Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-yi (; born 26 December 1974) is a singer and actress from

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. She is the daughter of the

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casino magnate Stanley Ho.

Acting career

She has played many roles, including portraying the parts of prostitutes, which were in strong contrast to her own wealthy upbringing as a billionaire's daughter. For the film ''

Exiled ''Exiled'' () is a 2006 Hong Kong action drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Nick Cheung, Josie Ho, Roy Cheung and Lam Suet, with special appearances by Richie Jen and Simon Yam. The action ...

'', Ho did not work with a script. Recalling the experience in a recent interview, she said of director Johnnie To, " ebasically tells actors what to do ... Johnnie wants us to come to the set with our mind completely clean, like a white piece of paper. That way, he can draw whatever he wishes on us." Ho starred alongside

Eason Chan Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List. In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums W ...

in the Pang Ho-cheung directed

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, ''

Dream Home ''Dream Home'' (維多利亞壹號 ''Wai dor lei ah yut ho'', literally ''Victoria No. 1'') is a 2010 Hong Kong slasher film directed and co-written by Pang Ho-cheung. The film is the story of Cheng Lai-sheung (Josie Ho) who saves up money to ...

''. In 2009, Ho along with husband Conroy Chan, and Andrew Ooi, co-founded 852 Films, a film production company.

Personal life

Ho is the youngest daughter of businessman Stanley Ho and Ho's second wife Lucina Lam. She has 3 older sisters and 1 younger brother,

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, Daisy, Maisy and

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, as well as numbers of half-brothers and half-sisters. In November 2003, Ho married musician-actor Conroy Chan Chi-chung in Australia. She credits her oldest sister

with supporting her early efforts to establish a singing career over the objections of their father.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

Film Awards

References

External links

*
Josie Ho
at the

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Official Josie Ho website

Josie Ho
at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Josie Ho
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Josie Ho interview
(video)
''The Establishing Shot talks to Josie Ho about Dream Home''
(video) * Clifford Coonan

''Irish Times'', 4 October 2011 * Alexandra A. Seno

''New York Times'', 8 January 2008 * Johannes Pong
Billionaire heiress Josie Ho
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