Sandra Ng

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Sandra Ng
吳君如
Sandra Ng - November 28, 2022.jpg
Ng in 2022
Born (1965-08-02) 2 August 1965 (age 59)
Nationality Hong Kong
Alma mater St. Stephen's Girls' College (secondary)
Occupation(s)Actress, radio and television presenter, singer, film director, producer
Years active1982–present
Partner(s) Peter Chan (1996–present, de facto)
ChildrenJilian Chan (daughter)
ParentKenneth Ng Kam Tsun (father)
Awards Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Actress
1999 Portland Street Blues

Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actress
1999 Portland Street Blues

Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading Actress
2003 Golden Chicken

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 吳君如
Simplified Chinese 吴君如
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Wú Jūnrú
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Ng4 Gwan1jyu4

Sandra Ng Kwan-yue (born 2 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress, film director and producer.

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Early life and career

The daughter of the actor Kenneth Ng Kam Tsun  [ zh ], Ng was born in Hong Kong, where she attended St. Stephen's Girls' College. Encouraged by her parents, she began her entertainment career at the age of 16. She is most known through her comic roles, where she often pokes fun at her plain looks. She has frequently collaborated with Stephen Chow, notably in All for the Winner , Magnificent Scoundrels and Royal Tramp , among others. In a career spanning over 20 years, she has filmed over 100 films and TV shows. She co-hosted Club Sparkle (星星同學會), a celebrity talk show, during the first half of 2009 and is also a radio personality for CRHK. Her radio program, He She Hit (她他她打到嚟!), aired from 12am to 2am on Monday to Friday.

In 1996, Ng dated Hong Kong film director Peter Chan. Later in 2006, they had a daughter named Jilian.

In 1999, Ng won Best Actress at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards for Portland Street Blues . [1]

In 2003, Ng won Best Leading Actress at the 40th Golden Horse Awards for her role as a prostitute in Golden Chicken . [2] [3]

In June 2022, Ng was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [4]

In 2024, Ng's performance in Love Lies earned her a nomination for Best Leading Actress at the 61st Golden Horse Awards, marking her first in 21 years. [5] [6]

Filmography

1980s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1984 The Duke of Mount Deer 鹿鼎記Tsang YauTelevision series
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 笑傲江湖Cousin KwanTelevision series
1985 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars 夏日福星Tourist in Thailand
1986 Peking Opera Blues 刀馬旦General Tun's wife
The Return of Luk Siu Fung 陸小鳳之鳳舞九天Kei-keiTelevision series
1987Happy Bigamist一屋兩妻Tung's friend
Trouble Couples開心勿語Agnes
Scared Stiff 小生夢驚魂Judy
That Enchanting Night良宵花弄月Ling Shan-shan
1988 The Inspector Wears Skirts 霸王花Amy
Love Soldier of Fortune愛的逃兵Candy Ho
The Greatest Lover公子多情Lily Zhu
King of Stanley Market褲甲天下Gigi
Operation Pink Squad 霸王女福星Ng Siu-mui
Three Wishes黑心鬼Ng Kwan-yu
In the Line of Duty III 皇家師姐III雌雄大盜SCU agent
The Crazy Companies 最佳損友Doriana
Two Most Honorable Knights 絕代雙驕Third LadyTelevision series
The Crazy Companies II 最佳損友闖情關Doriana
How to Pick Girls Up! 求愛敢死隊Mei You-kong
My Father's Son 鬥氣一族Wong Chor-yatTelevision series
1989In Between Loves求愛夜驚魂Ti
They Came to Rob Hong Kong 八寶奇兵Comrade Monroe
The Romancing Star III 精裝追女仔之3狼之一族Cocktail waitress at disco
Lucky Guys福星臨門Chan Pak-seung
Ghost Busting捉鬼有限公司Supervisor Kao
Little Cop 小小小警察Insp. Wu
Crocodile Hunter 專釣大鱷Bitchy Yuen Ying
Thunder Cops II流氓差婆 / 雌雄雙辣Fong Ngoi-nam
Operation Pink Squad II猛鬼大廈Married policewomanAlso known as Thunder Cops
Funny Ghost猛鬼撞鬼Gamble Yu
The Inspector Wears Skirts II神勇飛虎霸王花Amy
Vampire vs Vampire 一眉道人General's Cousin

