goldenhorseawards birth_place yearsactive awards hongkongfilmwards tradchinesename birth_date simpchinesename article_title name
'' to liv -lrb- e -rrb- '' ` best supporting actress '' ' 1992 '' shanghai , china 1975-2004 '' to liv -lrb- e -rrb- '' ` best supporting actress '' ' 1992 '' '' homecoming '' ` best new performer '' ' 1985 '' 顧美華 1952 顾美华 josephine koo
 josephine koo
josephine koo

josephine koo mei-wah or gu meihua -lrb- -rrb- is a chinese film actress .
she had a bright start to her film career , starring in yim ho 's hong kong new wave classic `` homecoming '' -lrb- 1984 -rrb- .
the film won her the best new performer award at the hong kong film awards in 1985 , and also a nomination for best actress , but she was beaten by siqin gaowa from the same film .
after `` homecoming '' , koo appeared in yim ho 's `` red dust '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , stanley kwan 's `` full moon in new york '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- and evans chan 's `` to live -lrb- e -rrb- '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- .
she disappeared from the screen in the late 1990s but suddenly returned in peng xiaolian 's `` shanghai story '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- .
for her role in this film , koo was awarded the best actress award at the shanghai international film festival , beating out zhang ziyi and joey wong .
