Lydia Shum

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Lydia Shum 沈殿霞
Birth name	Lydia Shum Din-Ha
Born	1947 (age 59) Shanghai, China

Lydia Shum Din-Ha (沈殿霞, born 1947 in Shanghai, China), also known as Lydia Sum, is a Hong Kong comedian and actress known for her distinctive body weight. Regularly sporting her trademark dark rimmed glasses, she is affectionately known to peers and fans as Fei-fei (Fat Fat or Fatty), and has appeared in numerous Hong Kong films.

Contents 1 Career 2 Marriage 3 Recent developments 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External link

[edit] Career

She made her film debut in 1960, joining Shaw Brothers as a child actress. She has since been established as mainly a comic and dramatic actress, but she has appeared in plenty of films in different genres. Kung fu fans will recognize her from playing Yuen Cheung-Yan's dominating wife in the film Drunken Tai Chi. She also appeared as Richard Ng's wife in the all-star comedy Millionaire's Express. She appeared in It's a Mad Mad World in a major role. She took a leave from her movie career in 1997, and today she hosts a talk show in Hong Kong, along with numerous telethons and variety shows on TVB. She returned to films in 2004 with the comedy In-Laws Outlaws.

Shum starred in Singapore's Channel 5 sitcom Living with Lydia and Cantonese series like Slim Chances. Her performance in Living with Lydia won her the "Best Comedy Performance by an Actress" award at the 2003 Asian Television Awards. She said it was the first time she acted in an English drama in her 40 year career so far.

[edit] Marriage

Shum married actor and singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow in 1985 after 11 years of cohabitation. Prior to the marriage, in December 1984, Shum was asked by good friend Lee Xiang Qin to fly to San Francisco for the opening ceremony of Lee's shop. Shum, who was in Taiwan then with Cheng, was reluctant to do so initially. Eventually, Shum left for San Francisco for 3 days. When she came back, she heard rumors that Cheng was having an affair. When asked, Cheng denied and suggested marriage. Thinking that marriage would deter any woman from getting close to Cheng, Shum agreed. In January 1985, Cheng and Shum flew to Canada to get married.

Due to the hurried circumstances of their marriage and the size of Shum, there was insufficient time to prepare for a wedding gown, and Shum wore a Chinese cheongsam instead. Shum later said in a 2005 interview in Taiwan that one of her greatest regrets was to not have put on a wedding gown for her marriage.

They had a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-yee, in 1987. 8 months after Joyce was born, Cheng and Shum divorced.

[edit] Recent developments

In mid-August 2006, Shum was asked whether her daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-yee, had received any laser operations for curing her facial blemishes. In defense of her daughter, Shum raised three of her right-hand fingers and swore, "If she had ever done it, I will be f--king dead immediately!" Soon after, Shum was sent to hospital because of the complication arose from the bile duct operation, which was performed in late August. She was then transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Queen Mary Hospital. Some local newspapers and magazines reported that she has the stage-four bile duct cancer, and is suffering heart and lung exhaustion. She had already received hepatectomy surgery that removed part of her liver.

A 24-year-old Indonesian domestic helper, Triyuliarti Yuyun, is accused of entering the ward on Oct 1, 2006 to try to take photographs of Shum. Hospital staff called the police and the woman was arrested. She was initially released on bail and appeared at Eastern Magistracy on the Oct 13, 2006. In a statement, East Week Magazine confirmed that the helper is an employee of one of its editors, but said the senior management was not aware and do not approve of the action. The magazine also apologised to Shum for any inconvenience it might have caused her. The domestic helper has been charged with a violation of the Hospital Authority Ordinance which forbids certain activities within hospital premises, including photographing patients without their permission. The maximum penalty is a 2000 HK dollar fine and three months in jail. On Nov 1, the domestic helper was sentenced to four weeks in jail. Acting Principal Magistrate Colin Mackintosh said her actions were premeditated and done for financial gain. The judge said the fact that the victim was a celebrity was not an important point, stressing that the defendant's actions seriously infringed the patient's privacy, warranting a custodial sentence. Lawmakers, such as James To, and entertainment industry workers, such as Lawrence Cheng, have praised the judge for awarding a custodial sentence, believing that it would act as a deterrent to others in the future.

Currently, Shum has been discharged.

[edit] Filmography

• The Lotus Lamp (1965)
• Three Women in a Factory (1967)
• Broadcast Queen (1967)
• The Iron Lady Against the One-eyed Dragon (1967)
• A Girl's Secret (1967)
• Every Girl a Romantic Dreamer (1967)
• Waste Not Our Youth (1967)
• Unforgettable First Love (1967)
• Lady Songbird (1968)
• Happy Years (1968)
• Four Gentlemanly Flowers (1968)
• A Blundering Detective and a Foolish Thief (1968)
• Won't You Give Me a Kiss? (1968)
• Teenage Love (1968)
• Wonderful Youth (1968)
• We All Enjoy Ourselves Tonight (1968)
• Moments of Glorious Beauty (1969)
• The Little Warrior (1969)
• Teddy Girls (1969)
• To Catch a Cat (1969)
• A Big Mess (1969)
• One Day at a Time (1969)
• Happy Times (1970)
• The Mad Bar (1970)
• The Invincible Eight (1971)
• Songs and Romance Forever (1972)
• The Private Eye (1973)
• Love is a Four Letter Word (1973)
• If Tomorrow Comes (1973)
• The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
• The Country Bumpkin (1974)
• Tenants of Talkative Street (1974)
• Lovable Mr. Able (1974)
• The Crazy Instructor (1974)
• The Country Bumpkin in Style (1974)
• Kissed by the Wolves (1974)
• Pretty Swindler (1975)
• Don't Call Me Uncle (1975)
• Sup Sap Bup Dup (1975)
• You are Wonderful (1976)[also director]
• Love In Hawaii (1976)
• The Great Man (1977)
• Cat vs. Rat (1982)
• Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
• The Millionaire's Express (1986)
• It's Mad Mad World (1987)
• Mr. Handsome (1987)
• Tiger on the Beat (1988)[cameo]
• Double Fattiness (1988)
• Mother vs. Mother (1988)
• King of Stanley Market (1988)
• Faithfully Yours (1988)
• The Bachelor's Swan-Song (1989)
• City Squeeze (1989)
• Eat a Bowl of Tea (USA 1989)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World 3 (1989)
• Lost Souls (1989)
• The Banquet (1991)
• The Perfect Match (1991)
• It's A Mad Mad Mad World Too! (1992)
• The Laughter of "Water Margins (1993)
• Perfect Couples (1993)
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
• Just Married (1995)
• Fitness Tour (1997)
• Happy Together (1997)[2]
• Miss Du Shi Niang (2003)
• In-Laws, Out-Laws (2004)

[edit] References

• Best Comedy Award

[edit] External link

• Lydia Sum at the Internet Movie Database

TVB Masters of Ceremonies
Liza Wang | Priscilla Ku | Lydia Shum | Dodo Cheng | Eric Tsang | Natalis Chan | Dunn Tse Fung | Shek Sau | Sonija Kwok | Kate Tsui | Derek Li | Johnson Lee