Ada Choi
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Ada Choi Siu-fun is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, and to a lesser extent, for her film work. She was the second runner-up in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant.
On 12 January 2008, Choi married Chinese actor Max Zhang, born on 19 May 1974 (age 37), whom she had dated for four and a half years. He was her co-star in a number of Zhouyi Media television productions including Paradise and Eight Charts. Their daughter Zoe Zhang Chor-yee (張楚兒) was born 11 May 2011.
Choi revealed in 2000 that her mother is a compulsive gambler who incurred millions of debts, which Choi has been paying off since she was 17 years old with all her earnings. Unable to pay off further debts, Choi severed relations with her mother.
In 2009, she starred in Rebellion
as a triad gang leader who chain-smokes and curses, a different type of role for Ada.
On 12 January 2008, Choi married Chinese actor Max Zhang, born on 19 May 1974 (age 37), whom she had dated for four and a half years. He was her co-star in a number of Zhouyi Media television productions including Paradise and Eight Charts. Their daughter Zoe Zhang Chor-yee (張楚兒) was born 11 May 2011.
Choi revealed in 2000 that her mother is a compulsive gambler who incurred millions of debts, which Choi has been paying off since she was 17 years old with all her earnings. Unable to pay off further debts, Choi severed relations with her mother.
In 2009, she starred in Rebellion
Rebellion (2009 film)
Rebellion is an 2009 Hong Kong action/crime/thriller film directed by Herman Yau.-Synopsis:Notorious of its unpeace, the South district is ruled by five gangs. The five leaders, Jimmy , Coffee , Jupiter , Sand and Man Ching share the same power over the area...
as a triad gang leader who chain-smokes and curses, a different type of role for Ada.
Television
Year | Title | Role | Awards | Notes |
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1992 | Revelation of the Last Hero | Ling Seung | ||
1993 | Racing Peak | Chung Oi Ling | ||
All About Tin | Gu Suet | |||
The Link | Chai Suet Yi | |||
The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back is a Hong Kong wuxia comedy television series based on artist Wong Yuk-long's Buddha's Palm manhua series. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1993.-Plot:... |
Tin Heung | |||
The Movie About Stupid Mr. Lee | Fat Jak Fong | |||
Man of Wisdom | Seung Seung | |||
1994 | Shade of Darkness | Lo Siu Mei | ||
1995 | The Romance of the White Hair Maiden The Romance of the White Hair Maiden (1995 TV series) The Romance of the White Hair Maiden is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1995.-Cast:*Ada Choi as Lin Ngai-seung*Timmy Ho as Cheuk Yat-hong... |
Lin Ngai-seung | ||
Justice Pao | Mang Yu Yik / Suen Siu Nga | |||
The Fist of Law | Fa Gu | |||
1997 | File of Justice V | Lee Tong | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... (Top 5) |
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1998 | Healing Hands Healing Hands Healing Hands is a 1998 Hong Kong medical drama series that ran on TVB Jade. It focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors and nurses at the fictional Yan Oi Hospital in Hong Kong. It is noted for its realism in depicting medical situations, thanks to the help of the Hong Kong Hospital... |
Tong Chi Lai (Jackie) | TVB Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... |
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Secret of the Heart | Suen Wah (Diana) | |||
1999 | A Matter of Business | Wong Yuk Fan | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... (Top 5) |
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At the Threshold of An Era At the Threshold of an Era At the Threshold of an Era was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from October 11, 1999 to December 18, 1999 and March 13, 2000 to May 26, 2000, and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-milliennium, one-hundred-episode-long epic... |
Tin Ning | |||
Unnatural Born Killer | Tse Ngan Giu | |||
2000 | Healing Hands II Healing Hands II After the success of the Hong Kong TV drama Healing Hands, Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Company, TVB filmed the second installment Healing Hands II in 2000. Following the HH1 storyline, Paul 's girlfriend Jackie finally awakes after two years in a coma... |
Tong Chi Lai (Jackie) | TVB Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
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At the Threshold of An Era II At the Threshold of an Era At the Threshold of an Era was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from October 11, 1999 to December 18, 1999 and March 13, 2000 to May 26, 2000, and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-milliennium, one-hundred-episode-long epic... |
Tin Ning | |||
2001 | Armed Reaction III Armed Reaction Armed Reaction is a television series produced by Hong Kong's TVB. So far, four series have been produced.-Naming:... |
Wai Ying Chi | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... (Top 5) TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
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On the Track or Off On the Track or Off On the Track or Off aka The Track is a TVB series released in 2001. It storyline revolves around the horse racing business.characters:Bondy ChuiSteven MaFrankie LamAda choi... |
Luk Wing Yee | |||
2002 | Where the Legend Begins Where the Legend Begins Where the Legend Begins is a 2002 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The series is based on the life story of Yan Fuk, a noble lady who lived during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history... |
Yan Fuk | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... (Top 5) TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
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2003 | Twilight Tubes Part III | |||
Fate Twisters | Seurng Hei | |||
Xi Ju Xi Lie Fu Rong Hen | ||||
