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{{Chinese name|[[Man (surname)|Man]]}}
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{{Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor <!------See WikiProject Chinese-language entertainment------->
| name = Janice Man
| image =
| caption = Janice Man in 2018
| gender = female
| background = actor_or_actress
| tradchinesename = 文詠珊
| simpchinesename = 文咏珊
| pinyinchinesename = Wén Yǒngshān
| jyutpingchinesename = Man4 Wing6 Saan1
| ancestry = [[Guangdong]], China
| othername = JM<br />珊珊 (Shānshān)
| origin = [[Hong Kong]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|29}}
| birth_place = [[British Hong Kong]]
| occupation = Actress, model
| label = [[Amusic]] <small>(2009-2014)</small> <br> Sun Entertainment Culture Ltd <small>(2014–present)</small> <br> JM Workshop Ltd <small>(2014-present)</small>
}}

'''Janice Man''' (born December 29, 1988) is a Hong Kong actress and fashion model.

==Career==
Janice Man is an actress and fashion model from Hong Kong and has played leading roles in several Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong movies and TV series, including ''The Graduation Song'', ''The Legend of Zu'', ''[[Helios (film)|Helios]]'', ''[[Cold War 2 (film)|Cold War 2]]'', ''[[Nightfall (2012 film)|Nightfall]]'' and ''[[The Midnight After]]''.

Janice Man was discovered by talent seekers on the streets of Hong Kong, and became a professional model since the age of 14. Her modeling career took a sharp turn upwards in 2007 when she participated in television series such as 過渡青春 and movies like ''[[Love Is Not All Around]]''. In 2009, August 13, it was announced she signed the contract with [[Leon Lai]]'s star artist management, A-Music. She later appeared in Hong Kong's Asia Exhibit, Summer Pop Live in HK, and other live concerts. Her fame rose steadily in Asia as she was cast in leading roles in several important films and TV series in Hong Kong and China, working with famous co-stars such as [[Chow Yun-fat]], [[Nick Cheung]] and Korean Movie Star, [[Kim Jae-wook]]. She was also featured in commercials for Opaque, Ipsa, I.T. Group, Bausch & Lomb, Adidas and Forever Mark. Her more recent accomplishments show a slow but steady turn to more film and TV work, with a critically acclaimed performance in ''[[Nightfall (2012 film)|Nightfall]]'' in 2012, starring along [[Simon Yam]] and [[Michael Wong (actor)|Michael Wong]].

In 2011, she won the Best Dressed award at the [[30th Hong Kong Film Awards]].

She was the spokesperson of Dr. Kits Hong Kong in 2011, SK-II Facial Treatment Essence from 2013 – 2014 and Adidas Hong Kong’s Winter Jacket in 2015.

She is the spokesperson of Bausch & Lomb (Lacelle Series) (from 2011), IPSA and Forevermark (Diamond Ambassador).

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Love Is Not All Around]]'' || 十分愛 || Nik's ex-girlfriend ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2008 || ''See You in YouTube'' || 愛鬥大 || Janice ||
|-
| ''[[La Lingerie]]'' || 內衣少女 || Donut ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Basic Love]]'' || 愛情故事 || June ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Frozen (2010 Hong Kong film)|Frozen]]'' || 為你鍾情 || Monica ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2011 || ''[[Punished]]'' || 報應 || Daisy ||
|-
| ''[[Turning Point 2]]'' || Laughing Gor之潛罪犯 || Carmen ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2012 || ''[[Nightfall (2012 film)|Nightfall]]'' || 大追捕 || Eva / Zoe / Tsui ||
|-
| ''Passion Island'' || 熱愛島 || Jennes ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Mortician'' || 臨終囧事 || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[The Midnight After]]'' || 那夜凌晨，我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅van || Yuki ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015 || ''[[Tales of Mystery (film)|Tales of Mystery]]'' || 怪談 || ||
|-
| ''[[Helios (film)|Helios]]'' || 赤道 || Zhang Yiyun ||
|-
| ''[[Paris Holiday (2015 film)|Paris Holiday]]'' || 巴黎假期 || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016 || ''[[Nessun Dorma (film)|Nessun Dorma]]'' || 兇手還未睡 || ||
|-
| ''[[Cold War 2 (film)|Cold War 2]]'' || 寒戰2 || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://newfilmbizasia.herokuapp.com/news/chow-yun-fat-joins-cold-war-2-cast|title=Chow Yun Fat joins Cold War 2 cast|accessdate=2015-10-13|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122850/http://newfilmbizasia.herokuapp.com/news/chow-yun-fat-joins-cold-war-2-cast|archivedate=2015-12-22|df=}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=1| 2017 || ''[[The Brink (film)|The Brink]]'' || 狂獸 || Suet||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 || ''The Graduation Song'' || 畢業歌 || Wang Duoying ||
|-
| ''[[Legend of Zu Mountain]]'' || 蜀山戰紀之劍俠傳奇 || Zhou Qingyun ||
|-
|2016
|Shuttle Love Millennium
|相爱穿梭千年2
|Wang Lin
|
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy]]'' || 海上牧云记 || Pan Xi||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2906761}}
* {{zh icon}} [http://www.weibo.com/janiceman Janice Man] on [[Microblogging in China|Weibo]]
* [http://www.xanga.com/Janice_M Janice Man's Xanga]
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=15718 Janice Man Wing San] at [[Hong Kong Cinemagic]]

