Chingmy Yau is a Hong Kong actress who no longer takes part in films although she is not formally retired.
Yau entered the Hong Kong film industry after competing in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant. Rumors had it that she underwent plastic surgery on her chin, but she defended that it was only done as a result from a childhood accident. She also claimed to have been sick before the final round, so she withdrew from the rest of the competition . However, joining the pageant was enough to win her several film roles.
Chingmy's career did not take off until she became romantically involved with Hong Kong film director Wong Jing, even though he was married at the time. She was one of the leading actresses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, next to Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Cheung Man. Wong cast her 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). During the height of her success, she regularly starred alongside superstars like Jet Li, Stephen Chow, and Ekin Cheng.
In 1997 she split up with Wong and her career slowed down significantly.
In 1999 she married Hong Kong fashion designer Shen Jiawei and have two children together. Though she has not officially retired from acting, she has made no announcements or plans to return in any film. She's still featured in tabloids from time to time with news regarding her personal life.
Partial filmography
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Hold You Tight (1998)
Lawyer Lawyer (1997)
Feel 100%...Once More (1996)
4 Faces of Eve (1996)
Bodyguards of Last Governor (1996)
Street Angels (1996)
Satan Returns (1996)
Young and Dangerous 3 (1996)
Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
Blind Romance (1996)
I'm Your Birthday Cake (1995)
Legendary Couple (1995)
High Risk (1995)
The Saint of Gamblers (1995)
Lover of the Last Empress (1995)
God of Gamblers' Return (1994)
1941 Hong Kong on Fire (1994)
Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)
Modern Romance (1994)
Modern Love (1994)
The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
The Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
Meltdown (1994)
Raped by an Angel (1993)
Psycho Killer (Yu ye tian mo) (1993)
Millionaire Cop (1993)
Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)
Ghost Lantern (1993)
Future Cops (1993)
Boys Are Easy (1993)
Royal Tramp II (1992)
Royal Tramp (1992)
Truant Heroes (1992)
She Starts the Fire (1992)
Naked Killer (1992)
Deadly Dream Woman (1992)
City Hunter (1992)
Casino Tycoon 2 (1992)
Casino Tycoon (1992)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Money Maker (1991)
Lee Rock (1991)
My Neighbors are Phantoms (1990)
They Came to Rob Hong Kong (1990)
Mr. Fortune (1899)
Ghost Busting (1989)
The Crazy Companies II (1988)
The Crazy Companies (1988)
Love Army (1988)
References
^ misshkbeauties.com
External links
Website about Chingmy Yau
Chingmy Yau Suk-ching at the Internet Movie Database
hkcinemagic entry
lovehkfilm entry
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