Lydia Shum

Summary

Lydia Shum is a human^[1]. She was born in Shanghai^[2]. She was born on June 1, 1945^[3]. She passed away in Queen Mary Hospital^[4]. She died on February 19, 2008^[5]. She worked as an actor^[6], comedian^[7], television presenter^[8], singer^[9], and film director^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month, #7,013 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Lydia Shum was born in Shanghai^[2].
• Lydia Shum passed away in Queen Mary Hospital^[4].
• Lydia Shum was born on June 1, 1945^[3].
• Lydia Shum died on February 19, 2008^[5].
• Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park^[12].
• Lydia Shum was married to Adam Cheng^[13].
• A child of Lydia Shum was Joyce Cheng^[14].
• Lydia Shum held citizenship in Canada^[15].
• Lydia Shum held citizenship in British Hong Kong^[16].
• Lydia Shum worked as an actor^[6].
• Lydia Shum's professions included comedian^[7].
• Lydia Shum's professions included television presenter^[8].
• Lydia Shum worked as a singer^[9].
• Lydia Shum worked as a film director^[10].
• Among Lydia Shum's employers was TVB^[17].
• Lydia Shum was employed by Asia Television^[18].
• Lydia Shum was employed by Shaw Brothers Studio^[19].
• Lydia Shum received the Hong Kong Film Award for Professional Achievement^[20].
• Lydia Shum received the TVB Anniversary Awards^[21].
• Lydia Shum's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[22].
• Lydia Shum is recorded as female^[23].
• Lydia Shum's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Lydia Shum's genre is cantopop^[25].
• Lydia Shum's Commons category is recorded as Lydia Shum^[26].
• Lydia Shum's voice type is recorded as contralto^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: HK^[29]

• Began / founded: 1945-06-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-02-19^[31]

• Community tags: hong kong actress^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: fc1633f2-9130-4085-97d0-d3278c166bd6^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Lydia Shum's place of birth was Shanghai^[2]. She was born on June 1, 1945^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], comedian^[7], television presenter^[8], singer^[9], and film director^[10]. Employers include TVB^[17], a business^[34], in People's Republic of China^[35], founded in 1967^[36], headquartered in TVB City^[37]; Asia Television^[18], a television station^[38], in People's Republic of China^[39], founded in 1957^[40]; and Shaw Brothers Studio^[19], a film production company^[41], in People's Republic of China^[42], founded in 1958^[43], headquartered in Hong Kong^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Hong Kong Film Award for Professional Achievement^[20], a class of award^[45], in Hong Kong^[46], founded in 1990^[47] and TVB Anniversary Awards^[21], a group of awards^[48], in Hong Kong^[49].

Personal Life

Lydia Shum was married to Adam Cheng^[13]. A child of her was Joyce Cheng^[14]. Her religion is recorded as Buddhism^[22].

Death and Burial

Lydia Shum died on February 19, 2008^[5]. She died in Queen Mary Hospital^[4]. The cause of death was liver cancer^[50]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park^[12].

Why It Matters

Lydia Shum ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month, #7,013 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Lydia Shum born?

Lydia Shum's place of birth was Shanghai^[2].

Where did Lydia Shum die?

Lydia Shum passed away in Queen Mary Hospital^[4].

Who was Lydia Shum married to?

Lydia Shum's spouses include Adam Cheng^[13].

What did Lydia Shum do for work?

Lydia Shum worked as actor^[6], comedian^[7], television presenter^[8], singer^[9], and film director^[10].

What awards did Lydia Shum receive?

Honors received include Hong Kong Film Award for Professional Achievement^[20] and TVB Anniversary Awards^[21].