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Limelight Years
''Limelight Years'' (; literally "Elegant Transformation") is a 2015 Hong Kong romantic television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Linda Chung, Liza Wang, Alex Fong, Damian Lau and Eliza Sam as the main cast. Filming took place from June till September 2014. The drama began airing on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels April 27 till May 22, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 22 episodes. The final 2 episodes aired on the same night as a 2-hour finale special on Sunday May 24, 2015 starting at 8:00 pm. This is the third time Wang and Lau have collaborated playing a couple. The two previously worked together in TVB's 1980 ''Yesterday's Glitter'' (京華春夢) and 2001 ''The Awakening Story'' (婚前昏後) This is Alex Fong's first drama with TVB in nine years. His last collaboration with TVB was in 2005 ''My Family'' (甜孫爺爺). Synopsis After recovering from a long term illness, semi-retired popular singer Wah F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramatic Programming
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Yim
Michelle Yim Wai-ling (; born September 2, 1955), better known by her stage name ''Mai Suet'' (), is a Hong Kong actress and elder sister of former actress Sidney Yim Wai-ming also known by stage name ''Suet Lei'' (). She graduated from St. Rose of Lima's College and Shaw Brothers' Training School. Career In 1972, Yim started her acting career. Yim's stage name is known as Mai Suet. Yim first appeared as a Yang female soldier in The 14 Amazons, a 1972 Mandarin Drama and martial arts film directed by Cheng Kang. CTV In 1975, Yim joined Commercial Television (CTV), and began her journey onto the television circles. In 1976, Yim acted in ''Legend of the Condor Heroes'', a ''Wuxia'' TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. For the first time, Yim took up the role as a female lead, portraying the character Wong Yung. This drama not only made her famous. but also made CTV's first million ratings. She has since been awarded the Top Ten Artiste Award several time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Wong Ka-lok
Stephen Wong Ka-Lok (, born 14 December 1978) is a Hong Kong actor previously contracted to TVB. Biography Prior to joining TVB, Wong wanted to be a customs officer. Wong went on to work in a telecommunication company. He possessed a very good learning attitude and was seen as a very down-to-earth person. During his stint in the telecommunication company, he has constantly been on the look out for opportunity to take up study courses offered by the company, in the quest of upgrading himself. However, as he has only been working there for two years at that time, he was not entitled for such privilege. Wong went to the Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Station to perform inspection on its telephone systems, he was approached by a personnel of the acting division. Asked if he is interested in being an actor, Wong first thought was how tough life as an artist would be (he has been on modelling jobs at that time and so had some ideas of such a lifestyle). However, he has some time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Cheung
Stanley Cheung King-shun (born 23 January 1981) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter. In 2003, Cheung debuted as a member of the short lived boy band Cheers, which won Hong Kong's Best New Artist at Shanghai's Asian Music Festival in 2003. In 2006, Cheung auditioned for TVbeople, a talent casting system hosted by TVB, and was selected to sign a two-year artiste contract with the company along with six other winners. Before acting in dramas, Cheung has hosted several entertainment programmes for TVB. Cheung is perhaps best known for his role as Ka-ming in the 2011 drama serial ''When Heaven Burns ''When Heaven Burns'' is a 2011 Hong Kong television serial produced by TVB and starring Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Kenny Wong, Charmaine Sheh and Angela Tong. First revealed during TVB's ''Sales Presentation 2009'' in 2008, filming took place in ...''. Filmography Films Television References External links * *Stanley Cheungat TVB.com 1981 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becky Lee
Becky Lee (, born 11 August 1978) is a Hong Kong TVB actress and host. She also is a vocal music artist. She graduated from the Music Department of Hong Kong Baptist University, majored in vocal music. Filmography TV series Film *The Fortune Buddies ''The Fortune Buddies'' is a 2011 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Chung Shu Kai, produced by and starring Eric Tsang. Co-stars include Louis Yuen, Wong Cho-lam and Johnson Lee who are known as "Fuk Luk Sau" (福祿壽), Maggie Cheung, Fala Chen ... (2011) as Model References External links * * * 1978 births Living people Hong Kong female models Hong Kong television actresses TVB actors 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinna Chamberlain
