Charlene Choi
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| Chinese name | 蔡卓妍 | |||||
| Pinyin | cài zhuóyán (Mandarin) | |||||
| Jyutping | coi3 coek3 jin4 (Cantonese) | |||||
| Ancestry | Dongguan, Guangdong | |||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | |||||
| Born | November 22, 1982 [1] Vancouver, Canada |
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| Other name(s) | Ah Sa | |||||
| Occupation | Singer and actress | |||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop | |||||
| Label(s) | Emperor Entertainment Group | |||||
| Years active | 2001–present | |||||
| Associated Acts | Twins | |||||
| Official site | www.eegmusic.com | |||||
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Charlene Choi (November 22, 1982) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop girl group Twins, alongside Gillian Chung.
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[edit] Biography
Choi was born in Vancouver, Canada. She moved with her family to Hong Kong a few years later. She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.[1] Charlene Choi was educated at a number of institutions. After graduating from Rosaryhill School, where many other pop stars had attended, she started working full-time as a model in Hong Kong. She was caught by Emperor Entertainment Group, and was then linked with Gillian Chung to form the C-pop duo Twins.
Aside from her musical career, Choi has become a successful actress in the Hong Kong film industry, frequently co-starring alongside names such as Andy Lau and Eason Chan. She wrote an article describing her acting career:
"Earlier before, I have shared with everyone some of my acting experiences. This time, I want to talk about movies. As an artist, whenever I'm working, I have to show the best side and give the best performance to everyone. I have to show the most fit side of me and hence, I'm often in "battling mood". When free, I like to watch slow-pace movies. The too exciting movies I can't stand. I'm the type who can be easily thrown into the world of the movie. Those type of fast-pace movies will end up making me tense and nervous so comedy, romance or humanity issue discussion movies are all more suitable for me."
She has taken Jim Chim Sui-Man (Jim Sir) as a mentor, and is has been in the comedic movie Simply Actors as a kind and comedic porn star. Her breakthrough role in the psychological thriller movie Diary, by the Pang Brothers has earned her many movie award nominations and she received the Best Actress award at the 11th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PIFAN Korean Movie Award).
In her most recent movie Simply Actors, a success at the box office, she received numerous nominations for her solid acting, duly identified by an abundance of film critics. Only months later, she left the 2007 Golden Bauhinia Film Awards hand in hand with the awards for Best Actress and Favorite Actress for her portrayal of Dani Dan in Simply Actors. Appearing with Choi alongside young Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou in the much anticipated movie Kung Fu Dunk.
TWINS, the group she is in alongside Gillian Chung, just released the album Twins Party. There are three different versions, a Charlene version, a Gillian version, and a Twins Version. There are rumors that she will be acting alongside Nicholas Tse, and newly recruited member of EEG, Lee Jun Ki. The movie is supposedly a modern adaptation of "The Butterfly Lovers", a popular Chinese tale. She will be working alongside Wu Chun and Hu Ge.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
- What Is a Good Teacher, 2000 (Cameos) Starring with: Francis Ng
- Funeral March, 2001 Starring with: Eason Chan
- Heroes in Love, 2001 Starring with: Lawrence Chou
- Just One Look, 2002 Starring with: Gillian Chung, Shawn Yue
- My Wife Is 18, 2002 Starring with: Ekin Cheng, Bernice Liu
- Summer Breeze of Love, 2002 Starring with: Gillian Chung
- The Twins Effect, 2003 Starring with: Gillian Chung, Ekin Cheng, Edison Chen, Josie Ho, Jackie Chan, Mandy Chiang, Karen Mok, Anthony Wong, Chapman To, Maggie Lau
- The Death Curse, 2003 Starring with: Gillian Chung, Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Boy'z
