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Selena Lee (actress)
Selena Lee Sze-wa (, born 12 February 1981), former stage name Selena Lee Sze-Wan (), is a Hong Kong-born actress and former beauty pageant contestant. After participating in the 2003 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Lee had signed an artiste contract with TVB and filmed numerous TVB dramas. She left TVB in 2019 and announced in May 2019 that she will be managed by American talent agency Authentic for work in North America. In September 2019, Lee earned critical acclaim for her dual role as Alex and Coco in the supernatural romance drama ''Barrack O'Karma'' and won the Most Popular Female Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. In June 2020, she signed an artiste contract with Shaw Brothers Pictures for work in Hong Kong and South-Eastern Asia. Early life Born in Hong Kong, Selena Lee immigrated with her parents to Toronto in 1988. She attended the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Business Commerce with major in Accounting in 2010. Lee had also had achieved Grade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was under British Empire, British rule from 1841 to 1997, except for a Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II from 1941 to 1945. It was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1981, and a British Dependent Territory, dependent territory from 1981 to 1997. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era, and ended with the handover of Hong Kong to the China, People's Republic of China in July 1997. In accordance with Art. III of the Treaty of Nanking of 1842, signed in the aftermath of the First Opium War, the island of Hong Kong was ceded in perpetuity to Great Britain. It was established as a Crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British expanded the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula and was further extended in 1898 when the British obtained Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, a 99-year lease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spouse For House
''Spouse for House'' was a television sitcom on Mediacorp Channel 5 in Singapore. It is about a couple after their marriage. It is also one of the popular local sitcoms besides '' Under One Roof'', ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'', '' Police & Thief'' and '' The Noose''. It also marks the on-screen reunion of Irene Ang and Richard Low after their previous collaborations as couples being wife and husband either in popular local celebrity and film director Jack Neo's army and military movies known as the '' Ah Boys to Men film series'', including '' Ah Boys to Men'', '' Ah Boys to Men 2'' and '' Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen''. Cast * Selena Lee as Jessica Tan * Alaric Tay as John Tan * Rebecca Spykerman as Vanessa De Souza, Jessica's best friend * Desmond Tan as Tan Kai Lan (Kai), John Tan's elder brother * Irene Ang as Tan Soo Leng (Kitty), mother of John and Kai * Richard Low as Tan Kok Wee, father of John and Kai * Carrie Wong as Sarah Toh, former girlfriend of Kai * Sue Tan as Doris L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Yuen
Yuen Wai-ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981), better known as Benjamin Yuen is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures. Yuen’s career started when he became the winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest in 2007. Yuen was the first winner from Hong Kong as the previous two winners, Matthew Ko and Francois Huynh came from Canada and France respectively. In 2016, Yuen won Most Popular Male Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the critical acclaimed martial drama '' A Fist Within Four Walls''. In 2018, he won the Favourite Actor awards in both Malaysia and Singapore with his role in '' Stealing Seconds''. Entertainment career Benjamin Yuen started his career when he won the Yes! Magazine's School Grass Contest (校草選舉) in 1997. He was later reached with a contact by model agencies and officially became a model. This opened many other opportunities as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy Wong
Mandy Wong Chi-Man (born 21 December 1982) is a Hong Kong actress previously contracted to TVB. She is currently under the management of Supreme Art Entertainment. Wong began her acting career by participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, where she was placed among the top 5 finalists. She gained recognition with her performance in the 2012 dramas '' L'Escargot'' and '' The Hippocratic Crush'', winning the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2018, Wong earned critical acclaim for her performance in the legal comedy ''Threesome'', winning the Favourite TVB Actress awards in both Malaysia and Singapore at the 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala. Early and personal life Born in Hong Kong, Mandy Wong was raised in a single-parent household and graduated from Cognitio College (Kowloon). Wong is very fond of dancing and has been practising since her teenage years. She had also achieved grade 8 on the piano. She has an older sister, Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Yiu
Elaine Yiu (born 21 November 1980 in British Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actress and television host contracted to TVB. Career Elaine Yiu entered the entertainment industry after winning the TVB8 Presentator Contest in 2002, subsequently signing a management and filming contract with TVB. From 2002 to 2004, Yiu hosted Mandarin-language television programmes for TVB8. Yiu's acting debut was in the 2003 teen drama ''Hearts of Fencing'', portraying the nerdy girl Man Man. At the 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia, Yiu earned the Favourite TVB Supporting Actress and Favourite TVB Drama Character awards with her role as Vivian Cheung Wai-man (張慧芸) in the legal drama '' Raising the Bar'' (四個女仔三個BAR). Yiu's red-hot winning streak continued two weeks later in Hong Kong when she won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards with her role as Imperial Consort Yim (炎貴妃) in the ancient drama '' Captain of Destiny'' (張保仔). In 2017, Yiu won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley Wu
