ACTOR

Deanie Ip

Best known as Grandma in Ballad of a Small Player.

10 Appearances

4 Series

6 Films

7.2 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Born

25 Dezember 1947 (78)

Place of birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Also known as

Ip Tak-Han · Deanie Ip Tak-Han · Deanie Yip · Yip Tak-Han

Biography

Deanie Yip Tak-Han (Chinese: 葉德嫻, born 25 December 1947), also known as Deanie Ip, is a Hong Kong singer and actress, known for supporting roles. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and twice for Best Supporting Actress; she also won a Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Her Cantopop albums were released by Universal Music Group and several local labels. She speaks Cantonese, Dapeng dialect, Mandarin and English.