Chrissie Chau
Chrissie Chau Sau-na (Chinese: 周秀娜; pinyin: Zhōu Xiùnà; Jyutping: Chau1
Sau3
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; born 22 May 1985) is a Hong Kong actress and model. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her gravure photo albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after she starred in the horror film Womb Ghosts (2009); Chau has starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
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| Born | 22 May 1985 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 周秀娜 | ||||||||||
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Chau won four "Most Searched Photos on Yahoo!" in 2009–2012, "Yahoo! Entertainment Spotlight Person" in 2009 and "Most Popular Actress Award" in Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards. She received "Award of Merit: Leading Actress" from The Accolade Competition in 2011 for her performance in Beach Spike.[1]
Chau first drew attention following "After 90s' Girls" in Hong Kong from the survey held by YMCA 2010. The report showed surveyed girls think that Chau has a high IQ and is optimistic and bold, whilst Chau ranked 16th in 2010 LIVAC Celebrity Roasters of Cross-Straits Media announced by HKIEd, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.
Life and career
Chau migrated from Chaozhou to Hong Kong with her family when she was 10. She states that she worked in a fast-food restaurant when she was 15, and then as a shop assistant in Causeway Bay earning HK$3,000 (about US$380) a month.[2]
Chau is Hong Kong's most famous pseudo-model, or lang mo,[3] She began pseudo-modelling after she won the runner-up title in the 2002 Comics Festival 'Game Girl'. She rose to prominence as the poster girl for Slim Beauty slimming boutique. In a TV commercial for the boutique, Chau rips off her clothes, revealing a bikini underneath, to 'stop the traffic' while she crosses the road in the business district of Central.[4] In 2009, she released a limited edition life-sized poster with her likeness– dressed in lingerie– printed on the cover, at HK$560 (about US$72) apiece.[5]
Chrissie Chau was invited as a guest for a talk show at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in late 2009, as part of a seminar series entitled "Knowledge Unlimited", aimed at widening students' horizons. Chau was invited as a guest to the seminar to discuss "Unscrambling the Chrissie Chau Phenomenon".[6] Chau was interviewed by Professor Li Siu-leung of Lingnan University in front of an audience of 400 students. She was asked a number of philosophical and existential questions, and was criticised for not being able to answer them; The Standard described this as "an old-fashioned ambush". The university was in turn criticised by radio host Eileen Cha for choosing Chau for a seminar series entitled Knowledge Unlimited.[7]
In 2010, veteran Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong openly criticised and ridiculed pseudo-models, specifically Chrissie Chau, several times, calling them brainless and "bimbos".[8] The related controversy led to pseudo-models being banned from a book-fair.
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Bet to Basic | 打雀英雄傳 | Nightclub PR | |
| Love Undercover 3 | 新紮師妹3 | Model Ming | ||
| 2008 | Playboy Cops | 花花型警 | Lam Lon's girlfriend | |
| Storm Rider – Clash of Evils | 風雲決 | Bing Ying (Cantonese) | ||
| Nobody's Perfect | 絕代雙嬌 | Slurpee | ||
| 2009 | Short of Love | 矮仔多情 | Lily | |
| Split Second Murders | 死神傻了 | Fangmei Fang | ||
| Seven 2 One | 關人7事 | Chrissie | ||
| 2010 | Womb Ghosts | 惡胎 | Zoe Kwok | |
| The Fantastic Water Babes | 出水芙蓉 | Brenda | ||
| City Under Siege | 全城戒備 | Youyou / YoYo | ||
| Perfect Wedding | 抱抱俏佳人 | Flora | ||
| Vampire Warriors | 殭屍新戰士 | See / Max | ||
| Marriage with a Liar | 婚前試愛 | KiKi | ||
| 2011 | Men Suddenly in Love | 猛男滾死隊 | Tina | |
| Beach Spike | 熱浪球愛戰 | Sharon | ||
| The Killer Who Never Kills | 殺手歐陽盆栽 | Nana | ||
| Lan Cheow Fong | 喜愛夜蒲 | Nana | ||
| Hong Kong Ghost Stories | 猛鬼愛情故事 | Bobo | ||
