Athena Chu | |
|---|---|
 Chu in 2008 | |
| Born | Chu Yan 25 October 1971 |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 朱茵 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhū Yīn |
| Jyutping | Zyu1 Jan1 |
Athena Chu (born Chu Yan; 25 October 1971) [1] is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Zixia Fairy in A Chinese Odyssey (1995).
On 25 October 1971, Chu was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Her father was a mathematics teacher who later started a business with her mother. [1]
Chu attended The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 1990 to 1992, during which she hosted children's shows on the television station TVB. [2] [3]
After graduating in 1992, Chu made her film debut in Fight Back to School II (1992), which earned her a nomination at the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. [2] Chu started to attract public attention with her interpretation of Huang Rong in the remake of Wuxia drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1994). [3]
Chu worked again with Stephen Chow in A Chinese Odyssey (1995). The role of Zi Xia (also known as Daisy Fairy) shot Chu to widespread fame in Hong Kong and parts of Asia. [4] [3] Another one of Chu's most notable films is The Boss Up There (1999). Her portrayal of a drug addict who finds God earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Horse Film Awards. [5] [2]
Regarded by many as a sex symbol, [6] Chu has generally been cast in flower vase roles. She even made two appearances in Wong Jing’s Raped by an Angel series. [2] [1] However, her role in Whispers and Moans (2007) won her recognition, despite not being nominated for any award. [7]
Chu was the first Hong Kong actress to be nominated at the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, for her role as a disabled but inspirational women who overcomes all odds in the television series Wall-less World (2010). [1]
After a five years hiatus from the entertainment industry since 2011, Chu announced her comeback in 2016 with three upcoming films. [8]
Chu began dating singer and actor Paul Wong of Beyond in 1998, and married him in 2012. Chu and Wong have a daughter, Debbie (b. 2012). [9]
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | To Miss with Love | 逃學外傳 | Lai Man-si | |
| Super Lady Cop | 超级女警 | Yoki | ||
| Fight Back to School II | 逃學威龍2 | Sandy | Nominated-12th Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer | |
| 1993 | Once a Cop | 超級計劃 | Annie Lee | |
| 1993 | Taxi Hunter | 的士判官 | Yan | |
| Tom, Dick and Hairy | 風塵三俠 | Pearl Chan | ||
| Vampire Family | 一屋哨牙鬼 | Chu Lee-mei | ||
| 1994 | Lantern | 燈籠 | Fong | |
| Easy Money | 先洗未來錢 | Sisi Li | ||
| 1995 | Shaolin Kung Fu Kids | 笑林老祖 | Sister Lam | |
| Trouble Maker | 蠟筆小小生 | |||
| Remember M, Remember E | 那有一天不想你 | Chui Ching | ||
| Cupid Love | 七月俏佳人 | Ching-ching | ||
| A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box | 西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒 | Purple / Lin Zixia | ||
| A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella | 西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣 | Lin Zixia | ||
| 1996 | The Feeling of Love | 重慶愛情感覺 | Ah Yin | |
| Hero of Swallow | 神偷燕子李三 | Chinny | ||
| 1997 | Ah Fai the Dumb | 天才與白痴 | Man-man | |