The Legend of Magic Mirror | Dou Dou | aka Paradise | ||
The Legend of Magic Mirror II | Dou Dou | |||
2004 | Armed Reaction IV Armed Reaction Armed Reaction is a television series produced by Hong Kong's TVB. So far, four series have been produced.-Naming:... |
Wai Ying Chi | ||
To Catch the Uncatchable To Catch the Uncatchable To Catch the Uncatchable is a 25-episode TV sitcom produced by TVB of Hong Kong, which stars Dayo Wong as the genius CID Mok Tsok Tung and Ada Choi as Vivi Lee Wai Wai , an insurance agent, with Marco Ngai and Michael Tong as major background characters.The title of the series is of Cantonese... |
Lei Wai Wai (Vivian) | TVB Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character |
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2006 | Seven Swordsmen Seven Swordsmen Seven Swordsmen is a 2006 television series directed by Clarence Fok and produced by Tsui Hark. The series is adapted from Liang Yusheng's novels Qijian Xia Tianshan and Saiwai Qixia Zhuan... |
Flying Red Sash | ||
Dance of Passion | Jiu Yuk | Won - Power Academy Award for Outstanding Actress in Television Ming Pao Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming... Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... (Top 5) Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character |
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Eight Charts Eight Charts Eight Charts is a Chinese television series.-Cast:*Yu Bo as Xun Ri Zhao*Ada Choi as Qian Xun*Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei as Han Die Yi*Yang Jun Yi as Xue Hin*Yang Guang as Tao Hua*Wang Jiu Sheng as Qian Chong... |
Qian Xun | aka Ba Zhen Tu aka Shen Gui Ba Zhen Tu |
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2007 | Hero Shen No Tears | |||
Tian Xian Pei | Fourth Fairy | Guest star | ||
2008 | Lei Hen Jian | Die Wu | aka The Tearful Sword aka There is the Weapon of the Tear Stain |
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The Gem of Life The Gem of Life The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.-Synopsis:The series... |
Hong Nga-Sze (Jessica) | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Face Puncher (Top 5) Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character Nominated - Magonlia Award for Best Actress Shanghai Television Festival The Shanghai Television Festival It awards several "Magnolia" Awards for best television film, best television series, best director, best actor/actress, and other categories, as well as a "Special Jury Award."Since 2004, STVF added animation category.... |
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2010 | Fly with Me Fly with Me (TV series) Fly With Me is an TVB modern comedy-action series.-Synopsis:Leung Hau-Chi is a typical career woman in her 30s - fussy, arrogant and easily irritated by the sight of beautiful young women... |
Leung Hau-chi (Yvonne) / Janet Bin | ||
Who's the Hero | Tung Fa-shun |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Hail the Judge Hail the Judge Hail the Judge is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, and Ng Man Tat.-Plot:Bao Zheng’s corrupt descendant, who’s hated by the public for his money-digging ways. He has a change of heart when he sees rape victim Cheung Man get framed by other... |
Yu Yin | |
Fist of Legend Fist of Legend Fist of Legend is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Gordon Chan and features action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and also produced by and starring Jet Li. It is a remake of the 1972 film Fist of Fury, which starred Bruce Lee as the lead character... |
Hua's Girlfriend | ||
1995 | A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella | Princess Iron Fan Princess Iron Fan Princess Iron Fan is a fictional character from the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. She is the wife of the Bull King and mother of Red Boy. She is a beautiful goddess living in an underground cave awaiting her husband's return, but also angry at him for his affair with a foxy vixen... |
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The Golden Girls The Golden Girls (1995 film) The Golden Girls is a 1995 Hong Kong film directed by Joe Ma. It is not related to the US TV sitcom of the same name.-Cast:* Cheung Chi-Sing* Cheung Tat-ming - Cousin J.P.* Perry Chiu* Ada Choi - Lulu Shum* Allen Fong* Vincent Kok - Kent* Nancy Kwan... |
Lulu Shum | ||
1996 | Love and Sex Among the Ruins | Billie | |
Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2 | Deda | ||
Bloody Friday | Ada | ||
Mystery Files | Foo Man Dik | ||
1997 | Passionate Nights | ||
Walk In | May | ||
Troublesome Night Troublesome Night Troublesome Night is a 1997 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Steve Cheng, Victor Tam and Herman Yau. It is the first of 19 films in the Troublesome Night film series.-Plot:... |
Ken's love interest | ||
Made in Heaven | Lily Wong | ||
Ah Fai, the Dumb | Jody | ||
1998 | T.H.E. Professionals | ||
Casino | |||
The Suspect | Annie Chung | ||
Your Place or Mine! | Vivian Ng | ||
Rape Trap | Li Shan-Shan | ||
1999 | The Doctor in Spite of Himself | Don | |
My Heart Will Go On | |||
2000 | Paramount Motel | Li Yuk-hing | |
2004 | The Miracle Box | Dr. Joanna Tse | |
2009 | Rebellion Rebellion (2009 film) Rebellion is an 2009 Hong Kong action/crime/thriller film directed by Herman Yau.-Synopsis:Notorious of its unpeace, the South district is ruled by five gangs. The five leaders, Jimmy , Coffee , Jupiter , Sand and Man Ching share the same power over the area... |
Cheung Wah | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong, China since 1995. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society... for Best Actress |
2010 | Just Another Pandora's Box Just Another Pandora's Box Just Another Pandora's Box, also known as Once Upon a Chinese Classic, is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1994 film... |
Princess Iron Fan | Guest star |
External links
- Official Sina Blog of Ada Choi
- Ada Choi on Sina Twitter
- HK cinemagic entry