Michelle Ye

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Michelle Ye
Xie Xuan .jpg
Born (1980-02-14) 14 February 1980 (age 44)
Hangzhou, China
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Entrepreneur
  • Model
  • Spokesperson
Years active1999–present
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actress
2010 Accident

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 葉璇
Simplified Chinese 叶璇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yè Xuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Jip6 Xun4
Musical career
Also known asYe Xuan, Michelle Yip, Yip Suen
Origin China

Michelle Ye or Ye Xuan (born 14 February 1980) is a Chinese actress and producer. She is best known for her roles in Eternal Happiness , Triumph in the Skies , and Lost in the Chamber of Love. Her most notable role was in the 2009 film Accident, in which she won the 2010 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. [1]

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Ye has worked as an on-site reporter for TVB at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. In 1999, she won the Miss Chinese International competition.

Apart from her acting career, she is the owner and chairman of the production company Michelle Ye Studios-Zhejiang Bohai Television Ltd, the owner of a sushi restaurant, and the vice-president of the Hengdian Film Association.

Early life

Michelle Ye was born in Hangzhou, China. She was named after her mother's favorite actress Zhou Xuan. Ye's mother was a housewife and her father a lawyer. Her father was constantly on business travel, thus leaving Ye to be cared for by her mother solely. When Ye was seven years old, her father moved overseas and only returned home for a total number of weeks within a year.[ clarification needed ] Ye's parents divorced when she was nine years old. Her mother no longer wanted to care for her and instead wanted Ye's father to know what it was like to take care of their child. [2]

Ye then lived with her paternal grandparents. Her grandparents were retired professors who lived in a professor's hostel in the university. Her grandfather was very strict with her academics, and under his guidance, her academic results were good. She was involved in a lot of school activities. [3]

At the age of 10, her father brought her grandparents and Ye to New York City. Her grandparents could not acclimate to the new environment and returned to China. Her father was still busy with his career, and at the age of 13, Ye asked to move out. Her father agreed and let her rent an apartment. Every month she would go to her father's company for spending money, and was otherwise self-sufficient. To earn extra money, she lied about her age to work in a video rental store, from where she rented many series and movies, sparking her interest in the entertainment business. [4]

She attended John Dewey High School. While there, she learned to speak Cantonese from a classmate. She won first place in the botany category at the International Science and Engineering Fair in 1998. She was the valedictorian of her class, thus earning a full scholarship to Wellesley College, where she majored in political science. [5]

She was influenced by her stepmother to enter the 1998 Miss Greater Chinatown NYC beauty pageant. She was 2nd runner up, but the winner resigned and the 1st runner up declined the title. [6] She accepted the title and competed in Hong Kong for the Miss Chinese International 1999 competition on her birthday and won. [7] After the competition, she went back and finished her first year of college, but subsequently opted to terminate her studies and sign a contract with TVB.

Entertainment career

In July 1999, she signed a contract with TVB. She starred in several series and eventually earned "Fa Dan" status.

After Jessica Hsuan was unable to film World's Finest, Hsuan recommended Ye to take the role of Hai Tang. Director Wong Jing offered Ye a contract with Rich & Famous Talent Management Group.[ citation needed ] Ye's contract with TVB ended in June 2005, and she signed the contract with Rich & Famous Talent Management Group a month later. In 2008, Ye renewed her contract with Rich & Famous Talent Management Group. She won the 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Other projects

Ye published an autobiography titled Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue in July 2006.

In 2011, Ye established her own production company (Michelle Ye Studios-Zhejiang Bohai Television Ltd) and has produced and starred in three series thus far, Ninth Widow, Athena, and Purple Hairpin. However, Ye has not ruled out a return to TVB, after revealing she invited by several producers. [8] In 2012, Ye was voted Vice President of the Hengdian Film Association, and opened a sushi restaurant in Hengdian.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Moonlight in TokyoLu
2006Undercover Hidden DragonSister Han
2007 The Closet Mang Ping
2007Simply ActorsJudy
2009 Lady Cop & Papa Crook Yammy
2009 The Sniper Mon
2009 Vengeance pregnant woman
2009 The First 7th Night Fong
2009 Murderer Sonny's mother
2009 Accident Woman
2010 Fire of Conscience May
2010 Dream Home Flat 8A owner
2010 Once a Gangster Nancy
2010No Rest for Restrooms Short film
2010 Bruce Lee, My Brother Lee Hap-ngan
2011 Hi, Fidelity Josephine Ma / Jo-Jo
2011Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011 The Founding of a Party Li Lizhuangcameo
2011 Overheard 2 Tsui Foon
2012 Motorway Mrs. Lo
2013 Hotel Deluxe
2013 Drug War Sal
2014 Overheard 3 Luk Wing-yu
2015 King of Mahjong Ramona
2015 Insanity
2020Thorn Kiss

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Street FightersHo Hei
2001Reaching OutJess
2001 Gods of Honour Yeung Lin-fa
2002Treasure RaidersCheung Git-gitguest star last episode
2002Network Love StoryYeung Wai-man
2002 Eternal Happiness Mang Lai-kwan
2002 Golden Faith Rain Ching
2002Lofty Water Verdant BowLai Sing-nam
2003Evil ButterflyLuo Yiping
2003Oriental Flower MaidenMa Qili
2003The Case of the Green Hairmini movie
2003The Driving PowerDing Ming-jyu
2003 Triumph in the Skies Zita Tung
2004 Hard Fate young Suen Yeen-chouguest star episode 7-8
2005 The Royal Swordsmen Shangguan Haitang
2005 Lost in the Chamber of Love Cui Yingying
2005 The Herbalist's Manual Dong Ching
2005 Central Affairs Season
2006Central Affairs 2Samantha
2007Liao Zhai IIXiao Qiao
2007Jiao Yi Sheng Ma MaJian Xiao Dan
2007Tutor QueenSuki
2010 The Legend of Yang Guifei Madame Guo
2010Grandma's Ancient City
2010Spell of FragranceSu Hongyu / Su Yuning
2011Gang HunDa Daoshu
2012The Ninth WidowWang Putao
2012Find YouNing Xinran
2013Athena
2013The Purple HairpinFok Siu YukTVB Overseas
2014The Virtuous Queen of HanGuest star episode 38
2014Gu Cheng Wang Shi
2014Muse Dress
2018The People's ArmyJiang Xu
2018Lou Wai Lou
2018Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2020In the Name of Father

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Pageant history

Michelle Ye was originally 2nd runner up at the 1998 pageant, but the winner and 1st runner up did not want to compete in Hong Kong. She took over the crown and title. She later on represented New York at Miss Chinese International 1999 where she won. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ News, Taiwan. "Winners at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Taiwan News | 2010/04/19". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ [Michelle Ye's Autobiography/Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue]
  3. ↑ [Michelle Ye's Autobiography/Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue]
  4. ↑ [Michelle Ye's Autobiography/Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue]
  5. ↑ [Michelle Ye's Autobiography/Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue]
  6. ↑ Miss Greater Chinatown NYC beauty pageant
  7. ↑ Miss Chinese International 1999
  8. ↑ "Michelle Ye may make TVB comeback". my.entertainment.yahoo.com. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Miss Greater Chinatown NYC Beauty Pageant Past Winner
  10. ↑ Miss Chinese International 1999
  11. ↑ "叶璇 (豆瓣)". douban.
  12. ↑ "⓿⓿ Michelle Ye - Actress - Hong Kong - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Miss Greater Chinatown NYC beauty pageant
Achievements
Preceded by
Louisa Luk
 Miss Chinese International
1999 		Succeeded by
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