Corinna Kathy Chamberlain Cheng () is a New Zealand-Hong Kong singer and actress. She is also a musical theatre performer, model, and occasional television host for TVB. She was a director for the dance company, "Morethandance" until December 2008. Early life Born to an Australian mother and a New Zealand father, she was raised in Hong Kong and speaks fluent Cantonese. Her family arrived in Hong Kong as missionaries. Her parents and older brother can also speak Cantonese fluently. Her older brother was also born and raised in Hong Kong, but has been living in Japan with his wife since 2009. She is a Christian. Her Chinese name – "Ming Yan" means "understanding and grace". Career Chamberlain graduated from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts majoring in Musical Theatre Dance. She received The Society of APA Scholarship, Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarships (Outstanding Awards) and Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship. She won first place in the duet section o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Kong
Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor who worked on the network TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now ATV, Lau would be an actor there from 1979-1982. From 1982 onwards, Lau has been serving as veteran actor there, portraying various types of roles, (mostly as a patriarch, and many TVB actors and actresses have been his "son" or "daughter“, and there are very few actors in TVB that have never worked with him. Filmography Films *'' Last Hurrah for Chivalry'' (1979) *''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (1982) *''Queen of Kowloon'' (2000) *''Beast Stalker ''Beast Stalker'' () is a 2008 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Dante Lam (who also wrote the screenplay with Ng Wai-lun, and produced with Candy Leung and Cheung Hong-tat). The film stars Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung, Zhang Jingchu and ...'' (2008) *'' The Stool Pigeon'' (2010) Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Shing-cheong
Lee Shing-cheong (; born 11 October 1957) is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He also goes by the name Henry Lee. Career Acting Lee graduated from the 8th TVB Training Class in August 1979. He landed his first role in Hong Kong '81,http://bbs.ent.163.com/bbs/tvb/96711279.html one of TVB's long-running series, and was notable for the role of Michael in ''Looking Back In Anger'', one of TVB's most popular dramas to date. Lee is also a member of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. He was inducted on 10 November 1994. Lee was originally known for playing villains, but gained weight over the years and is now usually known for comedic roles. Lee has acted alongside fellow TVB veteran Elliot Ngok Wah many times, their most notable show being ''Looking Back in Anger''. Personal life Lee lives in Tseung Kwan O with his family. He married his bank officer wife in 1993 and has a daughter, born in 2001. Filmography * Hong Kong '81 (1981) *Hong Kong '82 (1982) * Hong Kong '83 (1983) * Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung King-fai
Chung King-fai, SBS, is a Hong Kong actor and pioneer of contemporary performing art. He is also a director, TV producer, programme host and performing arts educator. He is the founder and president of the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, Art Form Panels of the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Chairman of Exploration Theatre, and Art Director of Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Education and career Chung finished his secondary education in Pui Ching Middle School before studying at Chung Chi College, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in English. He received a BA degree in Speech and Drama from Oklahoma Baptist University and his master's degree in Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama (1962). Back in Hong Kong, he was an actor and executive producer with the two major television broadcasters, and lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has also been an advisor to Hong Kong Repertory Theatre. In 1983, Chung was appointed the foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Wong
Grace Wong Kwan-hing (born 5 May 1986) is a Hong Kong television actress and singer formerly contracted to TVB. She is best known for her role as Fa Man in the martial arts television drama '' A Fist Within Four Walls''. Early life Grace Wong was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of four. She grew up in Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. She attended Babson College and went to Hong Kong for an exchange program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Career In 2007, Grace Wong's career began by winning in beauty pageants. On 21 July 2007, Wong returned to Hong Kong from New York City, New York (state), U.S. and entered in the 35th Miss Hong Kong pageant as contestant No. 9. Wong was the first runner up at the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant as well as winning the Miss Photogenic and Miss International Goodwill awards. At the Miss International 2007 pageant, Wong also made top 15 at the pageant, as well as Miss Friendship. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
