Maggie Cheung Ho Yee
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Maggie Cheung Ho-yee; not to be confused with Maggie Cheung Man-yuk
, is a Hong Kong
actress, under contract to the television
channel TVB.
Born in 1969, she competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "potential artist" (最具演藝潛質獎) and was signed to the channel soon afterwards.
Her career spun off to a whirlwind of a start, as she was offered a leading role. However, she wanted to start from the bottom up and hence declined the role, only to accept a subsidiary role in another series. Many will say that her career kicked off with the well accepted Old Time Buddy, but some others say it is with her primary leading role in One Good Turn Deserves Another.
The popularity of artists in the Hong Kong television market depends as much on the popularity of the characters in a series as to the ability of the actors and it was not until 1998 that she achieved mainstream popularity with the series "Old Time Buddies", in which she played a character based on 60s teen idol Connie Chan Po-chu
. The character was well received because of Maggie's excellent portrayal of Connie Chan. The immense success lead to sequel, To Catch A Thief, a movie, Those Were The Days, and even a platinum selling CD.
She has co-starred with numerous male actors, such as Gallen Lo
, Louis Koo
, Roger Kwok
, Steven Ma
, Joe Ma, Moses Chan
, Gordon Lam, and numerous others. Her chemistry with Gallen Lo lead to several other pairings in other series. Gordon Lam worked with Maggie Cheung in Plain Love II, which built a strong friendship amongst the two.
In 2003, she won the most coveted award a TVB actress can receive, Favorite Lead Actress, beating other "fa dan", a Cantonese term borrowed from Cantonese operas and roughly corresponding to modern notions of main actresses, such as Jessica Hsuan
, Flora Chan
, and Kenix Kwok
. In 2004, she was in the race for the award again with new series that included "The Conqueror's Story" and "War and Beauty". However, the filming for the Jackie Chan/Stanley Kwan's project "To Live To Love" (Chang Hen Ge), interfered with the award ceremony, and Gigi Lai
won the award.
In 2005, she was diagnosed with the rare Graves' Disease
, preventing her from filming "Au Revoir Shanghai" and she was replaced by Anne Heung
. After a break from showbiz for 2 years, she has just recovered and Maggie has said in an interview that she would be filming a new drama series in August 2007. Her numerous fans worldwide are avidly awaiting the release of a new drama from Cheung Ho Yee. Maggie also hosted the Mr Hong Kong 2007 contest with Dodo Cheng.
In 2010, Maggie became a spokesperson for the French's anti-aging skincare brand, RoC®.
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Man yuk is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Raised in England and Hong Kong, she has over 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983...
, is a Hong Kong
Hong Kong people
Hong Kong people refer to people who originate from Hong Kong. The term has no legal definition in Hong Kong. Rather, terms such as Hong Kong permanent resident and Hong Kong resident are used...
actress, under contract to the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel TVB.
Born in 1969, she competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "potential artist" (最具演藝潛質獎) and was signed to the channel soon afterwards.
Her career spun off to a whirlwind of a start, as she was offered a leading role. However, she wanted to start from the bottom up and hence declined the role, only to accept a subsidiary role in another series. Many will say that her career kicked off with the well accepted Old Time Buddy, but some others say it is with her primary leading role in One Good Turn Deserves Another.
The popularity of artists in the Hong Kong television market depends as much on the popularity of the characters in a series as to the ability of the actors and it was not until 1998 that she achieved mainstream popularity with the series "Old Time Buddies", in which she played a character based on 60s teen idol Connie Chan Po-chu
Connie Chan Po-chu
Connie Chan Po-chu was born in 1946 to impoverished parents, one of at least nine siblings, in Guangdong, China. To increase their children's chances of survival, Chan's birth parents gave away some of their youngest to other families. As a result, Chan was adopted by Chan Fei-nung and his wife,...
. The character was well received because of Maggie's excellent portrayal of Connie Chan. The immense success lead to sequel, To Catch A Thief, a movie, Those Were The Days, and even a platinum selling CD.
