Cecilia Cheung | |||||||||||||
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張栢芝 | |||||||||||||
![]() Cheung in 2012 | |||||||||||||
Born | Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi 24 May 1980 | ||||||||||||
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Alma mater | Camberwell Girls Grammar School | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 1998–present | ||||||||||||
Known for | Sing girl | ||||||||||||
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Partner | Daniel Chan (ex boyfriend) | ||||||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||||||
Musical career | |||||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張 栢 芝 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张 柏 芝 [note 1] | ||||||||||||
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Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (in Chinese 張栢芝, born 24 May 1980) [3] is a Hong Kong actress and cantopop singer. Cheung is considered a "Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring alongside Stephen Chow, and later went on to her own successful career. [4]
Cheung was born in Man Wah Sun Chuen, Jordan, Hong Kong to Davies Shally, who is of half Chinese and half British descent, and Cheung Yan-yung. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. She was sent to Melbourne to live with her aunt at the age of fourteen and then attended Camberwell Girls Grammar School. [5] She has an elder half-sister, two younger brothers, and a younger half-brother from her father's side.[ citation needed ]
Her career began in 1998, when she was cast in a television commercial advertising lemon tea. She caught the attention of Stephen Chow after shooting the ad. Later, Cheung made her film debut as a young nightclub hostess in Stephen Chow's King of Comedy (1999). [7] King of Comedy became the highest grossing local film of the year, and shot Cheung to fame in Hong Kong. She then starred in Fly Me to Polaris (1999), which earned her the award for Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong Film Awards. [7] [8] Cheung also sung the theme song for Fly Me to Polaris, which gained attention among the masses for her singing ability.[ citation needed ] In the same year, Cheung launched her singing career with her first Cantopop album Any Weather (1999). [5]
Cheung made inroads into the Korean market with Failan (2001) co-starring Choi Min-shik. The film earned her a nomination at the Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress. She then starred in the Chinese comedy film The Lion Roars (2002). Cheung impressed the audiences with her portrayal of the independent and spunky heroine, and won the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese Film Media Awards. [9]
Cheung reunited with Derek Yee in the crime thriller One Nite in Mongkok (2004) where she played a prostitute who cross paths with an assassin (played by Daniel Wu). She was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the third time. [10]
Cheung was cast in her first television project, where she played the legendary singer Zhou Xuan in The Wandering Songstress (2008). She was reportedly paid 200,000 yuan per episode to film the drama. [11]
Cheung's next few films failed to achieve commercial success and were critically panned. [12] [13] [14] [9]
Cheung has earned 70 million HKD in 2014, ranking number nine in the top ten list of Hong Kong's highest (entertainment) celebrity incomes in 2014. [15]
In early 2021, Cheung joined the second season of Chinese reality series Sisters Who Make Waves , a singing and dancing competition among 30 women with established entertainment careers. [16]
Cheung married fellow Hong Kong entertainer Nicholas Tse in a secret wedding ceremony in the Philippines in September 2006. [17] She gave birth to their first son in August 2007 [18] and their second son in May 2010. [19]
On 23 August 2011, the couple made a public announcement of an agreement to a divorce. They agreed to hold joint custody of their two sons. [20]
Cheung announced in a Weibo post from her studio that she had given birth to a third son on 18 November 2018, but the father of her son remains unknown. [21]
In March 2020, Cheung voiced her support for Xinjiang cotton after several international companies announced that they will no longer purchase cotton from the region due to concerns over Uyghur human rights. [22]
