Jennifer Yu (actress)

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Jennifer Yu
Jennifer Yu Heung-ying 2022-08-04.jpg
Yu in August 2022
Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 30)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, model
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Tim Luk
(m. 2020)
Children1
RelativesZoe Yu (sister)
Chinese name
Chinese 余香凝
Hanyu Pinyin Yú Xiāngníng

Jennifer Yu Heung-ying (born 5 July 1993) is a Hong Kong actress, singer, and model. [1]

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Personal life

Yu announced in October 2020 that she would be marrying her boyfriend Tim Luk, who is not from the entertainment industry, in November. The following month, Yu announced that she was pregnant. [2] Their daughter, Clare, was born in May 2021. [3]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2016International Film Festival & Awards MacaoBest New Young Actress or Actor Sisterhood Won
2017 Chinese Film Media Awards Best New PerformerNominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best ActressNominated
Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Nominated
2019 Best Actress Distinction [4] Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Man on the Dragon Nominated
Best Original Film Song Distinction Nominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best ActressNominated
2022 59th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Far Far Away Nominated
202329th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best ActressNominated
41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
60th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress In Broad Daylight Nominated
202430th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards [5] Best ActressWon
19th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Annual Awards [6] Best ActressWon
42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Won

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References

  1. Jennifer Yu 余香凝 - Jam Cast Management (HK) Ltd Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "HK actresses Myolie Wu and Jennifer Yu announce pregnancies". The Star. 2020-12-28
  3. "Jennifer Yu is now a mum". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. Hong Kong Film Awards (accessed 2015-05-05).
  5. "第三十屆香港電影評論學會大獎頒獎禮 - 香港電影評論學會". The Hong Kong Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. "梁朝偉勇奪導演會頒獎禮影帝 余香凝再下一城封影后" [Tony Leung Chiu-Wai won the Directors' Award Ceremony and Best Actor Yu Xiangning won the Best Actress Award again]. HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.