She has co-starred with numerous male actors, such as Gallen Lo
Gallen Lo
Gallen Lo Ka-leung is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-leung.-Career:...
, Louis Koo
Louis Koo
Louis Koo is a Hong Kong actor. He was once a notable local television series actor, winning TVB's Best Actor award in 1999 for Detective Investigation Files IV. In recent years, he has focused on film...
, Roger Kwok
Roger Kwok
Roger Kwok Chun-on is Hong Kong television actor who works on the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong...
, Steven Ma
Steven Ma
Steven Ma Chun-wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 1993, Ma won a record deal after winning first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, later releasing his debut album, Lucky for Meeting You , that December...
, Joe Ma, Moses Chan
Moses Chan
Moses Chan Ho is an award-winning actor from Hong Kong. Having started his career working mostly on films, Chan has gained remarkable success in recent years while concentrating on his TV acting career with Television Broadcasts Limited...
, Gordon Lam, and numerous others. Her chemistry with Gallen Lo lead to several other pairings in other series. Gordon Lam worked with Maggie Cheung in Plain Love II, which built a strong friendship amongst the two.
In 2003, she won the most coveted award a TVB actress can receive, Favorite Lead Actress, beating other "fa dan", a Cantonese term borrowed from Cantonese operas and roughly corresponding to modern notions of main actresses, such as Jessica Hsuan
Jessica Hsuan
Jessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen is a Hong Kong actress. Jessica holds a degree from Imperial College London.She is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong. She started her career in late 1992 and early 1993...
, Flora Chan
Flora Chan
Flora Chan Wai-Shan was born in 30 May 1970 in Hong Kong. She is a Hong Kong television and film actress.-Biography:Chan was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts at a young age. As a child, she had hoped to become a dancer, but because of an injury when she was a teenager, she...
, and Kenix Kwok
Kenix Kwok
Kenix Kwok Ho Ying is a Hong Kong actress. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Esther Kwan, Marianne Chan, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Kenix is known as one of the Top 7 "Fa Dans" of TVB from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s.Kwok got her start as a finalist in the Top 5 of the 1993 Miss Hong...
. In 2004, she was in the race for the award again with new series that included "The Conqueror's Story" and "War and Beauty". However, the filming for the Jackie Chan/Stanley Kwan's project "To Live To Love" (Chang Hen Ge), interfered with the award ceremony, and Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" ....
won the award.
In 2005, she was diagnosed with the rare Graves' Disease
Graves' disease
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones...
, preventing her from filming "Au Revoir Shanghai" and she was replaced by Anne Heung
Anne Heung
Anne Heung Hoi Lam, born 2 October 1974, is a Hong Kong actress for TVB. In 2008, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry.-Biography:Anne often stars in action, comedic and political TVB drama series...
. After a break from showbiz for 2 years, she has just recovered and Maggie has said in an interview that she would be filming a new drama series in August 2007. Her numerous fans worldwide are avidly awaiting the release of a new drama from Cheung Ho Yee. Maggie also hosted the Mr Hong Kong 2007 contest with Dodo Cheng.
In 2010, Maggie became a spokesperson for the French's anti-aging skincare brand, RoC®.
