She was born in Shanghai on 29 December 1931. She moved to Hong Kong in 1949. Her singing career began in 1957. One of her songs, which she recorded when she was 18, is played briefly in In the Mood for Love — the English version of an Indonesian folk song, "Bengawan Solo".
I Wish I Knew
(Self)
In the Mood for Love
(Mrs. Suen)
Look for a Star
(Sam's Mother)
Flowers of Shanghai
(Huang)
Days of Being Wild
(Rebecca)
The Greatest Lover
@In the Mood for Love
(Self)
Pai Niang Niang: The Last Osmanthus Blossom
(Self)
Moon Wall
Chinese Odyssey 2002
(Queen Mother)
Starry Is the Night
No. 7 Cherry Lane
(Mrs Lin (voice))
Days of Glory
(秦香兰)