Chiu Sam-Yin

Biography

Chao Hsin-yen, also known as Chiu Sam-Yin, was born in 1947 in Shantung and raised in Hong Kong. She began her acting career with the 4th Southern Experimental Theatre Training Troupe before signing a four-year contract with Shaw Brothers in 1964. Notable roles include Chang Wei Yun in "The Bells of Death" (1968) and Concubine Zhao in "The Assassin" (1967), followed by notable martial arts film appearances throughout the late 1960s.