Yoyo Chen Chi-yiu (born 27 August 1981) is a

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Biography

Early life

Yoyo Chen was born in Hong Kong and is of Fuzhounese ancestry. She finished secondary 7 and graduated from Po Kok Girls' Middle School at

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Career

After signing an artiste contract with

, Chen made her acting debut in the 2004 drama ''

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''. After several minor roles, Chen began to receive bigger roles in the 2007 dramas ''

The Brink of Law ''The Brink of Law'' (Traditional Chinese: 突圍行動) is a TVB modern action series broadcast in January 2007. Synopsis Tong Chi-Ko (Steven Ma) is a respected lawyer and the source of his father's pride; his father dreams of seeing his son ...

'' and ''

Best Selling Secrets ''Best Selling Secrets'' (Traditional Chinese: 同事三分親) is a TVB modern sitcom series broadcast from March 2007 to August 2008. The sitcom is about office politics in an advertisement company, as well as family and romantic relationships ...

'', earning her first nominations for the Most Improved Female Artiste and Best Supporting Actress at the 2007

TVB Anniversary Awards The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American Emm ...

. In 2020, Chen received attention and positive comments with her role in the melodrama ''

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''. She gained recognition by earning a Best Supporting Actress nomination as well as garnering her first nominations for Most Popular Female Character and Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with

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) at the 2020

. In 2021, Chen participated in the reality competition shows ''Dub of War'' ( 好聲好戲) and ''Top Sales'' ( 識貨), eventually winning both competitions. With her role in the drama '' Plan 'B''', she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2021

, which is her first acting award in her career.

Personal life

On 11 November 2011, Yoyo Chen married TVB actor Vincent Wong. She gave birth to their daughter, Wong Ching-kiu, in April 2012. Chen is close friends with ''

'' co-actresses

and

. Another good friend of her is '' The Line Watchers'' co-actress

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Filmography

TV dramas

Film

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Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American Emm ...

People's Choice Television Awards

Other awards

References

External links

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Official TVB Blog of Yoyo Chen

Yoyo Chen
on

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