Chrissie Chau

Chrissie Chau (Chinese: 周秀娜; pinyin: Zhōu Xiùnà; Jyutping: Chau1
 Sau3
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; born 22 May 1985) is a Hong Kong actress and model. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her gravure photo albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after she starred in the horror film Womb Ghosts (2009); Chau has starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chau.
Chrissie Chau
周秀娜
Chau in 2009
Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985
Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
OccupationActress, model
Years active2006–present
Chinese name
Chinese周秀娜

Chau won four "Most Searched Photos on Yahoo!" in 2009–2012, "Yahoo! Entertainment Spotlight Person" in 2009 and "Most Popular Actress Award" in Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards. She received "Award of Merit: Leading Actress" from The Accolade Competition in 2011 for her performance in Beach Spike[1]

Chau first drew attention following "After 90s' Girls" in Hong Kong from the survey held by YMCA 2010. The report showed surveyed girls think that Chau has a high IQ and is optimistic and bold, whilst Chau ranked 16th in 2010 LIVAC Celebrity Roasters of Cross-Straits Media announced by HKIEd, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.

Life and career

Chau emigrated from Chaozhou to Hong Kong with her family when she was 10. She states that she worked in a fast-food restaurant when she was 15, and then as a shop assistant in Causeway Bay earning HK$3,000 (about US$380) a month.[2]

Chau is Hong Kong's most famous pseudo-model, or lang mo,[3] She began pseudo-modelling after she won the runner-up title in the 2002 Comics Festival 'Game Girl'. She rose to prominence as the poster girl for Slim Beauty slimming boutique. In a TV commercial for the boutique, Chau rips off her clothes, revealing a bikini underneath, to 'stop the traffic' while she crosses the road in the business district of Central.[4] In 2009, she released a limited edition life-sized poster with her likeness– dressed in lingerie– printed on the cover, at HK$560 (about US$72) apiece.[5]

Chrissie Chau was invited as a guest for a talk show at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in late 2009, as part of a seminar series entitled "Knowledge Unlimited", aimed at widening students' horizons. Chau was invited as a guest to the seminar to discuss "Unscrambling the Chrissie Chau Phenomenon".[6] Chau was interviewed by Professor Li Siu-leung of Lingnan University in front of an audience of 400 students. She was asked a number of philosophical and existential questions, and was criticised for not being able to answer them; The Standard described this as "an old-fashioned ambush". The university was in turn criticised by radio host Eileen Cha for choosing Chau for a seminar series entitled Knowledge Unlimited.[7]

In 2010, veteran Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong openly criticised and ridiculed pseudo-models, specifically Chrissie Chau, several times, calling them brainless and "bimbos".[8] The related controversy led to pseudo-models being banned from a book-fair.

Filmography

Film
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2006Bet to Basic打雀英雄傳Nightclub PR
Love Undercover 3新紮師妹3Model Ming
2008Playboy Cops花花型警Lam Lon's girlfriend
Storm Rider – Clash of Evils風雲決Bing Ying (Cantonese)
Nobody's Perfect絕代雙嬌Slurpee
2009Short of Love矮仔多情Lily
Split Second Murders死神傻了Fangmei Fang
Seven 2 One關人7事Chrissie
2010Womb Ghosts惡胎Zoe Kwok
The Fantastic Water Babes出水芙蓉Brenda
City Under Siege全城戒備Youyou / YoYo
Perfect Wedding抱抱俏佳人Flora
Vampire Warriors殭屍新戰士See / Max
Marriage with a Liar婚前試愛KiKi
2011Men Suddenly in Love猛男滾死隊Tina
Beach Spike熱浪球愛戰Sharon
The Killer Who Never Kills殺手歐陽盆栽Nana
Lan Cheow Fong喜愛夜蒲Nana
Hong Kong Ghost Stories猛鬼愛情故事Bobo
2012Any Other Side夜店詭談Amy / Elle
The Hunter with Blood獵音師Short film
Holding LoveHOLD住愛Fang Meng
2013Paper Moon紙月亮Shi Qin
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons西遊·降魔篇Killer 4
Together在一起Biqi / Vicki
Lift to Hell電梯驚魂Bai Jie / Dr. Ye
Flash Play致命閃玩Ade's girlfriend
Mr. and Mrs. Players爛滾夫鬥爛滾妻Wong Jing
Cold Pupil冷瞳Su Yuchen
Kick Ass Girls 3爆3俏嬌娃Poo
My Beautiful Kingdom我的美麗王國Ruo Tong
The Love Experience有招沒招之愛情達人Chi Lei
2014The Extreme Fox非狐外傳Pian Er
Are You Ready to Marry Me我想結婚的時候你在哪Soo Fei
Break Up 100分手100次Xiao Lan Jiao
2015An Inspector Calls浮華宴Cindy Cheung
12 Golden Lucks12金鴨Mei
Forever Love北京時間
2016House of Wolfs惡人谷Special appearance
iGirliGirl 夢情人001
2017The Puppie Fantasia 3小男人週記3之吾家有喜
29+129+1Christy Lan
Husband Killers女士復仇
2018Concerto of the Bully大樂師．為愛配樂[9]
The Leakers洩密者
Hotel Soul Good女皇撞到正
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy叶问外传：张天志Banana
2019Death Notify
The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords
P Storm
Atonement
Prison Flowers
Magic Circle
2020Freak OrbMei Mei
All's Well Ends Well 2020家有囍事2020雷夢娜 Lui Mung Na

Television
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2006Stephen's Diary老馮日記Sharon (ex-girlfriend Sam Lee)
2013Romance of Tang′ Kongfu唐朝浪漫英雄Tao Yaoyao
Ip Man葉問Jenny
X-GirlSun Xiaomei
2018Deep in the Realm of Conscience深宮计Zheng Chunxi
  • Supporting Role 女配角

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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011Accolade Global Film CompetitionAward of Merit: Leading ActressBeach SpikeWon
2012Macau International Movie FestivalBest ActressCold PupilNominated
2013The Los Angeles Movie AwardBest ActressPaper MoonWon
2016Asian New Media Film FestivalBest ActressiGirlWon
2017China Film Director's Guild AwardsBest Actress29+1Nominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressNominated
201837th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
18th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest ActressNominated
Most Popular ActressWon
Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) FestivalBest ActressWon
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References
  1. "Accolade Winners August 2011" Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Chrissie lends voice to minimum-pay workers" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
  3. "Pretty chaotic" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Standard
  4. "Chrissie Chau: The Bikini Girl That Melted Hong Kong". Neon Punch
  5. "Hard line urged over Chau `sex toy'" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
  6. "Fresh lunches offer food for thought" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
  7. Lau, Nickkita (23 October 2009). "Beauty and the beasts" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
  8. "seeyoueveryday.com". blog.seeyoueveryday.com.
  9. 巴福斯發行《大樂師．為愛配樂 Concerto Of The Bully》撼動心靈預告片｜2016 非同凡響
  10. Chrissie Chau at hkcinemagic.com
  11. Chrissie Chau at chinesemov.com
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