Luna Shaw

Luna Shaw
邵美君
Shaw in August 2023
Born
Shaw Mei-kwan

(1973-05-02) 2 May 1973 (age 51)
Hong Kong
Education
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Luna Shaw Mei-kwan (Chinese: 邵美君; born 2 May 1973) is a Hong Kong stage actress best known for her role in Love is Shit (2012). She won eight Hong Kong Drama Awards, which makes her the actress with the most wins for the accolade.

Biography

Shaw was born on 2 May 1973, in Hong Kong.[1] She had her secondary education at Kiangsu-Chekiang College and became interested in drama after having classes with Poon Wai-Sum, a scriptwriter and the artist-in-residence.[1] She attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study acting, but dropped out in her second year due to family issues. She reapplied to the school three years later after her father's death under the motivation of Poon and her elder sister.[1] She graduated with a higher diploma in 1999 and landed her first stage acting role in the play Non Dimenticar (Chinese: 年年有今日).[1][2] She won Best Supporting Actress in the 11th Hong Kong Drama Awards in 2002 and formed the Windmill Grass Theatre (Chinese: 風車草劇團) with Joey Leung [zh] and Edmond Tong [zh]. She won a total of eight Hong Kong Drama Awards, most notably winning Best Actress in the 2012 original stage play Love is Shit [zh],[3][4] which makes her the actress with the most wins for the accolade.[5] Shaw received her first onscreen role in the 2020 ViuTV drama series The Gutter [zh] and featured in the 2023 drama film Time Still Turns the Pages.[6][7] In 2024, she was cast in lead roles in the crime thriller film The Moon Thieves and drama film The Lyricist Wannabe.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Time Still Turns the Pages Sister Ha (蝦姐) [7]
2024 The Moon Thieves Ms. Hong (紅姐) [8]
The Lyricist Wannabe Law Wing Sze's mother [9]
All Shall Be Well Yvonne [10]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Gutter [zh] Wu Choi Wan (胡彩雲) Guest role[6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1998 7th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress See You Soon Nominated [11]
2000 9th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress Cricket in My Life Nominated
2001 10th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress The Naked Eyes Nominated
2002 11th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress The Black Comedy Won
Best Actress Spiders in Meditation Nominated
2003 12th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress K For Nominated
Hobson's Choice Nominated
Venezia Cafe in Portland Street Nominated
2004 13th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress Dragonhead Nominated
2005 14th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Tiger Crane Style Won
2006 15th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Superman Forever [zh] Won
Best Actress I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! Nominated
2007 16th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress The Massage King Nominated
2010 19th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Shadow Box Won
2012 21st Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress Love is Shit [zh] Won
2015 24th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Shuraba [zh] Won
2017 26th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress Almost, Maine Won
2019 28th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress Boy Gets Girl Nominated
2020 29th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress The Good Person of Szechwan Won
2023 31st Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress Bye-Bye Your Tale Nominated

References

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  2. ^ 鄧小樺 (10 February 2014). "邵美君：沉浸在戲劇裏". Hong Kong Economic Journal (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "邵美君挑戰難度單拖跳探戈". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "愛是一篤屎 邵美君". Eastweek (in Chinese). 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ 鍾舜英 (20 September 2017). "邵美君為求做到最好:要敢於冒險". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b 李婉文 (13 May 2020). "歎息橋｜邵美君黃定謙演母子演技受激讚　網民︰個阿媽真係好恐怖". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b 何故 (5 November 2023). "《年少日記》後勁凌厲賺人熱淚　散場後仍難以平伏情緒". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b 何故 (8 February 2024). "《盜月者》超乎預期　MIRROR三子銀幕上最精彩一次演出". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "填詞L影評｜創「廣東歌」電影先河　做人應該追夢還是接受現實？". HK01 (in Chinese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  10. ^ 莫匡堯 (19 February 2024). "從今以後︱區嘉雯親赴柏林影展世界首映　導演公開李琳琳參演原因". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ^ "獲提名者及獲獎者：邵美君". Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.