Cherie Chung
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Cherie Chung Chor-hung is a retired Hong Kong
film actress.She is one of the top actresses in Hong Kong Film 1980s.
In
Hakka
descent, she participated in the Miss Hong Kong
competition but won nothing. She was later discovered by film director Johnnie To
and debuted in his first film The Enigmatic Case (1980).
Her beauty and charm made her become one of the top actresses in Hong Kong at the time. In her film career, one of her most famous performances was in Mabel Cheung
's An Autumn's Tale
(1987), where she portrayed Jennifer, an educated middle-class woman who falls in love with a rude and uneducated man played by Chow Yun-fat
. The film became one of the most successful romance flicks in Hong Kong film history. She is known as the "Marilyn Monroe" of Hong Kong entertainment industry due to her beautiful looks.
Chung retired from acting in the 1990s. Her last film was John Woo
's Once a Thief
(1991), which was also a classic.
She married advertising guru Mike Chu in 1991 in the United States. Chu was known for his achievements in the Hong Kong advertising industry. Before the wedding, they come into agreement to be "child-free". On 24 August 2007, Chu died of stomach cancer. He was given a Catholic
funeral.
She is also very active in promoting environment
al protection.
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...
film actress.She is one of the top actresses in Hong Kong Film 1980s.
In
Hakka
Hakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
descent, she participated in the Miss Hong Kong
Miss Hong Kong Pageant
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant , or MSHK for short, is a beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts ....
competition but won nothing. She was later discovered by film director Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Johnnie To Kei-Fung, born 22 April 1955, is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas...
and debuted in his first film The Enigmatic Case (1980).
Her beauty and charm made her become one of the top actresses in Hong Kong at the time. In her film career, one of her most famous performances was in Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung is one of the leading film directors in Hong Kong. She was elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, and was an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU...
's An Autumn's Tale
An Autumn's Tale
An Autumn's Tale is a 1987 Hong Kong-made romantic drama set in New York City starring Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, and Danny Chan. This is Mabel Cheung second movie as a director after her "migration trilogy."...
(1987), where she portrayed Jennifer, an educated middle-class woman who falls in love with a rude and uneducated man played by Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-fat, SBS is an actor from Hong Kong. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled; and to the West for his role as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...
. The film became one of the most successful romance flicks in Hong Kong film history. She is known as the "Marilyn Monroe" of Hong Kong entertainment industry due to her beautiful looks.
Chung retired from acting in the 1990s. Her last film was John Woo
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
's Once a Thief
Once a Thief (1991 film)
Once a Thief is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film written and directed by John Woo. It stars Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang and Chu Kong in a lighthearted heist themed action-comedy routine....
(1991), which was also a classic.
She married advertising guru Mike Chu in 1991 in the United States. Chu was known for his achievements in the Hong Kong advertising industry. Before the wedding, they come into agreement to be "child-free". On 24 August 2007, Chu died of stomach cancer. He was given a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
funeral.
She is also very active in promoting environment
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
al protection.
Filmography
- Once a ThiefOnce a Thief (1991 film)Once a Thief is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film written and directed by John Woo. It stars Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Kenneth Tsang and Chu Kong in a lighthearted heist themed action-comedy routine....
(1991) - Red Bean - Zodiac KillerZodiac KillerThe Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women...
(1991) - Meng Tieh-Lan - Once a Thief 2 (1991)
- Stars & Roses (1989)
- Happy TogetherHappy Together (1989 Hong Kong film)-Cast and roles:* Cherie Chung * Vivian Chow * Lowell Lo * Chingmy Yau * Lawrence Cheng * Kenny Bee-External links:* *...
(1989) - Wild SearchWild SearchWild Search is a 1989 Hong Kong film directed by Ringo Lam. The film is a pseudo-remake of the 1984 film Witness. It deals with Hong Kong cops and Mainland criminals.-Cast and roles:* Chow Yun-fat - Lau Chung Pong/'Mew-Mew'...
(1989) - Cher - Diary of a Small Man (1989)
- Last Romance (1988)
- Golden Years (1988) - Chu So-So
- Mr. Mistress (1988) - Ho's girlfriend
- Chaos by DesignChaos By DesignChaos by Design is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group, Concord Dawn released in 2006. This album features tracks with Tiki of Salmonella Dub and Wellington soul singer Hollie Smith.- Track listing :#"Broken Eyes"#"Chloroform"...