In June 2021, Cheung revealed on the Chinese variety show Life Is Beautiful 2 to fellow actress and friend Sheren Tang that if she were to enter a new relationship, she would not make it public. [23] On the same show, Cheung revealed she had moved to Shanghai for several months and plans to reside in the city long term due to more work opportunities and to send her children to better schools. [24]
In 1999, her triad member father, known as Bearded Bravery or Bearded Yung, got into a misunderstanding with a rival gang. As a result, Cheung received rape and death threats against her, when she was still relatively new in the film industry. [25]
In January and February 2008, many explicit photos were found online involving Cheung and Edison Chen. The scandal also involved Gillian Chung and Bobo Chan. [26]
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | King of Comedy | 喜劇之王 | Lau Piu-piu | |
Fly Me to Polaris | 星願 | Autumn Yue | ||
The Legend of Speed | 烈火戰車2極速傳說 | Nancy | ||
2000 | Tokyo Raiders | 東京攻略 | Saori | |
Twelve Nights | 十二夜 | Jeannie | ||
Help!!! | 辣手回春 | Dr. Ho Wing-yan | ||
2001 | Wu Yen | 鍾無艷 | Enchantress / Yin Chun | |
Master Q 2001 | 老夫子2001 | Mandy | ||
Everyday is Valentine | 情迷大話王 | Wonderful | ||
Failan | 파이란 | Failan | ||
Shaolin Soccer | 少林足球 | Dragon Player No. 7 | Cameo | |
Para Para Sakura | 芭啦芭啦櫻之花 | Yuriko Sakurada / Yuriko's granny | ||
The Legend of Zu | 蜀山傳 | Dawn / Enigma | ||
2002 | Second Time Around | 無限復活 | Tina Chow | |
Mighty Baby | 絕世好B | Boey | ||
The Lion Roars | 我家有一隻河東獅 | Moth Liu | ||
2003 | Love Under the Sun | 愛在陽光下 | Short film | |
Cat and Mouse | 老鼠愛上貓 | Bai Yutang | ||
Honesty | 絕種好男人 | Didi Wong | ||
Running on Karma | 大隻佬 | Inspector Lee Fung-yee | ||
Lost in Time | 忘不了 | Holly Lam | ||
2004 | Fantasia | 鬼馬狂想曲 | Harmy Bobo | |
Sex and the Beauties | 性感都市 | Yuki Cheung | ||
Papa Loves You | 這個阿爸真爆炸 | Customer refused entry to café | Cameo | |
One Nite in Mongkok | 旺角黑夜 | Dan Dan | ||
The White Dragon | 小白龍情海翻波 | Black Phoenix / White Dragon Jr. | ||
2005 | Himalaya Singh | 喜馬拉亞星 | Peacock | |
The Promise | 無極 | Qing Cheng | ||
2006 | The Shopaholics | 最愛女人購物狂 | Fong Fong-fong | |
My Kung-Fu Sweetheart | 野蠻秘笈 | Phoenix | ||
The 601st Phone Call | 第601個電話 | Tian You | ||
2011 | All's Well, Ends Well 2011 | 最強囍事 | Claire | |
Treasure Hunt | 無價之寶 | Peggy Jiang | ||
Legendary Amazons | 楊門女將之軍令如山 | Mu Guiying | ||
Speed Angels | 極速天使 | You Mei | ||
The Lion Roars 2 | 河東獅吼2 | Wang Yueying | ||
Dangerous Liaisons | 危險關係 | Mo Jieyu | ||
2017 | Out of Control | 失控·幽靈飛車 | Lucy Lin | |
TBA | 11th Day and One Night | 十一天零一夜 |
Year | English title | Alternative title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Wandering Songstress | 天涯歌女 | Zhou Xuan | |
2018 | Love Won't Wait | 如果,爱 | Wan Jialing | [27] |
Year | English Title | Chinese Title |
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1999 | No Matter How The Weather...Cloudy, Rainy Or Sunny (EP) | 任何天氣 |
Destination | ||
2000 | A Brand New Me | 不一樣的我 |
Cecilia Cheung Mandarin Album | 張柏芝同名國語專輯 | |
2001 | Cecilia Cheung New & Best Collection | 張柏芝全新經驗新曲+精選 |
Party All the Time (Remix Album) | ||
Brand New Image | 最新形象 | |
2002 | Real Me | 真我 |
2003 | Colour of Lip (New + Best Collection) | 至愛唇色(新曲+精選) |
2005 | C1 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
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2000 | 19th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Fly Me to Polaris | Nominated | |
Best New Performer | Won | ||||
King of Comedy | Nominated | ||||
2002 | 39th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Failan | Nominated | |
2003 | 3rd Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Popular Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | The Lion Roars | Won | |
2004 | 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Lost in Time | Won | |
Running on Karma | Nominated | ||||
10th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award | Best Actress | Won | |||
4th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | |||
Lost in Time | Won | ||||
Most Popular Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | ||||
9th Golden Bauhinia Award | Best Actress | Won | |||
2005 | 24th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | One Nite in Mongkok | Nominated | |
5th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | |||
2012 | 1st LeTV Entertainment Awards | Most Popular Film Actress (Asia Pacific) | — | Won | |
Most Commercially Valuable Actress | — | Won |
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