Joey Meng

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Joey Meng
Born (1970-10-02) 2 October 1970 (age 53)
Other names蚊蚊 (Man Man), Man Yee Man (萬二蚊), Sap Sam Man (十三萬)
OccupationActress
Spouse
Chan Sap-sam
(m. 2000)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 萬綺雯
Simplified Chinese 万绮雯

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.

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Life and career

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]

Personal life

Meng is married to Robert Chan who is the creator of My Date With A Vampire. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
1990Beyond's Diary Beyond日記之莫欺少年窮Traffic police officer
1991Ching Mou Chan Ying Hung 精武真英雄Wang Feng
1991Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher 香港奇案霧夜屠夫 ATV Movie
1993Mai Ching Dak Keng 迷情特警Amei
The Bride with White Hair 2 Yu Qin
1996Those Were The Days... 慈雲山十三太保Xiaomei
1999Dou 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
2001Leui Ngan Saat Sing Chi Bat Bak Lung Bing Tuen 淚眼殺星之八佰龍兵團Mung
2002The Troublesome Romance 麻煩三角錯Chan Wai
2010 All About Love Eleanor
2010Gifts from Family
2012 The Fairy Tale Killer Wai

Television dramas

YearTitleRoleNetworkAwards
1989 Hey, Big Brother Fong Siu Yuk (Hidy)ATV
1990The Harvest MoonYiu Wai Chi (Michelle)ATV
Happy TogetherLee Wing LanATV
1991 The Cop's Affairs Chu Laam LaamATV
Who is the Winner Cheung Ka WaiATV
1992 The Butcher Schoolmaster Wong Ka LingATV
Casanova in China Eighth/Yau Tak LanATV
Spirit Of The Dragon Fong Fei (Phoebe)ATV
Who is the Winner II Cheung Ka Wai (cameo)ATV
1993 Gamblers' Dream Lee ManATV
Viva de Pilot Wong Ka Ling (cameo)ATV
Who is the Winner III Kwok Ching YungATV
Guns and Glory Ngo Ming/Chan Siu MingATV
1994 Legend of the Yang Family and The Great General Ku Siu LinATV
A Cruel Lover Tong Man MingATV
1995Midnight LoversBoBoATV
Fist of Fury Yumi (武田由美; Youmei)ATV
1996 I Have a Date with Spring Lam Fung PingATV
The Little Vagrant Lady Yip Bo Yin (teenage)ATV & Star TV
1997 The Year of Chameleon Ho Suk YeeATV
1998 Thou Shalt Not Cheat So Fung NeiATV
My Date with a Vampire Ma Siu-ling and Ma Dan-naATVWinner - 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-yiATV
2001 The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung Princess YunluoTVB
2002Project Ji XiangDai Si HingATV
2003Light of Million HopeKo LaiATV
2004 My Date with a Vampire III Ma Siu-lingATV
2010The Men of JusticeAs medical examinerATV
2013 Inbound Troubles Yik Suet-feiTVBNominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
A Change of Heart Tong Sin-hangTVBNominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
2014 Gilded Chopsticks Kei Mo-suetTVB
Come On, Cousin Chai Ching-manTVB
Officer Geomancer Che Gwai FeiTVB
2015 With or Without You Jeon ZhiTVB
2016 Dead Wrong Cathy Yuen KiuTVB
2021 Shadow of Justice Tsui Hei-yeeTVBNominated - 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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References

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  2. "Joey Meng Takes Hiatus to Grieve Cats' Deaths – JayneStars.com".
  3. http://www.jaynestars.com/news/joey-meng-to-star-in-upcoming-tvb-series/
  4. "Bobby Au Yeung and Joey Meng Are No Longer at TVB – JayneStars.com".
  5. ""Shadow of Justice" is Too Focused on Jeannie Chan – JayneStars.com".
  6. "'Wardrobe department wants the skirts to be even shorter': Actress playing My Date With A Vampire's Ma Xiaoling continues leggy tradition in remake". AsiaOne. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-30.