Kelly Fu
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fu.
Kelly Fu | |
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.jpg) Fu in 2019 | |
| Born | 6 January 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and Model |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Labels | TVB |
Kelly Fu Ka Lei (Chinese: 傅嘉莉) (born 6 January 1985) is a Hong Kong-German actress and model born in Hong Kong. She is currently active in Hong Kong, managed under the Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). Having debuted in 2003, in the drama series Hearts of Fencing. She has starred in popular award-winning TV series, Captain of Destiny, opposite Ruco Chan in 2015. She can speak Cantonese, English and Mandarin. She is currently one of the Next-Gen Fadans at TVB.
Career
2003: Career Beginnings and Early Success
Fu gained early success during the first half of 2003 for her role in her debut TVB drama Hearts of Fencing. Fu played, Tsui Gam-mui, a major supporting character. Mui is the school's campus belle with a train of boys desperate for a chance to date her. Her interests include fashion and boys. In the latter half of the year she had a supporting role in the box-office success film, Infernal Affairs II. Fu played the young version of the character, Mary, which is portrayed by Carina Lau.
2004–06: Continued Career Success
In 2004 and 2005, Fu had supporting roles in the TVB dramas: Sunshine Heartbeat and The Great Adventure. After The Great Adventure, Fu took a break from filming TVB dramas, to instead focus on modeling and her film career.
2007–12: Budding Film Career
In 2007, Fu had a major supporting role in The Haunted School, playing So Tsi-kei. She starred opposite popular Hong Kong actors Chui Tien-you and Theresa Fu. In 2011, Fu starred in the film Love Is the Only Answer. Fu starred opposite her TVB colleagues, Charmaine Sheh, Alex Fong, and Him Law, among others as well. In 2012, Fu had a supporting role in the film Fairy Tale Killer, playing Cindy. Fu starred opposite Sean Lau and Wang Baoqiang.
2013–14: First Breakthrough and Mainstream Recognition
In 2013, Fu had her breakthrough playing Josie in the popular TVB drama sequel to the hit 2003 drama, Triumph in the Skies II. This drama was the highest viewed TVB drama in 2013. In this drama, Fu plays a waitress at the airport's cafe who is the love interest of Isaac (played by Ron Ng). This coupling caused a media frenzy in Hong Kong as netizens speculated that they were dating each other in real life. Fu's performance was so popular and well received that she, alongside fellow TVB actress, Rebecca Zhu, were chosen by the media as TVB's "Next-Gen Fadans."[1] The previous group of TVB fadan's, which were the 5 most popular actresses at TVB were Tavia Yeung, Myolie Wu, Linda Chung, Kate Tsui, and Fala Chen.
In 2014, Fu built upon her previous year's success by starring in the TVB drama Swipe Tap Love, opposite Raymond Wong and Priscilla Wong. The drama was well received with an average viewership rating of 24.25. Fu also had a supporting role in the film, Iceman, opposite Donnie Yen.
2015–present: Major Breakthrough and International Success
In 2015, Fu gained widespread recognition for starring in the popular TVB drama, Captain of Destiny. This was also her first time starring in one of TVB's annual year end grand productions. Despite this drama receiving mixed reviews during its run, it developed a strong fan base and became a frontrunner during awards season. Captain of Destiny took home the Best Drama Awards at both the StarHub TVB Awards and the TVB Star Awards Malaysia. Fu's performance was critically acclaimed where she received her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the TVB Anniversary Awards, which is the Hong Kong equivalent to the Primetime Emmy Awards in the United States. In Captain of Destiny, Fu played Ha-sim, an imperial maid who serves Man-ho (played by Ruco Chan), and is later one of his love interests.
In 2016, Fu had a supporting role in ICAC Investigators 2016, starring opposite Ruco Chan and Kenneth Ma.
In 2017, it proved to be yet another career defining year for Fu. She starred in three TVB dramas. The first 2017 drama Fu starred in was May Fortune Smile On You[permanent dead link], opposite Wayne Lai. Fu has expressed that she felt very nervous when she first filmed with Lai, due to his current status as one of TVB's most well-respected actors, as well as her first time starring as the leading actress. Also costarring is Matthew Ho, who similar to Fu, TVB has been grooming and promoting to be their channel's next generation of popular actors and actresses. At the same time May Fortune Smile On You[permanent dead link] was airing, TVB also consecutively aired Burning Hands, where Fu played the second lead actress, starring opposite Ruco Chan and Rosina Lam. In Burning Hands, Fu starred as Dawn, daughter of Fok Chun-sing (portrayed by Pal Sinn), and the love interest of Hugo (portrayed by Joel Chan). Her performance once again garnered critical acclaim, garnering Fu her first nomination at the StarHub TVB Awards, an annual award show held in Singapore, for Favorite Supporting Actress. This serves as Fu's first international recognition outside of Hong Kong, since the award is voted on by netizens in Singapore.
