Angie Chiu

Angie Chiu (Chinese: 趙雅芝; pinyin: Zhào Yǎzhī; born 15 November 1954) is a Hong Kong actress, and was the third runner up in the 1973 Miss Hong Kong pageant.

Angie Chiu
Chinese: 趙雅芝
Attending the funeral service of Rosa Chan (陳紫蓮), the former Honorary Advisor of the Wai Yin Association's (慧妍雅集) on 12 September 2019.
Born
Chiu Ngar-chi

(1954-11-15) 15 November 1954
EducationShung Tak Catholic English College
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)
Wong Hon-wai
(m. 1975; div. 1983)

Melvin Wong
(m. 1984)
Children
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsAll-Time Most Memorable Female Leading Roles
1999 The Bund (1980)

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese趙雅芝
Simplified Chinese赵雅芝

Early life

In 1954, Chiu was born in Hong Kong.[1]

Career

Chiu started her career as a flight attendant for Japan Airline.[1]

In 1973, Chiu participated in Miss Hong Kong Pageant.[1]

In 1970s, Chiu's acting career began.[2] Chiu is most noted for her leading role in The Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber, Chor Lau Heung, The Bund, opposite Chow Yun-fat and Lui Leung-Wai.[1]

Chiu is a well known actress in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and Mainland China.

Personal life

In 1975, Chiu married Wong Hon-wai (黃漢偉), a medical doctor. They had two children, Gary Wong (黃光宏) and Ronnie Wong (黃光宜). In 1983, Chiu divorced Wong Hon-wai. In 1984, Chiu married Melvin Wong, an actor. On 7 January 1986, their son Wesley Wong (黃愷傑) was born.[3] Chiu's son Wesley later became an actor.

Filmography

Film

This is a partial list of films.

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
1976The Private Eyes半斤八兩Jackie. [4]
1977Money Crazy发钱寒 [5]
1979The Kung Fu Instructor教头
1979The Secret[6]
1981Job Hunter失业生 Guest Star
1986Heroes Shed No Tears英雄无泪
1991The Banquet豪門夜宴 [7] Guest Star
2010You Deserve to Be Single活该你单身 [8]
Showtime用心跳 [9]

Television series

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
1978Vanity Fair大亨(朱敏芝) (TVB)
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber倚天屠龍記Chow Chi-yeuk (TVB)
1979 The God of Sabre刀神Ching-ching (TVB), A Hong Kong television miniseries adapted from Gu Long's novel the moon scimitar book.
Chor Lau-heung楚留香So Yung-yung (TVB)
1980The Bund上海灘Fung Ching-ching (馮程程) (TVB)
1981The Hawk飛鷹(倪天兒/素素) (TVB)
The Legend of Wonder Lady女黑俠木蘭花(木蘭花) (TVB)
1982The Switch雙面人(姚淑華) (TVB)
1983The Radio Tycoon播音人Au Yeuk-chi (歐若芷) (TVB)
Good Morning Mother In Law奶奶早晨(程福珍) (TVB)
1984The Other Side of the Horizon魔域桃源Tong Kei (唐琪) (TVB)
Gary 39's Angel黃金約會(洪潔嬣) (TVB)
1985The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain(雪山飛狐)Ma Chun-fa (TVB)
The Yang's Saga(楊家將)Guan Yin (TVB), Guest Star
The Reincarnated Princess观世音Miu Sin / Guan Yin [10] (TVB)
1991The Chronicles of Emperor Qianlong (Xi Shuo Qian Long) (China TV) with Adam Cheng co-stars
1992New Legend of Madame White Snake新白娘子傳奇Bai Su Zhen / Hu Mei Niang (TVB), (1995 TTV)
2003Point of No Return西關大少Ng Yuk Hing
2004Warriors of the Yang Clan楊門虎將She Saihua, wife of Yang Ye. [11]
2015Master of Destiny風雲天地Mok Nga-man (莫雅文) Guest Star
2017The Destiny of White Snake天乩之白蛇传说Holy mother of Mount Li [12] Guest Star
2021The Rebel Princess上阳赋Princess Jinmin[13]

Awards & titles

See also

References

  1. "HK actress Angie Chiu Raises Funds for Charity Foundation". womenofchina.cn. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. "Former leading HK actress Angie Chiu, 65, amazes fans with youthful looks in birthday celebration". The Straits Times. 2020-11-11
  3. Ng, Gwendolyn (27 August 2014). "New Ah Boys To Men recruit Wesley Wong has famous parents". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. "The Private Eyes (1976)". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Money Crazy (1977)". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. "The Secret (1979)". senscritique.com. 1979. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "The Banquet (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. "You Deserve to Be Single (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. "Showtime (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. "The Reincarnated Princess (1985)". dianying.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. "Warriors if the Yang Clan". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2019.(character name spelled as Shu Sai Hua)
  12. "Hong Kong Actresses Carina Lau and Angie Chiu join The Destiny of the White Snake". dramapanda.com. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. "章子怡首演大剧《帝凰业》杀青 周一围杨祐宁赵雅芝加盟 2019年开播". Mtime (in Chinese). 28 November 2018.
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