Luna Shaw Mei-kwan (; born 2 May 1973) is a Hong Kong stage actress best known for her role in ''Love is Shit'' (2012). She won eight
Hong Kong Drama Awards
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, which makes her the actress with the most wins for the accolade.
Biography
Shaw was born on 2 May 1973, in Hong Kong.
She had her secondary education at
Kiangsu-Chekiang College and became interested in drama after having classes with Poon Wai-Sum, a scriptwriter and the
artist-in-residence
Artist-in-residence (also Writer-in-residence), or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs that involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs that pr ...
.
She attended the
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) is a provider of tertiary education in Hong Kong. Located near the north coast of Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island, the main campus also functions as a venue for performances. Béthanie (Hong Ko ...
to study acting, but dropped out in her second year due to family issues. She reapplied to the school three years later after her father's death under the motivation of Poon and her elder sister.
She graduated with a
higher diploma
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in 1999 and landed her first stage acting role in the play ''Non Dimenticar'' (Chinese: 年年有今日).
She won Best Supporting Actress in the
11th Hong Kong Drama Awards in 2002 and formed the Windmill Grass Theatre (Chinese: 風車草劇團) with and . She won a total of eight Hong Kong Drama Awards, most notably winning Best Actress in the 2012 original stage play ', which makes her the actress with the most wins for the accolade.
Shaw received her first onscreen role in the 2020
ViuTV
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drama series ' and featured in the 2023 drama film ''
Time Still Turns the Pages''.
In 2024, she was cast in lead roles in the crime thriller film ''
The Moon Thieves
''The Moon Thieves'' () is a 2024 Hong Kong heist film directed by Steve Yuen. Starring Anson Lo, Edan Lui, Louis Cheung, Michael Ning and Keung To, the film is loosely based on the 2009 Ginza Tenshodo heist and the 2010 Hong Kong post office rob ...
'' and drama film ''
The Lyricist Wannabe''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Alumni of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong stage actresses
Hong Kong film actresses