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
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| 1995 | The Condor Heroes 95 The Condor Heroes 95 The Condor Heroes 95 is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1995. Many of the cast from The Legend of the Condor Heroes reprised their roles in the series, such as Lau Dan and Wayne Lai... |
Ching Ying | |
| The Unexpected | Au Yeung Sau Lan (Cindy) | ||
| A Kindred Spirit | Miss Yuen (Fanny) | ||
| 1996 | Cold Blood Warm Heart Cold Blood Warm Heart Cold Blood Warm Heart is a TVB drama serial broadcast in 1996. The TV series had 65 daily episodes.-Plot:Tsui Wing Pong and Tsui Ka Lap are adopted brothers. Pong was sent to the Tsui family when he was very young because his biological father abandoned the family during a difficult period... |
Yip Hiu Bing (Chris) | |
| Ancient Heroes | Jiu Yun San | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, also known as New Bund, is a remake of the 1980 Hong Kong period drama television series The Bund. It was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1996. The series starred Sunny Chan, Gordon Lam and Nadia Chan as the original characters Hui Man-keung, Ting Lik and Fung... |
Gu Ching Wah | ||
| One Good Turn Deserves Another | Au Hok Yi (Queenie) | ||
| 1997 | A Road and a Will | Chai Ho Fung | |
| Old Time Buddy | Ching Bo Chu | TVB Award for Most Memorable Female Leading Role 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.... Nominated - TVB 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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| Mystery Files | Man Ka Lei (Carrie) | ||
| A Recipe for the Heart A Recipe for the Heart A Recipe for the Heart is a 1997 TVB drama series.In 2005, the series aired repeated episodes throughout Monday to Friday at 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM.-Cast:-Supporting Cast:... |
Ha Jun Jun | ||
| 1998 | Old Time Buddy: To Catch a Thief | Ching Bo Chu | |
| 1999 | Plain Love II | Pun Mui Nga | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5) 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... |
| A Smiling Ghost Story | Lam Ka Yi / Lee Wing Yan | ||
| 2000 | The Sky is the Limit | Gam Lan | |
| 2001 | The Awakening Story The Awakening Story The Awakening Story is a 2000 TVB drama series. The story mainly surrounds the main character waking from a 16-year coma after a car accident and how she deals with the changed world, and her husband's infidelity.-Main Plot:... |
Suen Hing Ga (Rose) | 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.... |
| 2002 | Burning Flame II | Chung Yan Yee (Chris) | |
| Let's Face It | Ko Ka Lei | ||
| Police Station No.7 | Tsang Bo Yin | ||
| 2003 | Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love | Fong Nga Man (Yama) | |
| The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow is a Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB in 2003. According to legend, Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing dynasty may not have died of natural death and was actually assassinated... |
Liu Sei Leung | TVB 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... TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character |
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| Better Halves | Lin Bak Hap | ||
| 2004 | War & Beauty War and Beauty War and Beauty is a Hong Kong television series broadcast in 2004 on TVB Jade. It starred TVB Awards Best Actress winners Sheren Tang, Gigi Lai, Maggie Cheung and Charmaine Sheh, and TVB Awards Best Actor winners Bowie Lam and Moses Chan.... |
On Sin | |
| The Conqueror's Story The Conqueror's Story The Conqueror's Story is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on TVB.-Plot:... |
Empress Lü Zhi Empress Lü Zhi Empress Lü Zhi , commonly known as Empress Dowager Lü or formally as Empress Gao , courtesy name Exu , was the wife and empress of Emperor Gaozu of Han, founder of the Han Dynasty. They had two known children—the eventual Emperor Hui and Princess Luyuan... |
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| 2005 | To Live To Love | Wang Qiyao | |
| 2010 | My Better Half My Better Half (TV series) -Synopsis:Pharmaceutical company employee CHING SUM has an overbearing wife, KO LAI SUM . In order not to fight head-on with her, he has been playing ostrich in their seven years of marriage. LAI SUM, however, has never stopped watching his move, as she always believes he is fooling around behind... |
Ko Lai Sum | |
| Beauty Knows No Pain Beauty Knows No Pain Beauty Knows No Pain is a 2010 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lam Chi-wah and co-edited by Suen Ho-ho and Chan Kam-ling, the drama is a TVB production. The show premiered on July 26, 2010, and is slated to air for 20 episodes five nights a week. The drama follows the lives of three women... |
