Moon Lau

Moon Lau was born in Hong Kong and lived with a large family of seven. Her mother Lam Giu (林嬌), was contestant #15 in the 1985 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.[2] She also has a younger brother. Lau attended Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School located in the Sha Tin district of Hong Kong. In 2011, she graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Communication (Honours), majoring in Film and Media Arts.

During university, Lau worked as a model, signed under agency Jacso Entertainment for two years.[3] After graduating from university she worked as an airline flight attendant for two years and later as an office project officer before signing up for the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.

Lau entered the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant in May 2013. She was contestant #6 and was the tallest of all participants, standing at 5'8.5″.[4] The final list of 20 contestants were revealed at a press conference on July 4, 2013. Lau's chosen location for her photoshoot was Taipei, Taiwan, where she was grouped together with fellow contestants Sisley Choi (蔡思貝) and Vicky Chan (陳偉琪).[5] The semifinal round was held live on Sunday, August 25, 2013. Lau's Q&A question was given by Carol Cheng, who asked Lau the size of the home she grew up in since she came from a large family of seven, to which Lau answered, "I grew up in a comfortably well-off family. Our house is about a 1,000 feet." With 29,835 votes, Lau became the fifth of ten total contestants to make it into the final round.[6] On September 1, 2013 in Tseung Kwan O at TVB City, Lau was crowned the 2013 Miss Hong Kong second runner-up with a total of 60,000 votes.[7]

After participating in the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Lau hosted variety shows as a beginner. In 2015, she was given her first role and was cast majorly in Raising The Bar. She continued to gain popularity after starring in dramas such as Angel In-the-Making, Over Run Over, Blue Veins and House of Spirits. In mid-late 2016, her role in A Fist Within Four Walls was commended by the public, leading her to win Best New Artiste awards.[8] In Two Steps from Heaven, she acted as 'Emma', the third party which showed her acting skills to the public and gained recognition.[9]

In 2017, Lau's performance in The Exorcist's Meter was majorly favoured by the public.[10] In 2018, she took on her first female lead role, portraying an ambulance officer in the drama Life On The Line, which won Best Drama at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2018. She was also nominated as Best Actress for the first time. Being a favoured on-screen couple, Lau and Hubert Wu collaborated for the third time in drama, Wife Interrupted, in December 2018.

In 2020, Lau reprised her role in The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter, collaborating with Kenneth Ma, Mandy Wong and Hubert Wu again, and was nominated as Best Supporting Actress and Most Improved Female Artiste at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2020.

From a young age, Moon had been influenced by her grandfather, who was an author, into reading and writing books. One of her lifetime goals was to release her own book before the age of 30. After stepping into the entertainment industry, Moon focused on acting, but she never forgot about her childhood dream of becoming an author.

• Moon Lau official webpage