Cherrie Ying Choi-yi (born 20 June 1983), better known as Ting Yim-yi or Ting Man, is a Taiwan-born Hong Kong actress. She moved to
New York City
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at a young age, and later to Hong Kong. Her nickname is "Dingding" (丁丁), and she is often credited under the name Cherrie In.
Career
After making her film debut in ''
Fulltime Killer
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'', Ting caught the attention of
Charles Heung
Charles Heung Wah-keung ( zh, c=向華強) is a Hong Kong actor-turned-film producer and presenter. As founder of Win's Entertainment in the 1980s and China Star Entertainment Group in the 1990s, he has helped established the careers of vario ...
's wife,
Tiffany Chen
Tiffany Chen Ming-Yin (born January 15, 1959) is a Hong Kong administrative film producer, agent and investor. Chen is the wife of actor-turned-film producer/presenter Charles Heung, and together they run China Star Entertainment Group.
Car ...
, and was signed to a contract with
China Star Entertainment Group. Since then, Ting has been working consistently as an actress and continues to gain popularity in the
Hong Kong cinema
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.
Personal life
Ting married actor and singer
Jordan Chan
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on 14 February 2010 (
Valentine's Day
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) at 12:30pm. The couple held their wedding at
The Little White Wedding Chapel
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in
Las Vegas
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, Nevada, U.S.
Their first child, a son named Jasper, was born on 1 July 2013. On 29 May 2020, they welcomed their second child, a baby boy nicknamed Ho Ho.
Filmography
References
External links
Official Sina blogCherrieYing.net*
HK cinemagic entry
1983 births
Living people
Actresses from Taipei
Hong Kong film actresses
Taiwanese emigrants to Hong Kong
Hong Kong television actresses
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese television actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
The Amazing Race contestants
Taiwanese-born Hong Kong artists
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