Michelle Sima (; 15 March 1963 – 10 January 2015) was a Hong Kong actress. Sima is credited with over 25 films.
Career
In 1980, Sima became a beauty pageant contestant in
Miss Hong Kong
Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973.
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, but she was not placed. In 1983, Sima became an actress in Hong Kong films. Sima first appeared as Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian) in The Sensational Pair, a 1983 Drama film directed by Albert Lai Gin-Kwok. Sima was active in the 1980s and early 1990s as a supporting actress or sex symbol role in Cantonese Romantic Comedy, Drama, and Horror films. Sima's last film was The Mad Monk, a 1993 Fantasy film directed by Johnnie To Kei-Fung. Sima is credited with over 25 films. In 1996, Sima retired from the film industry.
Personal life
Sima was born in Hong Kong on 15 March 1963.
In 1996, she married Togi Gouw (), a Dutch businessman of Chinese Indonesian descent. They had two sons,
Ian Gouw and Brian Gouw. The former became an actor.
In 2012, Sima was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She died on 10 January 2015 at the age of 51.
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
* 1983 - ''The Sensational Pair'' - Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian)
* 1989 - Doubles Causes Troubles - Inspector Xu
* 1990 - ''
Demoness from Thousand Years
''Demoness from Thousand Years'' (), also known as ''Chase from Beyond'', is a 1990 Hong Kong action fantasy horror film directed by Jeng Wing-Chiu. Some sources cite Hsiao Hu and Patrick Leung as additional directors.
Synopsis
When the D ...
'' (aka Chase From Beyond) - Policeman
* 1993 - ''
The Mad Monk
''The Mad Monk'' ( is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy comedy film directed by Johnnie To, and starring Stephen Chow as the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song dynasty. The film follows "Dragon Fighter Luohan ...
'' - Pregnant wife
References
External links
Yin Szema at imdb.comMichelle Sima Yan at scmp.com
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1963 births
2015 deaths
Hong Kong film actresses