According to Hong Kong media reports, veteran actor Lee Hong Kum died at home due to illness at the age of 88 on January 4. His daughter has notified relatives and friends of her mother’s death. The news stated that her physical condition had begun to deteriorate in December, and her family was mentally prepared.

Lee set foot on the Cantonese opera stage at the age of 16. Her first film was “Wong Feihong’s Three Plays, The Female Escort” (1956). Later, she became famous for the role of Xi Gong Niang Niang and starred in more than 100 movies. She was the first supporting actress in Cantonese opera. Her representative works include “The Good Moon in the House of the Heart 2,” “The Story of Relying on the Heaven and Slaying the Dragon,” “Happy Events in Family,” “Happy Events in Flower Fields” and so on.

(SD-Agencies)