| 1998 | Temptress of a Thousand Face | 千面嬌娃 | Sherry Wong | |
| Tricky King | 超級整蠱霸王 | DKNY / Yandy | ||
| Step into the Dark | 夜半無人屍語時 | Faith Ching | ||
| Shanghai Affairs | 新唐山大兄 | Sin | ||
| The Love and Sex of the Eastern Hollywood | 愛在娛樂圈的日子 | Yue | ||
| Take Five | 對不起，幹掉你 | |||
| Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan | 強姦2 制服誘惑 | Po-man | ||
| The Conman | 賭俠1999 | Ching | ||
| 1999 | The H.K. Triad | O記三合會檔案 | ||
| The Boss Up There | 生命楂Fit人 | Fong Hei-tung | Nominated- 36th Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress | |
| Raped by an Angel 4: The Raper's Union | 強姦終極篇之最後羔羊 | Po-man | ||
| Horoscope 1: The Voice from Hell | 生人勿近之問米 | Jojo | ||
| 2000 | Love Correction | 緣份有Take 2 | Emma Lau | |
| Conman in Tokyo | 中華賭俠 | Karen | ||
| 2001 | Stowaway | 驚天大逃亡 | Kam Lan | |
| Never Say Goodbye | 有人說愛我 | Jean | ||
| 2002 | Chinese Odyssey 2002 | 天下無雙 | Amour Amour | guest star |
| Time 4 Hope | 二人三足 | Cindy | ||
| 2003 | Shiver | 心寒 | Sammi Mok Sum-yi | |
| 2004 | Sex and the Beauties | 性感都市 | Kwan Tak-han | |
| Love Is a Many Stupid Thing | 精裝追女仔2004 | Chu Yan | guest star | |
| 2007 | Whispers and Moans | 性工作者十日談 | Coco | |
| 2010 | Just Another Pandora's Box | 越光寶盒 | Purple Cloud | guest star |
| The Aroma City | 芳香之城傳奇 | So Ling-fong | ||
| Let Love Come Back | 讓愛回家 | Ng Fan | ||
| 2011 | Scary Market | 嘿店 | Hui Zi | |
| 2017 | Once Again | 二次初恋 | Ye Lan | |
| 2018 | The Lingering | 古宅 | ||
| TBA | Ambans | 驻藏大臣 | Dawa Yingzong |
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Romance Beyond | 都市的童話 | Ding Dang | TVB | |
| The Chord to Victory | 少年五虎 | Yeung Suet-lai | TVB | ||
| The Legendary Ranger | 原振俠 | Wan-choi | TVB | ||
| The Edge of Righteousness | 龍兄鼠弟 / 追日者 | Suen Ho-ho | TVB | ||
| 1994 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | 射鵰英雄傳 | Wong Yung | TVB | |
| 1997 | Wars of Bribery | 廉政行動組 | Chiu Wing-yee | TVB | |
| Tears in Heaven | 蒼天有淚 | Xiao Yujuan | |||
| 2000 | The New Shaolin Temple | 新少林寺 | Princess Haotai | ||
| Kaixin Jiuhao | 開心就好 | Susie | |||
| The Duke of Mount Deer | 小寶與康熙 | A'ke / Chen Yuanyuan | TVB | ||
| 2002 | Xiao Shiyilang | 蕭十一郎 | Shen Bijun | CTV | |
| Palm of Ru Lai' | 如來神掌 | Tu Xuehua / Sun Biyun / Sun Jinling | ATV | ||
| 2003 | Nannü Zidian | 男女字典 | Kelly | PCCW | Network drama |
| 2005 | Eonian Hero | 逐日英雄 | Xiang Wanting | ||
| 2006 | Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain | 雪山飛狐 | Yuan Ziyi | ATV | |
| 2007 | Baoxue Lihua | 暴雨梨花 | Lu Huanong | ||
| 2008 | Gorgeous Adventure | 華麗冒險 | Amy | ||
| Yiqian Di Yanlei | 一千滴眼淚 | Shen Xinyi | |||
| 2010 | A World Without Walls | 沒有牆的世界 | Tai Mung | RTHK | television film , Nominated International Emmy Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | Twin of Brothers | 大唐雙龍傳之長生訣 | Fu Junzhuo / Fu Junyu |
| Year | Title | Chinese Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Earthquake | 地震 |
| 1997 | Glass | 玻璃 |
| 1998 | Ti Ti Ta | 踢踢踏 |
| 2002 | Let's Jump | 跳起来 |
| 2003 | Possession | 迷恋 |
| 2004 | Attitude | |
Margaret Cheung Man-yuk is a former Hong Kong actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and into the early 2000s, before taking a break from acting following her last starring role in 2004. She rarely makes public appearances except for fashion events and award ceremonies.
