Helen Tam Yuk Ying is a host of children's programmes

Children's television series

Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...

 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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She joined Television Broadcasts Limited

Television Broadcasts Limited

Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...

 (TVB) in 1980 and has hosted for children's shows since the 1980s, including 430 Space Shuttle (1982 - 1989), Flash Fax (1989 - 1999), Kids Click

Kids Click

Kids Click is a kids' programme produced by TVB, which is an educational kids program similar to a Sesame Street . Rated Elementary School work.The show began in 17 January, 2000 and ended in 31 December, 2004....

(2000 - 2004) and After School ICU

After School ICU

After School ICU is a Hong Kong television programme dedicated to children. Produced by TVB, the programme began airing on January 2005. It is currently on-air during the weekdays for five days a week....

(2005 - now). Therefore, she is often called "Sister Tam Yuk Ying" (譚玉瑛姐姐) as if she was an elder sister

Fictive kinship

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Biography

Helen Tam was unable to be promoted to form 6 after completing Form 5 studies, and she applied for courses in shipping engineering and constructions, but was rejected by both because she did not have enough weight. As the talent training class of TVB was open for recruitment, she applied in the hope of learning magic

Magic (illusion)

Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

, and she was subsequently enrolled.

At the completion of the training class, Helen had a chance to act in a TVB serial drama. In 1982, she begin her career in children's shows when she was assigned as a co-host in the newly established children' show, 430 Space Shuttle. In the course of 30 years, the children's shows were re-organized several times by TVB, but Helen remained a core member of the shows and is the only person to host all of the shows. She was most well-known by her role as an English-teaching witch in Flash Fax. Some of her partners, such as Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.- Professional career :Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from...

, Tony Leung

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...

 and Athena Chu

Athena Chu

Athena Chu is a Hong Kong actress and singer.-Biography:Chu attended The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 1990 to 1992, during which time she hosted children's shows on the television station TVB. After graduating in 1992, she started working on films. Her roles with Chow kick-started...

, have become successful film actors.

In spite of her famous role, Tam is not fond of having her own children.