Hong Kong actress
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| Born | (1968-05-16) 16 May 1968 (age 56)
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| Other names | Yau Shuk-ching, Chingamy Yau, Chingmy Yau Suk-ching, Yau Shu-tsing |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Years active | 1986–1999 |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | - Sham Yuet (daughter)
- Sham Yat (daughter)
- Sham Sen (daughter)
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| Traditional Chinese | 邱淑貞 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 邱淑贞 |
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Chingmy Yau Suk-zing (born 16 May 1968) is a retired Hong Kong actress.
Background
She entered the Hong Kong film industry after completing secondary school in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant.
She was one of the leading actresses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, next to Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Cheung Man. She was cast in a series of Category III films, the most notable being Naked Killer (1992).[1][2] During the height of her success, she regularly starred alongside superstars like Jet Li, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Ekin Cheng, and Jackie Chan.
Yau received four Hong Kong Film Award nominations for her acting: for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for Lee Rock, and for Best Actress in 1993 for Naked Killer, in 1996 for I'm Your Birthday Cake, and in 1999 for Hold You Tight.[3]
Personal life
In 1999, she married Hong Kong fashion designer Sham Kar Wai, founder of Hong Kong–based fashion company I.T. They have three daughters together.
Partial filmography
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Awards and nominations
References
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