Miriam Yeung

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Miriam Yeung
楊千嬅
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Yeung in 2024
Born (1974-02-03) 3 February 1974 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Real Ting
(m. 2009)
[1]
Children1
Awards Full list
Musical career
Also known asYeung Chin-wah
Origin Hong Kong, China
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Qiānhuà
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Yèuhng Chīnwah
Jyutping Joeng4 Cin1waa6
Website www.miriamyeung.com.hk

Miriam YeungChin-wah (born 3 February 1974) [2] is a Hong Kong singer and actress. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. [2] In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards for portraying Cherie Yu in Love in the Buff .

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Yeung studied at the Holy Family Canossian College in Kowloon and was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. [3] [4] She began her career in entertainment after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995.

Career

Music

She began her career as a singer and actress after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995, co-organised with Capital Artists. [5] [2]

Yeung has released more than 40 albums in Cantonese and Mandarin. Many of her songs have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as "Maiden's Prayer" (少女的祈禱), "Sisters" (姊妹), "Unfortunately I'm an Aquarius" (可惜我是水瓶座) and "Small City, Big Things" (小城大事).

She also performed a Cantonese version of It's A Small World, at the opening of It's A Small World at the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park in 2008.

Acting

As an actress, Yeung has appeared in over 30 films with a total box office of around US$50 million worldwide, and had voice roles in three Korean and Thai movies. She won the Most Popular Artiste Award at Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival in 2002.

Her notable works include Sound of Colors, Drink, Drank, Drunk , Hooked on You , Perfect Wedding , Love in a Puff and Love in the Buff . [6] [7]

In 2011, Yeung won her first Best Actress award for Perfect Wedding at the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. In 2013 she won another Best Actress award for Love in the Buff at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards. [8] [9]

In 2019, Yeung starred as the female lead in TVB drama Wonder Women. It was her first small screen appearance in 8 years. She won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards along with Selena Lee.

Other work

In 2005, she was elected one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. [10]

Yeung is also involved in literature and drawing. She published "Miriam experience of school entry" in 1998, which encompasses short passages about her reflections on life, travel journals, and sharing with friends. In 1997, she made her first attempt at composing, a song named "The Writing is on the Wall" ("字跡").

Personal life

In 2007, Yeung began dating ex-VRF member Real Ting Chi-ko. The couple married on 11 August 2009 in Las Vegas. After returning to Hong Kong, the couple held two wedding banquets in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wan Chai on 20 December 2010 and in L'hotel Island South in Aberdeen on 24 December 2010, inviting over 500 guests. She gave birth to their child Torres Ting, nicknamed "RMB" which means "Real & Miriam’s Baby", on 5 June 2012. [11] [2]

In early 2013, Yeung was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery after an asthma attack[ clarify ]. [12]

Discography

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1998Rumble Ages烈火青春1998Wing
The Group全職大盜Coco
2001Dummy mother, Without a Baby玉女添丁LK Fong
Feel 100% II 百分百感覺2Hui Fun
2002 Love Undercover 新紮師妹LK Fong
Frugal Game慳錢家族Wai Chin-wah
Dry Wood Fierce Fire 乾柴烈火Alice Tsui
2003Dragon Loaded 2003龍咁威2003Yip Coo-hungCameo
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission新紮師妹2 / 新紮師妹2美麗任務LK Fong
My Lucky Star 行運超人Yip Ku-hung / Scholar Yip Ku-shing
Anna in Kung-Fu Land 安娜與武林Anna Shek
Sound of Colors 地下鐵Cheung Hoi-yeuk
2004A Disguised Superstar冒牌天皇Reporter
Three... Extremes 三更2Li QingSegment: "Dumplings"
Dumplings 餃子Li Qing
Three of a Kind 煎釀三寶Sophia
My Sweetie甜絲絲Ms DaughterCameo
Elixir of Love花好月圓Heung / Princess
2005 Drink, Drank, Drunk 千杯不醉Fung Siu-min
2006 2 Become 1 天生一對Bingo Leung
The Heavenly Kings 四大天王HerselfCameo
2007 Hooked on You 每當變幻時Miu
2010 Here Comes Fortune 財緣萬歲Office lady
Love in a Puff 志明與春嬌Cherie Yu
Perfect Wedding 抱抱俏佳人Yan
2011 The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇傳說Rabbit DevilCameo
Summer Love Love 戀夏戀夏戀戀下 / 夏日戀神馬Cameo
The Founding of a Party 建黨偉業Young Hong Kong womanCameo
2012 Love in the Buff 春嬌與志明Cherie
Vulgaria 低俗喜劇Miss LeungCameo
2014 Aberdeen 香港仔Cheng Wai-ching
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 單身男女2Yang Yang Yang
Hello Babies 六福喜事CherryCameo
Break Up 100 分手100次Cameo
2015 Little Big Master 五個小孩的校長Lui Wai-hung
She Remembers, He Forgets 哪一天我們會飛Yu Fung-chi (adult)
2016Girl of the Big House寶貝當家 / 小鬼當家Nina
2017 Love Off the Cuff 春嬌救志明Cherie Yu
2018 Agent Mr. Chan 棟篤特工LK FongCameo
2019Missbehavior恭喜八婆Cameo
I'm Livin' It 麥路人Jane To

Television

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1997The Disappearance隱形怪傑Saan Saan
1998 A Recipe for the Heart 美味天王Yao Ka-ka
Moments of Endearment 外父唔怕做Chung Lok-yee
1999Man's Best Friend寵物情緣Dau DauVoice
2001A Taste of Love美味情緣Chou Bo-time
2003 Hearts of Fencing 當四葉草碰上劍尖時Cameo
2006Stephen's Diary老馮日記Cameo
Twist Love讓愛自由A-chun
2007 Love at First Fight 武十郎Wu Shi-lang
Colours of Love森之愛情Nicole
2009 ICAC Investigators 2009 廉政行動2009ICAC investigator Yeung Mei-kei
The Bronze Teeth IV 鐵齒銅牙紀曉嵐4Qianqian
2019Wonder Woman多功能老婆Lam Fei

Awards and nominations

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Chik, Holly (3 February 2020). "Prolific singer, star actress: Miriam Yeung as she turns 46". South China Morning Post . Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "Miriam the nightingale". South China Morning Post. 8 November 1998. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. "Six degrees". South China Morning Post. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. Xinhua News. Interview with Miriam Yeung. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  6. "Miriam Yeung". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  7. "Miriam Yeung". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  8. "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. "Past HK TOYP Awardees". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  11. "Miriam Yeung's dragon baby Torres is born". Yahoo! HK News (in Chinese). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. "Miriam Yeung undergoes surgery". 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2013.