Karen Mok
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 Karen Mok at the 2009 Hong Kong International Film Festival |
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| Chinese name | 莫文蔚 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Mò Wénwèi (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Mok6 Man4-wai3 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Karen Joy Morris | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1970 Hong Kong |
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| Occupation | singer, actress, composer, producer, designer | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, C-Rock, Alternative pop, Pop rock, Jazz | ||||||||||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Oboe, Gu Zheng | ||||||||||||||||
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano | ||||||||||||||||
| Label(s) | Star Records (1993–1995) Rock Records (1996–2001) Sony BMG (2002–2008) Universal Music (2009–present) |
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| Years active | 1993–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Johannes (m. 2011) | ||||||||||||||||
| Official Website | karenmok.com | ||||||||||||||||
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Karen Joy Morris (born 2 June 1970), better known as Karen Mok or Mok Man-wai among Chinese-speaking countries, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong based multiracial actress and singer-songwriter.
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Biography [edit]
Mok is the sister of the writer and producer Trevor Morris, and a granddaughter of Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, and French.[1]
She is mixed ancestry: her father is half Chinese and half Welsh, while her mother is half-Chinese, quarter-Iranian, and quarter-German.[2][3] Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.5 student, she received the 1st Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. She later left Hong Kong in 1987 and studied abroad.[4] She attended United World College of the Adriatic near Trieste, Italy from 1987 to 1989, and majored in Italian literature when studying at the University College London, University of London.
Mok is often credited as "Karen Mok" in Chinese and Hong Kong films, but as "Karen Joy Morris" (her birth name) in Hollywood productions such as Around the World in 80 Days (2004). She supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Walt Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Mok performed in the 10th anniversary Asian tour of the hit Broadway musical Rent in the lead role of Mimi in 2005 and 2006.
Mok carried the torch at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing[5] and performed at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.[6] In October 2008, she launched her own brand of perfume in Hong Kong.[7]
Mok has completed many endorsement agreements with leading companies such as Canon,[8] Kappa,[9] Cadillac,[10] Clear,[11] Chow Tai Fook,[12] Lux,[13] Titus,[14] and Mandarin Oriental.[15][16]
Mok married her first boyfriend, German-born Johannes Natterer, at a church near Florence, Italy, on 1 October 2011.[17][18][19]
Activism [edit]
Mok is an advocate for animals and one of only five Asian celebrities to make People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia-Pacific's (PETA) first-ever Best-Dressed 2008 list.[20] She has joined efforts to help bears in China whose bile is used for medicinal purposes/[21]
