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Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (; born 20 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actress. Career Maggie Cheung Ho-yee was a member of four-piece girl band "PP Gals" in 1991. Her name was "Tina" in the band. They released an album called "PP Gals. DJ Boy" and disbanded in 1991. She competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "potential artist" () and was signed to the channel soon afterwards. Her career spun off to a whirlwind of a start, as she was offered a leading role. However, she wanted to start from the bottom up and hence declined the role, only to accept a subsidiary role in another series. Many will say that her career kicked off with the well accepted ''Old Time Buddy'', but some others say it is with her primary leading role in "One Good Turn Deserves Another". The popularity of artists in the Hong Kong television market depends as much on the popularity of the characters in a series as to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang (surname)
Zhang (; ) is the List of common Chinese surnames, third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as Chang in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. It is spoken in the Chinese tones, first tone ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example. In the Wade–Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is romanized as Chang, which is commonly used in Taiwan. Cheung is commonly used in Hong Kong as a romanization. It is the 24th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, contained in the verse 何呂施張 ''(Hé Lǚ Shī Zhāng)''. Zhang is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, and (''Zhǎng''). Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world at over 100 million people worldwide. Zhang was listed by the People's Republic of China's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenix Kwok
Kenix Kwok Ho-ying (born 27 November 1969) is a Hong Kong actress with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Kenix is known as one of the Top 5 " Fa Dans" (花旦) (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. Career Kwok got her start as a finalist in the Top 5 of the 1993 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. Though considered a favourite to win, having won two side awards including Media's Favourite and Potential Artist, she lost to Mok Hoi Yan. Consequently, Kwok did not even make it to the Top 3. Kenix went on to star in several high-rated drama series including ''A Kindred Spirit'', '' Detective Investigation Files I-III'', '' At the Threshold of An Era I-II'', and recently '' Shine on You'', '' Love Bond'', ''Revolving Doors of Vengeance'' and ''Ten Brothers''. In late 2006, Kenix began filming "Red Powder," a series for mainland China with Julian Cheung. The ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Files (1997 TV Series)
''Mystery Files'' is a 1997 Hong Kong science fiction thriller television series produced by TVB and stars Gallen Lo as a biochemist who advocates scientific methods to refute superstitious theories, utilizing scientific theories to uncover the answers to a series of strange events. Plot Peter Ko (Gallen Lo) is a university biochemistry professor who is calm and believes in science while opposes superstition. Carrie Man (Maggie Cheung) is a researcher and screenwriter for documentary programmes at a television station who has witnessed a series of strange events. By chance, the two have the opportunity to cooperate to discover the truth of a series of strange cases. Due to their different views, conflict and misunderstands arises from time to time during their cooperation. Eventually, they develop mutual understanding for one another and a relationship also blossoms. One time, during an attempt to save Peter, Carrie was stabbed to death. In order to resurrect Carrie back to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVB Anniversary Award For Best Actress
The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited 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 ... (TVB) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year. This award is usually reserved to be one of the last awards presented, and is one of the most premier and publicized awards of the ceremony. An actress who wins Best Actress is referred to as the TV Queen (視后). The leading contenders of the award, or those who reach the top 5 during nomination, are generally actresses currently considered as the fadans of TVB. Since its institution in 1997, the award has changed names several times. It was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Time Buddy
''Old Time Buddy'' () is a 1997 Hong Kong period comedy television drama created and produced by TVB. The Chinese title translates to "brothers in hardship." ''Old Time Buddy'' is set primarily in the 1960s and tells the story of two struggling young actors who end up becoming Hong Kong's iconic film idols. It stars Francis Ng, Gallen Lo, Jessica Hsuan, and Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, who portray characters based on screen idols Patrick Tse, Lui Kei, Josephine Siao, and Connie Chan respectively. Original broadcast began on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel from 23 June till 26 July 1997 every Monday through Friday during its 7:30pm to 8:30pm timeslot with a total of 25 episodes. This drama is one of the three that witnessed the Hong Kong handover to China, the other two being '' A Kindred Spirit'' & ''Deadly Protection''. Synopsis Present day 1997, legendary Hong Kong actor Tse Yuen (Francis Ng) is to receive an achievement award. On a live broadcast interview he calls out his for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Road And A Will
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In Shanghai (TV Series)
