Joyce Godenzi
Acting
Biography
Born to an Australian father and Chinese mother Joyce Mina Godenzi is a model who moved into acting after winning the 1984 Miss Hong Hong pageant. She was scouted by legendary martial arts actor/director Sammo Hung, who showcased her beauty and screen presence in a slew of films, most notably his 1987 masterpiece EASTERN CONDORS. She and Hung married in 1995 and she is now very active in the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Born: May 28, 1965
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, China
Known For
Celebrity Talk Show
Mr. Bodyguard
Lin Yi, a wushu master, is hired to protect the beautiful and popular Chu Mengyao at university. As her personal bodyguard, he initially dislikes her spoiled behavior but gradually finds himself falling for her.
Eastern Condors
A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.
License to Steal
Godenzi plays an acrobatic thief who, after taking part in an elaborate burglary, is double-crossed by her partner (Aurelio) and is captured by the police. On her release from prison, Godenzi discovers that her betrayer is now a highly influential criminal in the area and commands a posse of hired thugs. With a new partner by her side, Godenzi looks to avenge her imprisonment and steal the valuables her former partner had double-crossed her for.
Paper Marriage
A washed up martial artist living in Los Angeles agrees to marry an illegal immigrant from Hong Kong to get her a Green Card and him some of her family fortune: but the odd couple are subjected to a whole lot of misfortune as their new life begins.
The Seventh Curse
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly "blood curses" and must return there to find a permanent cure.
Spooky, Spooky
Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by drowning him in the ocean. His mistress, in attempts to flee the village, dies when she plummets into a pool of quicksand. Years later, people swimming in the ocean mysteriously vanishes, and their bodies wash ashore days later. A local policeman named Lu Hsien who practices Taoist magic believes a water ghost (presumably the ghost of the adulterer) is responsible for their deaths. Therefore, he joins forces with his colleague, Wang Hsiao-Ming, to rid the countryside of this demon before he can strike again. However, Hsiao-Ming is unaware that the ghost of the mistress, having risen out of her muddy grave, fell in love with him and will see to it that no other person falls for him.
Mr. Nice Guy
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
She Shoots Straight
Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department. When a Vietnamese gang begins a rampage through the city, the women must overcome their suspicion of one another to bring the criminals to justice.
The Goofy Gang
Wai is a waiter in a country club. One day at work he is humiliated by the wife of a millionaire Harry Tse; and in order to get even, he and his gang plan kidnap Mrs. Tse.
Filmography
as Wang Yujie
as Cook Show Audience
as Doctor Ko
as Kim Pak Fai
as Hung
as Inspector Mina Kao
as 高丽虹
as Sgt. Pak
as Bo's ex-wife
as Cambodian Guerrilla Leader
as Hung
as Inspector Mina Ho
as Guest at Pool Party
as Ling