林楚楚女士
1905-1979
演員
林楚楚原名林美意，香港早期女演員。生於加拿大溫哥華，在當地華僑學校受教育，中英文俱佳。12歲時回港探望母親，與黎灼灼成為同窗，認識了黎灼灼的六叔黎民偉，1919年與黎民偉結婚，婚後成為丈夫開拓電影事業的得力助手。1924年民新製造影畫片有限公司拍攝第一部故事長片《胭脂》（1925），她即成為女主角。她亦參演多齣上海民新影片股份有限公司和聯華影業製片印刷有限公司的影片，包括《西廂記》（1927）、《木蘭從軍》（1928）、《故都春夢》（1930）、《天倫》（1935）、《慈母曲》（1937）等。戰後回港，她繼續演出為人熟知的慈母角色。
Ms Florence Lim
1905-1979
Actress
A Hong Kong actress born in Vancouver, Florence Lim (birth name Lim Mei Yi) received her early education in Chinese schools in the Canadian city. She was fluent in Chinese and English, and wrote articles and poems in both languages. At age 12, she returned to Hong Kong where she met and eventually married Lai Man Wai in 1919. Lim was supportive of her husband’s career. In 1925, she made her screen debut as the leading actress in Rouge. A China Sun Motion Picture Company production, the film was Hong Kong’s first full-length feature. Lim also starred in a number of titles shot by Shanghai-based China Sun Shanghai and United Photoplay. They included Way Down West (1927), Mulan Joins the Army (1928), Spring Dream in the Old Capital (1930), Song of China (1935) and Song of a Kind Mother (1937). Lim returned to Hong Kong after the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to continue her career. She was best known for her roles as a doting mother.
