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In 2012, the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards came as scheduled, and many actors and stars gathered together, but the next scene made countless people remember it deeply.
When the host finished reading the name of the winner of the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress "Su Xingxuan", Su Xingxuan was not seen for a long time, and after a while, I saw actor Liu Qingyun walk onto the podium and receive the trophy and certificate in the name of the crew.
For "Hong Kong Mother" Su Xingxuan, this is the first major award she has won in the nearly 40 years of hard work in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and there is no reason why she should not appear.
At that time, because of her "disappearance", there were different opinions from the outside world, some people said "she has no face to accept this award", some people said "she is busy settling abroad", but the real facts are just the opposite!
She did not settle abroad, nor did she feel ashamed, and the reason why she did not show up was because she was only 61 years old at that time, and she was already suffering from the disease, and she did not have any strength to lift the trophy while lying on the hospital bed.
Back then, no one in Hong Kong actresses wanted to play the role of "mother", because they were afraid that they would narrow their acting path from now on, only Su Xingxuan took the initiative to ask Ying, and just like that, at the age of 30, she embarked on this road of no return!
And the reason why it can be known to more audiences is also because of the "mother", such as the "Aunt Yun" who raised 4 children with hard work in "Intolerable Love", and the "mother" of Tony Leung in "Senior Brother Xinzha". ”
When she was young, she always appeared on the screen as a "mother", but when she was really old, she never appeared as a "mother" again.
The audience thought that she officially quit the entertainment industry and chose to spend her old age in peace, but no one thought that as early as the second year after winning the award, she would have already driven to the west......
1. At the age of 20, he stepped into the entertainment industry tepidly, but at the age of 30, he became famous for playing his mother
In 1984, the release of "The Legend of Deer and Ding" and "Senior Brother Xinzha" made Tony Leung, who had just stepped into the film industry, famous in one fell swoop. ”
I have to say that Tony Leung's luck is really good, and he can become famous in the first drama he filmed, but the actor "Su Xingxuan" who played his mother in "Senior Brother Xinzha" does not have this blessing.
Su Xingxuan was born in 1952, and she was only 32 years old when she played Tony Leung's mother, 10 years older than Tony Leung.
Although she lived in an ordinary and even a little poor family when she was young, she had a soft spot for TV dramas, in addition to being surprised by TV, she preferred to be able to appear on TV.
So being an actor is a profession she has longed for since she was a child, and after graduating from middle school, when the Hong Kong TVB artist training class began to enroll, she resolutely applied for the exam.
In this way, she became the first artist of TVB that year, and became classmates with Xu Shaoxiong, Gan Guoliang, Huang Yuncai and others.
However, before she chose to embark on the path of being an actor, although her mother supported her, she was also very worried, because in the Hong Kong entertainment circle where the beauty was like clouds at that time, Su Xingxuan's appearance was really not outstanding.
Her biggest characteristic is that she looks very gentle, giving people an inexplicable sense of closeness, so her mother is worried that she will not get the results she wants, and the facts have proved that her mother's worries are correct.
When she was in the training class, she was one of the best performers, but when she graduated, she was full of ambition and seemed to fall into the spell of "unemployment after graduation", because she was not beautiful.
As we all know, appearance has always been a stepping stone to enter the entertainment industry, whether it is now or in the past, when others have resources and backgrounds, Su Xingxuan can only submit resumes one crew after another.
But fortunately, she didn't give up, and began to run inconspicuous tricks in major crews, accumulating her own experience, and in the ten years from the age of 20 to 30, her career did not improve much.
At that time, Su Xingxuan seemed to have figured it out, she couldn't be like other actresses, the competition was too fierce, and she obviously had no advantage, but if she played a role that others couldn't complete, maybe she still had a chance to be famous!
In this way, she ushered in an opportunity after changing her mind.
Back then, the director wanted to invite an actress with a good image to play the role of his mother, but the actor was unwilling, and Su Xingxuan, who learned the news, did not hesitate and took the initiative to ask Ying to get this opportunity.