1990s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1990 All for the Winner 賭聖Ping
The Spooky Family捉鬼合家歡Customer
She Shoots Straight 皇家女將Huang Chia-ju
Here Comes a Vampire猛鬼霸王花Sister Nine
Ghostly Vixen天師捉姦May
Raid on Royal Casino Marine霸王花之皇家賭船AmyAlso known as The Inspector Wears Skirts III
Love Is Love 望夫成龍Ng Dai-tai
Mortuary Blues屍家重地9th Sister
When Fortune Smiles無敵幸運星Rubbish Feng / Chao Fei-fei
Vampires Settle on the Police Camp一眉道姑Madam Lee
Fire Phoenix橫衝直撞火鳳凰 / 借槍借人Madam LeeAlso known as Borrowing the Gun
1991 Money Maker 贏錢專家Siu-siu
Top Bet 賭霸Ping
You Bet Your Life一世好命MayAlso known as A Charmed Life
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai 賭俠II上海灘賭聖Spring
Vampire Kids殭屍福星仔Tour guide
The Banquet 豪門夜宴WaitressAlso known as Party of a Wealthy Family
Magnificent Scoundrels 情聖Jenny
Return of the Evil Fox猛鬼狐狸精Big Yu
The Family Squad卡拉屋企方小橋Television series
1992True Love真的愛妳Paula
Ghost in Me老友鬼上身Joe Mack
Gameboy Kids 機Boy小子之真假威龍Veronica
Cash on Delivery 與鴨共舞Sandy Koh
The Inspector Wears Skirts 4'92霸王花與霸王花Amy
Casino Tycoon II 賭城大亨II之至尊無敵Chu Lin-lin
Hero of the Beggars丐世英雄Yue
Sisters in Law積奇&瑪莉Jacky
Forced Nightmare嘩鬼旅行團
All's Well, Ends Well 家有囍事Ching
My Americanized Wife兩屋一妻Cameo
Royal Tramp 鹿鼎記Sister Bond
Royal Tramp II 鹿鼎記II神龍教Sister Bond
Miracle 90 Days特異功能猩求人Woman who has supernatural powers
Mr. Vampire 1992 新殭屍先生BirdieAlso known as Chinese Vampire Story
Changing Partner夜夜伴肥嬌Yue
1993 Holy Weapon 武俠七公主Yam Kin-fai
All's Well, Ends Well Too 花田囍事Gut
Boys Are Easy追男仔Chi Sum
Perfect Couples皆大歡喜Chung Lai-ming
King Swindler龍父虎子 / 大小老千
Vampire Family一屋哨牙鬼Ginger
The Eight Hilarious Gods 笑八仙Buddy Wall
1994Her Fatal Ways 4表姐,妳好野!4Siu Yu
The Returning等著你回來Julia
Fire Dragon 火雲傳奇Tang Lyn-yu
Modern Romance戀愛的天空Frankie Chan Bo-chu
I Will Wait for You年年有今日Mei-lan
Always Be the Winners 神龍賭聖之旗開得勝Mrs. Lulu Sha
To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui 新邊緣人Woman in movieUncredited
Crazy Women飛越瘋人院 / 傻大姐翻轉瘋人院
19964 Faces of Eve4面夏娃Gam Mo / Chan Giu / Miu Si / Mei Mei
1997 Young and Dangerous 4 97古惑仔戰無不勝Sister 13
Black Rose II黑玫瑰義結金蘭Sandra Suen May-tong
Killing Me Tenderly愛您愛到殺死你Siu
Mahjong Dragon麻雀飛龍Prostitute
1998 Young and Dangerous 5 98古惑仔之龍爭虎鬥Sister 13
The Lucky Guy 行運一條龍Flirty Si
Young and Dangerous: The Prequel 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇Sister 13Cameo
Portland Street Blues 古惑仔情義篇之洪興十三妹Sister 13
Hold You Tight 愈快樂愈墮落Video shop owner
1999 Tarzan TerkCantonese dub
Gorgeous 玻璃樽Thief at airport
Metade Fumaca 半支煙Third Sister
The Tricky Master 千王之王2000Wasabi
My Loving Trouble 7我愛777Sandra

