Gua Ah-leh
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1944-06-02 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Changsha, Hunan, China
- Also known as
- Rose Kuei Ya-lei · Ah Lei Gua · Kwei Ya-lei · Ya-lei Kuei · Gua Ah-Leh · Gua Ah-Lei
Biography
Grace Gua Ah-leh (traditional Chinese: 歸亞蕾; simplified Chinese: 归亚蕾) is a Taiwanese actress and singer born in China on June 2, 1944. She studied acting at the National Taiwan University of Arts. In 1965, she made her professional film debut in The Rain of Sorrow (煙雨濛濛), and received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. She was the youngest Leading Actress winner in the Golden Horse history. The next year, she won another Best Leading Actress Golden Horse award for the movie Home, Sweet Home (家在台北). In 1978, she won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Horse award for her role in The Diary of Didi (蒂蒂日記). She has portrayed over 200 roles in film and television since her debut 1965.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
Joy of Life
2019
as Matriarch Ming / 明老太君
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
The Emperor in Han Dynasty
2005
as 窦太后
The Dream of Red Mansions
2010
as 王夫人
Dream of Golden Years
2026
as Grandma Yu
Palace of Devotion
2021
as Empress Dowager Xiao
Palace of Desire
2000
as 武则天
A Happy Life
2013
as 刘张氏
Misty Love In The Palace
2005
Harmony
2004
as 竺自萍
Green Green Grass By The River
1992
as 静芝
肥猫寻亲记
2002
as Grandma Hua
Qin Emperor Li Shi Min
2005
Lei Yu
1996
刘海戏金蟾
2016
as 刘母
Return Home
2007
臺灣靈異事件
1996
as 沈德怡
The Orange is Red
2001
as First Wife of Yaohua
我和丈母娘的十年战争
2012
as 孙妈妈
浪子回头
2013
as 杜老太太
梦断江南
1994
Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law
2006
as Qin Si Ping
婆婆来了
2010
as 郑爱儿
见字如面
2016
四千金
1997
as 白𬞟/白姨（母亲）
摩西密码
2012
娘心计
2012
汉光武大帝
2004
as 王政君
徽州女人
2007
as 程春娥
傻阿甘
2000
as 妈妈
Movies (78)
Eat Drink Man Woman
1994
as Madame Liang
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
as Lady Rose / Ms. Kao
The Wedding Banquet
1993
as Mrs. Gao
Intimates
1997
as Auntie Foon - Aged Wan
20 Once Again
2015
as Shen Mengjun
Joyful Reunion
2012
as Bai Ping
Last Eunuch In China
1987
as Lai Shi's Mother
Tonight Nobody Goes Home
1996
as Mrs. Chen
Devil yielded to God
1970
The Knot
2006
as 王碧云（老年）
Immortal Warriors
1978
Fleeing by Night
2000
as Wei's Mother
The Coldest Winter in Peking
1981
The Women Soldiers
1981
Poor Chasers
1980
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
2019
as Grandma
Errant Love
1981
as Chung Tsui-wei
The King of Gambler
1981
A Girl Without Sorrow
1979
The Jade Badger
1982
as Lady Shang
Forbidden Imperial Tales
1990
Rape and Die
1983
Somewhere My Love
1984
Migratory Bird
2001
as Chen's Mom
The Diary of Di-Di
1978
Escape to Freedom
1982
Love's Many Faces
1978
A Rescue from Hades
1982
Once Upon A Lie
2025
Burn Phoenix Burn
1982
Koali & Rice
2020
Triumph Of Two Kung-Fu Arts
1977
Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze
1980
The Lost Generation
1983
as Kuei Ya-mei
Flag of Honor
1987
The True and False Wife
1971
as Hsu Mu Cheng
Phoenix the Ninja
1981
as Happy Fairy
The Funny Couple
1979
Phoenix the Raider
1982
Evening News
1980
as Lin Ko-Ching
The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang
1980
Love in Chilly Spring
1979
Summer's Desire
2016
as Dean of Luoxi Welfare Institute
Who is to Blame?
1973
Maiden Rosé
1995
as 周花雕（老年）
Baby Steps
2015
as Ma
The Casino
1981
Who Is the Killer?
1982
Walking in the Sunset
1978
Consolidated Dougherty
1981
Number One
2019
as Grandmother
The Woman Who Eats People
1982
Everything Is Going My Way
1972
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982
Mother Tragedy
1988
Journey Across the Mainland
1988
Sergeant Hsiung
1982
Glass Eyeball
1969
You Can't Tell Him
1971
Man Ghost Fox
1969
Love Is Thicker Than Wine
1967
as Hsu Hsiao-Ching
The Rain of Sorrow
1965
as Lu Yi-ping
Home, Sweet Home
1970
Beneath the Banyan Tree
2021
as Jia-Rong Woo
The Anger
1982
Inferno Thunderbolt
1985
as (archive footage)
A Title Rewon
1979
Unmarried Mothers
1980
as Madam Pai
Love in the Storm
1973
A Test of Love
1970
as Pai Chieh-Chun
The Ripening
1970
I Didn't Dare to Tell You
1969
Woman Police
1982
The Story of Daniel
The Winter
1969
as A Chin
The Chinese Amazons
1975
One More Good Day
Grannies' Heist
About Gua Ah-leh
Grace Gua Ah-leh (traditional Chinese: 歸亞蕾; simplified Chinese: 归亚蕾) is a Taiwanese actress and singer born in China on June 2, 1944. She studied acting at the National Taiwan University of Arts. In 1965, she made her professional film debut in The Rain of Sorrow (煙雨濛濛), and received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. She was the youngest Leading Actress winner in the Golden Horse history. The next year, she won another Best Leading Actress Golden Horse award for the movie Home, Sweet Home (家在台北). In 1978, she won the Best Supporti… With 108 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Gua Ah-leh has appeared in 78 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gua Ah-leh Movies
- Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) — as Madame Liang
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989) — as Lady Rose / Ms. Kao
- The Wedding Banquet (1993) — as Mrs. Gao
- Intimates (1997) — as Auntie Foon - Aged Wan
- 20 Once Again (2015) — as Shen Mengjun
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