Veronica Yip Yuk Hing (; born February 12, 1967) is a Hong Kong-born American actress and singer who is probably most well known for her roles in

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Career

Film

Veronica Yip was born in

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and started her career in participating in the 1985

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and received the 2nd runner-up award. Her career breakthrough was when she starred in adult films which previously were considered taboo for mainstream actresses in the Hong Kong market. Yip has starred in a total of three of these Category III films: ''Take Me'' (1991), ''Pretty Woman'' (1992) and ''Hidden Desire'' (1992). All three films were regarded as commercial successes and paved the way for mainstream actresses, such as

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and

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to act in such films. Aside from these films, Yip has also starred in many films critically acclaimed Chinese movies, including

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's ''

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'' and

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's ''Red Rose, White Rose'' (1994). Yip's ability to escape the soft porn market paving the way for actresses such as

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and Pauline Chan to do the same.

Music

Yip had a singing career when she joined Fitto Entertainment, owned by her brother Yip Chi-Ming, before the company was transitioned into

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, releasing seven

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and

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albums between 1992 and 1995. Yip received three Best New Artist gold awards from 1992 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation,

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, and 1992 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.

Family

In 1998, Yip invested a large sum in her brother's project of building a Disneyland in Hong Kong. However, the project was scrapped along with the budget causing a fallout between the two. Yip and her brother later reconciled. Yip met her husband, Chinese-American businessman Jeffrey Wu (胡兆明) when Yip was hired by Premier Entertainment in New York to perform a concert at the Trump Marina in Atlantic City. After marrying Wu in 1996, Yip retired from entertainment and moved to the United States where Wu runs the

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chain. The couple have a daughter and two sons and currently reside on

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. They also have substantial investments in United International Bank, a business jet trading company, and various business-use real estate projects.

Political stance

In November 2020, Yip mentioned that she was a Republican supporter and supported the second term of Donald Trump.

References

External links

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HK cinemagic entry

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