''Once Upon a Time in Shanghai'', also known as ''New Bund'', is a Hong Kong television series and a remake of the 1980 television series ''The Bund''. It was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1996. The series starred Sunny Chan, Gordon Lam and Adia Chan as the original characters Hui Man-keung, Ting Lik and Fung Ching-ching respectively. It introduced some new changes to the original story, featuring new characters portrayed by Adam Cheng, Carol Cheng and others. Cast *Adam Cheng as Yu Chun-hoi *Carol Cheng as So Tsat-hau *Sunny Chan as Hui Man-keung *Gordon Lam as Ting Lik * Adia Chan as Fung Ching-ching *Pat Poon as Fung King-yiu *Maggie Cheung as Koo Ching-wah * Patrick Tam as Chan Hon-lam *Gallen Lo as Kwok Say-wai *Eric Tsang as So Chor-ng * Alan Chui Chung-San as General Lung * Noel Leung as Kong Tsi-kwan * Law Ka-ying as Peter *Bowie Lam as Tse Tung *David Lui David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Blood Warm Heart
''Cold Blood Warm Heart'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong crime thriller and romantic drama television series produced by TVB. The series had a total of 65 episodes, airing from 5 February to 26 April 1996 on TVB Jade. The television series was broadcast again by TVB in 2022. Plot Tsui Wing-pong (Adam Cheng) and Tsui Ka-lap (Gallen Lo) are adopted brothers. Wing-pong was sent to the Tsui family when he was very young because his biological father abandoned the family during a difficult period. Over the years, Wing-pong bears a deep grudge against his biological father, who is the owner of the Yip family bank. At the same time, the Yip family had a dark past and some dangerous secrets. Lo Chi-kin (Julian Cheung) is the new head of Wing-pong's division at the police station. He has a sister Rebecca Lo Wai-fong (Christine Ng), for whom Wing-pong had an unrequited love. Chi-kin and his best friend Yip Sing-hong (Louis Koo) fall in love with Fong Hau-yung (Adia Chan), who works at the bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kindred Spirit
''A Kindred Spirit'' ( zh, c= 真情) is a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from 15 May 1995 to 13 November 1999. It is one of the longest running drama shows in Hong Kong television history (the longest being the sitcom Hong Kong 81 series). Its exceptional longevity is unusual for a city where scripted TV drama programs typically only last around 20 episodes. The total number of episodes is 1,128. One episode were aired per day, on Monday to Friday. The show centres on a family who operates a barbecue pork (char siu) restaurant in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and their life. Cast As the show progressed, more and more new characters were added into the show, as in a soap opera. The show finally ended on 13 November 1999 with a lavish farewell that included all the actors who participated in the show from past to present. Main cast Impact on Hong Kong culture The show's impact on Hong Kong culture is immense, although its influence is fading aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Condor Heroes 95
''The Condor Heroes 95'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel '' The Return of the Condor Heroes''. It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1995. Many of the cast from '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (1994) reprised their roles in this series, such as Lau Dan ( Hung Tsat-kung) and Wayne Lai ( Chow Pak-tung). In addition, Jason Pai reprised his breakthrough role as Kwok Ching, whom he previously portrayed in '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (1976) and '' The Return of the Condor Heroes'' (1976). Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Louis Koo as Yeung Kuo * Carman Lee as Siu-lung-noi * Jason Pai as Kwok Ching * Bonnie Ngai as Wong Yung * Gigi Fu as Kwok Fu * Theresa Lee as Kwok Seung * Gan Pui-wan as Luk Mo-sheung * Maggie Cheung as Ching Ying * Lau Dan as Hung Tsat-kung * Chu Tit-wo as Au-yeung Fung * Felix Lok as Wong Yeuk-see * Wayne Lai as Chow Pak-tung * Gordon Liu as Kam-lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodo Cheng
Carol Cheng Yu Ling (; born 9 September 1957), nicknamed Do Do, is a Hong Kong host and actress. Cheng made her break in TVB series, ''Man in the Net'' (1979-1980). She is the first to win both the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress, which are the highest honors for an actress in film and television in Hong Kong. Biography Cheng was born in Hong Kong to Sichuanese people, Sichuanese parents, while her heritage language is Mandarin. She received an English education in Hong Kong. After secondary school, she joined the actor training program at Commercial Television (Hong Kong TV station), Commercial Television Limited in 1975 and debuted as a TV host the following year. After the collapse of the CTV in 1978, she moved to Television Broadcasts Limited, where she made her name as an actor and host. She is a frequent host of Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant, TVB Anniversary Awards, and other variety shows such as ''Weakest Link (Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Heung
Anne Heung Hoi-lam (born 2 October 1974) is a Hongkonger-Canadian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She formerly under contract to the television station TVB. She left TVB in 2008 for new business ventures but returned to media work in 2015. Life and career Early days & Miss HK 1998 Heung family root traceback to Shanghai, she was born in Hong Kong, and later went to Canada, where she studied economics at the University of British Columbia. Heung later returned to Hong Kong and competed in the Miss Hong Kong in 1998, where she was crowned and won three awards. She represented Hong Kong in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 and was crowned the second runner up. She also competed in the international pageant, Miss Universe 1999, but did not place in the top 10 semifinalists. Like many before her, the top ranking winners of the beauty pageant are given an opportunity to contract with HK TVB and promoted as one of their new featured actresses. 1998–200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
