Tiffany Chen Ming-Yin (born November 20, 1959) is a Hong Kong film producer, agent and businesswoman. Chen is the second wife of actor-turned-film producer

Charles Heung Charles Heung Wah-keung ( zh, c=向華強) is a Hong Kong actor-turned-film producer and presenter. As founder of Win's Entertainment in the 1980s and China Star Entertainment Group in the 1990s, he has helped establish the careers of variou ...

, and together they run

China Star Entertainment Group China Star Entertainment Limited () is a Hong Kong film production company and film distributor. It was established in 1992 by film producer Charles Heung, and is a distributor and film producer of films made mostly in Cantonese. Company China ...

Early life

Chen was born in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, with her ancestral home in

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...

. She is the second of five children with an elder brother, who suffered from

hepatitis Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver parenchyma, liver tissue. Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), Anorexia (symptom), poor appetite ...

. At the age of six, she was diagnosed with

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

and recovered after receiving a bone marrow transplant from a suitable donor. According to Chen, she grew up in a challenging environment with a patriarchal father—whom she discovered at the age of 23 was not her biological father—and a mother with a gambling addiction. She began working in an electronics factory in sixth grade to help fund her brother’s university education. Despite excelling academically and gaining admission to university, Chen stated that her parents sold her to work as a dance hostess for one million NTD. At the age of 18, she attempted suicide while staying at a friend’s home but was rescued after the friend intervened. Chen rebuilt her life by working as a model.

Career

Chen moved to Hong Kong in 1982 after marrying film producer

. She became actively involved in the film industry, working alongside Heung who, in 1984, established Win’s Entertainment Ltd, and in 1997, founded

. Chen serves as vice-chair and administrative producer for China Star Entertainment Group. By the late 2010s, Chen transitioned from her behind-the-scenes role to becoming a media celebrity, drawing attention through her high-profile feuds with

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Sing-chi (; born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor, known for his mo lei tau comedy. His career began in television, where he gained recognition through variety shows and TV dramas. Chow's breakthrough came in 1 ...

and

Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi ( zh, 張栢芝; born 24 May 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Cheung is considered a " Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring alongside Stephen Chow, and later went on to her ...

. Since 2018, she has been active on the Chinese reality shows. Since 2022, she has leveraged her public profile to establish a successful career in live commerce.

Personal life

In 1980, Chen married

. She has since been popularly known as Mrs. Heung or Madame Heung in the Chinese-speaking world. They have 2 sons, Johnathan and Jacky Heung. She also has a stepdaughter, Candy Heung, from Heung's first marriage with

Betty Ting Betty Ting (; born Tang Mei-li (); 19 February 1947) is a Taiwanese former actress who was mainly active in the 1970s. Ting is best known for being the center of international speculation regarding the untimely death of Bruce Lee in her apartme ...

. Chen is a vocal supporter of the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

and a critic of the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests. In 2022, the Taiwanese government rejected the applications of her husband, Charles Heung, and her son, Jacky Heung, for dependent residency in Taiwan, citing “national security” concerns.

References

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