Shih Szu
Shih Szu (Chinese: 施思; pinyin: Shī Sī; born October 24, 1953) is an actress from the Republic of China (Taiwan). She was born Lei Qui Si(雷秋思) to parents from Hunan Province. A ballet student from the age of six, at the age of sixteen she joined Shaw Brothers Studio and began appearing in films such as The Crimson Charm and The Rescue. However, the film that would rocket her to stardom would be her appearance opposite the famous Cheng Pei-pei in 1971’s The Lady Hermit. She then would go on to appear in numerous wuxia and kung fu films such as The Thunderbolt Fist, Heroes of Sung, The Shadow Boxer, The Lady of the Law and many more. The Shaws, seeing great potential in her, gave her a role in Hammer and the Shaws’ co-production The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires but the film was not successful internationally and failed to make even a minor cult star out of Shih Szu.
By the mid to late '70s, she was mostly relegated to supporting roles in films for such directors as Chang Cheh (Marco Polo, The Naval Commandos), Chor Yuen (Jade Tiger, Clan of Amazons) and Sun Chung (Avenging Eagle, The Deadly Breaking Sword). She also began to appear in films in Hong Kong and Taiwan outside of Shaw Brothers such as The Revenger and The Heroes. Her last film at the Shaw Brothers studio was in 1980's A Deadly Secret, whereupon she returned to Taiwan and resume her film career there. Her last appearance was in a Taiwanese television series in 1987.
Partial filmography
- The Lady Hermit (1971)
- The Black Tavern (1972)
- The Champion (1973)
- The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
- Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
- Shaolin Temple (1976)
- The Proud Youth (1978)
- Clan of Amazons (1978)
- The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)
- The Heroes (1980)
- A Deadly Secret (1980)
- Gung Foo Wong Dai (1981)