This matter spread in the director's circle, although she was only 30 years old, the mother she played was presentable, and the directors finally found this "gold".
In 1983 "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the 31-year-old played Li Ping, the mother of the hero "Guo Jing", the role is not prominent, but her role has been unanimously recognized by the audience, and TVB has taken the initiative to raise her salary.
Immediately afterwards, she played Tony Leung's "mother", Huang Rihua's "mother", etc., but this glorious time did not last long, after 1996, she retired for 3 years......
2. Got married and had children at the age of 36, and died after winning the first award at the age of 60
In the mid-80s of the 20th century, when Su Xingxuan's career finally improved, her relationship also ushered in a bumper harvest.
At the age of 36, she met Xu Chengbiao, who worked in the crew, when she was filming, and the two sparked love in their daily relationship, and got married and started a family that year.
After marriage, Xu Chengbiao respected Su Xingxuan's idea and chose to let her continue filming, and then, Su Xingxuan gave birth to their son.
During this period, she insisted on filming, but she was still a supporting role, until 1996, when the salary of supporting actors in Hong Kong was too low, Su Xingxuan chose to go home to help her husband take care of the vegetarian restaurant.
After 1999, she began to make a comeback and continue filming, at that time, many directors still liked her very much, and whenever there were some scenes of "mother" roles, Su Xingxuan would be the first thing to think of.
At that time, she had already put more energy into her family, and only occasionally came out to shoot a few dramas.
In 2021, at the age of 60, she starred as a middle-aged Hong Kong woman in the movie "Death Gold", although she was only a supporting role that could not be smaller, but she won the first award in her life with her superb acting skills.
It's a pity that as early as after filming this scene, her body has undergone great changes, diabetes has been bothering her, her entire right foot has ulcerated, and she has undergone many surgeries.
And in addition, she also suffered a slight stroke, the whole person can only be paralyzed in a wheelchair, and the disease has not let her go, and later it was found that she has a tumor in her stomach.
At the moment when she was chosen to win the award, how she wanted to get the award in person, but she couldn't do anything because she didn't have the strength.
Less than a year later, she seemed to have no regrets and passed away suddenly on June 12, 2013, and according to her son, the main reason for her death was complications caused by a stroke.
After the news of her death came out, many stars in the Hong Kong entertainment industry were surprised, obviously they were still together a few months ago.
When she held her funeral, Wu Mengda, Tony Leung, Carina Lau and many other stars either sent wreaths or came to the scene in person, although she is not famous in her life, but none of the actors who have worked with her do not admire her.
Facing the camera, Tony Leung said: "She will always live in my heart", Chow Yun-fat said: "Her death is a loss for the film and television industry!"
Even Carina Lau posted for her: "Sister Xuan is an actor who has no quarrel with the world!" She left, left without regrets, and left with people's praise!
As of 2024, Su Xingxuan has been dead for 10 years, and in the past ten years, many viewers are still missing her.
Now, her husband not only keeps the vegetarian restaurant they once ran together in good order, but also becomes the chairman of Hong Kong Buddhist Culture Co., Ltd. and Xinglinfang Pharmaceutical.
And often participate in public welfare activities to donate, in the place where Su Xingxuan can't see, her husband continues to move forward with her kindness!
Write at the end
I have to say that fate is unfair to Su Xingxuan, from 1972 to her death due to illness in 2013, she was serious and hardworking, but God always owed her a chance to become popular.
In front of Wang Mingquan, who is 5 years older than her, she is her mother, and in front of Zheng Yuling, who is 5 years younger than herself, she is still a mother, but the children are more and more popular one by one, and only she has become an eternal green leaf.
But maybe not being famous is another kind of luck for Su Xingxuan, she doesn't have to go against her heart to become a puppet of capital, and she also has a happy family!
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[1] "Su Xingxuan Baidu Encyclopedia"
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[3] "Actor Su Xingxuan Passed Away"
[4] "Su Xingxuan: Practice Pure Heart"
[5] "Tony Leung's "Mother" Su Xingxuan's Funeral, Carina Lau Mourns, Gigi Leung, Huang Rihua, Regret"