Sharla Cheung Man (born 7 February 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer.

Career

Cheung's acting career began in 1986 in The Magic Crystal. Cheung was discovered by

Wong Jing Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema dur ...

, with whom she worked on many of his productions in the early 1990s. Cheung gained popularity with the numerous films she starred in alongside

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, in which she was frequently cast as Chow's love interest after winning the Miss Asia contest. They partnered for more than 10 films from 1988 to 1994, including ''

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'', ''

God of Gamblers II ''God of Gamblers II'' () is a 1990 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing. It stars Andy Lau as the Knight of Gamblers, Stephen Chow as the Saint of Gamblers, and Ng Man-tat as Blackie Tat. This film is a sequel to ...

'', '' Fist of Fury 1991'', '' Fight Back to School'', '' Royal Tramp'', and '' King of Beggars''. Another frequent co-star is

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, who appeared alongside Cheung in such films as '' God of Gamblers'', ''

'', and ''

Lee Rock ''Lee Rock'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon, and starring Andy Lau as the title character. The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. The film was followed ...

''. Cheung finished from the acting school after middle school. After an impressive body of work in the early 1990s (she starred in about 50 films between 1990 and 1995), Cheung became a film producer in 1995 with ''

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'' (starring

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and Wu Chien-lien). However, Cheung was unhappy with it and she remade the film as '' Romantic Dream'' (starring Cheung and Lau Ching-wan). Both versions opened in 1995. The films, however, were commercial failures, and Cheung then retired from the film industry to focus on various business interests. Cheung made a comeback in acting in the early 2000s to star in several television series. She appeared in such TV series as ''My Celebrity Boyfriend'' () in 2003 and ''Legend of the Book's Tower'' () in 2005 alongside

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. In 2002, she portrayed

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, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, opposite Ray Lui, in the television series ''Diao Chan'' ().

Filmography (as actress)

Filmography (as producer)

References

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External links

Sharla Cheung Man
at the

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Full filmography at HK Cinemagic
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Sharla Cheung
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