Xiong Dailin (熊黛林, born 10 October 1980), better known as Lynn Hung, is a

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-based

fashion model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...

and actress originally from

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. Born in

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, Hung moved her base of modeling activities to

in 2006 and began working there mainly in the

runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...

scene, becoming known as a top model, and beginning her acting career in 2008. She became well known as the girlfriend of

Aaron Kwok Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...

, a singer known as one of Hong Kong's "

Four Heavenly Kings The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhist gods, each of whom is believed to watch over one cardinal direction of the world. In Chinese mythology, they are known collectively as the "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" () or "Sìdà Tiānwáng" (). In the a ...

" from 2006 to 2013. Hong Kong press reported in 2009 that she was the #4 highest-paid model in

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, next to Hong Kong's Gaile Lai (#3), Chinese Jennifer Du (#2), and

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ese

Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host. Early life Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...

(#1).

Early life

Hung was born in

with family roots in

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

on 10 October 1980. She later studied

costume design Costume design is the creation of clothing for the overall appearance of a character or performer. Costume may refer to the style of dress particular to a nation, a class, or a period. In many cases, it may contribute to the fullness of the arti ...

and

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at Soochow University.

Career

In 1999, Hung developed her career in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

and became the second runner-up in the "China National Model Competition". In 2002 she received the "Best Fashion Model" and the "China Top Ten Models" awards. In 2008, Hung went to

and started her acting career in the award-winning film ''

Ip Man Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later became martial art ...

'' starring alongside

Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by cho ...

. She later appeared in films such as ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2010 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2010'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW 2010'' (Chinese: 花田囍事2010) is the fifth instalment of the ''All's Well, Ends Well'' series released during China's lunar holiday seasons. Directed by Raymond Wong and Herman Yau, it ...

'', ''

Ip Man 2 ''Ip Man 2'' (Chinese: 葉問2:宗師傳奇, also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'') is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to ...

'', ''

My Sassy Girl 2 ''My Sassy Girl 2'' ( zh, 我的野蛮女友2) is a 2010 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Joe Ma and starring Lynn Hung, Leon Jay Williams, He Jiong, Abby Feng and Bosco Wong. The film is an unofficial sequel of the 2001 South Korean fi ...

'', and ''

Ip Man 3 ''Ip Man 3'' is a 2015 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Raymond Wong and written by Edmond Wong with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping. It is the third in the ''Ip Man'' film series based on the ...

''. She has also acted in '' Material Queen'' alongside

Vanness Wu Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdanc ...

in 2011. She has also been filming the show ''If You Love a Chinese season 2'' with Korean actor and entertainer

Lee Kwang-soo Lee Kwang-soo (, born July 14, 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom ''Here He Comes'' (2008) and received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama ''It's Okay, That's Love'' ...

, who is best known as a cast member of the variety show ''Running Man''.

Personal life

Hung had been in a serious relationship with

since 2006. In 2012, when Aaron Kwok was planning his engagement to Lynn, her father Fan Tao was hospitalised for liver cancer, so it was postponed indefinitely. Fan later died in January 2013. Hung dated Hong Kong businessman Ken Kwok in 2014 and they later married in December 2016. Hung gave birth to twin daughters Kaylor and Lyvia in April 2018, in a private hospital located on

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, Hong Kong.

Filmography

Film

Television series

References

External links

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