Miriam Yeung
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Miriam Yeung, RN
, (born February 3, 1974) is a Hong Kong
actress and Cantopop
singer. Before entering the entertainment business, she was a registered nurse
at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She studied at the Holy Family Canossian College Kowloon. She entered the entertainment industry after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards
competition in 1995, and has steadily gained popularity ever since.
Yeung's last album with Gold Label, "Unlimited
", was released on December 15, 2006. Her music contract with Gold Label also ended on that day, and she joined Amusic
soon after.
Yeung's album, Meridian, was released on August 14, 2007. All the songs that appear in the album were personally chosen by Leon Lai
, as were the album's photographs.
In 2008, Yeung was asked to perform the Cantonese version of " It's A Small World" at the grand opening of It's A Small World at Hong Kong Disneyland
.
After eight years, Yeung releases her third mandarin album "Ready or Not" on March 8, 2011.
She got married to Real Ting in November 2010 in a purple wedding
co-starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai
, Yeung played a blind woman who found love in an unexpected way through a series of fate twisting events. The following year, she tried a darker role, in the Three...Extremes segment Dumplings
. Yeung played Ching, a former TV actress, who fears of growing old and losing her looks, while trying to keep her cheating husband from abandoning her. She seeks out Mei (Bai Ling
), who shares with Ching the horrific secret ingredient in her dumplings that keep her young. Yeung's greatest critical achievement of her acting career to date came in 2005 when she was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for her character, Fung Siu-Man, in the comedy Drink, Drank, Drunk.
Yeung's only film of 2006 was 2 Become 1
, a "dramedy" which was released early that year. She co-starred with Taiwanese actor/singer Richie Ren
for a second time, after starring with him in Elixir of Love in 2004. Yeung played Bingo, a woman who is an advertising executive that lives a somewhat carefree lifestyle. She meets a clinical psychologist, V (Richie Ren), one day, and discovers a lump on her breast. The movie chronicles her fight against breast cancer
.
Yeung's next film, Hooked on You
, was released on June 28, 2007 in Hong Kong. The film was directed by Law Wing-Cheong
, and co-starred Eason Chan
. This will also be the fourth time Yeung and Chan have collaborated with each other in a film, the first being 8 years ago in the film Rumble Ages. In Hooked On You, Yeung plays Miu, a fishmonger
who sets out a plan to change her life before she turns the age of thirty. The film has been well received by critics, with LoveHKFilm.com praising "As of June 30th, it's hard to think of a 2007 Hong Kong movie that's better than this one."
in 2011.
Registered nurse
A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
, (born February 3, 1974) is a 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 and Cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
singer. Before entering the entertainment business, she was a registered nurse
Registered nurse
A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She studied at the Holy Family Canossian College Kowloon. She entered the entertainment industry after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...
competition in 1995, and has steadily gained popularity ever since.
Singing career
As a singer, Yeung has had many songs that have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as Why Aquarius (可惜我是水瓶座), Maiden's Prayer (少女的祈禱), "Sisters (姊妹), " and Small City, Important Matter (小城大事). "Small City, Important Matter" and "Maiden's Prayer" have won "Best Song of the Year Award" in 2004 and 2000. She has also been awarded with "Most Popular Female Singer", "2006 CRHK Chik Chak 903 Music Awards Favourite Female Singer", "Female Singer Golden Award", and "HK'S TOP 10 OUTSTANDING YOUTH 2005" which further attested her huge popularity.Yeung's last album with Gold Label, "Unlimited
Unlimited (Miriam Yeung)
Unlimited is a music album by Cantopop singer Miriam Yeung. It was released on December 15, 2006.The album comes in a special hardcover booklet, filled with photographs, song lyrics, and a bound bookmark...
", was released on December 15, 2006. Her music contract with Gold Label also ended on that day, and she joined Amusic
Amusic
Amusic is the record label of East Asia Record Production Co., Ltd. which was formed by businessman Peter Lam and singer Leon Lai on 28 July 2004 with the aim of developing artist with potential and strength to produce music with quality and diversity so as to reward music lovers...
soon after.
