Portrait of Gua Ah-leh

Acting

Gua Ah-leh

Career

Active from 1965 to 2021, busiest in 2012 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gua Ah-leh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.8, average 3.9
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.5
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Forbidden Love 3
  • LGBTQ+ Themes 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Cultural Heritage Showcase 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Dream of Golden Years
Dream of Golden Years (2026)

TV show · as Grandma Yu

Beneath the Banyan Tree
Beneath the Banyan Tree (2021)

as Jia-Rong Woo

Palace of Devotion
Palace of Devotion (2021)

TV show · as Empress Dowager Xiao

2010s

16 titles · average score 59
Joy of Life
Joy of Life (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Matriarch Ming / 明老太君

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year (2019)

as Grandma

Number One
Number One (2019)

as Grandmother

见字如面
见字如面 (2016)

TV show

Summer's Desire
Summer's Desire (2016)

as Dean of Luoxi Welfare Institute

20 Once Again
20 Once Again (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

as Shen Mengjun

Baby Steps
Baby Steps (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ma

A Happy Life
A Happy Life (2013)

TV show · as 刘张氏

浪子回头
浪子回头 (2013)

TV show · as 杜老太太

Joyful Reunion
Joyful Reunion (2012)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bai Ping

The Dream of Red Mansions
The Dream of Red Mansions (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as 王夫人

婆婆来了
婆婆来了 (2010)

TV show · as 郑爱儿

2000s

15 titles · average score 52
Return Home
Return Home (2007)

TV show

The Knot
The Knot (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as 王碧云(老年)

Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law
Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law (2006)

TV show · as Qin Si Ping

The Emperor in Han Dynasty
The Emperor in Han Dynasty (2005)

TV show · as 窦太后

Misty Love In The Palace
Misty Love In The Palace (2005)

TV show

Harmony
Harmony (2004)

TV show · as 竺自萍

汉光武大帝
汉光武大帝 (2004)

TV show · as 王政君

The Orange is Red
The Orange is Red (2001)

TV show · as First Wife of Yaohua

Migratory Bird
Migratory Bird (2001)

as Chen's Mom

Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire (2000)

TV show · as 武则天

Fleeing by Night
Fleeing by Night (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

as Wei's Mother

傻阿甘
傻阿甘 (2000)

TV show · as 妈妈

1990s

10 titles · average score 79
Intimates
Intimates (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

as Auntie Foon - Aged Wan

四千金
四千金 (1997)

TV show · as 白𬞟/白姨(母亲)

Tonight Nobody Goes Home
Tonight Nobody Goes Home (1996)

as Mrs. Chen

臺灣靈異事件
臺灣靈異事件 (1996)

TV show · as 沈德怡

Lei Yu
Lei Yu (1996)

TV show

Maiden Rosé
Maiden Rosé (1995)

as 周花雕(老年)

Eat Drink Man Woman
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

as Madame Liang

梦断江南
梦断江南 (1994)

TV show

The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Gao

Green Green Grass By The River
Green Green Grass By The River (1992)

TV show · as 静芝

1980s

9 titles · average score 68
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lady Rose / Ms. Kao

Last Eunuch In China
Last Eunuch In China (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lai Shi's Mother

Inferno Thunderbolt
Inferno Thunderbolt (1985)

as (archive footage)

The Lost Generation
The Lost Generation (1983)

as Kuei Ya-mei

The Jade Badger
The Jade Badger (1982)

as Lady Shang

Phoenix the Ninja
Phoenix the Ninja (1981)

as Happy Fairy

Errant Love
Errant Love (1981)

as Chung Tsui-wei

Unmarried Mothers
Unmarried Mothers (1980)

as Madam Pai

Evening News
Evening News (1980)

as Lin Ko-Ching

1970s

2 titles
The True and False Wife
The True and False Wife (1971)

as Hsu Mu Cheng

A Test of Love
A Test of Love (1970)

as Pai Chieh-Chun

1960s

3 titles
The Winter
The Winter (1969)

as A Chin

Love Is Thicker Than Wine
Love Is Thicker Than Wine (1967)

as Hsu Hsiao-Ching

The Rain of Sorrow
The Rain of Sorrow (1965)

as Lu Yi-ping