Sun Tsui-feng

Tsui-feng Sun and Hsiao-yen Chang at The Primary School.

Sun Tsui-feng (Chinese: 孫翠鳳; born 19 December 1958) is a Taiwanese opera performer and one of the most renowned stage actresses in Taiwan. Despite entering this profession at 26 years old — much later than other traditional opera artists — and growing up in a Mandarin-speaking rather than a Taiwanese Hokkien-speaking household, Sun overcame layers of difficulty and emerged as a leading sheng (male) role impersonator for the Ming Hwa Yuan opera troupe in the 1980s. She has also starred in a large number of non-musical films and TV series, including the 2006 TV series The Grandmaster's Daughter (祖師爺的女兒) which is based on her 2000 autobiography.

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
1980 The Frogmen 大地勇士
1982 Steamrolling 人肉戰車
1983 Armed Schoolgirls 女學生與機關槍
1987 Auntie Jinshui 金水嬸
1988 Osmanthus Alley 桂花巷
1994 The Tofu Maker Had a Dream 我的一票選總統
2007 Mazu 海之傳說—媽祖 Voice acting
2009 Young Spirit of a Taiwanese Opera Singer 青春歌仔
2016 Like Life 人生按個讚 Mazu
2022 Salute 我心我行

Television series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
1992 The Jiaqing Emperor Tours Taiwan 嘉慶君遊台灣 Jiaqing Emperor Cross-gender acting
1995 Huangfu Shaohua and Meng Lijun 皇甫少華與孟麗君 Meng Lijun Taiwanese opera series
1997 The Sweet-Potato Touring Inspector 大巡按蕃薯官 Jin Zhongwen
Big Sister in Charge 大姐當家 Ye Yingshu
The Strange Cases of Lord Shi 施公奇案 Tang Shengnan
1998 The Female Touring Inspector 女巡按 Bao Xiuxiu
1999 The Bird in the Rain 雨中鳥 Zhu Fengying
2002 Fan Lihua 移山倒海樊梨花 Fan Lihua
2005 Oath of Eternal Love 海誓山盟 Ye Mingzhu
2006 The Grandmaster's Daughter 祖師爺的女兒 Hong Xiuping Based on her autobiography
2012 Eminent Monks 菩提禪心 Taiwanese opera series

References

  • "Opera Artist - Sun Tsui-feng". Ministry of Culture. 2016-03-01.