Pinky Cheung Man-Chi ( zh, 張文慈, born 30 September 1971), is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
actress, she was once an artist under
Asia Television
Asia Television Limited (, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as the first television service in Hong Kong as Rediffusion Television () on 29 May 1957, it shifted to terrestrial televis ...
and currently has a basic artist contract with
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
and is a former
Shaw Brothers
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
artist.
Background
Cheung attended the Buddhist Lee Chak Po Memorial School in Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan and Carmel Alison Lam Foundation Secondary School in Kwai Chung. She later studied in Japan. In the early 1990s, she entered the industry as an amateur model but did not make her official debut. In 1996, Cheung participated in the Miss Asia Pageant and won the "Best Body Award" in the semi-finals, and successfully advanced to the finals. Although the finals she advanced to the top eight, she did not make it to top three finally. After that, she signed a contract with Asia Television and participated in many TV series, including the more famous ''Forrest Cat'', ''Flaming Brothers'', and the ''My Date With a Vampire'' series. She was later discovered by Manfred Wong and signed a contract with Movie Dynasty Company to shoot several movies. The first movie was ''
Young and Dangerous Young and Dangerous may refer to:
* ''Young and Dangerous'' (film series), a collection of Hong Kong films about a group of young triad members
** ''Young and Dangerous'' (1996 film), a Hong Kong crime film
** '' Young and Dangerous: The Prequel' ...
'' (1996), and other movies included ''
Violent Cop'', ''Healing Hearts'', ''Love Undercover'' and ''Color of the Truth''. In addition to filming movies, he also participated in acting in dramas and variety shows on
Asia Television
Asia Television Limited (, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as the first television service in Hong Kong as Rediffusion Television () on 29 May 1957, it shifted to terrestrial televis ...
, and participated in performing on stage and in
Hong Kong Radio television programs.
In March 2010, Cheung left Asia Television. In July 2010, she has baptised and become a
Christian
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. Later, she even claimed that in order to strengthen her faith in Jesus, she had almost completely washed off the tattoo of the Guanyin pronunciation on her neck. In 2012, she was awarded the "ATV55 Female Artist Award" at the
55th Anniversary of Asia Television. In 2013, she turned to the film industry and announced at an event in September 2016 that she had signed a two-year contract with TVB, mainly participated in the filming of TV series.
In 2018, she played the character Wong Man / Wong Si-Sin (汪敏/ 汪司膳) in ''
Deep in the Realm of Conscience
''Deep in the Realm of Conscience'' () is a 2018 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB, Tengent Penguin Pictures and by producer Mui Siu-ching. It is the sequel to the 2009 drama ''Beyond the Realm of Conscience.'' The drama aired five days ...
'' and her acting skills were well received. In the same year, she played Mak Oi-Fa (麥愛花) in the anniversary drama ''
Life on the Line''. She is a sibling of Mak Joi-Tin (麥在田) played by
Joe Ma. Her acting skills were praised by the audience and netizens again.
TV Series (ATV)
TV Series (RTHK)
TV Series (Mainland China)
TV Series (TVB)
*2017: Oh My Grad
*2018: Deep in the Realm of Conscience, Succession War,
Life on the Line
*2019:
The Man Who Kills Troubles
*2020:
Forensic Heroes IV
''Forensic Heroes IV'' is a 2020 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). It stars Raymond Wong, Selena Lee, Shaun Tam, Alice Chan, Rebecca Zhu and Roxanne Tong in the reboot installment and ...
, The Witness
*2024: Darkside of the Moon
Reference materials
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Hong Kong film actresses
Hong Kong television actresses
20th-century actresses
21st-century actresses
Hong Kong Protestants
Hong Kong female models
Hong Kong Christians