Tavia Yeung
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| Tavia Yeung | |
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| Chinese name | 楊怡 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 杨怡 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | yang2 yi2 (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | joeng4 ji4 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | August 30, 1979 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actress |
Tavia Yeung is an actress born in Hong Kong August 30, 1979. She has co-starred in numerous Hong Kong television series such as Heart of Greed, Dicey Business, Face to Fate and A Pillow Case of Mystery. In August 2006, Yeung modeled in a multi-page pictorial for the Hong Kong men's magazine HIM in which she also appeared on the cover.
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[edit] Career
Yeung is a Hong Kong actress for TVB. Having graduated from the 13th TVB artists training course in 1998, Tavia had starred in numerous MTVs and after a few minor roles in series such as Street Fighters and When Dreams come True, she caught the public’s attention with her role as Ah Yan in The Awakening (starring Liza Wang), where she portrayed the younger sister of Maggie Cheung Ho Yi whom she remarkably resembles.
In 2003, Yeung was awarded the most improved actress of the year by TVB with her role as Kelly, the rebellious single-mother-to be in Vigilante Force. Since then, Tavia has been selected for many different roles, particularly for ancient series as she has that sense of serenity required for such roles. As the leading lady in Twin of Brothers, starring alongside Raymond Lam and Ron Ng, she became increasingly popular across both the mainland and overseas.
With her ‘girl-next-door’ image, Yeung recently surprised the public with her role in Dicey Business as the sexy Mimi. Followed by the much talked about series ‘Heart of Greed’, Tavia has once again assured the public with her acting skills and secure her place as of the prominent female lead in TVB. In July 2007, she received the award for Best Actress in a Drama by sina.com.
Tavia’s elder sister, Griselda Yeung, was one of the final 6 contestants of Miss Hong Kong 2001. Griselda is now also a TVB actress on both TVB Jade and TVB 8.
In 2007, Four of Yeung Yi's series,"Dicey Business","Heart Of Greed","On The First Beat","Fathers And Son" have made it into TVB's five top rated dramas of 2007.
[edit] Filmography
- The Green Hope (2000) (cameo)
- Street Fighters (2000) (cameo)
- The Legend of Lady Yang (2000) (cameo)
- The Awakening Story -tvb (2001)
- Eternal Happiness -tvb (2002)
- Golden Faith -tvb(2002)
- Good Against Evil -tvb (2002)
- Whatever It Takes -tvb (2002)
- Find The Light -tvb (2003)
- The Vigilante In The Mask -tvb (2003)
- The W Files -tvb (2003)
- Vigilante Force -tvb (2003)
- Twin of Brothers -tvb (2004)
- Shades Of Truth -tvb (2004)
- The Prince's Shadow -tvb (2005)
- The Academy -tvb (2005)
- Food for Life -tvb (2005)
- A Pillow Case of Mystery -tvb (2006)
- Face to Fate -tvb (2006)
- Land of Wealth -tvb (2006)
- Dicey Business -tvb (2006)
- Heart of Greed -tvb(2007)
- On The First Beat -tvb (cameo)(2007)
- Fathers and Sons -tvb (2007)
- The Building Blocks of Life -tvb (2007)
- Salt Traders (2008)
- Heart of Greed II -tvb (2008)
[edit] Awards
- 3 Weekly - Most Improved Artiste (2003)
- 36th TVB Anniversary Award - Most Improved Actress (2003)
- TVS Awards - Most Potential Actress (2006)
- NEXT Magazine - WHY Best Fashion Style Award (2007)
- Sina’s 10th Macau/Hong Kong Entertainment Awards - Best Actress In A Drama(2007)
