Ann Hui

Director

Birthday May 23, 1947

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace China

Age 77 years old

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About

Acclaimed filmmaker who won Best Director and Best Picture at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards for 1983's Boat People.

Before Fame

She worked as an assistant to the well-known Chinese film director King Hu before making her own directorial breakthrough with 1979's The Secret.

Trivia

She was a leading exponent of the Hong Kong New Wave movement in film, and her films primarily dealt with social issues.

Family Life

She was born to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother.

Associated With

She and Ang Lee both won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director.