Fu also received a nomination at the TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters. Fu's last TVB drama in 2017 was Married But Available, once again playing the second lead actress. Fu starred as Kay, playing opposite Raymond Wong, Priscilla Wong, and Tony Hung, where she plays as one of Hung's love interests. Her performance once again garnered critical acclaim, garnering Fu her second nomination at the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2018, Fu plays an actress in the TVB drama The Stunt which she also stars as the second female lead. Fu was also cast in one of TVB's 2018 grand productions, Justice Bao: The First Year.
On 15 July, Fu launched her own brand, Faa, which specializes in hand-made bridal headbands. Fu reportedly spent a six figure sum to invest in this brand.
Personal life
In 2013, rumors of Fu dating Triumph in the Skies II costar Ron Ng ignited a lot of media attention. Both Fu and Ng denied the legitimacy of these claims and have said that they are just friends.[2] Shortly afterward, it was reported by Oriental Sunday that Fu had actually been dating Charles Kotewall, son of wealthy and prominent barrister and owner of a private law firm in Central, Robert George Kotewall, for six months.[3]
In 2016, rumors circulated that Fu was dating multiple rich, married men at the same time. She has adamantly refuted such claims and has said that she is very focused on the many projects that TVB is providing her with.[4] Because of such rumors, it was rumored that TVB had postponed May Fortune Smile on You from a 2016 release date to a 2017 release date, while the drama itself was filmed in 2015. Some reports went further to say that TVB had stopped all productions with Fu. However, on 23 April 2017, Fu refuted all these claims as nothing more than just rumors and that she was about to start filming a new drama called, The Stunt.[5]
TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Accolades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hearts of Fencing | Tsui Kam-mui | Supporting Role | |
| 2004 | Sunshine Heartbeat | Tsui Kam-mui | Supporting Role | |
| 2013 | Triumph in the Skies II | Josie Kiu Cho-sze | Supporting Role | |
| 2014 | Swipe Tap Love | Diana Jiao-fei | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2015 | Captain of Destiny | Ha Sim | Major Supporting Role | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2016 | ICAC Investigators 2016 | Ching Pui-shan (Shan Shan) | Supporting Role | |
| 2017 | May Fortune Smile on You | Yong Yong | 1st Female Lead | |
| Burning Hands | Dawn Fok Hei-yan | Major Supporting Role | ||
| Married but Available | Kay Kei Wen-yi | Major Supporting Role | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2018 | The Stunt | Chun Chun | 2nd Female Lead | |
| 2019 | Justice Bao: The First Year | Tong Hiu-san | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2020 | The Dripping Sauce | Lee Ka-yiu | Supporting Role | |
| Al Cappuccino | Mandy Chiang Chin-yu | Supporting Role | ||
| TBA | Murder Diary | Mok Hei-yan | Supporting Role | |
| Flying Tiger 3 | JJ | Supporting Role | ||
| Pre-production | 凶宅清潔師 |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Infernal Affairs II | Mary (young version) | Supporting Actress |
| 2007 | The Haunted School | So Tsi-kei | Supporting Actress |
| 2011 | Love Is The Only Answer | 曼 麗 | Supporting Actress |
| 2012 | Fairy Tale Killer | Cindy | Supporting Actress |
| 2014 | Iceman | Female Officer | Supporting Actress |
Discography
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "財神駕到" (Here Comes the Fortune) with Wayne Lai, Amy Fan, Pal Sinn, and Matthew Ho | May Fortune Smile on You 財神駕到 |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Captain of Destiny | Nominated |
| 2017 | StarHub TVB Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress | Burning Hands | Nominated |
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters | Burning Hands | Nominated | |
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Married But Available | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Drama Theme Song (shared with Wayne Lai, Pal Sinn, Amy Fan, and Matthew Ho | May Fortune Smile on You | Nominated |
References
- ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-media-chooses-tvbs-next-gen-fadans-rebecca-zhu-and-kelly-fu/
- ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/kelly-fu-i-am-really-really-good-friends-with-ron-ng/
- ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/ron-ng-is-not-mr-right-kelly-fu-is-dating-a-wealthy-heir/
- ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/kelly-fu-denies-dating-married-men/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF_q9V06RKE&t=4s