Ann Mui

Ann Mui Oi-fong (梅愛芳) (10 December 1959 – 16 April 2000) was a singer and actress.

Ann Mui
梅愛芳
Born
Ann Mui Oi-fong

(1959-12-10)10 December 1959
Died16 April 2000(2000-04-16) (aged 40)
Burial placeShang Sin Chun Tong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
OccupationSinger, actress
Years active1989–2000
Spouse(s)
Poon Lap-Tak
(m. 19912000)
Children
  • Poon Man-hou (son)
  • Poon Zeon-hou (son)
Parent(s)
  • Tam Mei-kam (mother)
FamilyMui Kai-ming (brother)
Mui Te-ming (brother)
Anita Mui (sister)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梅愛芳
Simplified Chinese梅爱芳

Background

Born on 10 December 1959 in Hong Kong, Ann experienced much hardship in her childhood. Her father died when she was very young and her mother Tam Mei-kam (覃美金) raised her brothers and sisters alone.

Like her sister Anita, Ann has a dramatic contralto singing voice, which is a rarity in Chinese pop music. Despite not being twins, both Ann and Anita's singing voices were strikingly similar, with the only way to tell them apart was the hand in which they hold the microphone.[1] She is best remembered for her supporting roles in many movies, especially Jackie Chan's Police Story 2.

Ann died of cervical cancer, which was proven to be a genetic predisposition as Anita later also succumbed to the same disease. Both sisters died at age 40. Ann passed away in St.Paul Hospital, Causeway Bay, and her ashes were interred in Shang Sin Chun Tong, Kowloon Tong.

Personal life

In 1991, she married the father of her two sons, Poon Lap-Tak, whom she and her family was estranged from until her death in 2000.

Filmography

References

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