Ann Bridgewater
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Ann Bridgewater who is sometimes also known as Pak On Lei, is a former Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 actress.

Bridgewater was born in Hong Kong of mixed British, Chinese and Malay parentage. She attended Christ Church Kindergarten, the Diocesan Girls' School
Diocesan Girls' School
Diocesan Girls' School, founded in 1860, is one of the oldest Anglican girls' schools in Hong Kong. DGS is located at 1 Jordan Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is administered under the Grant Code and uses English as the medium of instruction. It has always been ranked as the top secondary school in...

 and the King George V School
King George V School
King George V School , often shortened to "KGV" is a co-educational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. Currently school 1,700 students in the Kowloon peninsula, it is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong,...

 in Hong Kong.

Bridgewater displayed a strong work ethic early in life when she won an ice skating competition at the age of thirteen. She went on to win a 1984 Singles competition in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

 as well as taking out the Taiwan Pairs competition.

Bridgewater was famously said to have been offered a place at Oxford University which she turned down in order to become a film and singing star in Hong Kong. She debuted in I Do in 1985 as well as forming a music group with Charine Chan, Bonnie Law, and May Lo
May Lo
May Lo Mei Mei is a Hong Kong actress. She has been married to actor and singer Jacky Cheung since 1996 in London with two daughters.They had met in Devoted to You a decade ago, a movie they both starred in, a decade before....

.

Bridgewater retired from film in 1994. She studied medicine at the University of Hong Kong and now works as a psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

.

Selected filmography

  • Yesteryou Yesterme Yesterday (1993)
  • Tom, Dick And Hairy (1993)
  • Full Contact
    Full Contact
    Full Contact is a 1992 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Ringo Lam. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Simon Yam, Anthony Wong, and Ann Bridgewater. It was based upon Donald Westlake's novel The Hunter, with Chow Yun-Fat's character, Gou Fei, analogous to the novel's main character,...

    (1992)
  • The Fatal Game (1991)
  • Curry and Pepper (1990)
  • My Hero (1990)
  • They Came to Rob Hong Kong
    They Came to Rob Hong Kong
    They Came to Rob Hong Kong is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film produced directed by Clarence Fok and starring Dean Shek, who is also the writer and executive producer, Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Liu Wai-hung and Chin Siu-ho.-Plot:Mao Yiu Tung is a Hong Kong...

    (1989)
  • Thunder Cops 2 (1989)
  • Mr. Smart (1989)
  • The Inspector Wears Skirts
    The Inspector Wears Skirts
    The Inspector Wears Skirts is a 1988 Hong Kong martial arts-action comedy produced by Jackie Chan, directed by Wellson Chin Sing-Wai and starring Sibelle Hu, Ellen Chan and Sandra Ng. In common with many other Hong Kong films The Inspector Wears Skirts moves from genre to genre...

    (1988)
  • Fatal Love (1988)
  • Trouble Couples (1987)
  • Operation Pink Squad 2 (1987)
  • Operation Pink Squad (1986)
  • Abracadabra (1986)
  • United We Stand (1986)
  • For Your Heart Only (1985)
  • The Isle of Fantasy (1985)
  • Kung Hei Fat Choy (1984)
  • I Do (1983)

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