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Miriam Yeung

Miriam Yeung

Hong Kong singer and actress

For the American activist, see Miriam Yeung (activist).

Miriam Yeung Chin-wah (born 3 February 1974)[2] is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films.[2] In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards for portraying Cherie Yu in Love in the Buff.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Yeung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Miriam Yeung and the Chinese-style name is Yeung Chin-wah.
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Yeung studied at the Holy Family Canossian College in Kowloon and was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.[3][4] She began her career in entertainment after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995.

Career

Music

She began her career as a singer and actress after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995, co-organised with Capital Artists.[5][2]

Yeung has released more than 40 albums in Cantonese and Mandarin. Many of her songs have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as "Maiden's Prayer" (少女的祈禱), "Sisters" (姊妹), "Unfortunately I'm an Aquarius" (可惜我是水瓶座) and "Small City, Big Things" (小城大事).

She also performed a Cantonese version of It's A Small World, at the opening of It's A Small World at the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park in 2008.

Acting

As an actress, Yeung has appeared in over 30 films with a total box office of around US$50 million worldwide, and had voice roles in three Korean and Thai movies. She won the Most Popular Artiste Award at Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival in 2002.

Her notable works include Sound of Colors, Drink, Drank, Drunk, Hooked on You, Perfect Wedding, Love in a Puff and Love in the Buff.[6][7]

In 2011, Yeung won her first Best Actress award for Perfect Wedding at the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. In 2013 she won another Best Actress award for Love in the Buff at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[8][9]

In 2019, Yeung starred as the female lead in TVB drama Wonder Women. It was her first small screen appearance in 8 years. She won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards along with Selena Lee.

Other work

In 2005, she was elected one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong.[10]

Yeung is also involved in literature and drawing. She published "Miriam experience of school entry" in 1998, which encompasses short passages about her reflections on life, travel journals, and sharing with friends. In 1997, she made her first attempt to write her own lyrics to a song named "The Writing is on the Wall" ("字跡").

Personal life

In 2007, Yeung began dating ex-VRF member Real Ting Chi-ko. The couple married on 11 August 2009 in Las Vegas. After returning to Hong Kong, the couple held two wedding banquets in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wan Chai on 20 December 2010 and in L'hotel Island South in Aberdeen on 24 December 2010, inviting over 500 guests. She gave birth to their child Torres Ting, nicknamed "RMB" which means "Real & Miriam’s Baby", on 5 June 2012.[11][2]

In early 2013, Yeung was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery after an asthma attack[clarify].[12]

Discography

Main article: Miriam Yeung discography

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Miriam Yeung

References

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    Xinhua News. Interview with Miriam Yeung. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
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    "Miriam Yeung". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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    "Miriam Yeung". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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    "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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    "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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    Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. "Past HK TOYP Awardees". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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    "Miriam Yeung's dragon baby Torres is born". Yahoo! HK News (in Chinese). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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    "Miriam Yeung undergoes surgery". 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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