Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
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Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (Chinese: 張可頤; pinyin: Zhāng Kěyí; born 20 March 1969[1] in Hong Kong); not to be confused with Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, is a Hong Kong actress, under contract to the television channel CTI[disambiguation needed].
Career
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "potential artist" (最具演藝潛質獎) and was signed to the channel soon afterwards.
Her career spun off to a whirlwind of a start, as she was offered a leading role. However, she wanted to start from the bottom up and hence declined the role, only to accept a subsidiary role in another series. Many will say that her career kicked off with the well accepted Old Time Buddy, but some others say it is with her primary leading role in "One Good Turn Deserves Another".
The popularity of artists in the Hong Kong television market depends as much on the popularity of the characters in a series as to the ability of the actors and it was not until 1998 that she achieved mainstream popularity with the series "Old Time Buddy", in which she played a character based on 60s teen idol Connie Chan Po-chu. The character was well received because of Maggie's excellent portrayal of Connie Chan. The immense success lead to sequel, To Catch A Thief, a movie, Those Were The Days, and even a platinum selling CD.
She has co-starred with numerous male actors, such as Gallen Lo, Louis Koo, Wong He, Roger Kwok, Steven Ma, Joe Ma, Moses Chan, Gordon Lam, and numerous others. Her chemistry with Gallen Lo lead to several other pairings in other series. Gordon Lam worked with Maggie Cheung in Plain Love II, which built a strong friendship amongst the two.
In 2003, she won the most coveted award a TVB actress can receive, Favorite Lead Actress, beating other "fa dan", a Cantonese term borrowed from Cantonese operas and roughly corresponding to modern notions of main actresses, such as Jessica Hsuan, Flora Chan, and Kenix Kwok. In 2004, she was in the race for the award again with new series that included "The Conqueror's Story" and "War and Beauty". However, the filming for the Jackie Chan/Stanley Kwan's project "To Live to Love" (Chang Hen Ge), interfered with the award ceremony, and Gigi Lai won the award.
In 2005, she was diagnosed with the rare Graves' Disease, preventing her from filming "Au Revoir Shanghai" and she was replaced by Anne Heung. After a break from showbiz for 2 years, she has just recovered and Maggie has said in an interview that she would be filming a new drama series in August 2007. Her numerous fans worldwide are avidly awaiting the release of a new drama from Cheung Ho Yee. Maggie also hosted the Mr Hong Kong 2007 contest with Dodo Cheng.
In 2010, Maggie became a spokesperson for the French's anti-aging skincare brand, RoC®.
Filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Condor Heroes 95 | Ching Ying | |
| The Unexpected | Au Yeung Sau Lan (Cindy) | ||
| A Kindred Spirit | Miss Yuen (Fanny) | ||
| 1996 | Cold Blood Warm Heart | Yip Hiu Bing (Chris) | |
| Ancient Heroes | Jiu Yun San | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Gu Ching Wah | ||
| One Good Turn Deserves Another | Au Hok Yi (Queenie) | ||
| 1997 | A Road and a Will | Chai Ho Fung | |
| Old Time Buddy | Ching Bo Chu | TVB Award for Most Memorable Female Leading Role Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress | |
| Mystery Files | Man Ka Lei (Carrie) | ||
| A Recipe for the Heart | Ha Jun Jun | ||
| 1998 | Old Time Buddy: To Catch a Thief | Ching Bo Chu | |
| 1999 | Plain Love II | Pun Mui Nga | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| A Smiling Ghost Story | Lam Ka Yi / Lee Wing Yan | ||
| 2000 | The Sky is the Limit | Gam Lan | |
| 2001 | The Awakening Story | Suen Hing Ga (Rose) | TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character |
| 2002 | Burning Flame II | Chung Yan Yee (Chris) | |
| Let's Face It | Ko Ka Lei | ||
| Police Station No.7 | Tsang Bo Yin | ||
| 2003 | Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love | Fong Nga Man (Yama) | |
| The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow | Liu Sei Leung | TVB Award for Best Actress TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5) | |
| Better Halves | Lin Bak Hap | ||
| 2004 | War and Beauty | On Sin | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| The Conqueror's Story | Empress Lü Zhi | Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5) | |
| 2006 | To Live to Love | Wang Qiyao | |
| 2010 | My Better Half | Ko Lai Sum | |
| Beauty Knows No Pain | Sha Yuen-kei (Jackie) | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character | |
| 2011 | Forensic Heroes III | Dr. Mandy Chung Hok-sum | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character |
| 2012 | The Last Steep Ascent | Ku Sun-yuet | Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for Best Actress Nominated - Astro My AOD Drama Award for My Favourite Television Character |
| 2013 | Legend of Lu Zhen | Lou Qingxiang | |
| 2014 | Sound of the Desert | Empress Wei Zifu | |
| To Be or Not to Be | Anson Leung |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III | Ling | aka A Better Tomorrow 3: Love and Death in Saigon |
| 1990 | Spy Games | Ken's girlfriend | |
| 1995 | Highway Man | ||
| 1996 | Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star | ||
| 1997 | Those Were the Days | Ching Bo Chu | |
| 1999 | Gorgeous | cameo | |
| 2000 | Troublesome Night 8 | Woman at Mrs. Bud's temple | |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Fung | ||
| 2001 | Troublesome Night 9 | Ms. Liu | |
| Headlines | Joey | ||
| Thou Shall Not Commit | Maggie Yeung | ||
| 2002 | Reunion | Yan | |
| 2010 | Crossing Hennessy | ||
| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong | Gau Gu Leung | |
| Men Suddenly in Love | Lau Yuk-hing | ||
| Punished | Mrs. Wong | ||
| The Fortune Buddies | Maggie |