Elaine Ng

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Elaine Ng
吳綺莉
Born (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 51)
Children1
Parent(s)Ng Yat Pang (father)
Cheng Lai Ming (mother)
Awards Miss Asia 1990
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 吳綺莉
Simplified Chinese 吴绮莉

Elaine Ng Yi-lei (born 23 September 1972), sometimes credited as Elaine Wu, is a Hong Kong actress. She was the winner of Miss Asia in 1990.

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She announced that she was pregnant in 1999, and disclosed the affair with Jackie Chan after public speculation. Soon afterwards, Chan admitted he had "only committed a fault that many men in the world commit". [1] [2] [3] She gave birth to a daughter, Etta Ng Chok Lam, on 18 January 1999. Ng raised her daughter without Chan's involvement. Her daughter came out as a lesbian at 17. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1991 Central Sandwichman
1991 Who's the Winner Nip Hei-tung
1998 Old Time Buddy – To Catch a Thief Shaw Fong-fong
1999 Ultra Protection Yau Yeuk Lam
1999 Side Beat Cheung Ming-wai
2000 War of the Genders Joyce Lee
2001 Legal Entanglement Chan Siu-ling
2012 Highs and Lows Madam Yu (Helen)

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