Huang Hsiu-man learned her craft from her mother, the famed Ah Yu-tan, under whom she began studying at the age of ten. Huang began at age 14 to play the roles of young females. Now she's over 60 years old and has long since switched to playing the roles of young males.
黃秀滿演戲得自母親「阿玉旦」的真傳，十歲就跟著母親學演戲，十四歲就演小旦，如今已六十多歲的她，多年前已改演小生。