Paisley Wu (; born 12 November 1971) is a Hong Kong singer and television presenter. She was first discovered by Tats Lau of Tat Ming Pair, and has released 3 albums and 1 EP since the start of her music career in the mid-90s. Since the 2000s, she is mainly known as a TV host on music programmes for TVB. Biography Paisley Wu's formative years were spent in Shanghai, where she received musical training in Italian opera. She later moved to San Francisco where she studied R&B and jazz. Her first release was a jazz album in 1994, which was sung in her native Mandarin and produced by Tats Lau. In 1996, she signed with Musician Ltd, a short-lived sublabel of Polygram Hong Kong which was then home to the newly reformed Tat Ming Pair, and during this period released music that showed a more alternative-rock influence. Her first and only album (就係...) on the label was released to mixed reception in 1997. She was often unfavourably dubbed as a Faye Wong wannabe, though she has personally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Wu
Nancy Wu () (born 9 September 1981) is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures. Wu won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress consecutively in 2015 and 2016. Some of the roles she is best known for include Wan Wan in ''Twin Of Brothers'' (2004); Eva in ''Forensic Heroes III'' (2011); Ting Ting in ''Gloves Come Off'' (2012); Coco in ''Triumph in the Skies II'' (2013); Gin in ''Ghost Of Relativity'' (2015); Tiu Lan in ''A Fist Within Four Walls'' (2016); To Man in ''Mission Run'' (2022); Sarah in ''Narcotic Heroes'' (2023); and Seventh Master in ''No Return'' (2024). Early life Wu was born and raised in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong. She has parents, and a younger brother. Her father managed the family seafood shop in Sai Wan, but closed it in 2002 due to the economy. As the eldest daughter of the family, Wu began working to help support the family finances while studying, and later graduating from St. Margaret's Girls' College. Wu sang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myolie Wu
Myolie Wu Hang-yee (born 6 November 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is previously managed by Hong Kong TVB television station and Neway Star. In 2011, she won Best Actress for her role in '' Curse of the Royal Harem'', Most Favourite TV Female Character for her role in '' Ghetto Justice'' and also "Extraordinary Elegant Actress" at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2011, making her the first ever Triple TV Queen of the year. Early years In her schooling days, Myolie Wu received high school education in Boarding School at Methodist College Belfast, Northern Ireland. She later returned to Hong Kong and attended the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, majoring in Biochemistry. During her first year in university, Wu took part the Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1999 and clinched second runner-up. Shortly afterward, she signed on to TVB as a full-time contracted artiste and withdrew from school. Career Acting In her early years, Myolie Wu started out as supporting ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tape (2001 Film)
''Tape'' is a 2001 American camcorder drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Stephen Belber, based on his play of the same name. It stars Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Uma Thurman. The entire film takes place in real time. Plot The entire film is set inside a Lansing, Michigan motel room. Vince, a drug dealer and volunteer firefighter who lives in Oakland, California, rents the room in his hometown to support his old high school friend's entry into the Lansing Film Festival. His friend, documentary filmmaker Jon Salter, joins Vince in his motel room and the two reminisce about their high school years. At first, the two are happy to see one another, but friction soon develops. Eventually, they get on the subject of Amy, Vince's former girlfriend. It appears that, while they dated for some time, Vince and Amy never had sex. However, after or at the point when their relationship had ended, Amy slept with Jon. Vince claims Amy had told him that Jon had rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards, founded in 1996, is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, it comprises 56 categories across news, documentaries and current affairs, kids and animation, entertainment, drama, technical, digital, as well as performances including acting and directing. The Awards draw about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of Broadcasting, broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations, pay-TV platforms, OTT platforms, as well as many independent production houses in Asia. Every year, a panel of more than 50 judges from more than 10 countries evaluate and select the entries. The winners are then awarded across 3 evenings: a Gala Dinner in Kuching for the technical and creative categories followed by a live telecast the next day for the entertainment and acting categories, also in Kuching. The digital awards are presented separately in another country. Award Categorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrack O'Karma 1968
''Barrack O'Karma 1968'' (; lit. ''Twilight Mansion 2'') is a 2022 Hong Kong supernatural romantic drama television series produced by TVB. It stars Joel Chan and Selena Lee as the main leads. The series is a reboot of the 2019 drama '' Barrack O'Karma'' and centres around the theme of parallel universes. Production Filming started in September and ended in November 2020. Synopsis Maurice ( Joel Chan) had gone missing in Twilight Mansion. When he was found, Maurice has lost all of his memories. To find out what had happened to him, Ella ( Selena Lee), Maurice’s girlfriend, went to Twilight Mansion... Cast and characters Main cast * Joel Chan as Maurice, a barista and Ella’s boyfriend. **Chan also portrayed Joey Chow Yi (周意), a freelance journalist. (in parallel universe) **Chan portrayed a psychiatric patient in the 1960s as well. In fact he was Joey who travelled through different parallel universes. **Chan portrayed an architect in 1960s who designed Twilight Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is the second reboot of the '' Forensic Heroes'' series, featuring new stories and characters. Mui Siu-ching, who also produced the original series, serves as the executive producer. Synopsis Senior Forensic Chemist ''Ko On'' ( Raymond Wong) from the Forensic Science Division, Senior Forensic Pathologist ''Man Ka-hei'' ( Selena Lee) from the Forensic Pathology Division, and Senior Inspector ''Kwok Fai-wong'' ( Shaun Tam) from the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit, formed a crime-solving triangle with their professional teams. The childhood regrets of hot-blooded reporter ''Chris Tsui'' ( Roxanne Tong) who were closely related to Ko On sister abduction years ago. Scientific Evidence Officer ''Shui Wai-ming'' (Alice Chan) became a murder susp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
