Mona Fong
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| Mona Fong Yat Wah (Mona, Lady Shaw) | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 方逸華 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 方逸华 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | fāng yì huá (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | fong1 jat6 waa6 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Li Meng-Lan (李夢蘭) |
| Ancestry | Guangdong |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
1931 (age 82–83) Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Other name(s) | 方夢華 |
| Occupation | general manager, production manager, film and television producer |
| Spouse(s) | Run Run Shaw (1997-2014) |
| Parents | Fong Man Lo |
Mona Fong Yat Wah, Lady Shaw (born January 1, 1931) is a Hong Kong film and television producer and production manager. A Cantonese born in Shanghai, Mona achieved fame as one of the most popular nightclub singers and recording artists in Singapore and Hong Kong in the 1950s. She often sang English covers of top hits of the time. She is currently the Deputy Chairman and General Manager of Shaw Brothers Studio and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). She is also the second wife of renowned media mogul the late Sir Run Run Shaw.
To date, Fong has produced over a hundred films since 1977, the latest of which was Drunken Monkey in 2002.[1] Effective 1 January 2009, she was appointed General Manager of TVB.[2]
References
- ↑ Mona Fong at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 電視廣播有限公司委任董事總經理公告 (Chinese)
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