R.I.P Fang Yin

[Winfred]

Fang Yin, 63, passed away yesterday of pancreatic cancer.
http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3192&display_set=eng

[jrcma]

RIP 方盈 Fang Ying
wasnt she an art director on many films?

[Winfred]

One of Shaw's Seven Fairies Fang Ying passed away yesterday at the age of 63. Originally named Ngai Fong Yi, she joined the film industry at age of 14 or 15, later she retreated off screen to become an art director. In recent years due to cancer she was frequently in and out of hospitals. Finally yesterday morning she tragically passed away at the hospital. Her children would like to handle the funeral in a low key manner.

Fellow Shaw veterans Cheng Pei Pei and Elliot Yueh Hua were in the first training class with Fang Ying. They both expressed sorrow upon hearing the news and expressed that they would attend the funeral. Earlier Chen Hung Lieh suddenly passed away at work and now Fang Ying, all the tragedies in a few months left them sighing.

Fang Ying in 1962 participated in the Nanguo experimental drama troupe and became its second term student. After graduation she joined Shaw film company. She made her debut as an actor in training in the film THE STORY OF SUE SAN (YUK TONG CHUN). In her first film A MAID FROM HEAVEN (CHUT SIN NUI, 1963) she already was a leading actress, with performances later in THE FEMALE PRINCE (SEUNG FUNG KEI YUEN), THE WEST CHAMBER (SAI SEUNG GEI) and other films. Fang Ying wed in 1968 and retired from the screen in 1970. In the 1980s she worked as an art director, KAWASHIMA YOSHIKO (CHUEN DOH FONG JI) was among her famous work. Later with FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI (HOI SEUNG FA) she won a Golden Horse award for Best Costume Design.

[ching li]

This is the Fang ying who starred in Auntie Lan(1967)? This is so sad to hear. She will be missed.

[MarsHarmony]

675
Bless her always.

[Asmo]

R.I.P. Fang Ying.

[Markgway]

R.I.P to yet another Shaw Legend.

BTW. Her name is Fang Ying not Yin (though sometimes she was mistakenly credited as such).

[Karlos]

Very sad news.

A truly beautiful woman.

R.I.P.

[OldTimer]

R.I.P. Fang Ying

[Topgun]

Winfred,

Your post shows that you submitted it on 1-14-2010, however when I checked www.hkcinemagic.com, it shows she passed away in 1-13-2009. How could these two numbers be different?

Thanks

Topgun

[Markgway]

The '09' will be a mistake.

[Winfred]

My favourite actress Ivy Ling Po and her husband Chin Han attended Fang Yin's memorial service at the Garden Suite of Peninsula Hotel yesterday. Ivy paired with Fang Yin in her first starring role "A Maid From Heaven" in 1963. They have kept in touch all these years. Other Shaw stars who attended were Chin Ping, Alison Chang Yen & Chiao Chiao.
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