Gua Ah-leh

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

Joy of Life

Golden Horse Awards

Dream of Golden Years

The Dream of Red Mansions

The Emperor in Han Dynasty

Palace of Devotion

Palace of Desire

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

All Movies (78)

• Once Upon A Lie2025
• Beneath the Banyan Tree2021 · as Jia-Rong Woo
• Koali & Rice2020
• Number One2019 · as Grandmother
• Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year2019 · as Grandma
• Summer's Desire2016 · as Dean of Luoxi Welfare Institute
• Baby Steps2015 · as Ma
• 20 Once Again2015 · as Shen Mengjun
• Joyful Reunion2012 · as Bai Ping
• The Knot2006 · as 王碧云（老年）
• Migratory Bird2001 · as Chen's Mom
• Fleeing by Night2000 · as Wei's Mother
• Intimates1997 · as Auntie Foon - Aged Wan
• Tonight Nobody Goes Home1996 · as Mrs. Chen
• Maiden Rosé1995 · as 周花雕（老年）
• Eat Drink Man Woman1994 · as Madame Liang
• The Wedding Banquet1993 · as Mrs. Gao
• Forbidden Imperial Tales1990
• Miracles: The Canton Godfather1989 · as Lady Rose / Ms. Kao
• Journey Across the Mainland1988
• Mother Tragedy1988
• Last Eunuch In China1987 · as Lai Shi's Mother
• Flag of Honor1987
• Inferno Thunderbolt1985 · as (archive footage)
• Somewhere My Love1984
• The Lost Generation1983 · as Kuei Ya-mei
• Rape and Die1983
• Portrait of a Fanatic1982
• A Rescue from Hades1982
• The Anger1982
• Who Is the Killer?1982
• Sergeant Hsiung1982
• Burn Phoenix Burn1982
• The Jade Badger1982 · as Lady Shang
• Phoenix the Raider1982
• Escape to Freedom1982
• Woman Police1982
• The Woman Who Eats People1982
• The Women Soldiers1981
• The Casino1981
• Consolidated Dougherty1981
• Phoenix the Ninja1981 · as Happy Fairy
• The King of Gambler1981
• Errant Love1981 · as Chung Tsui-wei
• The Coldest Winter in Peking1981
• Evening News1980 · as Lin Ko-Ching
• The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang1980
• Unmarried Mothers1980 · as Madam Pai
• Poor Chasers1980
• Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze1980
• A Girl Without Sorrow1979
• The Funny Couple1979
• Love in Chilly Spring1979
• A Title Rewon1979
• Walking in the Sunset1978
• Immortal Warriors1978
• Love's Many Faces1978
• The Diary of Di-Di1978
• Triumph Of Two Kung-Fu Arts1977
• The Chinese Amazons1975
• Who is to Blame?1973
• Love in the Storm1973
• Everything Is Going My Way1972
• The True and False Wife1971 · as Hsu Mu Cheng
• You Can't Tell Him1971
• Devil yielded to God1970
• The Ripening1970
• Home, Sweet Home1970
• A Test of Love1970 · as Pai Chieh-Chun
• Glass Eyeball1969
• Man Ghost Fox1969
• The Winter1969 · as A Chin
• I Didn't Dare to Tell You1969
• Love Is Thicker Than Wine1967 · as Hsu Hsiao-Ching
• The Rain of Sorrow1965 · as Lu Yi-ping
• The Story of Daniel—
• One More Good Day—
• Grannies' Heist—

All TV Shows (30)

• Dream of Golden Years2026 · as Grandma Yu
• Palace of Devotion2021 · as Empress Dowager Xiao
• Joy of Life2019 · as Matriarch Ming / 明老太君
• 见字如面2016
• 刘海戏金蟾2016 · as 刘母
• 浪子回头2013 · as 杜老太太
• A Happy Life2013 · as 刘张氏
• 娘心计2012
• 摩西密码2012
• 我和丈母娘的十年战争2012 · as 孙妈妈
• 婆婆来了2010 · as 郑爱儿
• The Dream of Red Mansions2010 · as 王夫人
• Return Home2007
• 徽州女人2007 · as 程春娥
• Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law2006 · as Qin Si Ping
• Misty Love In The Palace2005
• Qin Emperor Li Shi Min2005
• The Emperor in Han Dynasty2005 · as 窦太后
• 汉光武大帝2004 · as 王政君
• Harmony2004 · as 竺自萍
• 肥猫寻亲记2002 · as Grandma Hua
• The Orange is Red2001 · as First Wife of Yaohua
• 傻阿甘2000 · as 妈妈
• Palace of Desire2000 · as 武则天
• 四千金1997 · as 白𬞟/白姨（母亲）
• 臺灣靈異事件1996 · as 沈德怡
• Lei Yu1996
• 梦断江南1994
• Green Green Grass By The River1992 · as 静芝
• Golden Horse Awards1962 · as Self