangqiao incident. The housekeeper Lu Gui had no choice but to bring Zhou Ping, the young master of the Zhou family, from Wuxi to manage the property. Just when Zhou Ping was about to sell the Zhou mansion to pay off the debt, Zhou Pu Yuan came back and brought along a young wife, Fan Yi, who stepped forward to help Zhou Ping understand the debt problem, bringing the two young people together. However, the awkward mother-child relationship made them dare not face up to their true feelings, and the unstoppable pain tormented them more violently. (Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)

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刘海戏金蟾

刘母

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Devil yielded to God

Taiwanese horror movie from 1970.