2000s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2000 Jiang hu: The Triad Zone 江湖告急Sophie
Born to Be King 勝者為王Sister 13
Those Were the Days 友情歲月山雞故事Sister 13
Juliet in Love朱麗葉與梁山伯Judy Chu
The Iron Ladies สตรีเหล็กCantonese dub
2001 Dance of a Dream 愛君如夢Kam
My Life as McDull 麥兜故事Mrs. McDullVoice
City of Desire慾望之城Sandra Lei
Martial Angels 絕色神偷Monkey
2002 Golden Chicken 金雞Kam
Scooby-Doo Cantonese dub
2003 Golden Chicken 2 金雞2Kam
Men Suddenly in Black 大丈夫Ninth uncle's wife
Good Times, Bed Times 戀上你的床Bobo Au
1:99 Shorts1:99 電影行動Television film
The Iron Ladies 2สตรีเหล็ก2Cantonese dub
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Cantonese dub
2004 Kung Fu Soccer 功夫足球Big SunTelevision series
McDull, Prince de la Bun 麥兜,菠蘿油王子Mrs. McVoice
Super Model我要做ModelInterviewee
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Cantonese dub
2005 Perhaps Love 如果‧愛Lin's Manager
Dragon Blade 龍刀奇緣Bali-baVoice
2006Men Suddenly in Black 2大丈夫2Ninth Aunt
McDull, the Alumni 春田花花同學會Waitress
The Matchmaker 天下第一媒婆Song ShuangshuangTelevision series
Metrosexual แก๊งชะนีกับอีแอบCantonese dub
2007I Love Sister Furong 我愛芙蓉姐Television series
Simply Actors戲王之王Phone accessory vendor
2009 Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷Mrs. Law
On His Majesty's Secret Service 大內密探零零狗Empress
McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten 麥兜響噹噹Mrs. McDullVoice
All's Well, Ends Well 2009 家有喜事2009Chu Yu

2010s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2010 All About Love 得閑炒飯Macy
Beauty on Duty!美麗密令Iron Mary
Just Another Pandora's Box 越光寶盒Wu's Chef
All's Well, Ends Well 2010 花田囍事2010Sweetie
Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷Mrs. Law
2011 Mr. and Mrs. Incredible 神奇俠侶Aroma Woman
I Love Hong Kong 我愛HK開心萬歲Mrs Ng Sun
2012 Ripples of Desire 花漾Madame Moon
McDull: The Pork of Music 麥兜噹噹伴我心Mrs. McDullVoice
Marrying Mr. Perfect 嫁個100分男人Winnie's sister-in-law
All's Well, Ends Well 2012 八星報喜Chelsia
2013 Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters 笑功震武林Madonna
Hotel Deluxe 百星酒店Peach Tin
Better and Better 越來越好之村晚Yuan Fang
2014Revelation of Ghost Marriage冥婚啟示 / 非常婚事Mrs. WuAlso known as A Fantastic Ghost Wedding
McDull: Me & My Mum 麥兜●我和我媽媽Mrs. McDullVoice
Naked Ambition 2 豪情2KamCameo
Golden Chicken 3 金雞SSSKamAlso as producer
Hello Babies 六福喜事Gong San
2015Accidental Hero偶然英雄
Jian Bing Man 煎餅俠Herself
Monster Hunt 捉妖記Ying
Lost and Love 失孤Human traffickerCameo
12 Golden Ducks 12金鴨Future CheungAlso as producer
2017Goldbuster妖鈴鈴LingAlso as director
Meow 喵星人Chow Lai-chuCantonese dub
2018 Monster Hunt 2 捉妖記2Ying
The Faces of My Gene 祖宗十九代 Nüwa
Agent Mr Chan棟篤特工
2019On Your Mom, Get Set, Go! 媽媽的神奇小子
Enter the Fat Dragon 肥龍過江

2020s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2021 Zero to Hero 媽媽的神奇小子So's mother
2022 Chilli Laugh Story 闔家辣WendyAlso producer of the film
2024 Love Lies 我談的那場戀愛Veronica Yu

Hosting

English titleOriginal titleNetwork
Enjoy Yourself Tonight 歡樂今宵 TVB Jade
Club Sparkle星星同學會

