Deanie Ip

Deanie Ip[note 1] (born 25 December 1947) is a Hong Kong singer and actress.[1][2] She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and three times for Best Supporting Actress. Deanie also won the Golden Horse Awards once for Best Leading Actress and twice for Best Supporting Actress; she also won a Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Her Cantopop albums were released by Universal Music Group and several local labels. A Hakka of Huiyang ancestry, she speaks Cantonese, Dapeng dialect, Mandarin and English.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ip.
Deanie Ip
Ip in 2016
Born (1947-12-25) 25 December 1947
British Hong Kong
OccupationSinger
AwardsVolpi Cup
Best Actress
2011 A Simple Life
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress
2012 A Simple Life
Best Supporting Actress
1985 My Name Ain't Suzie
1991 Dances with Dragon
2018 Our Time Will Come

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actress
2011 A Simple Life

Golden Horse Awards – Best Actress
2011 A Simple Life
Best Supporting Actress
1981 Cream Soda and Milk
1999 Crying Heart

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葉德嫻
Simplified Chinese叶德娴
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
GenresCantopop
LabelsUniversal Music Group

Music career

In the 1980s, Ip released five albums with a local producer. After complaining about the direction of the Cantopop industry and falling out with her then label, Black and White, Ip chose to retire from music in 1988 and went into semi-retirement, with occasional roles in movies. She returned to the Cantopop scene in 2002 with an EP, which, along with a live recording of her 2002 concert in Hong Kong, were both released by Universal Music Group. In the mid-90s, she teamed up with male star Andy Hui to produce the hit duet "教我如何不愛他" (lit. "Teach me how not to love him") and again in 2004 for the award-winner "美中不足" (lit. "A minor defect in something otherwise perfect").

Film career and recognition

Ip has been recognised on several occasions for supporting actress roles except for her role in A Simple Life, where she won Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.[3][4] Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So congratulated her for winning the award. Mr So said this award is not only an international recognition of Ms Ip's outstanding achievement, but a testimony of the level of excellence of the Hong Kong film industry.[5] A Simple Life marked the 10th collaboration between Ip and actor Andy Lau, they first starred together in The Unwritten Law in 1985.[3][6]

Ip has won the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards twice, for her roles in Dances with Dragon (11th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1991), and in My Name Ain't Suzy (5th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1985). Ip also had three other nominations for Best Supporting Actress for Wrong Wedding Trail (4th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1984), Spiritual Love (7th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1987) and for Murder (13th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1993).

She has also won Best Supporting Actress at the 36th Golden Horse Awards for Crying Heart.[7]

Before filming A Simple Life, Ip had a 12-year hiatus from acting, about the hiatus she stated “I was viewed by some in the business as a disobedient actress who loves to play the role of a director on set. I am also not great at networking. I guess these are the reasons why I haven’t been offered a lot of work."[8]

Politics
Ip alongside concert promoter Cheung Yiu-wing.

Ip participated in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, where protesters demanded electoral reform from the government.[9][10] She was involved in recording Denise Ho's Cantopop song "Raise the Umbrella" (撐起雨傘).[11][12][13] The song had been described as an inspiring anthem for the pro-democracy movement.[14][15] During the 2016 Hong Kong legislative election campaign, Ip expressed her support for activist Nathan Law and stated, "I believe that this young man does everything he does for Hong Kong, and for his generation."[16]

In 2019, Ip joined the pro-democracy demonstrations during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[17][18] Ip was one of few Hong Kong celebrities to voice support for the protesters, leading to her songs being removed from Mainland China's music streaming platforms.[19] Untroubled by the loss of this income stream, she continued to voice her admiration for the young protestors.[20][21]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1978Killers Two
Jing wang shuang xiong
1979Lin Ya Zhen lao hu yu xia xieMadam policewoman
1980Dangerous Encounters of the First KindPolice Officer
1981The Executor
Love Massacre
Cream Soda and MilkWon – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Sealed with a Kiss
1982Carry On PickpocketInspector Ling
Mo deng za chai
Love
1983Di yi ba jiao yi
1984Pom PomAnna
Wrong Wedding TrailNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
The Return of Pom PomAnna
Before Dawn
The Owl vs BomboJoyce Leung
1985Mr. Boo Meets Pom PomAnna
WelcomeGreat-Grandfather's Wife
Goodbye Mama
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky StarsPerson at the end #18
The Unwritten LawLau Wai-lanNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
My Name Ain't SuzieWong YingWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Seven AngelsSergeant
1986The LunaticsTina Lau
Zai jian ma miLiza
Pom Pom Strikes BackAnna
SoulLee Yip-Cheong
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
1987Spiritual LoveChin-HuaNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1988Dragons ForeverMiss Yip
The TruthLau Wai Lan
Fat lut mo chingSiu Yuk-Fong
1989Carry on Yakuza!!Mrs. Wong
The Truth: Final Episode
1991Fantasy RomanceGhost Prostitute
Dances with DragonShi-Yi / BabyWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1992Fight Back to School IIInspector YipNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Arrest the RestlessTeddy's Mother
The Prince of Temple StreetPhoenix
Deadly Dream WomanWitch Woman
She Starts the FireBig Beer
Handsome SiblingsSissy To
1993MurderMa Mei-ChunNominated – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Days of TomorrowLing's Mother
Man of the TimesMary
1994The New Legend of ShaolinRed Bean's Mother[22]
1995Tragic CommitmentNgank
1996Thanks for Your LoveMrs. Li
1999Criss-Cross Over Four SeasMing SingTV movie
Prince Charming'Babe' Fei
Crying HeartMrs. FatWon – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress
2000Don't Look Back... Or You'll Be Sorry!!Marianne Siu
Queen of KowloonAh Si
2011A Simple LifeChung Chun-taoWon – Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress
Won – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Actress
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress
Won – Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
Won – Asian Film Award for Best Actress
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress
Won – Hong Kong Salento International Film Festival for Salento Award
Won – Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actress
Nominated – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress(runner-up)
No Regret
2013A Complicated StoryGypsy
The Intruder
2017Our Time Will ComeMrs. FongWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[23]
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress[24]

Footnotes
  1. Deanie Ip is frequently referred to as Deanie Yip although her surname is officially romanised as Ip.

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