Linda Chung

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Linda Chung

Chinese name 鍾嘉欣 (Traditional)
Chinese name 钟嘉欣 (Simplified)
Pinyin zhong jia xin (Mandarin)
Jyutping zung1 gaa1 jan1 (Cantonese)
Origin Maoming, Guangdong, China
Born April 9, 1984 (1984-04-09) (age 24)
Maple Ridge, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004-present

Linda Chung Ka-Yan (traditional Chinese: 鍾嘉欣) (born April 9, 1984) was the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress with TVB in Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Linda was born in Maple Ridge, Canada. After graduating from Vancouver's Templeton Secondary School in 2002, Linda attended the University of British Columbia for a year. During that same year, Linda participated and won first place in a beauty-talent show hosted by Crystal Mall, an Asian mall located in Burnaby, British Columbia.

In 2003, Linda won the title of Miss Chinese Vancouver, along with three awards in the same event. In 2004, she joined Miss Chinese International, a beauty contest organized by TVB, and became the third Vancouverite in 4 years to win Miss Chinese International after Bernice Liu in 2001 and Shirley Zhou in 2002. The 1st and 2nd runner-up in the same year was Mandy Cho (Hong Kong) and Carlene Aguilar (Manila).

Prior to entering beauty pageants, her desire was to become a teacher.[1]

[edit] Career

Linda made her acting debut in the series Virtues of Harmony II, the modern spin-off of the highly successful sitcom, Virtues of Harmony. Her role in Always Ready earned her the Most Improved Female Actress Award in 2006's TVB Anniversary Awards. As TVB started to promote her, she was heavily criticised for her bad acting skills, squeaky voice and over-exposure. Her role in the high-rating series, Heart of Greed, has been described as her breakthrough role and was nominated for TVB's "My Most Favourite Female Character Role" Award.

In addition to acting, Linda has also sung themesongs for some of the serials that she has participated in, including the themesongs for Legends of Demigods, Best Bet, A Journey Called Life and the subtheme for Heart of Greed. In May 2008, Linda signed a deal with Star Entertainment to attempt a music career. The company intends to promote her as a pure "jade girl" idol. The company's CEO praised her diligence and youthful vigor. [2][3]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Virtues Of Harmony II Michelle (洪白嵐)
2005 Fantasy Zone Cathy
Always Ready Sandra (施楚淇)
2006 The Bitter Bitten Lo Dan (路丹)
Forensic Heroes Lam Ding Ding (林汀汀)
2007 Heavenly In-Laws
Best Bet To Lai Ying/Sheila (杜麗瑩)
Heart of Greed Sheung Joi Sum (常在心)
2008 Legends of Demigods So Choi-chi(蘇彩芝)
A Journey Called Life Sze Ka-Ka (施嘉嘉)
The Gem of Life Sung Chi Ling (宋子淩)
Forensic Heroes II Lam Ding Ding (林汀汀)
Heart of Greed II Yu So Chow (于素秋) Upcoming

[edit] Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Love Is Not All Around Ching-ching
2008 Playboy Cops Lisa
L For Love♥ L For Lies Yan Guest Appearance

[edit] Discography

[edit] Commercials

  • PureVision
  • Cosmo Slim
  • New Earth's Wedding (with Ron Ng)
  • Planters' Toothpaste
  • Blood Donation Commercial
  • Crystal Mall Commercial
  • Stayfree
  • Reductil

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Miss Chinese International 2004 Profile. TVB. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  2. ^ "Linda Chung Transforms Into Jade Girl to Enter Music Industry (鍾嘉欣變身玉女闖樂壇)", The Sun, 2008-05-09. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. (Chinese) 
  3. ^ "Linda Chung Enters Music Industry as Jade Girl (鍾嘉欣玉女形象闖樂壇)", Oriental Daily, 2008-05-09. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. (Chinese) 

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Preceded by
Rachel Tan 陈泳锦		 Miss Chinese International
2004		 Succeeded by
Leanne Li 李亞男
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