Music video appearances

YearSong titleArtist
1984"Gao Wen Jing Jie 高溫境界" Ken Choi
1986"Red Mobile 紅色跑車" Tai Chi
2019"Hubby" Jolin Tsai [7]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleLabelReleasedTrack listing
裝傻 BMG Taiwan 1992
Track listing
  1. 新年快樂
  2. 愛你一生還不夠(鄭伊健/吳君如)
  3. 多得你放棄
  4. 不可輕看
  5. 愛神不許再裝傻
  6. 我是路邊一支草
  7. 只有你的愛能到永遠
  8. 心痛怎麼說清楚
  9. 巴老彈星人報佳音(特別混音版)
  10. 新年快樂(卡拉OK版)
我有我的溫柔 BMG Hong Kong 1993
Track listing
  1. 多得你放棄
  2. 不清不楚
  3. 誰會一生愛護任性的我
  4. 她怎麼了
  5. 恭喜發財利是來
  6. 求可再度跟你一起
  7. 別再禁制我
  8. 只因你心醉(鄭伊健/吳君如)
  9. 我是路邊一支草
  10. 不可輕看
君如處處吻 PolyGram Hong Kong 1995
Track listing
  1. 如樂園
  2. 年中無憂
  3. Happy Birthday 送我給你
  4. 起過風
  5. 認真玩結婚
  6. 回憶是溫柔的
  7. 初一十五(吳君如/黃偉文)
  8. 祝你好運
  9. 識做識玩
  10. 情人處處吻
  11. 娛樂完

Extended plays

TitleLabelReleasedTrack listing
Sandra BMG Hong Kong 1992
Track listing
  1. 巴老彈星人報佳音
  2. 只因你心醉(鄭伊健/吳君如)
  3. 誰會一生愛護任性的我
  4. 巴老彈星人報佳音(特別混音版)
  5. 只因你心醉(卡拉OK版)
  6. 巴老彈星人報佳音(卡拉OK版)

Singles

TitleLabelReleasedTrack listing
廢話 BMG Hong Kong 7 September 1993
Track listing
  1. 廢話
  2. 不清不楚(Unclear Mix)
  3. 廢話(Nonsense Mix)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1989 8th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer The Inspector Wears Skirts Nominated
1995 14th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The ReturningNominated
1996 33rd Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress 4 Faces of EveNominated
1997 16th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
1998 35th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress Portland Street Blues Nominated
1999 18th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Won
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best ActressWon
Golden Bauhinia Awards Best ActressWon
2003 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Golden Chicken Nominated
40th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress Won
Golden Bauhinia Awards Best ActressNominated
2004 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Golden Chicken 2 Nominated
Golden Bauhinia Awards Best ActressNominated
Chinese Film Media Awards Most Popular Actress (Bronze)Won
20092009 TVB Anniversary AwardsBest Presenter for a Television ProgrammeClub SparkleNominated
2010 29th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Echoes of the Rainbow Nominated
Changchun Film Festival Best Supporting ActressWon
Huabiao Awards Outstanding Hong Kong ActressWon
2011 Huading Awards Best Actress in a Motion PictureNominated
2012 31st Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress Nominated
201413th New York Asian Film Festival Star Asia AwardHonored [8]
2015 34th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Golden Chicken 3 Nominated
2022 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Zero to Hero Nominated
2024 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress Love Lies Nominated [9]
44th Hawai'i International Film Festival Spotlight On Hong Kong Filmmaker in Profile AwardHonored [10] [11]
9th London East Asia Film FestivalHonorary AwardHonored [12]

References

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  2. "《無間道》成為金馬大贏家". BBC News . 13 December 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. Yu, Sen-lun (14 December 2003). "Again, Hong Kong tames the Golden Horse". Taipei Times . Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  4. "The Academy Invites 397 New Members for 2022: See the Full List". A.frame. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. Shackleton, Liz (3 October 2024). "'Dead Talents Society' Leads Race For Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards With 11 Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. "吳君如時隔21年再入圍影后笑稱老淚縱橫 保證出席金馬頒獎典禮". Central News Agency (in Chinese). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. "Jolin Tsai gets Sandra Ng in new music video". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. "13th New York Asian Film Festival". New York Asian Film Festival . Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  9. Frater, Patrick (3 October 2024). "'Dead Talents Society' Heads Golden Horse Film Awards Nominations". Variety . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. Frater, Patrick (6 September 2024). "Hawai'i Film Festival Raises the Bar With Record Number of Premieres, Premium TV Section Launch (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. Oketani, Sean (6 September 2024). "HIFF44 PRESENTS: FULL PROGRAMMING LINEUP". Hawai'i International Film Festival. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  12. Hsia, Heidi (5 November 2024). "Sandra Ng's "Love Lies" wins at London East Asia Film Fest". Yahoo Life Singapore. Retrieved 25 November 2024.