Michelle Sima

Michelle Sima
司馬燕
Born
Hon Siu-ling (韓少玲)

(1963-03-15)15 March 1963
Hong Kong
Died10 January 2015(2015-01-10) (aged 51)
Hong Kong
Other namesMichelle Sima Yan, Michelle Sze Ma-Yin, Shut-Ma Yin, Si-Ma Yin, Sima Yan
OccupationActress
Years active1980–1996
SpouseTogi Gouw
Children2

Michelle Sima (Chinese: 司馬燕; 15 March 1963 – 10 January 2015) was a Hong Kong actress. Sima is credited with over 25 films.

Career

In 1980, Sima became a beauty pageant contestant in Miss Hong Kong, but she was not placed. In 1983, Sima became an actress in Hong Kong films. Sima first appeared as Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian) in The Sensational Pair, a 1983 Drama film directed by Albert Lai Gin-Kwok. Sima was active in the 1980s and early 1990s as a supporting actress or sex symbol role in Cantonese Romantic Comedy, Drama, and Horror films. Sima's last film was The Mad Monk, a 1993 Fantasy film directed by Johnnie To Kei-Fung. Sima is credited with over 25 films. In 1996, Sima retired from the film industry.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Sima was born in Hong Kong on 15 March 1963.[3] In 1996, she married Togi Gouw (Chinese: 吳忠義), a Dutch businessman of Chinese Indonesian descent.[4][5] They had two sons, Ian Gouw and Brian Gouw. The former became an actor.[6]

In 2012, Sima was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She died on 10 January 2015 at the age of 51.[1][2]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

  • 1983 - The Sensational Pair - Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian)
  • 1989 - Doubles Causes Troubles - Inspector Xu
  • 1990 - Demoness from Thousand Years (aka Chase From Beyond) - Policeman
  • 1993 - The Mad Monk - Pregnant wife

References

  1. ^ a b Addy (13 January 2015). "Former Hong Kong Actress, Michelle Sima, Passes Away from Cancer". jaynestars.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Michelle Sima Yan dead at 51". hollywood.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Si-Ma Yin". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ "司馬燕離世3年 吳忠義峇里再婚 長子到賀". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ Togi Gouw on LinkedIn
  6. ^ Hsia, Heidi (22 September 2020). "Former child actor Ian Gouw returns with "Septet"". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 26 October 2023.