How Fennie Yuen went from Happy Ghost idol to serious actress for Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark (opens in new tab)

Fennie Yuen Kit-ying was a major actress in the late 1980s and early 90s, starting off in teen fare like the Happy Ghost film series – she starred in three instalments between 1985 and 1990 – then changing tack with a career-making dramatic role in Ringo Lam Ling-tung’s School on Fire (1988). She then cemented her fame as the memorable Blue Phoenix in Tsui Hark’s first two Swordsman films, released in 1990 and 1992, before moving mainly into television. Here, we discuss Yuen’s primary roles w...