[1] Nam started as a Cantonese opera performer and she was a Hung Sin Nui’s protégé.
Nam studied Cantonese opera under Hung Sin Nui for six years.
Nam debuted in Red Rose, the Songstress, a 1952 drama film directed by Chun Kim.
Nam was both a producer and a lead actress in films such as Tear-Laden Rose (1963), The Black Rose (1965), Love Never Fades (1965), Spy with My Face (1966), and Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands (1969), where her husband was the director.
Nam's husband was Chor Yuen, a film director, screenwriter, and actor.