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Man, Janice}}
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cantonese people]]
[[Category:21st-century Hong Kong actresses]]
[[Category:Hong Kong film actresses]]
[[Category:Hong Kong television actresses]]
[[Category:Hong Kong female models]]

Revision as of 21:27, 12 July 2018

Template:Chinese name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor

Janice Man (born December 29, 1988) is a Hong Kong actress and fashion model.

Career

Janice Man is an actress and fashion model from Hong Kong and has played leading roles in several Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong movies and TV series, including The Graduation Song, The Legend of Zu, Helios, Cold War 2, Nightfall and The Midnight After.

Janice Man was discovered by talent seekers on the streets of Hong Kong, and became a professional model since the age of 14. Her modeling career took a sharp turn upwards in 2007 when she participated in television series such as 過渡青春 and movies like Love Is Not All Around. In 2009, August 13, it was announced she signed the contract with Leon Lai's star artist management, A-Music. She later appeared in Hong Kong's Asia Exhibit, Summer Pop Live in HK, and other live concerts. Her fame rose steadily in Asia as she was cast in leading roles in several important films and TV series in Hong Kong and China, working with famous co-stars such as Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung and Korean Movie Star, Kim Jae-wook. She was also featured in commercials for Opaque, Ipsa, I.T. Group, Bausch & Lomb, Adidas and Forever Mark. Her more recent accomplishments show a slow but steady turn to more film and TV work, with a critically acclaimed performance in Nightfall in 2012, starring along Simon Yam and Michael Wong.

In 2011, she won the Best Dressed award at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards.

She was the spokesperson of Dr. Kits Hong Kong in 2011, SK-II Facial Treatment Essence from 2013 – 2014 and Adidas Hong Kong’s Winter Jacket in 2015.

She is the spokesperson of Bausch & Lomb (Lacelle Series) (from 2011), IPSA and Forevermark (Diamond Ambassador).

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2007 Love Is Not All Around 十分愛 Nik's ex-girlfriend
2008 See You in YouTube 愛鬥大 Janice
La Lingerie 內衣少女 Donut
2009 Basic Love 愛情故事 June
2010 Frozen 為你鍾情 Monica
2011 Punished 報應 Daisy
Turning Point 2 Laughing Gor之潛罪犯 Carmen
2012 Nightfall 大追捕 Eva / Zoe / Tsui
Passion Island 熱愛島 Jennes
2013 Mortician 臨終囧事
2014 The Midnight After 那夜凌晨，我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅van Yuki
2015 Tales of Mystery 怪談
Helios 赤道 Zhang Yiyun
Paris Holiday 巴黎假期
2016 Nessun Dorma 兇手還未睡
Cold War 2 寒戰2 [1]
2017 The Brink 狂獸 Suet

Television

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2015 The Graduation Song 畢業歌 Wang Duoying
Legend of Zu Mountain 蜀山戰紀之劍俠傳奇 Zhou Qingyun
2016 Shuttle Love Millennium 相爱穿梭千年2 Wang Lin
2017 Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy 海上牧云记 Pan Xi

References

  1. ^ "Chow Yun Fat joins Cold War 2 cast". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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