Acting

Susan Shaw Yam-Yam

Born 1950-08-17 · Hong Kong, China

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).

Credits

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Moth & I
2025
Ready O/R Rot
as Grams
2023
Coffin Homes
as Mother Leung
2021
Sugar Street Studio
as Auntie Eight
2021
77 Heartwarmings
2021
Ready O/R Knot
as Grams
2021
Fate Jealous Greed
2020
The Calling of a Bus Driver
as Kam Chi
2020
A Moment of Happiness
as Zito's Aunt
2020
MMA Diva
2020
Lion Rock
2019
Undercover Punch and Gun
as Chief B
2019
Missbehavior
as Doula
2019
A Lifetime Treasure
as Director Yam
2019
A Journey Of Happiness
as Orchid
2019
Dearest Anita
2019
Napping Kid
as Auntie Chik Nam
2018
Lucid Dreams
as Grandma
2018
Hotel Soul Good
as Old Lady
2018
House of the Rising Sons
2018
House No. 7
2018
A Beautiful Moment
2018
Thirty Years of Adonis
as Sister Yin
2017
Never Too Late
2017
My Alien Girlfriend
as Angela 2
2017
All My Goddess
2017
Love Off the Cuff
as Cherie's Mother
2017
Vampire Cleanup Department
as Tim's grandma
2017
Macau Happy Storm
2017
Lucky Fat Man
2017
The Girl Shaman
2016
The Moment
2016
Happiness
2016
晚吹 - 真PK
as self
2016
PG Love
2016
Anniversary
2015
Lazy Hazy Crazy
as Tracy's Grandmother
2015
Are You Here
as Auntie Lan
2015
Wonder Mama
2015
Full Strike
as Grandma Mui
2015
回到未來錢
2015
Two Thumbs Up
as Aunt
2015
King of Mahjong
as Mahjong Player
2015
Dot 2 Dot
as Headmaster Winnie Tsang
2014
The Second Coming
2014
Golden Brother
2014
Twilight Online
as 3rd aunt
2014
Black Comedy
as Mrs Devil
2014
Just Another Margin
2014
As the Light Goes Out
as Winery's Owner - Mrs. Kau
2014
Voyage
as Lady Red
2013
The Best Plan Is No Plan
2013
Hardcore Comedy
as Kit's mother
2013
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
as Thai restaurant owner
2013
Tales from the Dark 1
as Chu (segment "Jing Zhe")
2013
I Love Hong Kong 2013
2013
Hotel Deluxe
as Grandma
2013
My Sassy Hubby
as Auntie 6
2012
Vulgaria
as Yum Yum Shaw
2012
Love in the Buff
as Cherie's Mother
2012
I Love Hong Kong 2012
as Shum Kei Yee
2012
The Fortune Buddies
2011
Love is the Only Answer
2011
I Love Hong Kong 2011
2011
Merry-Go-Round
as Nancy
2010
Frozen
as Kit's mother
2010
Gallants
as Dr Fun
2010
72 Tenants of Prosperity
as Garbage Worker
2010
All's Well, End's Well 2009
as Huan
2009
True Women for Sale
2008
Only the Way
2008
Run Papa Run
as Madam Si
2008
The Moss
as Chong Mom
2008
Exodus
as Professor of Poison
2007
The Pye-Dog
as Wang's grandmother
2007
Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat
as Cinderella
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
as Self
2003
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003
The Prisoner
2002
You Shoot, I Shoot
as Mrs. Tai
2001