Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and

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. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the

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for portraying Cherie Yu in ''

Love in the Buff ''Love in the Buff'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. It is the sequel to the 2010 film ''Love in a Puff (film)''. Principal photography began in mid-July 2011 at ...

''. Yeung studied at the

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and was a

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at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. She began her career in entertainment after coming third in the

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14th annual

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competition in 1995.

Career

Music

She began her career as a singer and actress after coming third in the

14th annual

competition in 1995, co-organised with

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. Yeung has released more than 40 albums in Cantonese and Mandarin. Many of her songs have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as "Maiden's Prayer" (少女的祈禱), "Sisters" (姊妹), "Unfortunately I'm an Aquarius" (可惜我是水瓶座) and "Small City, Big Things" (小城大事). She also performed a Cantonese version of

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, at the opening of It's A Small World at the

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theme park in 2008.

Acting

As an actress, Yeung has appeared in over 30 films with a total box office of around US$50 million worldwide, and had voice roles in three Korean and Thai movies. She won the Most Popular Artiste Award at Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival in 2002. Her notable works include ''Sound of Colors'' , ''

Drink, Drank, Drunk ''Drink-Drank-Drunk'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Derek Yee. Plot A romantic comedy, the film is about Siu Min, a Budweiser girl who takes pity on Michael, an ethnic Chinese restaurateur from France drinking away his misfortune b ...

'' , '' Hooked on You'' , ''

Perfect Wedding ''Perfect Wedding'' is a 2010 Hong Kong film co-produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Limited and Sil-Metropole Organisation. Cast * Miriam Yeung as Suen Lok Yan (孫洛昕), a wedding planner of ''Perfect Wedding'', Ling Yu F ...

'' , '' Love in a Puff'' and ''

''. In 2011, Yeung won her first Best Actress award for ''

'' at the 17th

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. In 2013 she won another Best Actress award for ''

'' at the

. In 2019, Yeung starred as the female lead in TVB drama ''Wonder Women''. It was her first small screen appearance in 8 years. She won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2019

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along with Selena Lee.

Other work

In 2005, she was elected one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. Yeung is also involved in literature and drawing. She published "Miriam experience of school entry" in 1998, which encompasses short passages about her reflections on life, travel journals, and sharing with friends. In 1997, she made her first attempt to write her own lyrics to a song named "The Writing is on the Wall" ("字跡").

Personal life

In 2007, Yeung began dating ex-VRF member Real Ting Chi-ko. The couple married on 11 August 2009 in

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. After returning to Hong Kong, the couple held two wedding banquets in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in

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on 20 December 2010 and in L'hotel Island South in

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on 24 December 2010, inviting over 500 guests. She gave birth to their child Torres Ting, nicknamed "RMB" which means "Real & Miriam’s Baby", on 5 June 2012. In early 2013, Yeung was admitted to hospital for .

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Miriam Yeung's official website
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