Susan Shaw Yam-Yam
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1950 (age 76)
Born in
Hong Kong, China
Credits
View on IMDb174 acting credits
Biography
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).
Known For
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
25 Jul 2013
Love in the Buff
29 Mar 2012
As the Light Goes Out
02 Jan 2014
Vulgaria
07 Jul 2012
You Shoot, I Shoot
16 Aug 2001
Human Lanterns
14 Jul 1982
Gallants
04 Jun 2010
Vampire Cleanup Department
16 Mar 2017
Photos
Filmography
2025
2023
- Ready O/R Rotas Grams
2021
- Coffin Homesas Mother Leung
- Sugar Street Studioas Auntie Eight
- 77 Heartwarmings
- Ready O/R Knotas Grams
2020
- Fate Jealous Greed
- The Calling of a Bus Driveras Kam Chi
- A Moment of Happinessas Zito's Aunt
- MMA Diva
2019
- Lion Rock
- Undercover Punch and Gunas Chief B
- Missbehavioras Doula
- A Lifetime Treasureas Director Yam
- A Journey Of Happinessas Orchid
- Dearest Anita
2018
- Napping Kidas Auntie Chik Nam
- Lucid Dreamsas Grandma
- Hotel Soul Goodas Old Lady
- House of the Rising Sons
- House No. 7
- A Beautiful Moment
2017
- Thirty Years of Adonisas Sister Yin
- Never Too Late
- My Alien Girlfriendas Angela 2
- All My Goddess
- Love Off the Cuffas Cherie's Mother
- Vampire Cleanup Departmentas Tim's grandma
- Macau Happy Storm
- Lucky Fat Man
2015
- Anniversary
- Lazy Hazy Crazyas Tracy's Grandmother
- Are You Hereas Auntie Lan
- Wonder Mama
- Full Strikeas Grandma Mui
- 回到未來錢1 episode
- Two Thumbs Upas Aunt
- King of Mahjongas Mahjong Player
2014
- Dot 2 Dotas Headmaster Winnie Tsang
- The Second Coming
- Golden Brother
- Twilight Onlineas 3rd aunt
- Black Comedyas Mrs Devil
- Just Another Margin
- As the Light Goes Outas Winery's Owner - Mrs. Kau
2013
- Voyageas Lady Red
- The Best Plan Is No Plan
- Hardcore Comedyas Kit's mother
- SDU: Sex Duties Unitas Thai restaurant owner
- Tales from the Dark 1as Chu (segment "Jing Zhe")
- I Love Hong Kong 2013
- Hotel Deluxeas Grandma
2012
- My Sassy Hubbyas Auntie 6
- Vulgariaas Yum Yum Shaw
- Love in the Buffas Cherie's Mother
- I Love Hong Kong 2012as Shum Kei Yee
2010
- Merry-Go-Roundas Nancy
- Frozenas Kit's mother
- Gallantsas Dr Fun
- 72 Tenants of Prosperityas Garbage Worker
2009
- All's Well, End's Well 2009as Huan
2008
- True Women for Sale
- Only the Way
- Run Papa Runas Madam Si
- The Mossas Chong Mom
2007
- Exodusas Professor of Poison
- The Pye-Dogas Wang's grandmother
2003
2002
2001
- You Shoot, I Shootas Mrs. Tai
- Shades of Fire
1996
- On Fireas Rebecca
1995
- Heaven Can't Waitas Mrs. Chu
- The Raping Murderer
1992
- The Direct Line
- Devil of Rape
- Mr Vampire 1992as Mother of Retarded Son
- The Vengeance
- Just Loveas Medium
- Desperate Duo
- The Story of Lady Sue
- Battle in Hellas General's spouse
- Club Girls Romance
- Triad Fighter
- The Trouble Couple
1991
1990
- The Nocturnal Demon
- Gangland Odysseyas Mrs. Brown
- Ghostly Vixen
- Coup De Graceas Tina's Aunt
1989
1987
1984
1983
- The Fung-shui Master
- Precious Adolescence
- Top Fit
- Tales of a Eunuchas Chuen Fa
- 101 Citizen Arrest20 episodes
- 鹹魚豆腐白菜仔20 episodes
1982
- Buddha's Palmas Sun Bi Ling, Flying Loops
- Happy Heroes19 episodes
- Human Lanternsas Guest at Fu's Banquet
- Passing Flickersas Shao Yin Yin
- Behind the Storm
- Green Killer
1981
- Agency 2420 episodes
- Story of Taxi Dancers
- The Phantom Killeras Madam Hsuen
- Sexy Career Girls
1980
- Heart Break At Long Beach25 episodes
- Blowing in the Wind80 episodes
- The Stud and the Nymphoas Fifi
- On The Waterfront60 episodes
1979
- Jawsas 甘珮78 episodes
- Naughty Scandals
- The Scandalous Warlordas Chen Jin Bao
1978
- Sensual Pleasuresas Hai Zi
- Chameleon80 episodes
- Black Society
- Delinquent Teenagers
- Crocodile Tears89 episodes
- The Mad Monk Strikes Againas Lan
- The Vengeful Beautyas Jin Shao Zhi
1977
- Chinatown Kidas Sylvia
- Soul Brothers of Kung Fuas Dong Na
- Starlets for Saleas Miao Lijin
- To Kill a Jaguaras Sum Chun-tsui
- Modern Secretaries
- Negotiation
- That Romantic Scholar
- Deadly Angelsas Yu Chi
- Mysterious Lady Killer
- Return of the Con Men
- The Mad Monkas Yu-Chun
- Moods of Loveas Fung Yu-Hua
- Murder on the Wedding Night
1976
- Big Bad Sisas Sai Chu
- Girls for Sale
- Love Swindleras Miss Sophie (segment "Counterfeit")
- I Want More!
- Oriental Playgirlsas Miao Chin-Hua