Grace Chan

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Grace Chan
陳凱琳
Grace Chan Hoi-lam.jpg
Born (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33)
British Hong Kong
NationalityCanadian ( jus soli , expatriate)
Chinese ( jus sanguinis )
Alma mater Simon Fraser University Department of Communication
Occupation(s)Actress, television host
Years active2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children3
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

Contents

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 (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. [1] [2]

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. [3] Through her maternal grandmother, Chan is of Malay descent. [4] She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in Communications [5] 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. [6] She also won the Tourism Ambassador, Most Popular among Media and Most Popular Pageant on Scene awards. After completing her university studies, Chan immediately returned to Hong Kong for the pageant, sacrificing her graduation ceremony in Vancouver.

Miss Chinese International 2014

Organizers this year decided to change the formula of the competition and introduced an elimination round after nearly every segment.

Not only did Chan represent herself in the pageant, she is also the 3rd representative from Hong Kong to have held both titles, the last title belonging to Sonija Kwok 14 years ago. She defeated the hottest favourite contestant Cindy Zhong, who is from Vancouver and became the winner of Miss Chinese International 2014.

Acting career

After being crowned Miss Hong Kong, Chan signed a manager contract with TVB. She made her acting debut in the 2014 drama Overachievers . Chan took on her first female leading role in the 2015 dramas Raising the Bar and Captain of Destiny . She won the Best New TVB Artiste award at the 2015 StarHub TVB Awards as well as the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Chan had not filmed any television dramas after guest starring in the drama Justice Bao: The First Year .

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. [7] 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. [8]

Filmography

Television dramas (TVB)

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Overachievers
名門暗戰		Abby Chiang LaiSupporting Role
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2015 Raising the Bar
四個女仔三個BAR		Giselle Tong Ching-chiMain 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
張保仔		Wong Tai-muiMain Role
Won—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
2016 Blue Veins
殭		Yoyo Lam Mung-yiuMain 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
巨輪II		"Nana" Ko Yee-naMain 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
誇世代		Sheung ShuiGuest Appearance
The Forgotten Valley
平安谷之詭谷傳說		Law Kwai-szeMain 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
翻生武林		Sau Choi-sumMain Role
Nominated— TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
2019 Justice Bao: The First Year
包青天再起風雲		Fuk LanGuest Appearance in Ep. 16–18

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Pictures)

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Flying Tiger
飛虎之潛行極戰		Chong Nga-shuenSupporting Role

Films

Sources: [9] [10]

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  2. ↑ "University graduate is Miss Hong Kong 2013 – Archives – World Pageants – Beauty Pageants – Indiatimes". The Times of India. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "長青網：陳凱琳返獨立屋 家人拉隊狂歡". E123.hk. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Grace Chan's Mum Reveals Why She Thinks The Actress & Her Twin Brother Look 'Mixed-Race'". TODAY. 10 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
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  7. ↑ "Getting to Know Hong Kong Actress and TV Show Host Grace Chan". Prestigeonline.com. 2020-04-01
  8. ↑ "Hong Kong actors Grace Chan and Kevin Cheng welcome third child, another boy".
  9. ↑ Grace Chan at hkmdb.com
  10. ↑ Grace Chan at chinesemov.com
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