Cherrie Ying Choi-yi (born Ting Man, later Ting Yim-yi; 20 June 1983), also known as Cherrie In, is an American actress active in
Greater China
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. Born in
Taipei
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and grew up in
New York
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, she began her career in Hong Kong before transitioning to mainland China.
Career
After making her film debut in ''
Fulltime Killer'', Ting caught the attention of
Charles Heung
Charles Heung Wah-keung ( zh, c=向華強) is a Hong Kong actor-turned-film producer and presenter. As founder of Win's Entertainment in the 1980s and China Star Entertainment Group in the 1990s, he has helped establish the careers of variou ...
's wife,
Tiffany Chen, and was signed to a contract with
China Star Entertainment Group. Since then, Ting has been working consistently as an actress and continues to gain popularity in the
Hong Kong cinema
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former Crown colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of ar ...
.
Personal life
Ting married actor and singer
Jordan Chan
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun (born 8 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and dancer, known for starring in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series and for his role in the 1998 TV adaptation of Louis Cha's novel, '' The Duke of Mount Deer''. In ...
on 14 February 2010 (
Valentine's Day
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) at 12:30pm. The couple held their wedding at
The Little White Wedding Chapel in
Las Vegas
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, Nevada, U.S.
Their first child, a son named Jasper, was born on 1 July 2013. On 29 May 2020, they welcomed their second child, a baby boy nicknamed Ho Ho.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Official Sina blogCherrieYing.net*
HK cinemagic entry
1983 births
Living people
Actresses from Taipei
Hong Kong film actresses
Taiwanese emigrants to Hong Kong
Hong Kong television actresses
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese television actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
The Amazing Race contestants
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