Sammi Cheng Sau-man is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She is considered one of the most prominent female singers in Hong Kong, with album sales of over 25 million copies throughout the Asia-pacific. Most notably in the 1990s, she was dubbed by the media as the "Cantopop Diva". Having success in entertainment industry for over three decades, Cheng is also best known for her roles in Hong Kong rom-com films in the early 2000s that were box office hits. For her performance in the 2022 film Lost Love, she won 4 best actress honors including the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress.
Fann Woon Fong, known professionally as Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer, businesswoman and model. She has been referred to as one of MediaCorp's Ah Jie for being one of the most successful actresses from Singapore.
Stephen Chow Sing-chi is a Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian, known for his Mo lei tau style, comic timing and stunts.
Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin is a Hong Kong and Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Hong Kong pop duo Twins, along with Gillian Chung.
Carina Lau Kar-ling is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She started her acting career at TVB, before achieving success with her girl-next-door roles in the 1980s' Hong Kong films. She also plays Empress Wu Zetian in Tsui Hark's Detective Dee films, starting with Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame in 2010. She won Best Actress at the Nantes Three Continents Festival for Days of Being Wild (1990), at the Golden Rooster Awards for Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006), and at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011).
Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a 2002 Hong Kong mo lei tau musical film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and produced by Wong Kar-wai. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Zhao Wei and Chang Chen. It is a parody of the 1959 Huangmei opera film The Kingdom and the Beauty, with virtually the same characters. It was released during the Chinese New Year, following the practice of the Hong Kong movie industry to boost comedy ticket sales during the holiday season.
Nancy Sit Ka-yin is a Hong Kong actress on the TVB network. Her acting career dated back to the 1960s, when she was a popular teen idol alongside Connie Chan Po-chu, and Josephine Siao. Sit recorded many albums in her teens, and later served as a mentor to Anita Mui, who went on to become one of the biggest superstars in Hong Kong history.
A Chinese Odyssey is a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow.
Ivana Wong Yuen Chi is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actress. She made her debut in 2005 with the self-titled EP Ivana. She is a four-time winner of the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Singer-songwriter Gold Award, and a three-time Hong Kong Film Awards winner.
Josephine Koo Mei-Wah or Gu Meihua is a Chinese film actress. She had a bright start to her film career, starring in Yim Ho's Hong Kong New Wave classic Homecoming (1984). The film won her the Best New Performer Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985, and also a nomination for Best Actress, but she was beaten by Siqin Gaowa from the same film.
Police Story is a Hong Kong action film series created by and starring Jackie Chan. It comprises seven films, variously directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Benny Chan, and Ding Sheng, and produced by Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan, Solon So and Yang Du. The first film Police Story was released on 14 December 1985. The film's success led to three sequels, one spin-off, and two reboots.
Esprit d'amour is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural romance film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Alan Tam, Shu-Chun Ni and Cecilia Yip. Shot in modern-day Hong Kong, the film centres on protagonist Koo Chi-Ming, a hapless insurance investigator who while investigating the death of a young woman begins being haunted by her spirit.
Mandy Wong Chi Man is a Hong Kong actress previously contracted to TVB. She is currently under the management of Supreme Art Entertainment.
Whispers and Moans is a 2007 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau. It is based on the 2006 book Whispers and Moans by Yeeshan Yang, investigating the Hong Kong sex trade. It has a Category III rating in Hong Kong.
Big Bullet is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Benny Chan, and written by Benny Chan, Joe Ma and Susan Chan. It won awards for film editing at the 1996 Golden Horse Film Festival and the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Dada Chan is a Hong Kong actress and model under Jacso Entertainment based in Hong Kong.
Jeannie Chan is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB.
The term TVB "fadan" (花旦) is used to describe the most popular and highest paid actresses at Hong Kong television station, TVB. This term was first coined in the 1970s with the first group of fadans, Louise Lee, Liza Wang, Gigi Wong, and Angie Chiu
Fish Liew Chi Yu is a Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She earned her Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Anita Mui's sister, Ann Mui, in the biopic Anita at the 40th Hongkong Film Awards.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
