Many of us grew up watching Hong Kong actress Louise Lee in TVB dramas such as A Kindred Spirit (1995) and Heart Of Greed (2007). She was also the star of 2005 Mediacorp drama Portrait Of Home.
Sadly, the 73-year-old star will not be acting anymore.
Recently, Louise was at an event with veteran TVB actress Law Lan, 89, when she was asked if she has been itching to act again.
Louise’s last drama was 2017’s Heart and Greed, the third instalment of the Heart Of Greed series.
To our disappointment, the actress’ answer was a hard no.
Sharing that she’s enjoying retirement life, Louise, who recently appeared in a commercial as a flight attendant, said: “I’m getting old and I care a lot about living an ordinary life. I need an ample amount of sleep and rest.”
She continued: “If I agree to act in dramas, everyone would have to accommodate to my resting hours, which will be very hard on them. If that’s the case, I’d rather not take on those jobs.”
This led Law Lan, who’s 16 years older than Louise, to quip: “How old are you? These days those in their 70s are still considered young.”
Louise, however, shared that there’s another reason she’s quitting acting: her deteriorating hearing.
“Now I’m very afraid of noise because there’s a lack of balance in the hearing of my left and right ears. I’m almost deaf in my left ear and I can’t hear anything even when I dig my own ear. On the other hand, according to the results of my check-up results, the hearing in my right ear is as good as a person in their 20s,” she said.
Louise also urged everyone to not blame the elderly for their “selective hearing”.
“When the environment is noisy, we can’t really hear anything,” she lamented.