Yeung's album, Meridian, was released on August 14, 2007. All the songs that appear in the album were personally chosen by Leon Lai
Leon Lai
Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."-Biography:...
, as were the album's photographs.
In 2008, Yeung was asked to perform the Cantonese version of " It's A Small World" at the grand opening of It's A Small World at Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is the first theme park located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks. The park opened to visitors on 12 September 2005...
.
After eight years, Yeung releases her third mandarin album "Ready or Not" on March 8, 2011.
She got married to Real Ting in November 2010 in a purple wedding
Film career
As an actress, Yeung is known for performing in comedic films; often as a silly, naive, and clumsy girl. For example, in one of her very popular films, Love Undercover, she played a newly graduated police officer who failed every test as a cadet and had entertaining and nonsensical ways of completing her assignments. She tried different roles to good reviews both in 2003 and 2004. In Sound of ColorsSound of Colors
Sound of Colors is a Chinese and Taiwanese romance television series, based on a book of the same name by famous Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. It first broadcast on June 10, 2006 in Taiwan, followed by subsequent broadcasts in other Asian countries...
co-starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai is a Hong Kong film actor and former TVB actor. A major film star since the 1990s, Leung has won nine Hong Kong Film Awards and three Golden Horse Best Actor awards...
, Yeung played a blind woman who found love in an unexpected way through a series of fate twisting events. The following year, she tried a darker role, in the Three...Extremes segment Dumplings
Dumplings (film)
Dumplings is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film, directed by Fruit Chan. It was expanded from a short segment in the horror compilation, Three... Extremes....
. Yeung played Ching, a former TV actress, who fears of growing old and losing her looks, while trying to keep her cheating husband from abandoning her. She seeks out Mei (Bai Ling
Bai Ling
Bai Ling is a Chinese actress known for her work in films such as The Crow, Red Corner and Wild Wild West, and in TV series such as Entourage and Lost. In 2011 she appeared in the fifth season of the VH1 reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr...
), who shares with Ching the horrific secret ingredient in her dumplings that keep her young. Yeung's greatest critical achievement of her acting career to date came in 2005 when she was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for her character, Fung Siu-Man, in the comedy Drink, Drank, Drunk.
Yeung's only film of 2006 was 2 Become 1
2 Become 1 (film)
2 Become 1 is a 2006 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film directed by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Miriam Yeung as Bingo Leung, a working-class woman who discovers she has breast cancer...
, a "dramedy" which was released early that year. She co-starred with Taiwanese actor/singer Richie Ren
Richie Ren
Richie Jen is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He has become extremely popular throughout Asia, particularly in the Chinese-speaking countries. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department.-Films:...
for a second time, after starring with him in Elixir of Love in 2004. Yeung played Bingo, a woman who is an advertising executive that lives a somewhat carefree lifestyle. She meets a clinical psychologist, V (Richie Ren), one day, and discovers a lump on her breast. The movie chronicles her fight against breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
.
Yeung's next film, Hooked on You
Hooked on You
Hooked on You is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed and edited by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To and his production company Milkyway Image. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars Miriam Yeung as a fishmonger who strives to fulfill her life-long dreams before she turns...
, was released on June 28, 2007 in Hong Kong. The film was directed by Law Wing-Cheong
Law Wing-Cheong
Law Wing-Cheong is a Hong Kong film editor, an assistant director, film director and actor. He is best known for collaborating as an associate director for films made by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai of Milkyway Image.-Biography:...
, and co-starred Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...
. This will also be the fourth time Yeung and Chan have collaborated with each other in a film, the first being 8 years ago in the film Rumble Ages. In Hooked On You, Yeung plays Miu, a fishmonger
Fishmonger
A fishmonger is someone who sells fish and seafood...
who sets out a plan to change her life before she turns the age of thirty. The film has been well received by critics, with LoveHKFilm.com praising "As of June 30th, it's hard to think of a 2007 Hong Kong movie that's better than this one."
