Lydia Shum - her life and times

June 1945 Born in Shanghai

1960 Joins Shaw Brothers studio and makes film debut as child actress

1967 Joins TVB as actress; long-term variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight (EYT) is aired on TVB with Shum as co-host

1970s Sings on EYT as member of Four Golden Flowers (other members being Lisa Wang Ming-chuen, Cheung Tak-lan and Wong Oi-ming), one of the earliest singing groups to perform on the variety show. As co-host of the variety show, Shum establishes herself as comedienne famous for distinctive laugh

1984 Appears in kung fu classic Drunken Tai Chi

1985 Marries actor-singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow