江賜美，臺灣布袋戲第一代女主演。16歲從事傳統掌中戲藝術迄今87歲，縱橫臺灣布袋戲界70年。一生都以布袋戲為業，不曾正式拜過任何名師，也不是知名劇團的後代，完全靠著個人的天賦與努力，在以男性為主的布袋戲世界中，開拓出屬於自己的一片天。並見證臺灣近代布袋戲的興衰起伏，從廟會野台戲、內台戲院、江湖賣藥到公部門邀請公演，無論是主演編導、文化傳承、教育推廣、國際參演，整體經歷完整，為臺灣布袋戲界，特殊且不凡的女主演。

     CHiang Szu-Mei has worked in traditional puppetry art since she was 16.  She has developed her own artistic style, and her performance is just as good as a man’s.  Her masculine performances are better than men’s, yet her gentle performances reveal the intricate thoughts of a woman. Her levels of singing, reading, speaking, reciting, and puppetry are competitive with the other puppeteers of her generation. As a lead female, she virtually ruled Taiwan’s northern and southern traditional theatre for over seventy years, and continues to devote her efforts to preserving Taiwan’s traditional culture and heritage.  
    CHiang Szu-Mei is the first generation female lead puppeteer in Taiwanese glove puppetry.  She never had a real teacher; it was her gift and perseverance that allowed her to have clear speech and fascinating puppetry skills. Her performance career over the decades, from outdoor temple scenes to indoor performances, attests to the rise and fall of contemporary Bo De Hi art in Taiwan; she is an indispensable performer in Taiwan Bo De Hi .