Louisa So Yuk Wa (; Born 16 January 1968 in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
) is a Hong Kong actress in drama and TV series. She is considered the "Cooking Mistress" of Hong Kong after winning the comedy cooking show ''
Beautiful Cooking
''Beautiful Cooking'' (Traditional Chinese: 美女廚房, literally: Beautiful Girl's Kitchen) is a Hong Kong variety show broadcast on TVB. The show began broadcasting on May 28, 2006 hosted by Ronald Cheng, Alex Fong and Edmond Leung. The seco ...
''. In August 2009, she travelled by train across the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
, during which time she met
''Guardian'' journalist Douglas Rogers. After a brief break in 2009, she unexpectedly returned to acting in 2014 as the protagonist in the
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ...
drama
Rear Mirror
''Rear Mirror'' (Traditional Chinese: 載得有情人; literally "Have a Transportation Lover") was a 2014 Hong Kong modern romance serial drama produced by TVB which starred Wayne Lai, Louisa So, Tony Hung and Natalie Tong as the main leads. The ...
, a role that brought her wide critical acclaim, after the show received high viewership ratings.
In 2020, Louisa tied the knot with her long-time partner Poon Chan Leung, a Hong Kong actor.
Filmography
Television series
Drama
*1989: Grease 油脂
*1989: Such a Lovely Bastille Day 某一年的七月十四日
*1989: Biloxi Blues 衝上雲霄
*1989: The Normal Heart 常在我心間
*1990: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying 登龍有術
*1990: Tin Hau - Goddess of Heaven 天后
*1990: Goddess Kwun Yum and Virgin Maria 生觀音與瑪莉亞
*1990: Terry Nova 光榮之旅
*1991: One of the Lucky Ones (Re-run) 伴我同行(重演)
*1991: Fou Lei & Fou Tsong 傅雷與傅聰
*1991: The Government Inspector 欽差大臣
*1991: Deadly Ecstasy 神火
*1991: Orchards 情有獨鍾
*1992: Nothing Scared 百無禁忌
*1992: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會
*1992: Noises Off 蝦碌戲班
*1992: A Flea in Her Ear 橫衝直撞偷錯情
*1992: House of Blue Leaves 藍葉之屋
*1992: M Butterfly 蝴蝶君
*1993: M Butterfly (Re-run) 蝴蝶君
*1993: I Have a Date with Spring (Re-run) 我和春天有個約會
*1993: The Legend of the Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎
*1993: King Lear 李爾王
*1993: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿
*1993: The Trial 審判
*1994: Amadeus 莫札特之死
*1994: Major Barbara 芭巴拉少校
*1995: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會
*1996: That's Entertainment 播音情人
*1997: The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎
*1997: That's Entertainment 播音情人
*2000: Noises Off 蝦碌戲班
*2002: Love in a Fallen City 新傾城之戀
*2002: Between Life and Death 生死界
*2003: A Serenade 寒江釣雪
*2005: Superman Forever 你今日拯救o左地球未呀?
*2005: Love in a Fallen City 05 新傾城之戀 05
*2006: Love in a Fallen City 06 新傾城之戀 '06 傾情再遇
*2007: The Peach Blossom Land 暗戀桃花源
*2012: Rabbit Hole 心洞
*2013: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會（春天舞台重演版）
*2013: The Mad Phoenix (Re-run) 南海十三郎（重演版）
*2013: 18/F Block C 十八樓C座
*2015: The Amahs 金蘭姐妹
*2015: Into the Womb 胎內
*2015: Le Dieu Du Carnage (Re-run) 狂揪夫妻 （重演）
*2017: The Truth 謊言
*2018: The Truth (Re-run) 謊言
Film
*1994:
I Have a Date with Spring
''I Have a Date with Spring'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong film directed by Clifton Ko and written by Raymond To. It is originally a 1992 play with the same name by Ko Tin Lung.
Synopsis
The movie takes place in modern times when Butterfly returns ...
我和春天有個約會
*1995: Paradise Hotel
*1995: The Umbrella Story
*1997 The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎
*2007:
It's a Wonderful Life
''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas by medium#Films, Christmas Fantasy film, fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern se ...
心想事成
*2018: Staycation
Louisa So at chinesemov.com
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References
External links
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Hong Kong television actresses
Hong Kong food writers
1968 births
Living people
TVB veteran actors
Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Hong Kong film actresses
Reality cooking competition winners