Cora Miao

Cora Miao is a Chinese actress who worked predominantly in Hong Kong films. During her career she was nominated for four Hong Kong Film Awards and four Golden Horse Film Festival awards, winning one.

Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)

An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Victor Wong  •  Lau Siu-Ming  •  Russell Wong  •  Cora Miao

An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Victor Wong  •  Lau Siu-Ming  •  Russell Wong  •  Cora Miao

Life is Cheap... But Toilet Paper is Expensive (1989)

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Victor Wong  •  Cora Miao  •  Lo Lieh  •  Lo Wei

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Victor Wong  •  Cora Miao  •  Lo Lieh  •  Lo Wei

The Other ½ & the Other ½ (1988)

Clara Law's debut feature deals with her common theme of emigration as two people, man and woman, from separate couples, have to room together while their spouses are in America to finalize the Canadian citizenship process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clara Law
CAST:  Cora Miao  •  Eric Tsang  •  Tien Niu  •  Kam Kwok-Leung

Clara Law's debut feature deals with her common theme of emigration as two people, man and woman, from separate couples, have to room together while their spouses are in America to finalize the Canadian citizenship process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clara Law
CAST:  Cora Miao  •  Eric Tsang  •  Tien Niu  •  Kam Kwok-Leung

Carry on Dancing (1988)

Cheung Sheung and Tze Ngor are twin sisters. Tze Ngor is a lunatic and stays in a mental hospital. But out of a madcap incident, Cheung Sheung is "cheated" into the hospital, exchanging identity with her insane sister. The mad house is lived by all kinds of weirdos ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Po-Chih Leong  •  Kam Kwok-Leung
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Richard Ng  •  Stanley Fung  •  Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin

Cheung Sheung and Tze Ngor are twin sisters. Tze Ngor is a lunatic and stays in a mental hospital. But out of a madcap incident, Cheung Sheung is "cheated" into the hospital, exchanging identity with her insane sister. The mad house is lived by all kinds of weirdos ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Po-Chih Leong  •  Kam Kwok-Leung
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Richard Ng  •  Stanley Fung  •  Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin

Passion (1986)

Sylvia and Cora Miao play two widowed mothers, best friends and confidants who spend their days reminiscing about times past. Over the course of a lazy weekend afternoon, the two women conjure memories of Cora's husband, his life, his death, and his passionate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvia Chang
CAST:  Sylvia Chang  •  Cora Miao  •  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Loletta Lee

Sylvia and Cora Miao play two widowed mothers, best friends and confidants who spend their days reminiscing about times past. Over the course of a lazy weekend afternoon, the two women conjure memories of Cora's husband, his life, his death, and his passionate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvia Chang
CAST:  Sylvia Chang  •  Cora Miao  •  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Loletta Lee

Women (1985)

Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her sisters put on, beneath it all, each of them secretly yearns for a man in her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Cherie Chung  •  Eric Tsang

Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her sisters put on, beneath it all, each of them secretly yearns for a man in her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Cherie Chung  •  Eric Tsang

Love in a Fallen City (1984)

Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A local match-maker, Mrs. Hsu, takes pity on Pai and decides to bring her to Hong Kong, under the guise of employing her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Elaine Jin  •  Keung Chung-Ping

Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A local match-maker, Mrs. Hsu, takes pity on Pai and decides to bring her to Hong Kong, under the guise of employing her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Elaine Jin  •  Keung Chung-Ping

Terrorizers (1986)

An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Cora Miao  •  Pao-Ming Ku  •  King Shih-Chieh  •  Wang An

An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Cora Miao  •  Pao-Ming Ku  •  King Shih-Chieh  •  Wang An

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)

San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Laureen Chew  •  Kim Chew  •  Victor Wong  •  Ida F.O. Chung

San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Laureen Chew  •  Kim Chew  •  Victor Wong  •  Ida F.O. Chung

Boat People (1982)

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Cora Miao  •  Season Ma  •  Andy Lau

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Cora Miao  •  Season Ma  •  Andy Lau

The Story of Woo Viet (1981)

Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he meets a beautiful woman who travels with him. Wu and his new love end up in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Cherie Chung  •  Lo Lieh

Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he meets a beautiful woman who travels with him. Wu and his new love end up in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Cherie Chung  •  Lo Lieh

Joy to the World (1980)

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DIRECTION:  Chin Hsin
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Chow Lai-Kuen  •  Tin Ching

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DIRECTION:  Chin Hsin
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cora Miao  •  Chow Lai-Kuen  •  Tin Ching

Dim Sum Take-Out (1988)

Dim Sum Take-Out shows how the heterogeneity and complexity of Asian American experiences can be erased. It was literally cut together from film that was shot for Dim Sum, which was conceived as a film about the ways in which five women of the Chinese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Joan Chen  •  Cora Miao  •  Laureen Chew  •  Amy Hill

Dim Sum Take-Out shows how the heterogeneity and complexity of Asian American experiences can be erased. It was literally cut together from film that was shot for Dim Sum, which was conceived as a film about the ways in which five women of the Chinese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Joan Chen  •  Cora Miao  •  Laureen Chew  •  Amy Hill

Running Mate (1989)

Running Mate is a Hong Kong Comedy directed by Stanley Ko Moon-Kai and starring Alex Man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Ko Moon-Kai
CAST:  Alex Man  •  Shing Fui-On  •  Loletta Lee  •  Cora Miao

Running Mate is a Hong Kong Comedy directed by Stanley Ko Moon-Kai and starring Alex Man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Ko Moon-Kai
CAST:  Alex Man  •  Shing Fui-On  •  Loletta Lee  •  Cora Miao

Dancing Bull (1990)

In this story, a dancer with one of the more conservative Chinese troupes is increasingly frustrated with their stodgy repertoire, and she and her photographer boyfriend want to start a new, more innovative company. They go to the moneymen and eventually arrange ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Fong
CAST:  Cora Miao  •  Anthony Wong Chau-Sang  •  Lindsay Chan Ling-Chi

In this story, a dancer with one of the more conservative Chinese troupes is increasingly frustrated with their stodgy repertoire, and she and her photographer boyfriend want to start a new, more innovative company. They go to the moneymen and eventually arrange ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Fong
CAST:  Cora Miao  •  Anthony Wong Chau-Sang  •  Lindsay Chan Ling-Chi

Goodbye Hero (1990)

Frustration and recovery of a stunt man after his partner's accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacob Cheung
CAST:  Derek Yee Tung-Sing  •  David Wu  •  Vivian Chow  •  Cora Miao

Frustration and recovery of a stunt man after his partner's accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacob Cheung
CAST:  Derek Yee Tung-Sing  •  David Wu  •  Vivian Chow  •  Cora Miao

Fortune Hunter's Plot (1977)

When Fu suffers a heart attack, his relatives hover around him hoping to get a slice of his great wealth. But despite his illness, the old man clings stubbornly to life. So greedy family members plan to murder him, intending to make nurse Daisy a scapegoat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ha Yue
CAST:  Deborah Lee  •  Ha Yue  •  Lydia Shum Tin-Ha  •  Lee Tim-sing

When Fu suffers a heart attack, his relatives hover around him hoping to get a slice of his great wealth. But despite his illness, the old man clings stubbornly to life. So greedy family members plan to murder him, intending to make nurse Daisy a scapegoat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ha Yue
CAST:  Deborah Lee  •  Ha Yue  •  Lydia Shum Tin-Ha  •  Lee Tim-sing

Itchy Fingers (1979)

Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Po-Chih Leong
CAST:  Richard Ng  •  Cora Miao  •  Roy Chiao  •  Lo Hoi-pang

Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Po-Chih Leong
CAST:  Richard Ng  •  Cora Miao  •  Roy Chiao  •  Lo Hoi-pang

The Money Trip (1979)

Money Trip is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Kent Cheng.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chui Dai-Chuen
CAST:  Kent Cheng Jak-Si  •  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Ng Man-tat  •  Cora Miao

Money Trip is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Kent Cheng.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chui Dai-Chuen
CAST:  Kent Cheng Jak-Si  •  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Ng Man-tat  •  Cora Miao