Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former

Shaw Brothers Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...

actor from Hong Kong.

Early life

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in

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on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from

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(Tianjin), and Hung Wei (紅薇), an actress of half

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) an ...

, half

Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...

ethnicity. Yee's elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.

Career

In 1977, Yee became an actor for

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...

in Hong Kong. Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong. This was between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Yee became a screenwriter and film director. Yee is known for the 2004 film '' One Nite in Mongkok'', which won multiple awards. Yee's other notable films include ''

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'', '' Viva Erotica'' and '' The Truth About Jane and Sam'' and ''

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''. In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

As actor

References

External links

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Hong Kong Film Awards Association

Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yee, Derek 1957 births Living people Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong people of Manchu descent Hong Kong people of Mongolian descent Hong Kong screenwriters Manchu male actors Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Shaw Brothers Studio 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors