Chingmy Yau

Chingmy Yau Suk-zing (born 16 May 1968) is a retired Hong Kong actress.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yau.
Chingmy Yau
Chinese: 邱淑貞
Chingmy Yau in 2014
Chingmy Yau in 2014
Born (1968-05-16) 16 May 1968
British Hong Kong
Other namesYau Shuk-ching, Chingamy Yau, Chingmy Yau Suk-ching, Yau Shu-tsing
OccupationActress
Years active1989–1999
Spouse
Sham Kar Wai
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(m. 1999)​
Children3
Relatives
  • Sham Yuet (daughter)
  • Sham Yat (daughter)
  • Sham Sen (daughter)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese邱淑貞
Simplified Chinese邱淑贞

Background

She entered the Hong Kong film industry after completing secondary school in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant.

She was one of the leading actresses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, next to Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Cheung Man. She was cast in a series of Category III films, though she never appeared nude in any of them. The most notable of these was Naked Killer (1992).[1][2] During the height of her success, she regularly starred alongside superstars like Jet Li, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Ekin Cheng, and Jackie Chan.

Yau received four Hong Kong Film Award nominations for her acting: for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for Lee Rock, and for Best Actress in 1993 for Naked Killer, in 1996 for I'm Your Birthday Cake, and in 1999 for Hold You Tight.[3]

Personal life

In 1999, she married Hong Kong fashion designer Sham Kar Wai, founder of Hong Kong-based fashion company I.T. They have three daughters together.

Partial filmography

– Sources:,[4][5]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1992Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressNaked KillerNominated
1992Best Supporting ActressLee RockNominated
1996Best ActressI'm Your Birthday CakeNominated
1999Hold You TightNominated
1999Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest ActressNominated

References
  1. Pete Tombs (1998). Mondo Macabro: Weird and Wonderful Cinema Around the World. St. Martin's Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-312-18748-4. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  2. Linda Ruth Williams (2005). The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema. Indiana University Press. pp. 388–389. ISBN 978-0253218360. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  3. Hong Kong Film Awards (accessed 2015-05-05).
  4. "Chingmy Yau". imdb.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  5. "Chingmy Yau". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
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