Miriam Yeung Chin-wah (born 3 February 1974)[2] is a Hong Kong singer and actress. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films.[2] In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards for portraying Cherie Yu in Love in the Buff.
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楊千嬅 | |||||||||||||
.jpg) Miriam Yeung in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||||
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Real Ting (m. 2009) | ||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Yeung Chin-wah | ||||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong, China | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊千嬅 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨千嬅 | ||||||||||||
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| Website | www.miriamyeung.com.hk | ||||||||||||
Yeung studied at the Holy Family Canossian College in Kowloon and was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.[3][4] She began her career in entertainment after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995.
Career
editMusic
editShe began her career as a singer and actress after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995, co-organised with Capital Artists.[5][2]
Yeung has released more than 40 albums in Cantonese and Mandarin. Many of her songs have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as "Maiden's Prayer" (少女的祈禱), "Sisters" (姊妹), "Unfortunately I'm an Aquarius" (可惜我是水瓶座) and "Small City, Big Things" (小城大事).
She also performed a Cantonese version of It's A Small World, at the opening of It's A Small World at the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park in 2008.
Acting
editAs an actress, Yeung has appeared in over 30 films with a total box office of around US$50 million worldwide, and had voice roles in three Korean and Thai movies. She won the Most Popular Artiste Award at Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival in 2002.
Her notable works include Sound of Colors, Drink, Drank, Drunk, Hooked on You, Perfect Wedding, Love in a Puff and Love in the Buff.[6][7]
In 2011, Yeung won her first Best Actress award for Perfect Wedding at the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. In 2013 she won another Best Actress award for Love in the Buff at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[8][9]
In 2019, Yeung starred as the female lead in TVB drama Wonder Women. It was her first small screen appearance in 8 years. She won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards along with Selena Lee.
Other work
editIn 2005, she was elected one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong.[10]
Yeung is also involved in literature and drawing. She published "Miriam experience of school entry" in 1998, which encompasses short passages about her reflections on life, travel journals, and sharing with friends. In 1997, she made her first attempt at composing, a song named "The Writing is on the Wall" ("字跡").
Personal life
editIn 2007, Yeung began dating ex-VRF member Real Ting Chi-ko. The couple married on 11 August 2009 in Las Vegas. After returning to Hong Kong, the couple held two wedding banquets in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wan Chai on 20 December 2010 and in L'hotel Island South in Aberdeen on 24 December 2010, inviting over 500 guests. She gave birth to their child Torres Ting, nicknamed "RMB" which means "Real & Miriam’s Baby", on 5 June 2012.[11][2]
In early 2013, Yeung was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery after an asthma attack[clarify].[12]
Discography
editFilmography
editFilm
edit| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Rumble Ages | 烈火青春1998 | Wing | |
| 1998 | The Group | 全職大盜 | Coco | |
| 2001 | Dummy mother, Without a Baby | 玉女添丁 | LK Fong | |
| 2001 | Feel 100% II | 百分百感覺2 | Hui Fun | |
| 2002 | Love Undercover | 新紮師妹 | LK Fong | |
| 2002 | Frugal Game | 慳錢家族 | Wai Chin-wah | |
