Pauline Chan
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Pauline Chan Bo-Lin is a deceased Hong Kong
adult movie actress who aroused significant attraction and controversies in the Greater China Area during her active years in the 1990s.
, Chan's parents divorced when she was very young and she immigrated to Hong Kong with her mother at the age of 12. She started to work as a part-time fashion model at the age of 15 and contested in the 1990 Miss Asia Pageant
. Chan did not win any title in this contest but her buxom figure, 175-centimeter length and mature look drew the attention of local pornographic film industry. She entered this industry in 1991 at only 18-year-old, mainly for her mother's expectations to finance their family. Until 1997, Chan showed up in more than 25 Hong Kong Category III films and gained widespread attraction for her bold performance, becoming a prominent sex symbol
in the Greater China Area at that time.
ese investment
tycoon and celebrity
Huang Jen-chung (黃任中, also credited as Wong Yam-Chung in Cantonese) who she met in 1993, and was 33 years older than she was. She moved to Taipei
to cohabit with Huang until they broke up in early 1999. After her death, in a media interview Huang revealed that Chan had been involved in drug abuse
and sorcery
since 1998; Chan did so in anticipation to soothe herself and win his heart back during their emotional low tides.
Between 1998 and 2001 Chan was involved in a chain of negative news. She attempted suicide
during a TV interview, repeatedly attacked people, undressed in public, tried to enter foreign countries without valid travel document
s and was deported as a result, set fire to her residence, and was frequently hospitalized for drug abuse. In December 1999 she was briefly imprisoned in the United Kingdom
for beating an unrelated person in public. This behavior practically ended her acting career.
. Around PM 5:30 on July 31, 2002 Chan jumped out of her 24th-floor apartment window to her death: in her suicide note
she cited her postpartum depression
as a reason for suicide, and besides expressing her deepest sorrow and blessing to Huang Jen-chung, she also asked everybody to seek her son's father, a Chinese American
disk jockey in Taipei. Her funeral was a high-profile Buddhist
ceremony on August 3, 2002 and her body was cremated
.
Chan was portrayed posthumously by Chinese actress Crystal Sun (孫亞莉), who ever played a bit role in the 1996 movie Comrades: Almost a Love Story
, in the 2002 biopic Pauline's Life. Sun later also committed suicide in 2009 in part due to her debts.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
adult movie actress who aroused significant attraction and controversies in the Greater China Area during her active years in the 1990s.
Career
Born in ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Chan's parents divorced when she was very young and she immigrated to Hong Kong with her mother at the age of 12. She started to work as a part-time fashion model at the age of 15 and contested in the 1990 Miss Asia Pageant
Miss Asia Pageant
The Miss Asia Pageant , is organized by the Asia Television Limited , and they have organized this event since 1985. The contest was stopped from the year of 2000 through 2003, and relaunched in 2004....
. Chan did not win any title in this contest but her buxom figure, 175-centimeter length and mature look drew the attention of local pornographic film industry. She entered this industry in 1991 at only 18-year-old, mainly for her mother's expectations to finance their family. Until 1997, Chan showed up in more than 25 Hong Kong Category III films and gained widespread attraction for her bold performance, becoming a prominent sex symbol
Sex symbol
A sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
in the Greater China Area at that time.
Downfall
In 1997 Chan began a relationship with the playboy TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese investment
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
tycoon and celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
Huang Jen-chung (黃任中, also credited as Wong Yam-Chung in Cantonese) who she met in 1993, and was 33 years older than she was. She moved to Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
to cohabit with Huang until they broke up in early 1999. After her death, in a media interview Huang revealed that Chan had been involved in drug abuse
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
and sorcery
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
since 1998; Chan did so in anticipation to soothe herself and win his heart back during their emotional low tides.
Between 1998 and 2001 Chan was involved in a chain of negative news. She attempted suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
during a TV interview, repeatedly attacked people, undressed in public, tried to enter foreign countries without valid travel document
Travel document
A travel document is an identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries...
s and was deported as a result, set fire to her residence, and was frequently hospitalized for drug abuse. In December 1999 she was briefly imprisoned in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for beating an unrelated person in public. This behavior practically ended her acting career.
