Shirley Yeung

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Shirley Yeung
Shirley Yeung 2020.jpg
Yeung in 2020
Born (1978-08-07) 7 August 1978 (age 44)
Alma mater Education University of Hong Kong
Occupation(s) Actress, singer, model
ChildrenKrystal Yeung
(b. 8 March 2012)
Kody Yeung
(b. 12 February 2020)
Awards TVB Anniversary Awards Most Improved Female Artiste
2004 Angels of Mission
Best Supporting Actress
2006 Always Ready

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 楊思琦
Simplified Chinese 杨思琦

Shirley Yeung Sze-ki (born 7 August 1978), is a Hong Kong actress [1] who was under contract with TVB from 2001 to 2014. Yeung is a Hakka of Jiaoling descent.

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Career

Shirley Yeung at a promotion at Wing Yip in London 2004 for Angels of Mission YeungSzeKai 3.jpg
Shirley Yeung at a promotion at Wing Yip in London 2004 for Angels of Mission

She was the winner of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong Pageant contest. She had been the favourite among audiences since the very beginning of the competition. She won six awards and she currently holds the record for the most awards won by Miss Hong Kong. Yeung participated in Miss Chinese International 2002, where she made the top 5. [2] Yeung began her career with TVB short afterwards. Her first drama was The Threat of Love 2, playing the third female lead, where she played different characters for each episode. She went on to play significant roles in dramas throughout the 2000s including Angels of Mission and Always Ready .

She left TVB in 2014 and expanded her career to Mainland China. [3]

Personal life

Shirley met actor Gregory Lee in 2002 on the set of Blade Heart . They dated until 2011 when Yeung announced their break-up at a public event. Shortly after the break-up, she dated Andy Ng which lasted 3 months. [4] [5] In 2012, her private life came under media scrutiny after she chose not to reveal the identity of her daughter's father to the public after Yeung announced on Weibo that she had given birth to daughter, Krystal, who takes her surname, Yeung. [6]

Education

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRole
2003 The Threat of Love 2
LovingYou我愛你2
BiBi/Shum Wing/Fun
Judy/Siu Hung/Amy
Cheung Lok-Sze/Yip Wing-Yan
沈穎、芬、Judy、小紅、Amy、張樂詩、葉穎恩
In the Realm of Fancy
繾綣仙凡間
Pui Chui-Wan
裴翠雲
Life Begins at Forty
花樣中年
Yuen Siu-Mui
阮小梅
Find the Light
英雄·刀·少年
Princess Cheuk-Lan
卓蘭格格
2004 Blade Heart
血薦軒轅
Wong Yee
王怡
Angels of Mission
無名天使3D
Bowie Tong Bo-Yee
唐寶兒
Shine on You
青出於藍
Wing Lam Wing-Yan
林穎恩
2005 Hidden Treasures
翻新大少
Karen Pang Ka-Yan
彭家恩
My Family
甜孫爺爺
Miki Mo Sze-Ting
毛思婷
Always Ready
隨時候命
Nikki Chow Siu-Kuen
周小娟
Bizarre Files
奇幻潮
Time Wizard
時間精靈
2006 The Bitter Bitten
人生馬戲團
Joey Chik Ho-Yee
席可兒
Au Revoir Shanghai
上海傳奇
Nip Man-Wah
聶曼華
The Price of Greed
千謊百記
Yan Yuet-Mui
殷悅妹
2007 The Brink of Law
突圍行動
Kelly Sung Ka-Yee
宋嘉兒
Devil's Disciples
強劍
Szeto Sui-Ling
司徒水靈
A Change of Destiny
天機算
Fok Yee-Na/Lee Chor-Kwan
霍伊娜/李楚君
ICAC Investigators 2007
廉政行動2007
Rachel Kong Ka-Yue
江嘉裕
2008 The Silver Chamber of Sorrows
銀樓金粉
Chao-Kuk
秋菊
Forensic Heroes II
法證先鋒II
Sharon Kwok Hiu-Lam
郭曉琳
Moonlight Resonance
溏心風暴之家好月圓
Chung Siu-Ho (young)
鍾笑荷
Pages of Treasures
Click入黃金屋
Abbie Lui Yuen-Yee
雷婉儀
2009 A Chip Off the Old Block
巴不得爸爸
Ching Lan-Fan
程蘭芬
2010 A Fistful of Stances
鐵馬尋橋
Ku Man-Kuen
顧文娟
The Comeback Clan
翻叮一族
Justina Lei Yung-Shan
利蓉珊
2014 ICAC Investigators 2014
廉政行動2014
Jo Jo Yeung
All That Is Bitter Is Sweet
大藥坊
Fung Yuk-Kan
馮玉琴
2015IPCC Files 2015
2017Psycho Detective

Movies

[7] [8]

TV Hosts

YearTitleCo-host
2008 Tips For Home Decoration Chin Kar-lok
2008 Living Up Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee, Suki Chui, Candy Cheung
2010 Go! EXPO Liu Xuan, Lily Ho
2011 Travelling With Koyo Alan Wan, Ria Tong
2011 Where Feng Meets Shui Tracy Ip

Discography

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References

  1. http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=13944 HK Cinema
  2. http://hongkong-tvb-actress.blogspot.com/2009/08/shirley-yeung.html Hong Kong TVB
  3. "楊思琦廣州搵地道小食 唔戴口罩周街走惹批評". Sing Tao Daily 星島日報加拿大 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. "Gregory Lee: I am willing to raise Shirley Yeung's Baby".
  5. "Shirley Yeung and Gregory Lee End Nine-Year Relationship".
  6. "Shirley Yeung Returns to Hong Kong; refuses to answer questions regarding baby's father".
  7. Shirley Yeung at hkmdb.com
  8. Shirley Yeung at chinesemov.com
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Hong Kong
2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Tavia Yeung
for Vigilante Force
Most Improved Actress
2004
for Angels of Mission
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Supporting Actress
2006
for Always Ready
Succeeded by