| 2012 | Any Other Side | 夜店詭談 | Amy / Elle | |
| The Hunter with Blood | 獵音師 | Short film | ||
| Holding Love | HOLD住愛 | Fang Meng | ||
| 2013 | Paper Moon | 紙月亮 | Shi Qin | |
| Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | 西遊·降魔篇 | Killer 4 | ||
| Together | 在一起 | Biqi / Vicki | ||
| Lift to Hell | 電梯驚魂 | Bai Jie / Dr. Ye | ||
| Flash Play | 致命閃玩 | Ade's girlfriend | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Players | 爛滾夫鬥爛滾妻 | Wong Jing | ||
| Cold Pupil | 冷瞳 | Su Yuchen | ||
| Kick Ass Girls 3 | 爆3俏嬌娃 | Poo | ||
| My Beautiful Kingdom | 我的美麗王國 | Ruo Tong | ||
| The Love Experience | 有招沒招之愛情達人 | Chi Lei | ||
| 2014 | The Extreme Fox | 非狐外傳 | Pian Er | |
| Are You Ready to Marry Me | 我想結婚的時候你在哪 | Soo Fei | ||
| Break Up 100 | 分手100次 | Xiao Lan Jiao | ||
| 2015 | An Inspector Calls | 浮華宴 | Cindy Cheung | |
| 12 Golden Lucks | 12金鴨 | Mei | ||
| Forever Love | 北京時間 | |||
| 2016 | House of Wolves | 惡人谷 | Special appearance | |
| iGirl | iGirl 夢情人 | 001 | ||
| 2017 | The Puppie Fantasia 3 | 小男人週記3之吾家有喜 | ||
| 29+1 | 29+1 | Christy Lan | ||
| Husband Killers | 女士復仇 | |||
| 2018 | Concerto of the Bully | 大樂師．為愛配樂 | [9] | |
| The Leakers | 洩密者 | |||
| Hotel Soul Good | 女皇撞到正 | |||
| Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy | 叶问外传：张天志 | Banana | ||
| 2019 | Death Notify | |||
| The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords | ||||
| P Storm | ||||
| Atonement | ||||
| Prison Flowers | ||||
| Magic Circle | ||||
| 2020 | Freak Orb | Mei Mei | ||
| All's Well Ends Well 2020 | 家有囍事2020 | 雷夢娜 Lui Mung Na | ||
Television
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Stephen's Diary | 老馮日記 | Sharon (ex-girlfriend Sam Lee) | |
| 2013 | Romance of Tang′ Kongfu | 唐朝浪漫英雄 | Tao Yaoyao | |
| Ip Man | 葉問 | Jenny | ||
| X-Girl | Sun Xiaomei | |||
| 2018 | Deep in the Realm of Conscience | 宮心計2深宮计 | Zheng Chunxi |
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| 2020 | WHITE WAR | 戰毒 | Wong Tsz-kei |
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| The Impossible 3' | 非凡三俠 | Keung Bo-yee |
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| 2021 | Ink at Tai Ping | 太平紋身店 | Nana |
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| 2022 | In The Storm | 黑金風暴 | Man Ching |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2011 | Accolade Global Film Competition | Award of Merit: Leading Actress | Beach Spike | Won |
| 2012 | Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actress | Cold Pupil | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Los Angeles Movie Award | Best Actress | Paper Moon | Won |
| 2016 | Asian New Media Film Festival | Best Actress | iGirl | Won |
| 2017 | China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | 29+1 | Nominated |
| Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 18th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actress | Won | |||
| Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2019 | Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actress | P Storm | Nominated |
| 2022 | 40th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Madalena | Nominated |
| Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
References
- "Accolade Winners August 2011" Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "Chrissie lends voice to minimum-pay workers" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- "Pretty chaotic" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Standard
- "Chrissie Chau: The Bikini Girl That Melted Hong Kong". Neon Punch
- "Hard line urged over Chau `sex toy'" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- "Fresh lunches offer food for thought" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- Lau, Nickkita (23 October 2009). "Beauty and the beasts" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- "seeyoueveryday.com". blog.seeyoueveryday.com.
- 巴福斯發行《大樂師．為愛配樂 Concerto Of The Bully》撼動心靈預告片｜2016 非同凡響
- Chrissie Chau at hkcinemagic.com
- Chrissie Chau at chinesemov.com
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