Tracy Chu

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Tracy Chu
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Chu in Harbour City（October, 2021）
Born (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 35)
British Hong Kong
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)actress
television presenter
barrister
Years active2012–present
Notable work Over Run Over
Legal Mavericks
Spouse
Justin Ng
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(m. 2019)​
Awards Full list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 朱 千 雪
Website TVB artiste page

Tracy Chu Tsin-suet (born 28 June 1988) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress, television presenter and barrister.

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Chu debuted in the entertainment industry through the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 2012. In 2015, she won the Most Improved TVB Artiste awards at both the TVB Star Awards Malaysia and StarHub TVB Awards. In 2016, she played her first female leading role in the drama Over Run Over .

In September 2020, Chu officially became a barrister at Denis Chang's Chambers. [1] [2]

Background

Tracy Chu was born on 28 June 1988 in Hong Kong. She is the eldest of three girls. [3] At the age of 8, Chu and her family immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. During the first few years, she found it difficult to adjust to the new environment since she spoke minimal English.

Chu graduated from Simon Fraser University, majoring in Business and Communication. She also has an 8th grade in piano. [4] Upon graduation, Chu returned to Hong Kong alone and worked as an administrative assistant for 2 years before deciding to join the Miss Hong Kong pageant.

Career

Pageant career (2012)

Chu entered the 2012 Miss Hong Kong pageant as contestant #4. Despite being a fan favorites and many TVB artistes, including previous winners Samantha Ko, Suki Chui and TVB's executive officer Virginia Lok, Chu did not win the title, partly due to technical difficulties in the voting system.

The 2012 pageant was the first Miss Hong Kong pageant to hold viewers choice online voting. The winner was to be selected based on popular online votes by audiences. [5] Chu placed 2nd Runner-up but many netizens and fellow TVB artistes felt Chu was robbed of the winning title mainly due to Chu was leading in online votes by 65% the day before the final event was held. [6] Over 500 Hong Kong citizens filed a complaint against TVB with the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) citing fraud was committed, when the winner was eventually decided by the judging panel. [7]

TVB Deputy Director of External Affairs Tsang Sing-ming, later apologized to the press for TVB's computer servers being disrupted, resulting in a lot of viewers unable to vote for their favorite. He also commented that the winner had already been decided and that a recount would not be done. [8]

Acting career (2013-2017)

After winning the Miss Hong Kong 2nd Runner-up title in 2012, Chu was cast for her first role in the medical drama The Hippocratic Crush II , acting opposite veteran Hong Kong actor Lawrence Ng. Her next drama, Tomorrow Is Another Day , had her starring opposite veteran actor Kenny Wong. Chu garnered multiple award nominations with this drama. In 2015, she earned positive reviews for her performance in the dramas Smooth Talker and The Fixer , both of which garnered her the Favourite Most Improved TVB Artiste awards at both the TVB Star Awards Malaysia and the StarHub TVB Awards.

In 2015, with the departure of longtime TVB lead actresses Myolie Wu and Kate Tsui, Chu got her first female leading role in the 2016 drama Over Run Over , [9] again earning positive comments. Her onscreen partnership with Vincent Wong was well received, for which they won the Most Popular Onscreen Partnership award at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. In addition, Chu earned her first nominations for both the Best Actress award and Most Popular Female Character award, eventually being placed among top 5 in both categories.

In 2017, Chu starred in the drama Legal Mavericks . With her role in this drama, she was placed among top 5 for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Personal life

During a break from acting in September 2015, Chu enrolled full-time at The Chinese University of Hong Kong to pursue a master's degree in Corporate Communication. [10] In September 2016, she enrolled at City University of Hong Kong School of Law to pursue a Juris Doctor degree. In September 2020, Chu became a barrister under Denis Chang’s Chamber. [11]

By a media report on 28 June 2019, Chu confirmed that she was engaged and had lodged a Notice of Intention to marry her 5-year boyfriend, Dr Justin Ng. Their wedding party was held in Bali in August 2019. [12]

Chu is best friends with Roxanne Tong, Angel Chiang, Jennifer Shum and Kayi Cheung.

Filmography

Television dramas

YearTitleChinese titleRoleNotes
2013 The Hippocratic Crush II On Call 36小時IIDr. Heung Chin-yiMajor Supporting Role
2014 Tomorrow Is Another Day 再戰明天Chi Chun-kwongMajor Supporting Role
2015 Smooth Talker 以和為貴Mo Sui-kaMajor Supporting Role
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved TVB Artiste
TVB Star Award Malaysia for Favourite Most Improved TVB Female Artiste
The Fixer 拆局專家"Duck Duck" Mak Ping-onSupporting Role
StarHub TVB Awards for Most Improved TVB Artiste
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite Most Improved TVB Female Artiste
2016 Speed of Life 鐵馬戰車WPC Cheung Ching-chingGuest Appearance
K9 Cop 警犬巴打Jil Lai Suk-chiMajor Supporting Role
Over Run Over EU超時任務WSGT Ling Sun-fungMain Role
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters
TVB Star Award Malaysia for Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Vincent Wong)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Wong)
2016–17 Rogue Emperor 流氓皇帝Fung Siu-yungGuest Appearance
2017 Legal Mavericks 踩過界Yanice Tai Tin-yanSupporting Role
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters
2020 The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter 降魔的2.0Taxi passengerGuest Appearance in Ep. 5
Legal Mavericks 2020 踩過界IIYanice Tai Tin-yanGuest Appearance (Voice only)