- Diva... Ah Hey, 2003 Starring with: Shawn Yue, Niki Chow, Jordan Chan
- Good Times, Bed Times, 2003 (Special Starring) Starring with: Louis Koo, Sean Lau, Sammi Cheng
- Black Rose Academy, 2004 Starring with: Gillian Chung, Ekin Cheng, Teresa Mo
- Fantasia, 2004 (Special Starring) Starring with: Gillian Chung, Sean Lau, Cecilia Cheung
- Hidden Heroes, 2004 Starring with: Ronald Cheng
- Leave Me Alone, 2004 Starring with: Ekin Cheng
- Love On the Rocks, 2004(Special Starring) Starring with: Louis Koo, Gigi Leung
- New Police Story, 2004 Starring with: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Boy'z
- PaPa Loves You, 2004 Starring with: Boy'z, Tony Leung Ka-Fai
- The Attractive One, 2004 (Cameos) Starring with: Joey Yung
- The Twins Effect II, 2004 Starring with: Gillian Chung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Wilson Chen, Jaycee Chan, Jackie Chan, Daniel Wu, Edison Chen, Donnie Yen
- Bug Me Not!, 2005 (Cameos) Starring with: Gillian Chung, Wilson Chen, Boy'z, Isabella Leong
- A Chinese Tall Story, 2005 Starring with:Boy'z, Isabella Leong, Wilson Chen, Nicholas Tse
- All About Love (2005 film), 2005 Starring with: Charlie Yeung, Andy Lau
- House of Fury, 2005 (Special Starring) Starring with: Gillian Chung, Anthony Wong
- Rob-B-Hood, 2006(Cameos) Starring with: Jackie Chan, Louis Koo
- Diary, 2006 Starring with: Shawn Yue, Isabella Leong
- Twins Mission, 2007 Starring with: Gillian Chung, Sammo Hung, Steven Cheung, Wu Jing
- Super Fans, 2007 Starring with: Leo Ku, Kevin Cheng, Sammy Leung
- Simply Actors, 2007 Starring with: Jim Chim, Fiona Sit, Anthony Wong, Isabella Leong, Sammy Leung
- Naraka 19, 2007 (Special Starring) Starring with: Gillian Chung, Patrick Tam
- Kung Fu Dunk, 2008 Starring with: Jay Chou, Wilson Chen
- The Butterfly Lovers (filming), 2008, Starring with: Wu Chun, Hu Ge
[edit] TV series
- Youth Y2K, 2000
- The Monkey King, 2002
- Triumph in the Skies (cameo), 2003
- Kung Fu Soccer, 2004
- Sunshine Heartbeat (cameo), 2004
- Colours of Love, 2007
- Life Off Stage, 2007
[edit] Awards and nominations
2002
- 21st Hong Kong Film Awards - Nominated for Best New Performer Award for Funeral March [1]
2004
- 10th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards - Nominated for Best Actress Award for The Death Curse [2]
- 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards - Nominated for Best Original Film Song Award for "Xia Yi Zhan Tian Hou" (Diva, Ah Hey!) Composer: Ronald Ng/ Lyrics: Wyman Wong/ Sung By: Charlene Choi[2]
- 4th Chinese Film Media Awards - Awarded Most Popular Actress Golden Award (Hong Kong and Taiwan Region) for Diva, Ah Hey!/ The Twins Effect
2006
- Yahoo! Search Award 2006 - Awarded Local Movie Actress Award
- Metro Radio King of Entertainment News - Awarded Queen of Actress Award
2007
- HKSAR 10th Anniversary Film Awards - Awarded My Favourite New Generation Actress Award[3]
- HKSAR 10th Anniversary Film Awards - Awarded Most Potential Actress Award[3]
- Hong Kong Filmart 2007 - Awarded Most Popular Local Actress Award (Top 5)
- 11th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival(PiFan) - Awarded Best Actress Award for Diary[4]
- 12th Golden Bauhinia Awards - Awarded Best Actress Award for Simply Actors
- 12th Golden Bauhinia Awards - Awarded Most Popular Actress Award for Simply Actors
- 5th MTV Super Award - Awarded Most Characteristic Actress Award (Hong Kong and Taiwan Region)
2008
- 14th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards - Nominated for Best Actress Award for Simply Actors[5]
- 27th Hong Kong Film Awards - Nominated for Best Actress Award for Simply Actors
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b EEGmusic. "EEGmusic." Other information. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ HKFAA. "HKFAA." Article. Retrieved on 2007-xx-xx.
- ^ a b Radio Television HK. "RTHK." Hong Kong film month 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
- ^ Puchon. "Puchon." Awards. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ Filmcritics.org. "Filmcritics.org." Award list. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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