Death
Chan hit rock bottom and secluded herself in Shanghai. Her final stage appearance was a bit role in a Taiwanese TV series in March 2002. She gave birth to a baby boy in early July 2002 out of wedlockMarriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
. Around PM 5:30 on July 31, 2002 Chan jumped out of her 24th-floor apartment window to her death: in her suicide note
Suicide note
A suicide note or death note is a message that states the author has died by suicide, and left to be discovered and read in anticipation of suicide....
she cited her postpartum depression
Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression , also called postnatal depression, is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, typically after childbirth. Studies report prevalence rates among women from 5% to 25%, but methodological differences among the studies make the actual...
as a reason for suicide, and besides expressing her deepest sorrow and blessing to Huang Jen-chung, she also asked everybody to seek her son's father, a Chinese American
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
disk jockey in Taipei. Her funeral was a high-profile Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
ceremony on August 3, 2002 and her body was cremated
Cremation
Cremation is the process of reducing bodies to basic chemical compounds such as gasses and bone fragments. This is accomplished through high-temperature burning, vaporization and oxidation....
.
Chan was portrayed posthumously by Chinese actress Crystal Sun (孫亞莉), who ever played a bit role in the 1996 movie Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Lachlan Brock is a 1996 Hong Kong film starring Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, and Kristy Yang. It was directed by Peter Chan.-Plot:...
, in the 2002 biopic Pauline's Life. Sun later also committed suicide in 2009 in part due to her debts.
Filmography
- Millennium MamboMillennium MamboMillennium Mambo directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien, is a 2001 film.-Synopsis:The main character, Vicky, portrayed by actress Shu Qi narrates from 2011 about her life 10 years earlier. She describes her youth and story of her changing life at the beginning of the new Millennium. She...
(2001) - Paramount Motel (2000)
- Hunting Evil Spirit (1999)
- Flowers of ShanghaiFlowers of ShanghaiFlowers of Shanghai is a 1998 film, made in Taiwan, directed by Guangdong-born Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien starring Hada Michiko, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Shuan Fang, Jack Kao, Carina Lau, Tony Leung, Rebecca Pan, Michelle Reis and Vicky Wei...
(1998) - 02:00 A.M. (1997)
- Passionate Nights (1997)
- Boys? (1996)
- Hong Kong Showgirls (1996)
- Once Upon a Time in Triad SocietyOnce Upon a Time in Triad SocietyOnce Upon a Time in Triad Society is a 1996 spin-off film of the Young and Dangerous film series. This first spin-off movie focuses on Ugly Kwan, played by Francis Ng.-Cast and roles:* Francis Ng - Kwan...
(1996) - A Sudden Love (1995)
- Dream Lovers (1994)
- From Beijing with LoveFrom Beijing With LoveFrom Beijing With Love is a 1994 Hong Kong action and comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi and Stephen Chow. It's a very direct spoof of James Bond movies and stars Stephen Chow, Anita Yuen and Law Ka-Ying.- Synopsis :...
(1994) - All Over the WorldAll Over the WorldAll Over the World may refer to:* "All Over the World" , a song by the Electric Light Orchestra* All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra, an album* "All Over the World", a song by Chuck Jackson...
(1993) - Angel the Kickboxer (1993)
- Flying DaggerFlying DaggerFlying Dagger is a 1993 wuxia comedy film directed by Chu Yen-ping and written and produced by Wong Jing. The film features a large cast of stars and parodies numerous Hong Kong films.-Plot:...
(1993) - Love is Over (1993)
- A Man of Nasty Spirit (1993)
- Run For Life - Ladies From China (1993)
- Sex for Sale (1993)
- Slave of the Sword (1993)
- Whores from the North (1993)
- A Wild Party (1993)
- Behind the Pink Door (1992)
- Devil of Rape (1992)
- Erotic Ghost Story 3 (1992)
- Escape from Brothel (1992)
- The Girls from China (1992)
- Girls Without Tomorrow 1992Girls Without Tomorrow 1992Girls Without Tomorrow 1992 is a 1992 Hong Kong film directed by David Lam Tak Luk and Wong Chi. It is a sequel to the 1988 film Girls Without Tomorrow.-Cast and roles:* Pauline Chan - Eva...
(1992) - It's Now or NeverIt's Now or NeverIt's Now or Never was a UK Gameshow shown on ITV. Originally planned for a run of two episodes, only the first was aired before cancellation, it receiving just 1.7 million viewers in its Saturday night prime time slot...
(1992) - Spider Force (1992)
- Queen of the Underworld (1991)