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Ah-Lei Gua

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Ah-Lei Gua
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Ah-Lei Gua was born on 2 June 1944 in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. She is an actress, known for The Wedding Banquet (1993), The Rain of Sorrow (1965) and Maiden Rosé (1995).
BornJune 2, 1944
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      • 11 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in The Wedding Banquet (1993)
    The Wedding Banquet
    7.6
    • Mrs. Gao(as Ah-Leh Gua)
    • 1993
    The Rain of Sorrow
    • Lu Yiping(as Ya-Lei Kuei)
    • 1965
    Maiden Rosé (1995)
    Maiden Rosé
    7.4
    • Zhou Hua Diao as Adult(as Ah-Lu Qui)
    • 1995
    The Diary of Di-Di (1978)
    The Diary of Di-Di
    • Actress(as Ya-Lei Kuei)
    • 1978

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Irene Wan in Once Upon a Lie (2025)
      Once Upon a Lie
      3.0
      • 2025
    • Daoming Chen and Ruoyun Zhang in Joy of Life (2019)
      Joy of Life
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Madam Ming
      • 2024
    • Ah-Lei Gua and Kathy Wu in Beneath the Banyan Tree (2021)
      Beneath the Banyan Tree
      7.2
      • Jia-Rong Woo
      • 2021
    • Palace of Devotion (2021)
      Palace of Devotion
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Empress Dowager Xiao
      • 2021
    • Ah-Lei Gua and Caigen Xu in Number One (2019)
      Number One
      • Grandmother
      • 2019
    • Wei Qing Chun Dian Zan
      TV Series
      • 2018
    • Wei qingchun dian zan
      TV Series
      • Xiao Jingrong
      • 2017
    • Summer's Desire (2016)
      Summer's Desire
      3.9
      • Dean
      • 2016
    • Anthony Gavard in Legend of the Last Emperor (2014)
      Legend of the Last Emperor
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Dowager Empress Cixi
      • 2015
    • Ah-Lei Gua in Baby Steps (2015)
      Baby Steps
      5.9
      • Ma (as Grace Guei)
      • 2015
    • Miss Granny (2015)
      Miss Granny
      6.5
      • Shen Mengjun (as Grace Guei)
      • 2015
    • A Happy Life (2013)
      A Happy Life
      TV Series
      • 2013
    • Flowers of Pinellia Ternata (2013)
      Flowers of Pinellia Ternata
      8.5
      TV Series
      • 2013
    • Joyful Reunion (2012)
      Joyful Reunion
      4.8
      • Bai Ping (as Rose Kuei)
      • 2012
    • Withholding
      Short
      • Lynn (as Ya-Lei Kuei)
      • 2011

    Music Department

    • Hei se de hun li
      • vocals
      • 1982
    • Love's Many Faces (1978)
      Love's Many Faces
      6.0
      • singer (as Yea-Lee Guei)
      • 1978
    • You Can't Tell Him (1971)
      You Can't Tell Him
      • theme vocals (as Ya-Lei Kuei)
      • 1971

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:18
    Official Trailer
    Beneath the Banyan Tree
    Trailer 1:40
    Beneath the Banyan Tree
    Beneath the Banyan Tree
    Trailer 1:40
    Beneath the Banyan Tree
    The Wedding Banquet
    Trailer 1:16
    The Wedding Banquet
    Miracles
    Trailer 4:11
    Miracles

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Gua Ah-leh
    • Born
      • June 2, 1944
      • Changsha City, Hunan Province, China

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    • Trivia
      Mother of Phoebe Chang.
    • Quotes
      [interviewed by Liu Wei for China Daily, Nov. 5, 2008] There will be no mainland actor, Hong Kong actor or Taiwan actor in the future. The trend is integration. We are all Chinese.

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