Sin-hung Tam

Sin-hung Tam is a Chinese opera singer and actress from Hong Kong. Tam is credited with over 140 films.

Early life
On August 28, 1931, Tam was born in Macau.

Career
At age 13, Tam entered the entertainment business and started her career performing Cantonese opera. Tam studied under Yam Kim-fai. In 1953, Tam crossed over as an actress in Hong Kong films. Tam appeared in Sworn to Love, a 1953 comedy film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. Tam appeared in The Lion's Roar with both Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet Sin, a 1959 Cantonese opera film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong. In 1970, Tam retired from Cantonese film industry, but in 1987, she returned to acting. Tam is known for her role as Auntie Yung in A Kindred Spirit (1995-1999), a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. Tam's last film was Textiles at Heart, a 2000 Romance film directed by Mak Kin-Bong. Tam is credited with over 140 films.

Films
This is a partial list of films.
 * 1953 Sworn to Love
 * 1953 Woman in Grief
 * 1954 Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl
 * 1955 The Faithful Wife
 * 1957 Wong Fei-Hung's Rebellion, Part 1 - villainess Daji.
 * 1958 Wong Fei-Hung's Rebellion (sequel)
 * 1959 The Lion's Roar
 * 1963 The Young Boss of the Factory (aka Fun in the Factory) - spy.
 * 1965 The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part 1) (aka The Ghost with Six Fingers)
 * 1967 Green-Eyed Demon
 * 1967 The Three Swordsmen
 * 1987 Seven Years Itch - Sylvia's mother
 * 1995 Fatal Assignment
 * 1995 Summer Snow - Ying Sun, Bing's mother
 * 1996 Hu-Du-Men - Auntie Ming
 * 1997 A Queer Story (1997)
 * 2000 Textiles at Heart - Wen's mother

Television

 * 1995-1999 A Kindred Spirit - Auntie Yung

Personal life
Tam's husband was Tak Keung Lam (died 2015).