Susan Shaw Yam-Yam

Known for: Acting
Born: August 17, 1950, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Movies: 166

Born in Hong Kong, Susan Shaw Yam-Yam moved to Taiwan with her father at an early age, studying nursing for five years after graduation, and then working as a nurse on a ship. After travelling through 23 countries, she decided to go ashore in Hong Kong to find another job, first singing in a nightclub and then became an actress. She has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970. She has won four Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress (2008, 2011, 2013, 2018).

Best-Known Movies

6.3

SDU: Sex Duties Unit

2013

6.6

Love in the Buff

2012

6.2

As the Light Goes Out

2014

6.3

Vulgaria

2012

7.0

You Shoot, I Shoot

2001

6.1

Human Lanterns

1982

6.4

Gallants

2010

6.1

Vampire Cleanup Department

2017

6.9

Love Off the Cuff

2017

7.9

Buddha's Palm

1982

Filmography

2025	Moth & I
2023	Ready O/R Rot	Grams
2021	Coffin Homes	Mother Leung
2021	Sugar Street Studio	Auntie Eight
2021	77 Heartwarmings
2021	Ready O/R Knot	Grams
2020	Fate Jealous Greed
2020	The Calling of a Bus Driver	Kam Chi
2020	A Moment of Happiness	Zito's Aunt
2020	MMA Diva
2019	Lion Rock
2019	Undercover Punch and Gun	Chief B
2019	Missbehavior	Doula
2019	A Lifetime Treasure	Director Yam
2019	A Journey of Happiness	Orchid
2019	Dearest Anita
2018	Napping Kid	Auntie Chik Nam
2018	Lucid Dreams	Grandma
2018	Hotel Soul Good	Old Lady
2018	House of the Rising Sons
2018	House No. 7
2018	A Beautiful Moment
2017	Thirty Years of Adonis	Sister Yin
2017	Never Too Late
2017	My Alien Girlfriend	Angela 2
2017	All My Goddess
2017	Love Off the Cuff	Cherie's Mother
2017	Vampire Cleanup Department	Tim's grandma
2017	Macau Happy Storm
2017	Lucky Fat Man
2016	The Girl Shaman
2016	The Moment
2016	Happiness
2016	PG Love
2015	Anniversary
2015	Lazy Hazy Crazy	Tracy's Grandmother
2015	Are You Here	Auntie Lan
2015	Wonder Mama
2015	Full Strike	Grandma Mui
2015	Two Thumbs Up	Wild Boar Aunt
2015	King of Mahjong	Mahjong Player
2014	Dot 2 Dot	Headmaster Winnie Tsang
2014	The Second Coming
2014	Golden Brother
2014	Twilight Online	3rd aunt
2014	Black Comedy	Mrs Devil
2014	Just Another Margin
2014	As the Light Goes Out	Winery's Owner - Mrs. Kau
2013	Voyage	Lady Red
2013	The Best Plan Is No Plan
2013	Hardcore Comedy	Kit's mother
2013	SDU: Sex Duties Unit	Thai restaurant owner
2013	Tales from the Dark 1	Chu (segment "Jing Zhe")
2013	I Love Hong Kong 2013
2013	Hotel Deluxe	Grandma
2012	My Sassy Hubby	Auntie 6
2012	Vulgaria	Yum Yum Shaw
2012	Love in the Buff	Cherie's Mother
2012	I Love Hong Kong 2012	Shum Kei Yee
2011	The Fortune Buddies
2011	Love is the Only Answer
2011	I Love Hong Kong 2011
2010	Merry-Go-Round	Nancy
2010	Frozen	Kit's mother
2010	Gallants	Dr Fun
2010	72 Tenants of Prosperity	Garbage Worker
2009	All's Well, End's Well 2009	Huan
2008	True Women for Sale
2008	Only the Way
2008	Run Papa Run	Madam Si
2008	The Moss	Chong Mom
2007	Exodus	Professor of Poison
2007	The Pye-Dog	Wang's grandmother
2003	Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat	Cinderella
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio	Self
2003	Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2002	The Prisoner
2001	You Shoot, I Shoot	Mrs. Tai
2001	Shades of Fire
2000	Women's Private Parts
2000	Black Cat in Jail
1996	On Fire	Rebecca
1995	Heaven Can't Wait	Mrs. Chu
1995	The Raping Murderer
1994	Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
1994	Family Affairs
1994	The Romance of the Vampires
1993	Forbidden Love
1993	Love Chaser
1993	Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday	Fox
1993	Tattoo Girl
1992	The Direct Line
1992	Devil of Rape
1992	Mr Vampire 1992	Mother of Retarded Son
1992	Lucky Way	Self
1992	The Vengeance
1992	Just Love	Medium
1992	Desperate Duo
1992	The Story of Lady Sue
1992	Battle in Hell	General's spouse
1992	Club Girls Romance
1992	Triad Fighter
1992	The Trouble Couple
1991	Liu Jai - Home for the Intimate Ghosts
1991	Gambling Ghost Are Ready
1991	Golden Venom
1991	Ghost Gambler
1991	Affrighted Romance
1991	Once a Prisoner
1991	The Killer
1990	The Nocturnal Demon
1990	Gangland Odyssey	Mrs. Brown
1990	Ghostly Vixen
1990	Coup De Grace	Tina's Aunt
1989	Excuse Me, Please!	Big Sister
1989	Avenging Trio
1989	Blood Ritual
1989	The Immigrant Policeman
1987	Fortune Hunters
1986	Night Girls
1986	Only for You
1984	Crazy 17
1983	The Fung-shui Master
1983	Precious Adolescence
1983	Top Fit
1983	Tales of a Eunuch	Chuen Fa
1982	Buddha's Palm	Sun Bi Ling, Flying Loops
1982	Human Lanterns	Guest at Fu's Banquet
1982	Passing Flickers	Shao Yin Yin
1982	Behind the Storm
1982	Green Killer
1981	Story of Taxi Dancers
1981	The Phantom Killer	Madam Hsuen
1981	Sexy Career Girls
1980	The Stud and the Nympho	Fifi
1979	Naughty Scandals
1979	The Scandalous Warlord	Chen Jin Bao
1978	Sensual Pleasures	Hai Zi
1978	Black Society
1978	Delinquent Teenagers
1978	The Mad Monk Strikes Again	Lan
1978	The Vengeful Beauty	Jin Shao Zhi
1977	Chinatown Kid	Sylvia
1977	Soul Brothers of Kung Fu	Dong Na
1977	Starlets for Sale	Miao Lijin
1977	To Kill a Jaguar	Sum Chun-tsui
1977	Modern Secretaries
1977	Negotiation
1977	That Romantic Scholar
1977	Deadly Angels	Yu Chi
1977	Mysterious Lady Killer
1977	Return of the Con Men
1977	The Mad Monk	Yu-Chun
1977	Moods of Love	Fung Yu-Hua / Hua Xiao-Bao
1977	Murder on the Wedding Night
1976	Big Bad Sis	Sai Chu
1976	Girls for Sale
1976	Love Swindler	Miss Sophie (segment "Counterfeit")
1976	I Want More!
1976	Oriental Playgirls	Miao Chin-Hua
1975	The Running Mob
1975	The Winner Takes All
1975	Big Brother Cheng
1975	Hong Kong Superman
1975	A Haunted House

Directing, Writing & Producing

1993

Forbidden Love

Screenplay

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