Maggie Cheung Ho-yee

Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (Chinese: 張可頤; pinyin: Zhāng Kěyí; born 20 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actress.

Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
張可頤
Born (1969-03-20) 20 March 1969
Alma materSt. Mary's Canossian College
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsBest Actress
2003 The King of Yesterday & Tomorrow
My Favourite Television Character
2001 The Awakening Story
2003 The King of Yesterday & Tomorrow
All-Time Most Memorable Female Leading Roles
1999 Old Time Buddy

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張可頤
Simplified Chinese张可颐

Career

Maggie Cheung Ho-yee was a member of four-piece girl band "PP Gals" in 1991. Her name was "Tina" in the band. They released an album called "PP Gals.DJ Boy" and disbanded in 1991.[1]

She competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "potential artist" (最具演藝潛質獎) and was signed to the channel soon afterwards.

Her career spun off to a whirlwind of a start, as she was offered a leading role. However, she wanted to start from the bottom up and hence declined the role, only to accept a subsidiary role in another series. Many will say that her career kicked off with the well accepted Old Time Buddy, but some others say it is with her primary leading role in "One Good Turn Deserves Another".

The popularity of artists in the Hong Kong television market depends as much on the popularity of the characters in a series as to the ability of the actors and it was not until 1998 that she achieved mainstream popularity with the series "Old Time Buddy", in which she played a character based on 60s teen idol Connie Chan Po-chu. The character was well received because of Maggie's excellent portrayal of Connie Chan. The immense success lead to sequel, To Catch A Thief, a movie, Those Were The Days, and even a platinum selling CD.

She has co-starred with numerous male actors, such as Gallen Lo, Louis Koo, Wong He, Roger Kwok, Steven Ma, Joe Ma, Moses Chan, Gordon Lam, and numerous others. Her chemistry with Gallen Lo lead to several other pairings in other series. Gordon Lam worked with Maggie Cheung in Plain Love II, which built a strong friendship amongst the two.

In 2003, she won the most coveted award a TVB actress can receive, Favorite Lead Actress, beating other "fa dan", a Cantonese term borrowed from Cantonese operas and roughly corresponding to modern notions of main actresses, such as Jessica Hsuan, Flora Chan, and Kenix Kwok. In 2004, she was in the race for the award again with new series that included "The Conqueror's Story" and "War and Beauty". However, the filming for the Jackie Chan/Stanley Kwan's project "To Live to Love" (Chang Hen Ge), interfered with the award ceremony, and Gigi Lai won the award.

In 2005, she was diagnosed with the rare Graves' Disease, preventing her from filming "Au Revoir Shanghai" and she was replaced by Anne Heung. After a break from showbiz for 2 years, she has just recovered and Maggie has said in an interview that she would be filming a new drama series in August 2007. Her numerous fans worldwide are avidly awaiting the release of a new drama from Cheung Ho Yee. Maggie also hosted the Mr Hong Kong 2007 contest with Dodo Cheng.

In 2010, Maggie became a spokesperson for the French's anti-aging skincare brand, RoC®.

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
1995The Condor Heroes 95Ching Ying
The UnexpectedAu Yeung Sau Lan (Cindy)
A Kindred SpiritMiss Yuen (Fanny)
1996Cold Blood Warm HeartYip Hiu Bing (Chris)
Ancient HeroesJiu Yun San
Once Upon a Time in ShanghaiGu Ching Wah
One Good Turn Deserves AnotherAu Hok Yi (Queenie)
1997A Road and a WillChai Ho Fung
Old Time BuddyChing Bo ChuTVB Award for Most Memorable Female Leading Role
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress
Mystery FilesMan Ka Lei (Carrie)
A Recipe for the HeartHa Jun Jun
1998Old Time Buddy: To Catch a ThiefChing Bo Chu
1999Plain Love IIPun Mui NgaNominated - TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
A Smiling Ghost StoryLam Ka Yi / Lee Wing Yan
2000The Sky is the LimitGam Lan
2001The Awakening StorySuen Hing Ga (Rose)TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
2002Burning Flame IIChung Yan Yee (Chris)
Let's Face ItKo Ka Lei
Police Station No.7Tsang Bo Yin
2003Ups and Downs in the Sea of LoveFong Nga Man (Yama)
The King of Yesterday and TomorrowLiu Sei LeungTVB Award for Best Actress
TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Better HalvesLin Bak Hap
2004War and BeautyOn SinNominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
The Conqueror's StoryEmpress Lü ZhiNominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
2006To Live to LoveWang Qiyao
2010My Better HalfKo Lai Sum
Beauty Knows No PainSha Yuen-kei (Jackie)Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character
2011Forensic Heroes IIIDr. Mandy Chung Hok-sumNominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character
2012The Last Steep AscentKu Sun-yuetNominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character
2013Legend of Lu ZhenLou Qingxiang
2014Sound of the DesertEmpress Wei Zifu
To Be or Not to BeAnson Leung
2020Single PapaSharonMain Role

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1989A Better Tomorrow IIILingaka A Better Tomorrow 3: Love and Death in Saigon
1990Spy GamesKen's girlfriend
1995Highway Man
1996Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star
1997Those Were the DaysChing Bo Chu
1999Gorgeouscameo
2000Troublesome Night 8Woman at Mrs. Bud's temple
When a Man Loves a WomanFung
2001Troublesome Night 9Ms. Liu
HeadlinesJoey
Thou Shall Not CommitMaggie Yeung
2002ReunionYan
2010Crossing Hennessy
2011I Love Hong KongGau Gu Leung
Men Suddenly in LoveLau Yuk-hing
PunishedMrs. Wong
The Fortune BuddiesMaggie
2017All My Goddess
2018The Trough
2022Where the Wind Blows

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