Gua Ah-leh

Acting

Gua Ah-leh

Born June 2, 1944Changsha, Hunan, China107 credits

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

Once Upon A Lie
10.0

Once Upon A Lie

Movie

2025

Beneath the Banyan Tree

Beneath the Banyan Tree

Movie

2021

Palace of Devotion
5.2

Palace of Devotion

TV

2021

Koali & Rice

Koali & Rice

Movie

2020

Joy of Life
8.1

Joy of Life

TV

2019

Number One
5.0

Number One

Movie

2019

Filmography

Once Upon A Lie
2025Once Upon A LieMovie
Beneath the Banyan Tree
2021Beneath the Banyan Treeas Jia-Rong WooMovie
Palace of Devotion
2021Palace of Devotionas Empress Dowager XiaoTV
Koali & Rice
2020Koali & RiceMovie
Joy of Life
2019Joy of Lifeas Matriarch Ming / 明老太君TV
Number One
2019Number Oneas GrandmotherMovie
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
2019Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Yearas GrandmaMovie
见字如面
2016见字如面TV
Summer's Desire
2016Summer's Desireas Dean of Luoxi Welfare InstituteMovie
刘海戏金蟾
2016刘海戏金蟾as 刘母TV
Baby Steps
2015Baby Stepsas MaMovie
20 Once Again
201520 Once Againas Shen MengjunMovie
浪子回头
2013浪子回头as 杜老太太TV
A Happy Life
2013A Happy Lifeas 刘张氏TV
娘心计
2012娘心计TV
摩西密码
2012摩西密码TV
Joyful Reunion
2012Joyful Reunionas Bai PingMovie
我和丈母娘的十年战争
2012我和丈母娘的十年战争as 孙妈妈TV
婆婆来了
2010婆婆来了as 郑爱儿TV
The Dream of Red Mansions
2010The Dream of Red Mansionsas 王夫人TV
Return Home
2007Return HomeTV
徽州女人
2007徽州女人as 程春娥TV
The Knot
2006The Knotas 王碧云（老年）Movie
Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law
2006Spicy Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Lawas Qin Si PingTV
Misty Love In The Palace
2005Misty Love In The PalaceTV
Qin Emperor Li Shi Min
2005Qin Emperor Li Shi MinTV
The Emperor in Han Dynasty
2005The Emperor in Han Dynastyas 窦太后TV
汉光武大帝
2004汉光武大帝as 王政君TV
Harmony
2004Harmonyas 竺自萍TV
肥猫寻亲记
2002肥猫寻亲记as Grandma HuaTV
Migratory Bird
2001Migratory Birdas Chen's MomMovie
The Orange is Red
2001The Orange is Redas First Wife of YaohuaTV
Fleeing by Night
2000Fleeing by Nightas Wei's MotherMovie
傻阿甘
2000傻阿甘as 妈妈TV
Palace of Desire
2000Palace of Desireas 武则天TV
Intimates
1997Intimatesas Auntie Foon - Aged WanMovie
四千金
1997四千金as 白𬞟/白姨（母亲）TV
Tonight Nobody Goes Home
1996Tonight Nobody Goes Homeas Mrs. ChenMovie
臺灣靈異事件
1996臺灣靈異事件as 沈德怡TV
Lei Yu
1996Lei YuTV
Maiden Rosé
1995Maiden Roséas 周花雕（老年）Movie
梦断江南
1994梦断江南TV
Eat Drink Man Woman
1994Eat Drink Man Womanas Madame LiangMovie
The Wedding Banquet
1993The Wedding Banquetas Mrs. GaoMovie
Green Green Grass By The River
1992Green Green Grass By The Riveras 静芝TV
Forbidden Imperial Tales
1990Forbidden Imperial TalesMovie
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989Miracles: The Canton Godfatheras Lady Rose / Ms. KaoMovie
Journey Across the Mainland
1988Journey Across the MainlandMovie
Mother Tragedy
1988Mother TragedyMovie
Last Eunuch In China
1987Last Eunuch In Chinaas Lai Shi's MotherMovie
Flag of Honor
1987Flag of HonorMovie
Inferno Thunderbolt
1985Inferno Thunderboltas (archive footage)Movie
Somewhere My Love
1984Somewhere My LoveMovie
The Lost Generation
1983The Lost Generationas Kuei Ya-meiMovie
Rape and Die
1983Rape and DieMovie
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982Portrait of a FanaticMovie
A Rescue from Hades
1982A Rescue from HadesMovie
The Anger
1982The AngerMovie
Who Is the Killer?
1982Who Is the Killer?Movie
Sergeant Hsiung
1982Sergeant HsiungMovie
Burn Phoenix Burn
1982Burn Phoenix BurnMovie
The Jade Badger
1982The Jade Badgeras Lady ShangMovie
P
1982Phoenix the RaiderMovie
E
1982Escape to FreedomMovie
Woman Police
1982Woman PoliceMovie
The Woman Who Eats People
1982The Woman Who Eats PeopleMovie
The Women Soldiers
1981The Women SoldiersMovie
T
1981The CasinoMovie
Consolidated Dougherty
1981Consolidated DoughertyMovie
Phoenix the Ninja
1981Phoenix the Ninjaas Happy FairyMovie
The King of Gambler
1981The King of GamblerMovie
Errant Love
1981Errant Loveas Chung Tsui-weiMovie
The Coldest Winter in Peking
1981The Coldest Winter in PekingMovie
Evening News
1980Evening Newsas Lin Ko-ChingMovie
The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang
1980The Legend of Chu Liu HsiangMovie
Unmarried Mothers
1980Unmarried Mothersas Madam PaiMovie
Poor Chasers
1980Poor ChasersMovie
Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze
1980Flower Just Smile in the Spring BreezeMovie
A
1979A Girl Without SorrowMovie
The Funny Couple
1979The Funny CoupleMovie
Love in Chilly Spring
1979Love in Chilly SpringMovie
A Title Rewon
1979A Title RewonMovie
W
1978Walking in the SunsetMovie
Immortal Warriors
1978Immortal WarriorsMovie
Love's Many Faces
1978Love's Many FacesMovie
The Diary of Di-Di
1978The Diary of Di-DiMovie
Triumph Of Two Kung-Fu Arts
1977Triumph Of Two Kung-Fu ArtsMovie
The Chinese Amazons
1975The Chinese AmazonsMovie
Who is to Blame?
1973Who is to Blame?Movie
L
1973Love in the StormMovie
Everything Is Going My Way
1972Everything Is Going My WayMovie
The True and False Wife
1971The True and False Wifeas Hsu Mu ChengMovie
Y
1971You Can't Tell HimMovie
Devil yielded to God
1970Devil yielded to GodMovie
The Ripening
1970The RipeningMovie
Home, Sweet Home
1970Home, Sweet HomeMovie
A Test of Love
1970A Test of Loveas Pai Chieh-ChunMovie
Glass Eyeball
1969Glass EyeballMovie
Man Ghost Fox
1969Man Ghost FoxMovie
The Winter
1969The Winteras A ChinMovie
I Didn't Dare to Tell You
1969I Didn't Dare to Tell YouMovie
Love Is Thicker Than Wine
1967Love Is Thicker Than Wineas Hsu Hsiao-ChingMovie
The Rain of Sorrow
1965The Rain of Sorrowas Lu Yi-pingMovie
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
The Story of Daniel
—The Story of DanielMovie
One More Good Day
—One More Good DayMovie
Grannies' Heist
—Grannies' HeistMovie