Halina Tam Siu-Wan, also known as May (born 6 September 1972) is a model, singer and actress. She is best known for her role in '' Legend of the Demigods'' and '' The Gentle Crackdown'' with co-star Wayne Lai.

Career

Tam was the winner of the

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Pageant 1994. She went on to represent Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International 1995 pageant where she placed in the top 5, resulting in a berth at Miss Universe 1995 where she placed 45th. She had a singing career with BMG (Hong Kong) in 1997 and worked as an actress with

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in Hong Kong. She also hosted ''Leisure and Pleasure'' from 2008 to 2010 and co-hosted ''Destiny and Beyond'' for the network. She left TVB after 18 years of working for the network, having last appeared on screen in 2012.

Personal life

Halina married her boyfriend Eric Choi on 11 September 2007. She opened her first craft supplies store in 2013 and continued with a small snack shop in

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in March 2014. Since December 2024, Halina and Eric emigrate to

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and open a restaurant in

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Filmography

Films

*'' Young and Dangerous 2'' (1996) *'' Young and Dangerous 3'' (1996) *'' Troublesome Night 8'' (2000) *'' Troublesome Night 9'' (2001) *'' Troublesome Night 11'' (2001) *'' Dance of a Dream'' (2001)

Albums

*自主 (1997) *被爱 (1997) *最差情人 (1998)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tam, Halina Hong Kong television actresses Cantonese people TVB veteran actors 1972 births Living people Miss Hong Kong winners People from Panyu District Hong Kong female models 20th-century Hong Kong women singers Hong Kong film actresses 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses