Angie Chiu

Angie Chiu (Chinese: 趙雅芝; pinyin: Zhào Yǎzhī; born 15 November 1954) is a Hong Kong actress, and was the third runner up in the 1973 Miss Hong Kong pageant.

Angie Chiu
Chinese: 趙雅芝
Born
Chiu Nga-chi

(1954-11-15) 15 November 1954
British Hong Kong
EducationShung Tak Catholic English College
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)
Wong Hon-wai
​
(
m. 1975; div. 1983)

Melvin Wong
(
m. 1984)
Children
AwardsTVB Anniversary Awards – All-Time Most Memorable Female Leading Roles
1999 The Bund (1980)

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese趙雅芝
Simplified Chinese赵雅芝

Early life

In 1954, Chiu was born in Hong Kong.[1]

Career

Chiu started her career as a flight attendant for Japan Airline.[1]

In 1973, Chiu participated in Miss Hong Kong Pageant.[1]

In 1970s, Chiu's acting career began. Chiu is most noted for her leading role in The Bund, opposite Chow Yun-fat and Lui Leung-Wai.[1]

Chiu is a well known actress in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and Mainland China.

Personal life

In 1975, Chiu married Wong Hon-wai (黃漢偉), a medical doctor. They had two children, Gary Wong (黃光宏) and Ronnie Wong (黃光宜). In 1983, Chiu divorced Wong Hon-wai. In 1984, Chiu married Melvin Wong, an actor. On 7 January 1986, their son Wesley Wong (黃愷傑) was born.[2] Chiu's son Wesley later became an actor.

Filmography
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Film
Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
1976The Private Eyes半斤八兩Jackie. [3]
1977Money Crazy发钱寒 [4]
1979The Kung Fu Instructor教头
1981Job Hunter失业生 Guest Star
1986Heroes Shed No Tears英雄无泪
1991The Banquet豪門夜宴 [5] Guest Star
2010You Deserve to Be Single活该你单身 [6]
Showtime用心跳 [7]

Television series
Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
1978 The God of Sabre刀神1978Ching-ching (TVB), A Hong Kong television miniseries adapted from Gu Long's novel the moon scimitar book.
1978The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber倚天屠龍記1978Chow Chi-yeuk (TVB)
1979Chor Lau-heung楚留香1979So Yung-yung (TVB)
1980The Bund上海灘Fung Ching-ching (馮程程) (TVB)
1983The Radio Tycoon播音人Au Yeuk-chi (歐若芷) (TVB)
1984The Other Side of the Horizon魔域桃源Tong Kei (唐琪) (TVB)
1985The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain(雪山飛狐)Ma Chun-fa (TVB)
1985The Yang's Saga(楊家將)Guan Yin (TVB), Guest Star
1985The Reincarnated Princess观世音Miu Sin / Guan Yin [8] (TVB)
1991The Chronicles of Emperor Qianlong (Xi Shuo Qian Long) (China TV) with Adam Cheng co-stars
1992New Legend of Madame White Snake新白娘子傳奇Bai Su Zhen / Hu Mei Niang (TVB), (1995 TTV)
2003Point of No Return西關大少Ng Yuk Hing
2004Warriors of the Yang Clan楊門虎將She Saihua, wife of Yang Ye. [9]
2015Master of Destiny風雲天地Mok Nga-man (莫雅文) Guest Star
2017The Destiny of White Snake天乩之白蛇传说Holy mother of Mount Li [10] Guest Star
2019Monarch Industry帝凰业Elder Princess[11]

Awards & titles

See also

References
  1. "HK actress Angie Chiu Raises Funds for Charity Foundation". womenofchina.cn. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. Ng, Gwendolyn (27 August 2014). "New Ah Boys To Men recruit Wesley Wong has famous parents". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. "The Private Eyes (1976)". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. "Money Crazy (1977)". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "The Banquet (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. "You Deserve to Be Single (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. "Showtime (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. "The Reincarnated Princess (1985)". dianying.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. "Warriors if the Yang Clan". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2019.(character name spelled as Shu Sai Hua)
  10. "Hong Kong Actresses Carina Lau and Angie Chiu join The Destiny of the White Snake". dramapanda.com. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. "章子怡首演大剧《帝凰业》杀青 周一围杨祐宁赵雅芝加盟 2019年开播". Mtime (in Chinese). 28 November 2018.
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