Sisley Choi (; born 6 February 1991) is a

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actress contracted to

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Early life and career

Born Choi Sze-pui, she was born in Hong Kong and her ancestry can be traced back to Zhongshan, Guangdong. Her father was a police officer, which is the reason why Choi has stated her childhood education was quite strict. However, on television, Choi recalled her father's strict discipline was correct so that she can become a good person. Choi attended Po Primary School and St. Paul Middle School and went abroad to study in

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when she was thirteen. She boarded at Waitaki Girls’ High School from 2005 to 2009. The experience encouraged her to continue her adventures abroad; she later went to

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and spent three years as an au pair and to study

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and became fluent with the German language. In 2013, Choi withdrew from her studies and went back to Hong Kong to participate in the

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pageant and won the first runner-up in the pageant. She made her acting debut in the 2014 drama ''

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'' and took on her first female leading role in the 2015 drama ''

Young Charioteers ''Young Charioteers'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong modern, romance, sports drama produced by TVB, starring Him Law, Sisley Choi, Sammy Sum and Michelle Yim as the main leads. Filmed on location in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the series began airing on March ...

''. Choi won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2017

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with her role in the legal drama ''

Legal Mavericks ''Legal Mavericks'' (; literally “Crossing the Line") is a Legal, Crime, Detective television drama created by Lam Chi-wah and TVB. It began principal photography in October 2016. It aired concurrently on TVB Jade, and iQiyi. The second s ...

''. With the same role in the sequel '' Legal Mavericks 2020'', she won the

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award at the 2020

, becoming the first post-90s TVB actress and the second youngest one after

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in 1998, to won the title.

Friendship

In 2020, Choi along with

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, Anjaylia Chan and Cheronna Ng, formed the friendship group "SÏXTERS". She is also good friends with

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and

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Filmography

Television dramas (TVB)

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Studio)

Film

Awards and nominations

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Keeper of Darkness ''Keeper of Darkness'' is a 2015 Hong Kong supernatural horror film directed by and starring Nick Cheung. The film co-stars Amber Kuo, Louis Cheung, Sisley Choi, Xing Yu and Philip Keung, with a special appearance by Karena Lam. It was release ...

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References

External links

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Miss HK profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Sisley 1991 births Living people Hong Kong television actresses TVB actors Hong Kong beauty pageant winners 21st-century Hong Kong actresses