Lee Kin-yan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Kin-yan (Chinese :李健仁; pinyin :Lǐ Jiànrén; born 12 May 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, who frequently makes comic cameo appearances in Stephen Chow's films, as a cross-dressing man with a finger up his nose known as Yu Fa (Chinese: 如花; Cantonese: yu fa; Mandarin: ru2 hua1), meaning "flower-like" in Chinese, and he also acquired his nickname from this character. ^[1]

Personal life

Lee has one son and two daughters. In September 2019, he suffered a stroke and collapsed at a sauna in Shenzhen. ^[2] While Lee survived, the stroke caused him to be partially paralysed and have difficulties speaking. ^[1]

Filmography

• The Legend of Zu 2 (2019)
• Hunter Bounty 2 (2019)
• Hunter Bounty 1 (2019)
• A Stupid Journey (2014)
• Long's Story (2014)
• Just Another Margin (2014)
• Ameera (2014)
• Kungfu Cyborg (2009) as Yu Fa
• The Lady Iron Chef (2007)
• Bet to Basic (2006)
• A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
• Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005)
• China's Next Top Princess (2005)
• Sex and the Beauties (2004) as Restaurant owner
• Shaolin Soccer (2001) as Manny
• Street Kids Violence (1999) as Uncle San
• Troublesome Night 5 (1999) as Ghost Policeman
• 9413 (1998) as Fatty Chuen
• The Lucky Guy (1998)
• Troublesome Night 3 (1998) as Edgy Funeral Director
• 03:00 A.M. (1997) as Shing
• Lawyer Lawyer (1997)
• We're No Bad Guys (1997) as Tinny's manager
• Cause We Are So Young (1997) (uncredited)
• Killing Me Tenderly (film) (1997)
• God of Cookery (1996) as Fan Club Member
• Forbidden City Cop (1996) as Emperor's Mistress
• Out of the Dark (1995)
• Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2 (1996)
• Sixty Million Dollar Man (1995) as Siu-Fu
• From Beijing with Love (1994) as Whore
• Hail the Judge (1994) as Servant
• A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1994)
• A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1994)
• Flirting Scholar (1993)

Sources: ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Yan, Lim Ruey (2020-07-07). "Actor Lee Kin Yan, known for playing Ru Hua in Stephen Chow's movies, suffers from stroke". The Straits Times . Retrieved 2021-01-30.
2. "李健仁近況︱星爺愛將「如花」中風一度半身癱瘓失語言能力　李健仁憑毅力重新站起來近況曝光". TOPick. Hong Kong Economic Times. 2025-08-01. Archived from the original on 2025-10-30. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
3. Lee Kin-yan at hkmdb.com
4. Lee Kin-yan at chinesemov.com

External links

• HKFilms.com Biography & Filmography list
• Kin-yan Lee at IMDb