Grace Chan

Grace Chan
陳凱琳
Born	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 34) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University Department of Communication
Occupations	Actress, television host
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Kevin Cheng ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	3
Awards	Miss Hong Kong 2013, Tourism Ambassador, Most Popular among Media & Most Popular Pageant on Scene Miss Chinese International 2014 TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improved Female Artiste 2015 Raising the Bar , Captain of Destiny StarHub TVB Awards – Best New TVB Artiste 2015
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳 凱 琳
Simplified Chinese	陈 凯 琳
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Kǎilín Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Can4 Hoi2 Lam4

Grace Chan Hoi-lam ^[1] (born 23 June 1991) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2013 and Miss Chinese International 2014. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Grace Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia with her family at the age of 5. She has a fraternal twin brother and an older sister. ^[4] Through her maternal grandmother, Chan is of Malay descent. ^[5] She studied for 5 years and then graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in Communications ^[6] and a minor in Publishing.

Career

Miss Hong Kong 2013

Chan was crowned Miss Hong Kong on 1 September 2013. From the beginning of the pageant, she expressed that it was her childhood dream to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant. As an early favourite, Chan beat the other nine contestants by gaining a majority of the 170,000 votes that were cast from the Hong Kong audience. ^[7]

Personal life

On 26 July 2018, Chan announced via Instagram that she was engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Hong Kong actor, Kevin Cheng. ^[8] On 12 August 2018, they got married in Bali, Indonesia. In February 2019, Chan announced on Instagram that she gave birth to their first son. She gave birth to their second son in July 2020. In November 2022, she announced that she is pregnant with her third baby on her personal Instagram account. In January 2023, it was announced that she has given birth to their third son. ^[9]

Filmography

Television dramas (TVB)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Overachievers	Abby Chiang Lai	Supporting Role Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2015	Raising the Bar	Giselle Tong Ching-chi	Main Role Won—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actress Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Louis Cheung)
	Captain of Destiny	Wong Tai-mui	Main Role Won—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
2016	Blue Veins	Yoyo Lam Mung-yiu	Main Role Won—TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Characters Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female Characters
	Brother's Keeper II	"Nana" Ko Yee-na	Main Role Nominated—TVB Star Award Malaysia for Favourite TVB Actress Nominated—TVB Star Award Malaysia for Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Edwin Siu)
2018	My Ages Apart	Sheung Shui	Guest Appearance
	The Forgotten Valley  [ zh ]	Law Kwai-sze	Main Role Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia
	Birth of a Hero  [ zh ]	Sau Choi-sum	Main Role Nominated— TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
2019	Justice Bao: The First Year  [ zh ]	Fuk Lan	Guest Appearance in Ep. 16–18

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Pictures)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Flying Tiger  [ zh ] (飛虎之潛行極戰)	Chong Nga-shuen	Supporting Role

Films

• Laundry Shop Stars Event (2016)
• Keyboard Warriors (2018)

Sources: ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "入紙補辦註冊手續 鄭嘉穎陳凱琳報唔同住址？". 2 October 2018.
2. "Miss HK cried when she was announced winner of Miss Chinese International pageant". lollipop.sg/. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
3. "University graduate is Miss Hong Kong 2013 – Archives – World Pageants – Beauty Pageants – Indiatimes". The Times of India. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
4. "長青網：陳凱琳返獨立屋 家人拉隊狂歡". E123.hk. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
5. "Grace Chan's Mum Reveals Why She Thinks The Actress & Her Twin Brother Look 'Mixed-Race'". TODAY. 10 May 2021.
6. "曝港姐陳凱琳背景：名校畢業 九龍塘過億豪宅". Dailynews.sina.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
7. "Grace Chan Is Crowned Miss Hong Kong 2013". 24-7kpop.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
8. "Getting to Know Hong Kong Actress and TV Show Host Grace Chan". Prestigeonline.com. 2020-04-01
9. "Hong Kong actors Grace Chan and Kevin Cheng welcome third child, another boy". The Straits Times. 13 January 2023.
10. Grace Chan at hkmdb.com
11. Grace Chan at chinesemov.com

External links

• Grace Chan's official TVB page
• Grace Chan on Instagram