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Lydia Shum Din-ha (沈殿霞, born 1947 in Shanghai, China) is a Hong Kong comedian and actress known for her distinctive body weight. Regularly sporting her trademark dark rimmed glasses, she is affectionately known to peers and fans as Fei-fei (Fat Fat), and has appeared in numerous Hong Kong films.

She made her film debut in 1960, joining Shaw Brothers as a child actress. She has since been established as mainly a comic and dramatic actress, but she has appeared in plenty of films in different genres. Kung fu fans will recognize her from playing Yuen Cheung-Yan's dominating wife in the film Drunken Tai Chi. She also appeared as Richard Ng's wife in the all-star comedy Millionaire's Express. She appeared in It's a Mad Mad World in a major role. She took a leave from her movie career in 1997, and today she hosts a talk show in Hong Kong, along with numerous telethons and variety shows on TVB. She returned to films in 2004 with the comedy In-Laws Outlaws.

Marriage

Shum married actor and singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow in 1985 after 11 years of cohabitation. Prior to the marriage, in December 1984, Shum was asked by good friend Lee Xiang Qin to fly to San Francisco for the opening ceremony of Lee's shop. Shum, who was in Taiwan then with Cheng, was reluctant to do so initially. Eventually, Shum left for San Francisco for 3 days. When she came back, she heard rumors that Cheng was having an affair. When asked, Cheng denied and suggested marriage. Thinking that marriage would deter any woman from getting close to Cheng, Shum agreed. In January 1985, Cheng and Shum flew to Canada to get married.

Due to the hurried circumstances of their marriage and the size of Shum, there was insufficient time to prepare for a wedding gown, and Shum wore a Chinese cheongsam instead. Shum later said in a 2005 interview in Taiwan that one of her greatest regrets was to not have put on a wedding gown for her marriage.

They had a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-yee, in 1987. 8 months after Joyce was born, Cheng and Shum divorced.

Recent developments

Shum starred in Singapore's Channel 5 sitcom Living with Lydia and Cantonese series like Slim Chances. Her performance in Living with Lydia won her the "Best Comedy Performance by an Actress" award at the 2003 Asian Television Awards. She said it was the first time she acted in an English drama in her 40 year career so far.

Filmography

The Lotus Lamp (1965)
Three Women in a Factory (1967)
Broadcast Queen (1967)
The Iron Lady Against the One-eyed Dragon (1967)
A Girl's Secret (1967)
Every Girl a Romantic Dreamer (1967)
Waste Not Our Youth (1967)
Unforgettable First Love (1967)
Lady Songbird (1968)
Happy Years (1968)
Four Gentlemanly Flowers (1968)
A Blundering Detective and a Foolish Thief (1968)
Won't You Give Me a Kiss? (1968)
Teenage Love (1968)
Wonderful Youth (1968)
We All Enjoy Ourselves Tonight (1968)
Moments of Glorious Beauty (1969)
The Little Warrior (1969)
Teddy Girls (1969)
To Catch a Cat (1969)
A Big Mess (1969)
One Day at a Time (1969)
Happy Times (1970)
The Mad Bar (1970)
The Invincible Eight (1971)
Songs and Romance Forever (1972)
The Private Eye (1973)
Love is a Four Letter Word (1973)
If Tomorrow Comes (1973)
The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
The Country Bumpkin (1974)
Tenants of Talkative Street (1974)
Lovable Mr. Able (1974)
The Crazy Instructor (1974)
The Country Bumpkin in Style (1974)
Kissed by the Wolves (1974)
Pretty Swindler (1975)
Don't Call Me Uncle (1975)
Sup Sap Bup Dup (1975)
You are Wonderful (1976)
Love In Hawaii (1976)
The Great Man (1977)
Cat vs. Rat (1982)
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
The Millionaire's Express (1986)
It's Mad Mad World (1987)
Mr. Handsome (1987)
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
Double Fattiness (1988)
Mother vs. Mother (1988)
King of Stanley Market (1988)
Faithfully Yours (1988)
The Bachelor's Swan-Song (1989)
City Squeeze (1989)
Eat a Bowl of Tea (USA 1989)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World 3 (1989)
Lost Souls (1989)
The Perfect Match (1991)
It's A Mad Mad Mad World Too! (1992)
The Laughter of "Water Margins (1993)
Perfect Couples (1993)
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
Just Married (1995)
Fitness Tour (1997)
Happy Together (1997)
Miss Du Shi Niang (2003)
In-Laws, Out-Laws (2004)

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