In 2007, Mok was involved with MTV EXIT, a campaign against human trafficking in Asia. She presented Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special, a documentary on trafficking.[22]Karen currently serves as ambassador for UNICEF, SPCA, Animals Asia Foundation, Habitat for Humanity,[23]Enlighten-Action for Epilepsy and Roll Back Malaria (RBM).[24]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Tigers - The Legend of Canton 廣東五虎之鐵拳無敵孫中山 |
Feminist | cameo |
| 1994 | Family Affair 清官難審 |
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| 1995 | Fallen Angels 墮落天使 |
Blondie | |
| 1995 | Out of the Dark 回魂夜 |
Kwan | |
| 1995 | Heaven Can't Wait 救世神棍 |
Joan | |
| 1995 | A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 西遊記之月光寶盒 |
Pak Jing-jing | |
| 1995 | A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella 西遊記2之仙履奇緣 |
Pak Jing-jing | |
| 1996 | The God of Cookery 食神 |
Twin Dagger Turkey | |
| 1996 | Viva Erotica 色情男女 |
May | |
| 1996 | Black Mask 黑俠 |
Tracy Lee | |
| 1996 | Best of the Best 飛虎II之傲氣比天高 |
Karen Kook | |
| 1996 | Kitchen 我愛廚房 |
Jenny | |
| 1996 | Four Faces of Eve 四面夏娃 |
Mistress of Chan Giu's husband | |
| 1996 | Young and Dangerous 3 古惑仔III之隻手遮天 |
Lam Shuk-fan | |
| 1996 | Sexy and Dangerous 古惑女 |
Van Chai / Chan Lai-wan | |
| 1996 | Those Were the Days 4個32A和一個香蕉少年 |
Patricia (adult) | |
| 1996 | wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net |
commercial short film | |
| 1997 | Task Force 熱面最強 |
Shirley Lau | |
| 1997 | Lawyer Lawyer 算死草 |
Wu Man | |
| 1997 | First Love: The Litter on the Breeze 初纏戀後之二人世界 |
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| 1997 | Young and Dangerous 4 97古惑仔之战无不胜 |
Wasabi / Lam Shuk-fan | |
| 1999 | King of Comedy 喜劇之王 |
Sister Cuckoo | |
| 1999 | Tempting Heart 心動 |
Chen Li | |
| 2000 | Dragon Heat 龍火 |
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| 2000 | The Teacher Without Chalk 流氓師表 |
Sister Teresa | |
| 2000 | The Roaring Wheels 車神傳說 |
Suki Fung | |
| 2000 | Bruce Law Stunts 特技猛龍 |
(herself) | documentary film |
| 2001 | Goodbye, Mr. Cool 九龍冰室 |
Helen Poon / Macau Hung | |
| 2001 | Shaolin Soccer 少林足球 |
Dragon Twin | |
| 2001 | La Brassiere 絕世好bra |
Shirley | |
| 2002 | Haunted Office Office有鬼 |
Pat | |
| 2002 | The Irresistible Piggies 豬扒大聯盟 |
So Mei | |
| 2002 | So Close 夕陽天使 |
Kong Yat-hung | |
| 2002 | Red Snow 極地營救 |
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| 2003 | The Twins Effect 千機變 |
Ivy | |
| 2003 | Love Under the Sun 愛在陽光下 |
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| 2004 | Enter the Phoenix 大佬愛美麗 |
Julie Lui | |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days 環遊世界80天 |
General Fang | |
| 2005 | DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang 龍刀奇緣 |
Ying Ying (voice) | |
| 2005 | Wait 'til You're Older 童夢奇緣 |
Tsui Man | |
| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings 四大天王 |
(herself) | |
| 2006 | Magic & Me 千變魔手 |
(herself) | |
| 2007 | Mr. Cinema 老港正傳 |
Luk Min | |
| 2008 | Lost Indulgence 迷果 |
Su Dan | |
| 2010 | Go Lala Go! 杜拉拉升职记 |
Rose | |
| 2010 | The Road Less Traveled 一路有你 |
Susan | |
| 2011 | The Law of Attraction 万有引力 |
Mei | |
| 2011 | East Meets West 東成西就2011 |
Chung Siu-ming / Sammi | |
| 2013 | Man of Tai Chi 太極俠 |
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| 2013 | Better and Better 越來越好·村晚 |
Discography [edit]
Albums [edit]
| No. | Album Title | Language | Year of Release |
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| 1st | 同名專輯 Karen | Cantonese | 1993 |
| 2nd | 全身莫文蔚 Karen Mok In Totality | Cantonese | 1996 |
| 3rd | 做自己 To Be | Mandarin | 1997 |
| 4th | 我要說 I Say | Mandarin | 1998 |
| 5th | 就是莫文蔚 This Is Karen Mok | Mandarin | 1999 |
| 6th | 你可以 You Can | Mandarin | 1999 |
| 7th | 莫文蔚NO.1新曲+精選 Karen More | Mandarin | 2000 |
| 8th | 十二樓的莫文蔚 Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor | Mandarin | 2000 |
| 9th | 一朵金花 Golden Flower | Cantonese | 2001 |