Films

TitleChinese titleYearRoleNotes
Helios 赤道2015TracyGuest Appearance

Television Host

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes
2012TVB Sales Presentation 20132013無綫節目巡禮with Wayne Lai, Carat Cheung, Jacqueline Wong
CASHCASH流行曲創作大賽with Eric Leung
A Tasmanian Affair塔斯曼尼亞的日與夜with Jason Chan Chi-san
2012-2013 Jade Solid Gold 勁歌金曲with Amigo Choi
2013Tailor-made Tour度身訂造旅行團with King Kong Lee. Alan Tam, Chrissie Chau
2014Dolce Vita港優遊，港享受with Yao Bin

Awards and nominations

Miss Hong Kong 2012

YearAwardResult
2012Miss Hong Kong 2nd Runner-upWon

TVB Anniversary Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015 The Fixer Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated
2016 Over Run Over Best Actress Nominated (Top 5)
Most Popular Female Character Nominated (Top 5)
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Won
Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated
Speed of Life Nominated
K9 Cop Nominated
2017 Legal Mavericks Best Supporting Actress Nominated (Top 5)
Most Popular Female Character Nominated

TVB Star Awards Malaysia

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014 Tomorrow is Another Day Favourite Most Improved TVB Female Artiste Nominated
2015 Smooth Talker , The Fixer Won
The Fixer Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Nominated
2016 Over Run Over Favourite TVB Actress Nominated (Top 5)
Favourite TVB Drama CharactersNominated
Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Vincent Wong)Won
2017 Legal Mavericks Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Nominated (Top 5)
Favourite TVB Drama CharactersNominated
Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Vincent Wong and Sisley Choi)Nominated

StarHub TVB Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014 Tomorrow is Another Day My Favourite TVB Supporting ActressNominated
Most Improved TVB Artiste Nominated
2015 Smooth Talker , The Fixer Won
2016 Over Run Over My Favourite TVB ActressNominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters Won
— Tokyo Bust Express the Sassy Award Won
2017 Legal Mavericks My Favourite TVB Supporting ActressNominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters Won

People's Choice Television Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016 Over Run Over People's Choice Best ActressNominated (Ranked 2nd)
2017 Legal Mavericks People's Choice Most Improved Female ArtisteNominated (Ranked 4th)

Hong Kong Television Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2017 Legal Mavericks Best Supporting Actress in Drama SeriesNominated (Ranked 4th)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Denis Chang's Chambers - Hong Kong Barristers".
  3. ↑ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/tracy-chus-sisters-wanted-her-to-introduce-guys-to-them/ Tracy Chu’s Sisters Wanted Her to Introduce Guys to Them. Retrieved August 5, 2016
  4. ↑ applehk. "Tracy Chu personal life". nextmedia hkapple (in Chinese). p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/miss-hong-kong-2012-will-be-crowned-by-viewers/ Miss Hong Kong 2012 Will Be Crowned by Viewers. Retrieved 5 August 2016
  6. ↑ applehk. "Tracy Chu is audience favourite". nextmedia hkapple (in Chinese). p. 1. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. ↑ http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20120828/00282_001.html 港姐票選撻Q賴黑客搞鬼. Retrieved 5 August 2016
  8. ↑ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/carat-cheung-defends-miss-hong-kong-victory-tracy-chu-remains-netizens-true-winner/ Carat Cheung Defends Miss Hong Kong Victory; Tracy Chu Remains Netizens’ True Winner. Retrieved 5 August 2016
  9. ↑ http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/46493/20150419/actress-tracy-chu-lands-first-lead-role-as-police-officer.htm Actress Tracy Chu Lands First Lead Role as Police Officer. Retrieved 19 April 2015
  10. ↑ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/tracy-chu-goes-back-to-school-as-full-time-student/ Chu goes back to school As Full-Time Student. Retrieved 5 August 2016
  11. ↑ "Chu, Tracy Tsin Suet (Ms) | Hong Kong Bar Association".
  12. ↑ "【峇里行禮】朱千雪嫁醫生男友". 明周娛樂. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
Preceded by
Whitney Hui 許亦妮
 Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2nd Runner-Up
2012		Succeeded by
Moon Lau 劉佩玥
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