Jacqueline Law
Jacqueline Law (Chinese: 羅慧娟) (October 10, 1966 – June 30, 2012) was a Hong Kong television and film actress.
Jacqueline Law | |
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羅慧娟 | |
| Born | October 10, 1966 |
| Died | June 30, 2012 (aged 45) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Liu Chee Ming (m. 2008) |
| Family | Law Wai-Ping (brother) |
Background
Law's older brother Law Wai-ping was an actor for TVB during the 1980s.[1] In 1987, Law launched her own acting career at the age of 17.[1] Despite her lack of professional acting experience at the time, Law was cast in a lead role in the 1987 Hong Kong television series The Legend of the Book and the Sword.[1] She portrayed Fok-ching-tung in the series, a television adaptation of Louis Cha's The Book and the Sword, which marked her first dramatic role.[1]
Law was next cast in A Friend in Need, which co-starred Jaime Chik, Simon Yam, and Leon Lai.[1]
Law dated Singaporean magnate and businessman Liu Chee Ming for eleven years. The couple married in 2008.[1]
Her diagnosis with pancreatic cancer led to her retirement from acting.[1] Law held a farewell party in February 2012 before moving to Singapore with her husband for treatment.[1] Guests, composed of twenty friends, included actresses Kitty Lai, Sheren Tang, and Monica Chan.[1] Law died at her home in Singapore on June 30, 2012, at the age of 45.[1]
References
- "HK star Jacqueline Law dies from cancer at Singapore home". AsiaOne. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.