Claire Yiu Ka-lei (born 10 August 1978), is a

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actress contracted to

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Career

Yiu started her acting career after being the 2nd runner-up in the

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in 1998. After filming some ATV series, such as 海瑞鬥嚴嵩, and Ten Tigers of Guangdong (廣東十虎), she went over to

and filmed some minor roles in television dramas such as

To Catch The Uncatchable ''To Catch the Uncatchable'' (棟篤神探) is a 25-episode TV drama series produced by TVB of Hong Kong, which stars Dayo Wong as the genius (albeit physically weak and with asthma) CID Mok Tsok Tung (莫作棟) and Ada Choi as Vivi Lee Wai Wai ...

and Healing Hands 3. She began to play more significant roles in television dramas such as

To Grow with Love ''To Grow With Love'' (Traditional Chinese: 肥田囍事) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in October 2006. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 39th Anniversary. Myolie Wu gained a reported 50 pounds to play her role of Tina Ho Mei-Tin ...

and Steps (TV series).

Personal life

Yiu is married to former

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actor, Thomas Lam Cho-fai. Their daughter, Kyra, was born on 20 April 2009. Their son, Kyros, was born on 30 April 2012.

Filmography

ATV

*''海瑞鬥嚴嵩'' (1998) *'' Ten Tigers of Guangdong'' (1998)

TVB

Films

* ''Blue Moon'' (2001) * ''Psychedelic Cop'' (2002) * ''Bless the Child'' (2003) * ''Fate Fighter'' (2003) Claire Yiu at chinesemov.com
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yiu, Claire 1978 births Living people 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses TVB veteran actors