Yvonne Yung
Yvonne Yung | |
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Chinese name | 翁虹 |
Pinyin | Wēng Hóng (Mandarin) |
Jyutping | Yung1 Hung4 (Cantonese) |
Ancestry | Hubei |
Origin | Hong Kong, China |
Born |
Hong Kong, China | 17 September 1968
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990s-present |
Spouse(s) |
Ng Wai-kit (married 2003, divorced 2005) Will Liu (married 2007) |
Children | Daughter (born 2007) |
Yvonne Yung Hung (born 17 September 1968), also known as Weng Hong, is a Hong Kong-born actress.
Career
Yung started as a model and dancer, and was crowned Miss Asia Pageant (Hong Kong) in 1989. She is also a runner up for Miss Asia Pacific in 1989, and Hong Kong delegate for Miss World 1989.
At one point, she was known for her performances in Category III films.[1] She has appeared in A Chinese Torture Chamber Story, Ancient Chinese Whorehouse, Romance of the Vampires, Fake Pretty Woman, and many others. In 2001, she retired from the film industry but still made appearances in television series.
Personal life
Yung's first marriage in 2003 to Ng Wai-kit (伍偉傑), the vice CEO of an American casino, ended in divorce in 2005.[1]
In January 2007, Yung married Will Liu Lunhao (劉倫浩), a professional gym operator, and gave birth to their daughter in October that year. In 2009, she and Liu were named spokespeople for the Chinese government's campaign to convince people to seek help for sexually transmitted diseases.[2]
Filmography
- Dances with the Dragon (1991)
- Freedom Run Q (1992)
- Temptation of the Spiritual World (1992)
- Don't Stop My Crazy Love For You (1993)
- Guns Of Dragon (1993)
- My Pale Lover (1993)
- My Virgin (1993)
- Sexy Story (1993)
- Drunken Master II (1994)
- A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)
- Ancient Chinese Whorehouse (1994)
- The Power of Money (1994)
- Romance of the Vampires (1994)
- Sex and the Emperor (1994)
- Bloody Brothers (1994)
- Fatal Obsession (1994)
- The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
- The Wild Lover (1994)
- Black Dream (1995)
- A Fake Pretty Woman (1995)
- Spike Drink Gang (1995)
- Lover of the Last Empress (1995)
- Hero of Swallow (1996)
- The Jail in Burning Island (1997)
- Walk In (1997)
- Exodus from Afar (1998)
- Nightmare Zone (1998)
- Undercover Girls (1999)
- Yvonne Yung: Fantastic Dream Japanese Vacation (2001) [Pictorial Videos]
- Freaky Story (2002)
- The Murderer is My Wife (2003)
- Return of Devil (2003)
- The Great Dunhuang (2006)
- Tales of Two Cities (2012)
- All for Love (2012)
- Born to Love You (2013)
- Fighting (2014)
- Town of the Dragon (2014)
- Give Seven Days (2014)
References
- 1 2 Yvonne Yung is Married and Pregnant, China Radio International, June 11, 2007, retrieved February 12, 2010
- ↑ "Sex campaign for China", The Namibian, February 23, 2009, retrieved February 12, 2010
- ↑ Yvonne Yung at hkmdb.com
- ↑ Yvonne Yung at chinesemov.com