| 10th | [i] | Mandarin | 2002 |
| 11th | 愛死妳 X | Mandarin | 2003 |
| 12th | 如果沒有你 Without You | Mandarin | 2006 |
| 13th | 拉活...莫文蔚 L!VE is... KAREN MOK | Mandarin | 2007 |
| 14th | 就i Karen 莫文蔚精選 i love Karen Mok best collection | Mandarin | 2008 |
| 15th | Hui Wei (回蔚)(also available as Digital Album) | Mandarin | 2009 |
| 16th | 寶貝 Precious | Mandarin | 2010 |
| 17th | Somewhere I belong | English | 2013 |
EPs [edit]
| No. | Album Title | Language | Year of Release |
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| 1st | 愛自己 Love Yourself | Chinese | 1997 |
| 2nd | 莫文蔚我愛你 Karen Mok I Love You | Chinese | 1998 |
| 3rd | Silent | English | 1998 |
| 4th | 回家 BACK | Cantonese | 1999 |
| 5th | 實況轉播 live show | Chinese | 1999 |
| 6th | Karen Mok | Cantonese | 2000 |
| 7th | 再生 Live Again | Cantonese | 2000 |
Movie/TV Soundtracks [edit]
| No. | Album Title | Year of Release |
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| 1st | 我愛你 電影原聲大碟 I Love You | 1998 |
| 2nd | 海上花 電影原聲大碟 Flowers of Shanghai | 1998 |
| 3rd | 喜劇之王 電影原聲大碟 King of Comedy | 1999 |
| 4rd | 走到底 電影原聲大碟 All the way | 2001 |
| 5th | 夕陽天使 電影原聲大碟 So Close | 2002 |
| 6th | 求婚事務所 電視原聲大碟 Say Yes Enterprise | 2004 |
Awards [edit]
| Years | Awards |
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| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 2000 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2011 |
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References [edit]
- ^ GiantRobot profile and interview
- ^ TIMEasia Karen Mok: 'My Best is Yet to Come' 3/13/2000[dead link]
- ^ Beech, Hannah (April 23, 2001) "Eurasian invasion", Time Asia.
- ^ Episode 44, April 19, 2008 – Be My Guest
- ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/01/content_8295302.htm
- ^ http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/jonlKbwIayl/2008+China+Mobile+Wireless+Music+Awards/C58IER3DvHW/Karen+Mok
- ^ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2008-10/10/content_7094888.htm
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6H7H0-fLa0
- ^ http://www.idea-everything.com/?p=473
- ^ http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/01/chinese-cadillac-srx-ad-with-karen-mok-captures-romance-of-route/
- ^ http://karenmok.com/karenmok/CLEAR--profile-707877.html[dead link]
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A8AIVhU-tQ
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgQd7zrDAAs
- ^ http://www.myfreepandorastores.com/iphone-cases/323[dead link]
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/celebrity-weddings-karen-mok-and-johannes/
- ^ "Karen Mok to marry German first love, tells all about Johannes". Channel News Asia. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Editor's Letter". Feb 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ MAGGIE Q, KAREN MOK, AND SUN LI MAKE PETA'S EXCLUSIVE BEST-DRESSED LIST
- ^ http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=7SHTW7U9HLHA
- ^ http://www.asiamediajournal.com/campaign.php?id=247
- ^ http://www.habitatchina.org/eng/involved
- ^ http://www.todayonline.com/daily-focus/health/roll-back-malaria-partnership-appoints-karen-mok-its-new-champion
External links [edit]
- Karen Mok's Official Site(English)
- Karen Mok at the Internet Movie Database
- Karen Mok at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Alumni of University College London
- Best Supporting Actress HKFA
- Hong Kong female singers
- Hong Kong film actresses
- Hong Kong Mandopop singers
- Hong Kong singer-songwriters
- Hong Kong television actresses
- 20th-century actresses
- 21st-century actresses
- Mezzo-sopranos
- Hong Kong people of German descent
- Hong Kong people of Welsh descent