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
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| 2011 | The Sorcerer and the White Snake The Sorcerer and the White Snake The Sorcerer and the White Snake, previously known as, It's Love and Madame White Snake is a 2011 film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It is based on the Chinese Legend of the White Snake. Production started in September 10, 2010 and ended on January 16, 2011... |
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| The Founding of a Party The Founding of a Party The Founding of a Party, alternatively titled in English Beginning of the Great Revival for its international release, is a Chinese film released in 2011 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China... |
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| 2010 | Perfect Wedding Perfect Wedding Perfect Wedding is a 2010 Hong Kong film co-produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Limited and Sil-Metropole Organisation.-Cast:... |
Won - 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 |
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| Love in a Puff Love in a Puff Love in a Puff is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung. The plot revolves around the love story of Cherie and Jimmy, two smokers who met at an outdoor smoking area subsequent to the ban of all indoor smoking areas in Hong Kong... |
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a leading role.-Records:-1980s:*1982 Kara Hui - My Young Auntie as Cheng Tai-Nan... |
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| Here Comes Fortune | |||
| 2009 | ICAC Investigators 2009 ICAC Investigators 2009 ICAC Investigators 2009 is a TVB modern drama series.-Episode 1:-Episode 2:-Episode 3:-Episode 4:-Episode 5:-Award nominations:TVB Anniversary Awards * Most Improved Actor... |
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| 2008 | The Bronze Teeth IV | ||
| 2007 | Love At First Fight Love At First Fight Love At First Fight is a Chinese Martial arts and Romantic Comedy television series, starring Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung , Taiwan-born Wallace Huo, American-born-Taiwanese George Hu, Zhang Meng, Bai Xue and Jia Nai Liang... |
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| Hooked on You Hooked on You Hooked on You is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed and edited by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To and his production company Milkyway Image. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars Miriam Yeung as a fishmonger who strives to fulfill her life-long dreams before she turns... |
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| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings The Heavenly Kings The Heavenly Kings is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Daniel Wu.-Background:In 2005, Chinese media began to report that Daniel Wu had formed a boyband, Alive, with Terence Yin, Andrew Lin, and Conroy Chan... |
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| 2 Become 1 2 Become 1 (film) 2 Become 1 is a 2006 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film directed by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Miriam Yeung as Bingo Leung, a working-class woman who discovers she has breast cancer... |
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| 2005 | Drink, Drank, Drunk | ||
| 2004 | My Sweetie | ||
| Three... Extremes Three... Extremes Three... Extremes is a 2004 international East Asian horror film collaboration consisting of three segments by three directors from three countries. It is a sequel to, and follows the concept of Three , this time with more established directors... |
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| Elixir of Love | |||
| 2003 | Three of a Kind Three of a Kind (2004 film) -Cast and roles:* Michael Hui - Dragon Lone* Benz Hui * Elaine Jin* Lau Ching-Wan - Frankie* Tiffany Lee * Lo Meng* Monica Lo * Kristal Tin * Courtney Wu - Advertising agency owner* Miriam Yeung - Sophia-External links:* * *... |
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| Anna in Kung-Fu Land | |||
| Sound of Colors Sound of Colors Sound of Colors is a Chinese and Taiwanese romance television series, based on a book of the same name by famous Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. It first broadcast on June 10, 2006 in Taiwan, followed by subsequent broadcasts in other Asian countries... |
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| Dragon Loaded 2003 | |||
| Love Undercover 2: Love Mission | |||
| My Lucky Star | |||
| 2002 | Frugal Game | ||
| Love Undercover Love Undercover Love Undercover is a 2002 Hong Kong film directed by Joe Ma Wai-Ho.The film was followed by two sequels, also directed by Joe Ma: Love Undercover 2: Love Mission and Love Undercover 3 .-Cast and roles:... |
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| Dry Wood, Fierce Fire | |||
| 2001 | A Taste Of Love | ||
| Feel 100% II | |||
| Dummy Mommy, Without a Baby | |||
| 1998 | The Group The Group The Group may refer to:*The Group , by Mary McCarthy*The Group , by Sidney Lumet, based on the book*The Group , a group of British poets of the late 1950s and early 1960s... |
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Acting Awards
Yeung wins the Best Actress Award, her first film award, at the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsHong 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...
in 2011.