Chingmy Yau Suk-zing (born 16 May 1968) is a retired Hong Kong actress.

Background

She entered the Hong Kong film industry after competing secondary school in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant. She was one of the leading actresses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, next to Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Cheung Man. She was cast in a series of Category III films, though she never appeared nude in any of them. The most notable of these was '' Naked Killer'' (1992).Excerpts available
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. During the height of her success, she regularly starred alongside superstars like

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, Ekin Cheng, and

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. Yau received four

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nominations for her acting: for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for '' Lee Rock'', and for Best Actress in 1993 for '' Naked Killer'', in 1996 for ''I'm Your Birthday Cake'', and in 1999 for '' Hold You Tight''.Hong Kong Film Awards
(accessed 2015-05-05).

Personal life

In 1999, she married Hong Kong fashion designer Sham Kar Wai, founder of Hong Kong-based fashion company

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. They have three daughters together.

Partial filmography

* '' Hold You Tight'' (1998) * '' Lawyer Lawyer'' (1997) * '' Feel 100%...Once More'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Bodyguards of Last Governor'' (1996) * '' Street Angels'' (1996) * '' Satan Returns'' (1996) * '' Young and Dangerous 2'' (1996) * '' Blind Romance'' (1996) * '' I'm Your Birthday Cake'' (1995) * '' Legendary Couple'' (1995) * '' High Risk aka Meltdown'' (1995) * '' The Saint of Gamblers'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

1941 Hong Kong on Fire Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

'' (1995) * '' God of Gamblers Returns'' (1994) * '' Return to a Better Tomorrow'' (1994) * '' Modern Romance'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' The New Legend of Shaolin'' (1994) * '' Kung Fu Cult Master'' (1993) * ''

Raped by an Angel ''Raped by an Angel'' a.k.a. ''Naked Killer 2'' (香港奇案之強姦; pinyin: Xiang Gang qi an zhi qiang jian) is a 1993 Category III Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau, with a scenario by Wong Jing. The Hong Kong Chinese actor Mark Cheng i ...

'' (1993) * '' Psycho Killer'' (''Yu ye tian mo'') (1993) * '' Millionaire Cop'' (1993) * '' Legend of the Liquid Sword'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Future Cops'' (1993) * '' Boys Are Easy'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Royal Tramp II'' (1992) * '' Royal Tramp'' (1992) * '' Truant Heroes'' (1992) * '' She Starts the Fire'' (1992) * '' Naked Killer'' (1992) * '' Deadly Dream Woman'' (1992) * '' Casino Tycoon 2'' (1992) * '' Casino Tycoon'' (1992) * '' Tricky Brains'' (1991) * '' Money Maker'' (1991) * '' Lee Rock II'' (1991) * '' Lee Rock'' (1991) * '' My Neighbors are Phantoms'' (1990) * '' The Romancing Star III'' (1989) * '' Perfect Match'' (1989) * '' They Came to Rob Hong Kong'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Ghost Busting'' (1989) * '' Happy Together'' (1989) * ''

The Crazy Companies II ''The Crazy Companies II'' (最佳損友闖情關) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing starring Andy Lau, Sandra Ng and Natalis Chan. Summary The sequel to '' The Crazy Companies'' sees Kwai (Andy Lau) and his buddies return. F ...

(1988) * ''

The Crazy Companies ''The Crazy Companies'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, and starring Andy Lau and Natalis Chan. It was followed by a sequel, ''The Crazy Companies II'', which was released in 1989. Summary When Tsui Tung Kwai (Andy Lau) ...

'' (1988) * ''

How To Pick Girls Up ''How to Pick Girls Up!'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing. Cast and roles * Eric Tsang as Tan Yu-lun. a Dj * Stanley Fung as Fei Chang-fan * Wilson Lam Chun Yi as He Ma-tong * Wong Jing as Xin Jie-jing * Maggie Cheung a ...

'' (1988) * '' The Inspector Wears Skirts'' (1988) – Sources:,

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Website about Chingmy Yau
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hkcinemagic entry

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yau, Chingmy 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 1968 births Living people Hong Kong Buddhists Hong Kong film actresses