Anita Yuen
| Anita Yuen | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 袁詠儀 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 袁咏仪 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Yuán Yǒngyí (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | jyun4 wing6 ji4 (Cantonese) |
| Born |
September 4, 1971 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Leng Leng (靚靚) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) | Julian Cheung (m. 2001–present) |
| Children | Morton Cheung (b. 2006) |
| Ancestry | Dongguan, Guangdong |
Anita Yuen Wing-yi is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She was the winner of the 1990 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Pageant career
At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During the semifinals on August 5, 1990, she won the Miss Photogenic award. She had a semifinal score of 485, placing 3rd overall. The finals were held on August 21, 1990. She eventually beat out another big favorite, Helen Yung who was 1st runner up and the winner of 2 other awards. Yuen later represented Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International 1991 pageant, held on February 2, 1991. She took 1st runner up for Hong Kong. She also competed at the Miss Universe 1991 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She failed to make the top 10 and was placed 60th.
Film career
Yuen is best known for her role as the female lead in Derek Yee's 1993 tear-jerker C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993). She is also well-remembered in her cross-gender comic role opposite Leslie Cheung in He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994). The two roles won for her the Hong Kong Academy Best Actress awards. She also gave a powerful performance in, for instance, The Chinese Feast, co-starring together with Leslie Cheung. Apart from her role in a great many films, she has also acted in a number of Mainland-Taiwan television serials, such as Hua Mu Lan, opposite Vincent Zhao.
Personal life
Her husband is Hong Kong actor and singer Julian Cheung. In May 2006, Yuen announced that she was 3 months pregnant with their first child. Their son, Morton Cheung, was born on November 12, 2006. On June 23, 2007, Yuen was a guest on TVB's Be My Guest with host Stephen Chan revealing that she and Julian were secretly married in the United States, San Francisco, back in 2001.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Days of Being Dumb | Jane |
| Talk to Me Dicky | ||
| Handsome Siblings | Madam Ti | |
| 1993 | A Warrior's Tragedy | Ting Ling-Lam |
| Prince of Portland Street | Yao-Yao | |
| Tom, Dick and Hairy | Fong | |
| The Incorruptible | Joss Lee | |
| Deadly China Hero | Miss Nine | |
| Legend of the Liquid Sword | Red | |
| The Sword Stained with Royal Blood | Jade Ho | |
| He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | Yee/Lynn | |
| 1994 | From Beijing with Love | Siu Kam |
| He's a Woman, She's a Man | Lam Chi Wing | |
| C'est la vie, mon chéri | Min | |
| Crystal Fortune Run | Ko Kit | |
| The True Hero | Hung | |
| I've Got You, Babe | Ron | |
| The Worth of Silence | Kwong Mei-Chi | |
| Crossings | Mo-yung | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Shou-Kit Ho | |
| He & She | Tai Lok-Yee | |
| I Will Wait for You | Cheung Wai-Sum | |
| A Taste of Killing and Romance | Yu-Feng | |
| Whatever You Want | Ko Sau-Ping | |
| Tears and Triumph | Sai Ming-Jun | |
| 1995 | Heaven Can't Wait | Moon Lady |
| Just Married | ||
| The Chinese Feast | Au Ka-Wai | |
| The Age of Miracles | Mrs. Sheung | |
| Tragic Commitment | Lam Hiu-Tung | |
| Thunderbolt | Amy Yip | |
| The Golden Girls | Mei-Ball | |
| I Want to Go on Living | Yip Fan | |
| 01:00 A.M. | Fong Siu-Yin | |
| Tricky Business | Moon | |
| 1996 | Entrance of the P-Side | Yip Yuk-Sum |
| Tristar | Bai Xuehua | |
| Till Death Do Us Laugh | Yuen Siu-Wen | |
| Who's the Woman, Who's the Man | Lam Chi Wing | |
| Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star | Beautiful | |
| 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation | Xiaoqian |
| Hong Kong Night Club | Cora | |
| God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage | Seven | |
| He Comes from Planet K | Moon | |
| Up for the Rising Sun | ||
| The Wedding Days | Rachel Lam | |
| 1998 | Enter the Eagles | Lucy |
| Anna Magdalena | Assistant Editor | |
| Till Death Do Us Part | BoBo | |
| 2000 | Don't Look Back... Or You'll Be Sorry!! | Lisa |
| Lensman: Power of the Lens | ||
| Dragon Heat | ||
| 2003 | Kung Fu Girls | |
| 2004 | Love Trilogy | Chui |
| 2005 | Love's Lone Flower | Yuanfeng |
| 2007 | Protégé | Kwan's wife |
| 2010 | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | Pinky |
| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong | |
| 2013 | Ip Man: The Final Fight | Cheung Wing-sing |
| The Love Experience | ||
| 2014 | The Deathday Party | |
| 2015 | I Am Somebody |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Be My Guest | Fong On Yee | TVB |
| 1992 | Angel's Call | Ling Shanshan | TVB |
| 1992 | 我為錢狂(I'm mad for money) | Garbage-lady | TVB |
| 1999 | Hua Mulan | Hua Mulan | CTV |
| 2000 | State of Divinity | Ren Yingying | CTV |
| 2001 | The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung | Song Xihu | CTS |
| 2002 | The Monkey King | The Goddess of Nine Heaven | TVB |
| 2004 | The River Flows Eastwards | Sufen | |
| 2005 | Love's Lone Flower | Yun Fang | CTS |
| 2008 | Love Exchange | Sit Tze Yiu (Zita) | TVB |
| 2009 | Born Rich | Cheuk Yat-sam | TVB |
| Love in Trouble Time | Sam So | ATV | |
| 2011 | All Men Are Brothers | Lin Chong's wife | |
| 2013 | Longmen Express | Sheng Qiuyue |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | |
The Days of Being Dumb | Best New Performer | Won |
| 1994 | He's a Woman, She's a Man | Best Actress | Won | |
| C'est la vie, mon chéri | Won | |||
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Won | |||
| 1996 | Entrance of the P-Side | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Till Death Do Us Part | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Protégé | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2009 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Born Rich | Best Actress | Nominated |
| My Favourite Female Character | Nominated |
References
- Halliwell, Leslie; Walker, John (2003). Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (15th ed.). HarperCollins. p. 503. ISBN 0-06-053423-0.
- Staff (2008). "Anita Yuen". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
External links
- Official Sina Blog of Anita Yuen
- Anita Yuen on Sina Weibo
- Anita Yuen at the Internet Movie Database
- Anita Yuen Wing-Yee at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Anita Yuen Wing Yee at the Hong Kong Cinemagic
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Monica Chan |
Miss Hong Kong 1990 |
Succeeded by Amy Kwok |
| Preceded by Maggie Cheung for Centre Stage |
Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress 1994 for C'est la vie, mon chéri 1995 for He's a Woman, She's a Man |
Succeeded by Josephine Siao for Summer Snow |