Joey Meng | |||||||||||
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Other names | 蚊蚊 (Man Man), Man Yee Man (萬二蚊), Sap Sam Man (十三萬) | ||||||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
Spouse | Chan Sap-sam (m. 2000) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 萬綺雯 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 万绮雯 | ||||||||||
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Joey Meng Yee-man born 2 October 1970 is a Hong Kong actress, model and beauty spokesperson. She is best known for her roles with television network ATV before moving to network TVB in 2013. Her contract with TVB ended in 2020.
After middle-school, Meng participated in the 1989 Miss Asia Pageant [1] and emerged as first runner-up. She joined Hong Kong television station ATV on a contract that year. Meng is best known for her role as "Ma Siu-ling" in the My Date with a Vampire television series trilogy. In August 2000, she married Chan Sap-sam (the screenwriter of the My Date with a Vampire trilogy) in Las Vegas, the United States after dating for about four months.
By 2012, after over twenty years working with ATV, Meng didn't renew her contract and transferred over to ATV's competitor, TVB.
Her first television drama was Inbound Troubles , which is 2013's highest-rated television drama for the first half of the year. By February 2015, Meng completed her contract with TVB and decided not to renew for some personal time away. Due to deteriorating health, she decided to work with TVB on a per-series basis to give herself the time and freedom to choose between projects and balance personal life. [2] [3] [4] She returned for one final series with TVB, 2021's Shadow of Justice , which was filmed in 2019. She officially left the network in 2020 and has resided in mainland China with her husband since her departure. [5]
Meng is married to Robert Chan who is the creator of My Date With A Vampire. [6]
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | Beyond's Diary Beyond日記之莫欺少年窮 | Traffic police officer |
1991 | Ching Mou Chan Ying Hung 精武真英雄 | Wang Feng |
1991 | Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher 香港奇案霧夜屠夫 ATV Movie | |
1993 | Mai Ching Dak Keng 迷情特警 | Amei |
The Bride with White Hair 2 | Yu Qin | |
1996 | Those Were The Days... 慈雲山十三太保 | Xiaomei |
1999 | Dou Meng Chin Wong 賭命千王 | Man Man |
Century of the Dragon | Chiu Chiu | |
2000 | Dial D for Demons | Gabriel |
See Chin Seung How 屍前想後 | Man Man | |
Return to Dark 改正歸邪 | OK Sister | |
A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear | Blue | |
Romancing Bullet 浪漫鎗聲 | Yu Ching | |
Yum Fung Yi 陰風耳 | Fanny | |
Vampire Controller | Kam Tin Yat | |
2001 | Leui Ngan Saat Sing Chi Bat Bak Lung Bing Tuen 淚眼殺星之八佰龍兵團 | Mung |
2002 | The Troublesome Romance 麻煩三角錯 | Chan Wai |
2010 | All About Love | Eleanor |
2010 | Gifts from Family | |
2012 | The Fairy Tale Killer | Wai |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Awards |
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1989 | Hey, Big Brother | Fong Siu Yuk (Hidy) | ATV | |
1990 | The Harvest Moon | Yiu Wai Chi (Michelle) | ATV | |
Happy Together | Lee Wing Lan | ATV | ||
1991 | The Cop's Affairs | Chu Laam Laam | ATV | |
Who is the Winner | Cheung Ka Wai | ATV | ||
1992 | The Butcher Schoolmaster | Wong Ka Ling | ATV | |
Casanova in China | Eighth/Yau Tak Lan | ATV | ||
Spirit Of The Dragon | Fong Fei (Phoebe) | ATV | ||
Who is the Winner II | Cheung Ka Wai (cameo) | ATV | ||
1993 | Gamblers' Dream | Lee Man | ATV | |
Viva de Pilot | Wong Ka Ling (cameo) | ATV | ||
Who is the Winner III | Kwok Ching Yung | ATV | ||
Guns and Glory | Ngo Ming/Chan Siu Ming | ATV | ||
1994 | Legend of the Yang Family and The Great General | Ku Siu Lin | ATV | |
A Cruel Lover | Tong Man Ming | ATV | ||
1995 | Midnight Lovers | BoBo | ATV | |
Fist of Fury | Yumi (武田由美; Youmei) | ATV | ||
1996 | I Have a Date with Spring | Lam Fung Ping | ATV | |
The Little Vagrant Lady | Yip Bo Yin (teenage) | ATV & Star TV | ||
1997 | The Year of Chameleon | Ho Suk Yee | ATV | |
1998 | Thou Shalt Not Cheat | So Fung Nei | ATV | |
My Date with a Vampire | Ma Siu-ling and Ma Dan-na | ATV | Winner - ATV Anniversary Award for Best Actress 1999 Winner - ATV Anniversary Most Energetic On-screen Couple 1999 (With Eric Wan Tin-chiu) | |
1999 | My Date with a Vampire II | Ma Siu-ling, Ma Dan-na, Ma Ling-yi | ATV | |
2001 | The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung | Princess Yunluo | TVB | |
2002 | Project Ji Xiang | Dai Si Hing | ATV | |
2003 | Light of Million Hope | Ko Lai | ATV | |
2004 | My Date with a Vampire III | Ma Siu-ling | ATV | |
2010 | The Men of Justice | As medical examiner | ATV | |
2013 | Inbound Troubles | Yik Suet-fei | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character |
A Change of Heart | Tong Sin-hang | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | |
2014 | Gilded Chopsticks | Kei Mo-suet | TVB | |
Come On, Cousin | Chai Ching-man | TVB | ||
Officer Geomancer | Che Gwai Fei | TVB | ||
2015 | With or Without You | Jeon Zhi | TVB | |
2016 | Dead Wrong | Cathy Yuen Kiu | TVB | |
2021 | Shadow of Justice | Tsui Hei-yee | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Bobby Au Yeung) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia |
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