Biography:
Judy Lee like so many of the femme fatales from the kung fu era was born in Taiwan. Judy came from a tradition of Peking Opera in her family as both her father and aunt were in this field. She studied for seven years and was a classmate of Angela Mao at their Peking Opera school and in 1972 Yeung Kwan discovered her and cast her in her first film (made in 18 days). Queen Boxer was a hit and Judy went on to make over sixty films in her career. Though she never received the acclaim of Angela Mao i...
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Judy Lee like so many of the femme fatales from the kung fu era was born in Taiwan. Judy came from a tradition of Peking Opera in her family as both her father and aunt were in this field. She studied for seven years and was a classmate of Angela Mao at their Peking Opera school and in 1972 Yeung Kwan discovered her and cast her in her first film (made in 18 days). Queen Boxer was a hit and Judy went on to make over sixty films in her career. Though she never received the acclaim of Angela Mao in the West, Judy had immense skills and is wonderful to watch in action.
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