Tanny Tien-Ni

Biography

Tanny Tien-Ni (Chinese: 恬妮 ) is a Taiwanese actrees. Born in Shanghai in 1948 and raised in Taiwan. She studied Beijing Opera and in 1967 formally entered the entertainment word after being named 'Sweater Princess' in a local beauty pageant. After appearing in Taiwanese television series, she made her film debut in "Sword of Endurance". In 1972 signed a contract with Shaw Brothers. Li Han-Hsiang appreciated her special brand of sex appeal and cast her in "Illicit Desire" (1973). Its box office success led to her starring in a number of Li-directed erotic films. Trivia: Married to actor classic wu xia actor Yueh Hua in 1975. Her younger sister Tien Niu was also a major Shaw Brothers star of the 1970s.

Known For

Song of Phoenix

Empress Dowager Wei of Chu

The Golden Lotus

Mrs. Hua/Li Ping Erh

Black Magic

Luo Yin

Little Dragon Maiden

Li Mochou

The Battle Wizard

Mu Wan-Ching / Hsiang Yao-cha

The Magic Blade

Mingyue Hsin 'Moonlight Heart'

Human Lanterns

Lee Chin

Corpse Mania

Madame Lan

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio	Self
1989	First Date	Yang Mu
1989	The Wild Ones	陆玲玲
1988	Runaway Blues
1988	Bitter Taste of Blood
1988	Edge of Darkness	Wife
1985	How to Choose a Royal Bride	Empress Dowager
1985	Let's Have a Baby	Yuan Kwun's Mother
1985	My Mind, Your Body
1985	Why Me?	Koko's Mother
1984	The Siamese Twins	Mrs Kei Ching Yi
1983	Little Dragon Maiden	Li Mochou
1983	The Trail	Innkeeper's Wife
1982	Human Lanterns	Lee Chin
1982	Once Upon a Mirage
1981	The Tiger and the Widow	Widow Pei Chou Ju
1981	Corpse Mania	Madame Lan
1980	Hex	Chan Sau Ying / Chan Sau Fong
1979	Crocodile	Angela
1978	Crocodile Fangs
1977	The Battle Wizard	Mu Wan-Ching / Hsiang Yao-cha
1977	Moods of Love	Cai Feng
1976	The Magic Blade	Mingyue Hsin 'Moonlight Heart'
1976	Black Magic 2	Li Cui Ling
1976	A Queen's Ransom	Jenny
1976	Wedding Nights
1976	The Criminals	Tanny
1976	Divorce Hong Kong Style
1975	Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold	Mi Ling Fong
1975	Black Magic	Luo Yin
1975	A Haunted House
1975	No End of Surprises	Pan Chiao-Yin
1975	The Empress Dowager	Li Chieh
1975	Moon and Stars
1975	The Golden Triangle	Hangson Wu
1975	Forbidden Tales of Two Cities	Carrie Ho
1975	All in the Family
1974	The Young Dragons	Yip Fung
1974	Seductive Ghost
1974	Naughty! Naughty!	Pauline Hsin
1974	The Association	Lei
1974	Supremo
1974	The Golden Lotus	Mrs. Hua/Li Ping Erh
1974	The Rat Catcher	Anna Fang
1974	Affection Against Satan
1974	My Darling Slave	Miss Lam
1974	Scandal	Pan Qiao Han
1973	The Fist of Justice
1973	The Call Girls
1973	Woman of the Night	Lin Yu-Jia
1973	Love in the Storm
1973	The Happiest Moment	Xiao Hong/Ma Xing Feng/Head Nurse Fong
1973	Who is to Blame?
1972	Capture of Seven Tigers	Shih Pi-Hsia
1972	The Hunchback	Hsiao Hua
1972	The Brutal Boxer	Chan Ying Ying
1972	Crimes Are To Be Paid
1971	The Brave Young Generation
1970	From Home with Love
1969	The Mask Heroine	Chin Jung
1969	Lady Lee
1969	Lady Snow
1969	The Master Sword
1968	Sword Of Endurance

Year	TV Show	Role
2017	Song of Phoenix	Empress Dowager Wei of Chu