Alice Chan Wai (born 21 November 1973) is a

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currently contracted to TVB.

Early life

Alice Chan was born in

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, with ancestry in the county-level city of Puning in

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. She settled in

with her parents and elder sister when she was one-and-a-half years old. After graduating high school, she attended

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. She stopped after two years of study to enter the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant at 22 years old.

Career

Chan began her television and acting career after winning the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant. She signed a management contract with

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(ATV) that same year, and began filming her first television production. Chan quickly became one of the most popular actresses in ATV, alongside Joey Meng, Kristal Tin and Kristy Yang. In 2005, she gained recognition for her leading role of a series that was loosely based on the late actress

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. Chan retired from the industry after marrying the Taiwanese businessman James Yen. In 2012, after divorcing with Yen, Chan returned to acting and signed an artiste contract with TVB. In 2018, Chan earned critical acclaim with her role as the villainous

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in the period drama '' Deep in the Realm of Conscience'' and won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2018

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Personal life

In 2008, Chan married Taiwanese businessman James Yen. They divorced in 2012. In 2019, Chan was spotted dating with a doctor. She later admitted that she was in a new relationship with a doctor named Aldous Chan. On 22 November 2021, Chan announced her engagement with her boyfriend. On 26 September 2022, the couple held their wedding in The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Chan is good friends with ''Wonder Women'' co-actresses

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award ...

and Rebecca Zhu.

Filmography

Television dramas (
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Television dramas ( TVB)

Television dramas (
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Film

*1997: ''97 Lan Kwai Fong'' *1999: '' Dial D for Demons'' *2000: ''Guilty or Not'' *2000: '' A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear'' *2000: ''Phantom Call'' *2000: ''Bio-Cops'' *2000: ''Ransom Express'' *2001: ''City of Desire'' *2006: ''Wise Guys Never Die'' *2007: ''

The Lady Iron Chef ''The Lady Iron Chef'' () is a 2007 Cantonese language Hong Kong Chinese New Year film produced by Wong Jing and directed by Chung Siu-Hung. Cast * Charmaine Sheh as Ceci * Hacken Lee as S.K To a.k.a. SK2 * Yuen Qiu as Lady Green * Won ...

'' *2013: ''Hardcore Comedy'' *2014: '' Iceman'' *2016: '' Buddy Cops'' *2019: ''The Fallen'' *TBA: ''Endless Battle'' Alice Chan at chinesemov.com
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Awards & Nominations

1996

* Miss Asia beauty pageant

2015

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — ''

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'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Top 5 Nomination — ''Lord of Shanghai''

2016

* StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Female Characters — ''Lord of Shanghai'' * StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Supporting Actress — ''Lord of Shanghai'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — '' My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — ''My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan'' *

TVB Anniversary Award The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American Em ...

for Best Show Host Nomination — ''Wai Gor's Wok''

2017

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Nomination — '' Line Walker: The Prelude''

2018

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Top 5 Nomination — '' Deep in the Realm of Conscience'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character — ''Deep in the Realm of Conscience'' * TVB Anniversary Gala for Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Nomination — ''Deep in the Realm of Conscience'' * TVB Anniversary Gala for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nomination — ''Deep in the Realm of Conscience'' * Hong Kong Television Award for Best Leading Actress in Drama Series Top 5 Nomination — ''Deep in the Realm of Conscience''

2019

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — '' As Time Goes By'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — '' Wonder Women''

2020

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — '' Forensic Heroes IV'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — ''Forensic Heroes IV'' *

for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nomination — ''Forensic Heroes IV''

2021

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Top 10 Nomination — '' Murder Diary''

2022

* TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Top 10 Nomination — ''Communion'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — ''Against Darkness'' * TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — ''Communion'' and ''Against Darkness'' *TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Top 10 Nomination — ''Communion'' *TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nomination — ''Against Darkness'' *TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Nomination — ''Communion'' (with Roger Kwok)

References

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