On 30 October 1954, Fung was born in British North Borneo (now part of Malaysia). Her father was
Fung Fung, an actor and Fung's brother was
Fung Hak-On, who was an actor too. At age 12, Fung lived with Madam Wee Poh Keok, whom she called "kai leong", or godmother. Fung also learned to speak the Hokkien dialect from her godmother. Fung's education consists of private tutors. At age 16, Fung flew to England to study. ==Career==