Chang Yufang, better known as Grace Chang, was born in Shanghai, China,
in 1933, while her ancestral background is Zhejiang (China). Her
screen-name "Ge Lan" is actually a Romanization transliteration of her
English name "Grace"
In 1948, her whole family emigrated to Hong Kong, where she grew up.
She speaks several dialects of Chinese (Mandarin, Shanghainese,
Cantonese), as well as English and Thai.
In 1961, she got married to Gao Fuquan in London, and then she retired
from the acting scene in 1964.