(1988) - The Good, the Bad and the Beauty (1988) - Ko Sau-Ping
- The Eight Happiness (1988) - Beautiful
- Golden Swallow (1988) - Hsiao-Hsueh/Lu Hsiao-Ping
- 18 Times (1988)
- Carry on Hotel (1988)
- Bet on Fire (1988) - Hung
- Walk on FireWalk on FireWalk on Fire was a British melodic rock band whose album Blind Faith yielded two minor hit singles: "Blind Faith" and "Wastelands"....
(1988) - Miss Chung - Couples, Couples, Couples (1988) - Mary Huang
- Fatal Love (1988) - Cecilia Yau Tai-Kam
- The Yuppie Fantasia (1988)
- One Husband Too Many (1988) - Frances
- Moon, Stars & Sun (1988) - GiGi
- An Autumn's TaleAn Autumn's TaleAn Autumn's Tale is a 1987 Hong Kong-made romantic drama set in New York City starring Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, and Danny Chan. This is Mabel Cheung second movie as a director after her "migration trilogy."...
(1987) - Jennifer - Spooky Kama Sutra (1987)
- Spiritual Love (1987) - Wei Hsiao-Tieh
- Goodbye Darling (1987) - Josephine
- Double Fixation (1987)
- Peking Opera BluesPeking Opera BluesPeking Opera Blues is a 1986 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark. The movie combines comedy, Hong Kong action, and serious drama with scenes involving Peking Opera...
(1986) - Sheung Hung - Happy Ding Dong (1986) - Din-Din
- Fascinating Affairs (1985) - Diana
- Women (1985)
- The Flying Mr. B (1985)
- Cher, Last Victory (1984) - Cherie Teng
- Banana Cop (1984) - Amy
- The Hidden Power of the Dragon SabreThe Hidden Power of the Dragon SabreThe Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre is a 1984 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The film is a spinoff of Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.-Plot:...
(1984) - My Darling Genie (1984)
- Prince CharmingPrince CharmingPrince Charming is a stock character who appears in a number of fairy tales. He is the prince who comes to rescue of the damsel in distress, and stereotypically, must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell...
(1984) - Yuk Duk-mei - Maybe It's Love (1984)
- Heaven Can Help (1984) - Cathy
- Descendant of the Sun (1983) - Princess
- Hong Kong Playboys (1983) - Mei
- Boys and GirlsBoys and GirlsBoys and Girls is Bryan Ferry's sixth solo album, released in 1985 by EG Records. It remains Ferry's only number 1 solo album in the UK and contains two UK top 40 hit singles...
(1983) - Winners and SinnersWinners and SinnersWinners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film directed, co-written by and starring Sammo Hung. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films - a highly successful series in Hong Kong....
(1983) - Shirley - Twinkle Twinkle Little StarTwinkle Twinkle Little Star"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English nursery rhyme. The lyrics are from an early nineteenth-century English poem, "The Star" by Jane Taylor. The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann...
(1983) - Eclipse (1982)
- The Dead and the Deadly (1982) - Miss Yuen
- It Takes TwoIt Takes Two (1982 film)It Takes Two is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Karl Maka.-Cast:* Cherie Chung* Lau Kar-wing* Lau Si Hong* Karl Maka* Richard Ng* Dean Shek* Alan Tam* Eric Tsang* Frances Yip* George Lam...
(1982) - The Story of Woo VietThe Story of Woo VietThe Story of Woo Viet is a Hong Kong political drama film made by director Ann Hui in 1981. Actor Chow Yun-fat played the title character, Woo Viet. The assistant director was Stanley Kwan and the action choreographer was Ching Siu-tung.The movie was one of the first few political dramas made in...
(1981) - Shum Ching - The Postman Strikes BackThe Postman Strikes BackThe Postman Strikes Back, also known as The Postman Fights Back, is a 1982 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Bryan Leung, Chow Yun-fat, Fan Mei Sheng, Yuen Yat Cho, Eddy Ko, Cherie Chung and Kuk Ching Suk.-Cast:...
(1981) - Guihua - The Enigmatic Case (1980) - Yao Puipui