Esther Kwan
Appearance
Esther Kwan | |||
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Born | |||
Spouse | Nick Cheung (m. 2003–present) | ||
Children | 1 | ||
Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress 1997 Lady Flower Fist | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 關詠荷 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 关咏荷 | ||
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Esther Kwan Wing-ho (simplified Chinese: 关咏荷; traditional Chinese: 關詠荷), born 16 July 1964 is a Hong Kong retired actress formerly contracted to TVB and ATV.
Career
[edit]Kwan began her acting career after high school at ATV from 1988 to 1993. She moved over to TVB in 1993 and has been at the broadcaster on and off. Kwan met Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung while she was still working for ATV. The couple married on 8 November 2004 in Australia. Their daughter, Brittany Cheung (張童) was born on 24 January 2006. In 2008, Kwan left acting to spend more time with her daughter, only returning to film two TVB dramas The Season of Fate (2010) and Always and Ever (2013).
She is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Awards |
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1989 | The Final Judgement | ||
Police Archives | |||
1990 | Love is like Oxygen | ||
The Blood Sword | |||
What A Summer | |||
1991 | The Burning Rain | ||
1992 | All In One Family | ||
Spirit of the Dragon | |||
1993 | Run and Kill | ||
Mind Our Own Business | |||
1994 | Modern Romance | ||
The Intangible Truth | |||
Green Hornet | |||
1995 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Fong Man-wah | |
Corruption Doesn't Pay | Kam Bo Lai | ||
The Unexpected | |||
1996 | Guan Gong | Sun Shangxiang | |
Top Banana Club | |||
Mutual Affection | |||
Wars of Bribery | |||
1997 | A Recipe for the Heart | Chun So-so | |
Lady Flower Fist | Miu Chui-fa | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | |
Taming of the Princess | Princess Shing-ping | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Couple | |
1998 | Armed Reaction | Chu So-Ngor | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Couple |
Burning Flame | Shum Pik-yiu | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | |
1999 | A Loving Spirit | Chow Sau-ying | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners |
2000 | The Legendary Four Aces | Chau-heung / Chau-yuet | |
Armed Reaction 2 | Chu So-Ngor | ||
2002 | Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge | Huoqingtong | |
2007–2008 | Best Selling Secrets | Wong Ka-lam | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character |
2010 | The Season of Fate | Lin Sheung-chun | |
2013 | Always and Ever | Phoenix Yeung, Hon Seung Seung, Tin Chau Fung |
Awards
[edit]- 1999 Nextmedia Awards ~ Top Ten TV Celebrities [6th place]
- 1999 Nextmedia Awards ~ Top Ten TV Programs ["Burning Flame" in 4th place; "Armed Reaction" in 6th place]
- 1998 Top Ten Couples [w/ real-life partner, Nick Cheung] ~ hailed as showbiz's "Golden Couple"
- 1999 RTHK Radio 2 Awards ~ 1998 Best TV Couple[w/ Bobby Au Yeung]
- 1998 RTHK's Number One Celebrity Awards ~ No.1 Best Performing Artist[Voted by Public]
- 1998 NextMedia Awards ~ Top Ten TV Celebrities [1st Runner Up]
- 1997 RTHK Awards ~ Best Performing Actress [Gold]
- 1997 TVB Best Actress Award
- 1997 TVB Best Couple Award (along w/ Bobby Au Yeung)
References
[edit]- ^ "Esther Kwan". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.