Ada Choi Siu-fan (; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress who gained fame with the

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dramas such as '' Healing Hands'' (1998–2000) and '' Where the Legend Begins'' (2002), before she shifted her career to mainland China, where she gained success with '' Empresses in the Palace'' (2012). Her notable films include '' Hail the Judge'' (1994) and '' A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella'' (1995)''.''

Career

Choi was born in 1973 in Hong Kong to a Chaoshanese family. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, Teochew and English. In 1989, at the persuasion of her family, Choi participated in a modeling contest held by

at age 15. Two years later, she was a contestant in the 1991

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beauty pageant. During the semi-finals she placed first with an overall score of 483. She eventually finished as the second runner-up during the finals. As a result, she signed a contract with TVB and starting taking on acting jobs. She won the

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for her performance in '' Secret of the Heart'' (1998). Along with

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, Kenix Kwok, Flora Chan and

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, Choi is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. In 2009, she starred in ''

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'' as a triad gang leader who chain-smokes and curses, a different type of role for Ada. In recent years, she has participated in numerous variety and reality shows as a regular cast member including '' Up Idol'' (2015), '' Run for Time'' (2015), My Dearest Ladies (2019) and Viva La Romance (2020).

Personal life

On 12 January 2008, Choi married Chinese actor Max Zhang whom she had dated for more than four years. He was her co-star in a number of Zhouyi Media television productions including ''The Legend of Magic Mirror'' (2003) and ''Eight Charts'' (2005). They have two daughters, Zoe and Chloe, born in 2011 and 2013 respectively. In 2019, they announced on social media that they were expecting their third child. They welcomed their son, Joey Zhang Le'er aka Yudan in November 2019.

Filmography and awards

Television

Film

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References

External links

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