| Candice Yu | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 余安安 (Traditional) |
| Born | 22 October 1959 Hong Kong |
| Years active | 1976 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Chow Yun-fat (1983-1983) Henry Lee Junior |
Candice Yu (Yu An An) born Yu De Ying on 22 October 1959) is a Hong Kong film actress and occasional singer,[1] best known for her films with Shaw Studio of the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first wife of acclaimed Hong Kong actor, Chow Yun-fat.
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Yu made her debut in film at the age of 16 in "Let's Rock" and was instantly signed by the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1976 after starring in the film Massage Girls with Chow Yun Fat, her future husband and in Forever and Ever alongside Alan Tang.[1] Between 1977 and 1979, she starred in six of Chu Yuan's sword films including Death Duel, The Sentimental Swordsman, Legend of the Bat, Murder Plot, and two Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre films.[1]
In the late 1970s, Yu also began appearing on television, notably the Rediffusion TV series Reincarnated, and her appearances as Privincess Xiang Xiang in the martial arts series Book and Sword.[1] In 1984 she portrayed a lesbian in the film Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan.[1]
In 1992 Yu had a cameo role in Swordsman 2, directed by Tsui Hark.
In 2005 Yu came out of retirement to appear in Derek Yee's film 2 Young. She has since rekindled her career, appearing in two films in 2006 Rob-B-Hood and My Name Is Fame and four films in 2007, including Whispers And Moans, House Of Mahjong, Exodus, and Beauty And The 7 Beasts.[2]
During her late teens and early twenties she dated Derek Yee for eight years. Yu then married Chow Yun Fat in 1983, but the marriage only lasted several months.[2] She remarried in 1987 to Hong Kong businessman Henry Lee Junior and now has two children.[2] Candice Yu admitted the couple have been divorced for two months in April 2003 after 16 years of marriage.[3]
In 2008 she launched her own website entitled "Candice Yu On On", which can be found at http://yuonon.hk. Yu is an avid traveler and amateur photographer, and her website features many of her own photographs, as well as a blog that is updated frequently.