Yu So-chow was born on 9 July 1930, in Beijing, and died on May 12, 2017.

She was a Chinese actress.

She was born into a Peking opera family.

Yu So-chow was the daughter of late Master Yu Jim Yuen who ran the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School in Hong Kong, and teacher of many well-known actors.

Yu So-chow started her acting career in 1948 and made over 240 films in the wuxia, kung fu, action, detective and Cantonese opera genres.

So-chow films were successful at the box-office and she was one of the most popular superstars of the 1960 in Asia and Hong Kong.

Yu So-chow passed away at 86 years old.