Kelly Lai Chen

Kelly Lai Chen was born on Sep 03, 1933 in China. Kelly Lai Chen's big-screen debut came with Young and Dangerous 2 directed by Andrew Lau in 1996, strarring Lui Kung. Kelly Lai Chen is known for In the Mood for Love directed by Kar-Wai Wong, Maggie Cheung stars as Su Li-zhen - Mrs. Chan and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Chow Mo-wan. The upcoming new movie Kelly Lai Chen plays is In the Mood for Love which will be released on Mar 09, 2001.

Kelly Lai Chen lost his father when the Japanese invaded Shanghai. Kelly was about four years old at the time. His mother took him and her other children to live with her parents. A few years later Kelly's mother died too. Kelly's grandfather was a well known person in Shanghai, he ran several businesses, among them the Tianchan Theatre. The family lived in the same building as the theatre, until 1949 when the communist army advanced on Shanghai, and his grandfather thought it was safer for them if he sent his wife and grandchildren to Hong Kong for a while. As it turned out, Kelly stayed in Hong Kong longer than just a while. He joined MP & GI (later Cathay) Studio and made his debut in the film 'Qing shan cui gu' (Green Hills and Jade Valleys) in 1956, and he was under contract with that studio until the late 1960s. He then formed the Golden Eagle (Jin Ying) film production company with his actress sister