Sha Yuen-kei (Jackie) | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5) 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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| 2011 | Forensic Heroes III Forensic Heroes III Forensic Heroes III is a 2011 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited . The drama is one of three grand TVB productions used to celebrate the channel's 44th anniversary, the other two being Super Snoops and Curse of the Royal Harem... |
Dr. Mandy Chung Hok-sum | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15) |
| Ladder to Heaven Ladder to Heaven (TV series) Ladder to Heaven, Heaven's Ladder, or Stairway to Heaven are the working titles of an upcoming Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited under executive producer Lee Tim-shing.... |
Koo Sun-yuet | Filming | |
| The Great Eunuch The Great Eunuch The Great Eunuch is the temporary title of an upcoming Hong Kong biographical-fiction television drama produced under the development of executive producer Marco Law and Television Broadcasts Limited... |
Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi1 , of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was a powerful and charismatic figure who became the de facto ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China for 47 years from 1861 to her death in 1908.... |
Pre-production | |
| The Legend of Empress Lu | Empress Lü Zhi Empress Lü Zhi Empress Lü Zhi , commonly known as Empress Dowager Lü or formally as Empress Gao , courtesy name Exu , was the wife and empress of Emperor Gaozu of Han, founder of the Han Dynasty. They had two known children—the eventual Emperor Hui and Princess Luyuan... |
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Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III | Ling | aka A Better Tomorrow 3: Love and Death in Saigon |
| 1990 | Spy Games | Ken's girlfriend | |
| 1995 | Highway Man | ||
| 1996 | Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star | ||
| 1997 | Those Were the Days Those Were the Days (1997 film) Those Were the Days is a 1997 Hong Kong movie directed by Kin-Nam Cho.-Cast:* Gallen Lo - Lee Kei* Francis Ng - Tse Yuen* Dayo Wong - Wong Ching-Wai* Natalis Chan - Ngau Tat-Wah* Maggie Cheung Ho-yee - Ching Po-Chu... |
Ching Bo Chu | |
| 1999 | Gorgeous | cameo | |
| 2000 | Troublesome Night 8 Troublesome Night 8 Troublesome Night 8 is a 2000 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Edmond Yuen. It is the eighth of the 19 films in the Troublesome Night film series.-Plot:... |
Woman at Mrs. Bud's temple | |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Fung | ||
| 2001 | Troublesome Night 9 Troublesome Night 9 Troublesome Night 9 is a 2001 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Ivan Lai. It is the ninth of the 19 films in the Troublesome Night film series.-Plot:... |
Ms. Liu | |
| Headlines | Joey | ||
| Thou Shall Not Commit | Maggie Yeung | ||
| 2002 | Reunion | Yan | |
| 2010 | Crossing Hennessy Crossing Hennessy Crossing Hennessy is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed by Ivy Ho. It was filmed from March to May 2009, and stars Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei. It is a remake of Crossing Delancey .... |
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| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong I Love Hong Kong I Love Hong Kong is a 2011 Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Eric Tsang. Film stars Tsang, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Sandra Ng and a star-studded cast of Hong Kong stars. It was released in Chinese New Year Day.-Ng family:-Other cast:... |
Gau Gu Leung | |
| Men Suddenly in Love Men Suddenly in Love Men Suddenly in Love is a 2011 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced by, written by and directed by Wong Jing. Film stars Eric Tsang, Chapman To, Jim Chim, Wong Jing and Tat Dik.-Cast:* Eric Tsang as York Ng * Chapman To as Keith Szeto... |
Lau Yuk-hing | ||
| Punished Punished Punished is a 2011 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Law Wing-cheong. The film stars Anthony Wong, Richie Ren, and Janice Man.-Cast:* Anthony Wong as Wong Ho-chiu* Richie Ren as Chor* Janice Man as Daisy* Maggie Cheung as Mrs. Wong* Candy Lo as May... |
Mrs. Wong | ||
| The Fortune Buddies The Fortune Buddies The Fortune Buddies is a 2011 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Chung Shu Kai, produced by and starring Eric Tsang. Co-stars include Louis Yuen, Wong Cho-lam and Johnson Lee who are known as "Fuk Luk Sau" , Maggie Cheung, Fala Chen and Pauline Wong, who has been in retirement for years. The film... |