Yvonne Yung (born 17 September 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and former beauty pageant winner.
Early life
Yung was born on 17 September 1968 in Beijing. At age 12, Yung immigrated to
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
.
Career
Yung started her entertainment career as a model and dancer.
In 1989, Yung became the winner for Miss Asia Pageant (local pageant in Hong Kong). Yung was Hong Kong delegate for
Miss World 1989
Miss World 1989, the 39th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1989 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant. It was also the first time the Soviet Union has sent a contes ...
held in her country, but did not enter the top 10.
Yung was known for her acting performances in
Category III films.
Yung has appeared in ''
A Chinese Torture Chamber Story'', ''
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse
''Ancient Chinese Whorehouse'' is a 1994 Hong Kong sex comedy film directed by Kai Ming Lai and written by Man Fai Ng, starring Yvonne Yung, Kent Cheng, Kingdom Yuen, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Xueyan, and Liu Dizhi. The film premiered in Hong Kong on 15 ...
'', ''Romance of the Vampires'', ''Fake Pretty Woman'', and many others.
In 2001, Yung retired from the film industry but still made appearances in television series.
Personal life
In 2003, Yung married Ng Wai-kit (伍偉傑), the vice CEO of an American casino. Ying's marriage ended in divorce in 2005.
In January 2007, Yung married Will Liu Lunhao (劉倫浩), a professional gym operator, and gave birth to their daughter Crystal in October that year. In 2009, she and Liu were named spokespeople for the Chinese government's campaign to convince people to seek help for sexually transmitted diseases.
Filmography
* 1989 ''The Iron Butterfly''.
* 1991 ''Dances with the Dragon'' - Diana Kung.
* 1992 ''Freedom Run Q''
* 1992 ''Temptation of the Spiritual World''
* 1993 ''Don't Stop My Crazy Love For You''
* 1993 ''Guns Of Dragon''
* 1993 ''My Pale Lover''
* 1983 ''My Virgin''
* 1993 ''Sexy Story''
* 1994 ''
Drunken Master II
''Drunken Master II'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong action-comedy kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Jackie Chan as Chinese martial arts master and a Cantonese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung. It was Chan's first traditional style martial ...
''
* 1994 ''
A Chinese Torture Chamber Story'' - Shaw. Little Cabbage.
* 1994 ''
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse
''Ancient Chinese Whorehouse'' is a 1994 Hong Kong sex comedy film directed by Kai Ming Lai and written by Man Fai Ng, starring Yvonne Yung, Kent Cheng, Kingdom Yuen, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Xueyan, and Liu Dizhi. The film premiered in Hong Kong on 15 ...
''
* 1984 ''The Power of Money''
* 1984 ''Romance of the Vampires''
* 1994 ''Sex and the Emperor''
* 1994 ''Bloody Brothers''
* 1994 ''Fatal Obsession''
* 1994 ''
The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai
''The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai'' is a 1994 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Stephen Lo and Joe Chu and starring Simon Yam, Lau Ching-wan, Wan Yeung-ming and Roy Cheung. The film is based on the life of Sun Yee On triad ...
''
* 1994 ''The Wild Lover''
* 1995 ''Black Dream''
* 1995 ''A Fake Pretty Woman''
* 1985 ''Spike Drink Gang''
* 1995 ''Lover of the Last Empress''
* 1996 ''Hero of Swallow''
* 1997 ''The Jail in Burning Island''
* 1997 ''Walk In''
* 1998 ''Exodus from Afar''
* 1998 ''Nightmare Zone''
* 1999 ''Undercover Girls''
* 2001 ''Yvonne Yung: Fantastic Dream Japanese Vacation'' (Pictorial Videos)
* 2002 ''Freaky Story''
* 2003 ''The Murderer is My Wife''
* 2003 ''Return of Devil''
* 2004 ''
Twin of Brothers
''Twin of Brothers'' is a 2004 Hong Kong television series based on the novel of the same Chinese title by Wong Yee. It was broadcast on TVB.
Plot
Wacky wannabe swordsmen Chong and Ling accidentally acquire the mysterious "Longevity Martial A ...
''
* 2006 ''
The Great Dunhuang
''The Great Dunhuang'' is a Chinese television series based on the history of the oasis city of Dunhuang, which lies on the ancient Silk Road. With a Buddhist sutra printed in gold lettering as the plot device, the series retells the rise, fall and ...
''
* 2012 ''Tales of Two Cities''
* 2012 ''All for Love''
* 2013 ''Born to Love You''
* 2014 ''
Fighting
Combat ( French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...
''
* 2014 ''
Town of the Dragon
''Town of the Dragon'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense comedy film directed by Xue Cun. It was released on October 17.
Cast
*Xue Cun
*Yu Qing
*Ying Da
*Yvonne Yung
*Lam Suet
Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor.
Lif ...
''
* 2014 ''Give Seven Days''
* 2016 ''Like Life''
* 2017 I Love My President Though He's A Psycho
*2019 ''Hello Love''
* 2022 ''Side Story of Volant Fox''
References
External links
*
Love HK Film EntryYvonne Yung at hkmdb.com
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1968 births
Living people
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Miss World 1989 delegates
Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong beauty pageant winners
Hong Kong film actresses
Hong Kong television actresses