| 2002 | Dry Wood Fierce Fire | 乾柴烈火 | Alice Tsui | |
| 2003 | Dragon Loaded 2003 | 龍咁威2003 | Yip Coo-hung | Cameo |
| 2003 | Love Undercover 2: Love Mission | 新紮師妹2 / 新紮師妹2美麗任務 | LK Fong | |
| 2003 | My Lucky Star | 行運超人 | Yip Ku-hung / Scholar Yip Ku-shing | |
| 2003 | Anna in Kung-Fu Land | 安娜與武林 | Anna Shek | alternative title: Anna & Wulin |
| 2003 | Sound of Colors | 地下鐵 | Cheung Hoi-yeuk | |
| 2004 | A Disguised Superstar | 冒牌天皇 | Reporter | |
| 2004 | Three... Extremes | 三更2 | Li Qing | Segment: "Dumplings" |
| 2004 | Dumplings | 餃子 | Li Qing | |
| 2004 | Three of a Kind | 煎釀三寶 | Sophia | |
| 2004 | My Sweetie | 甜絲絲 | Ms Daughter | Cameo |
| 2004 | Elixir of Love | 花好月圓 | Heung / Princess | |
| 2005 | Drink, Drank, Drunk | 千杯不醉 | Fung Siu-min | |
| 2006 | 2 Become 1 | 天生一對 | Bingo Leung | |
| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings | 四大天王 | Herself | Cameo |
| 2007 | Hooked on You | 每當變幻時 | Miu | |
| 2010 | Here Comes Fortune | 財緣萬歲 | Office lady | alternative title: Fortune King Is Coming to Town! |
| 2010 | Love in a Puff | 志明與春嬌 | Cherie Yu | |
| 2010 | Perfect Wedding | 抱抱俏佳人 | Yan | |
| 2011 | The Sorcerer and the White Snake | 白蛇傳說 | Rabbit Devil | Cameo |
| 2011 | Summer Love Love | 戀夏戀夏戀戀下 / 夏日戀神馬 | Cameo | |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | 建黨偉業 | Young Hong Kong woman |
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| 2012 | Love in the Buff | 春嬌與志明 | Cherie | alternative title: Love in a Puff 2 |
| 2012 | Vulgaria | 低俗喜劇 | Miss Leung | Cameo |
| 2014 | Aberdeen | 香港仔 | Cheng Wai-ching | |
| 2014 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 | 單身男女2 | Yang Yang Yang | |
| 2014 | Hello Babies | 六福喜事 | Cherry | Cameo |
| 2014 | Break Up 100 | 分手100次 | Cameo | |
| 2015 | Little Big Master | 五個小孩的校長 | Lui Wai-hung | |
| 2015 | She Remembers, He Forgets | 哪一天我們會飛 | Yu Fung-chi (adult) | |
| 2016 | Girl of the Big House | 寶貝當家 / 小鬼當家 | Nina | |
| 2017 | Love Off the Cuff | 春嬌救志明 | Cherie Yu | |
| 2018 | Agent Mr. Chan | 棟篤特工 | LK Fong | Cameo |
| 2019 | Missbehavior | 恭喜八婆 | Cameo | |
| 2019 | I'm Livin' It | 麥路人 | Jane To |
Television series
edit| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | The Disappearance | 隱形怪傑 | Saan Saan | |
| 1998 | A Recipe for the Heart | 美味天王 | Yao Ka-ka | |
| 1998 | Moments of Endearment | 外父唔怕做 | Chung Lok-yee | |
| 1999 | Man's Best Friend | 寵物情緣 | Dau Dau | Voice |
| 2001 | A Taste of Love | 美味情緣 | Chou Bo-time | |
| 2003 | Hearts of Fencing | 當四葉草碰上劍尖時 | Cameo | |
| 2006 | Stephen's Diary | 老馮日記 | Cameo | |
| 2006 | Twist Love | 讓愛自由 | A-chun | |
| 2007 | Love at First Fight | 武十郎 | Wu Shi-lang | |
| 2007 | Colours of Love | 森之愛情 | Nicole | |
| 2009 | ICAC Investigators 2009 | 廉政行動2009 | ICAC investigator Yeung Mei-kei | |
| 2009 | The Bronze Teeth IV | 鐵齒銅牙紀曉嵐4 | Qianqian | |
| 2019 | Wonder Woman | 多功能老婆 | Lam Fei |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ "Miriam Yeung and Real Ting secretly married; Real admits, Miriam avoids". Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d Chik, Holly (3 February 2020). "Prolific singer, star actress: Miriam Yeung as she turns 46". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Miriam the nightingale". South China Morning Post. 8 November 1998. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Six degrees". South China Morning Post. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Xinhua News. Interview with Miriam Yeung. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
- ^ "Miriam Yeung". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Miriam Yeung". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. "Past HK TOYP Awardees". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Miriam Yeung's dragon baby Torres is born". Yahoo! HK News (in Chinese). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Miriam Yeung undergoes surgery". 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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