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Christy Chung is a Actor Canadienne born on 19 september 1970

Christy Chung

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Nationality Canada
Birth 19 september 1970 (53 years)

Christy Chung (born 19 September 1970) is a Canadian actress and restaurateur. She was born in Montreal to a Chinese-Vietnamese father and a Vietnamese mother.

Chung grew up in Brossard, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, with French and Vietnamese as mother-tongues. She later learned English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

While studying for a career in the tourism industry at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), she entered and won the Miss Chinese Montreal contest in 1992. She then went to Hong Kong, in her first trip away from home, to participate in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993, in which she won despite not knowing a single Chinese word. This opened doors for her to launch her acting career there, despite not speaking a word of Cantonese at the time, and despite her extremely limited acting experience (an uncredited ten-second non-speaking role as a gum-chewing prostitute in Denys Arcand's Love and Human Remains). She had to choose between acting in Hong Kong and becoming the weather-forecast presenter at Société Radio-Canada, the French-language government television network in Canada.

A role in The Bride with White Hair 2 brought her instant recognition, and she became a well-known star in Chinese-language popular culture, acting in a large number of films including some films starring Stephen Chow, as well as The Bodyguard from Beijing starring Jet Li. She was married for a time to Glen Ross, and gave birth to daughter (Yasmine) in Montreal in the middle of the 1998 Ice Storm. Chung and Ross were divorced in 2002, but remain on good terms. Chung has sole custody of Yasmine.

Giving birth to Yasmine temporarily had a negative effect on her career because of a stereotypical impression that a mother could not function as a sex symbol, but her career recovered in 2000. More recently, she had roles in Samsara and Jackie Chan's movie The Medallion. She added Thai to her language repertoire when she starred in Nonzee Nimibutr's 2001 film Jan Dara. Singapore FHM magazine voted her the "Sexiest Woman in Asia" in 2000.

She is a brand ambassador and spokeswoman to slimming service Marie France Bodyline, prominently appearing on billboards and print ads.

Despite her success, she remains mostly unknown in Quebec, where she was born and grew up, because she has done most of her film work in Cantonese.

Chung was recently seen at the 2007 Sina Awards and is currently working on an album.

In 2003, Chung married to music producer Jon Yen. They have two daughters, Jaden Chloe Yen, who was born on August 2008, and Cayla Janie Yen on February 8, 2010. Chung and Yen divorced in 2011, citing pressures on Yen from her success in showbiz.

She has been living in Beijing. Chung is now a restaurant owner. She recently starred in Bruce Lee, My Brother playing the role of Bruce Lee's mother and Aarif Lee portrayed Lee.

Usually with

Wong Jing
Wong Jing
(4 films)
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow
(4 films)
Vincent Kok
Vincent Kok
(5 films)
Benny Chan
Benny Chan
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Christy Chung (27 films)

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Actress

The Right Mistake, 1h32
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Christy Chung
Roles Singaporean Police Officer
Rating42% 2.1405252.1405252.1405252.1405252.140525
Bruce Lee, My Brother, 2h9
Directed by Raymond Yip Wai-man, Manfred Wong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Biography, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Tony Leung Ka-fai, Christy Chung, Michelle Ye, Lee Heung-kam, Lawrence Cheng, Candice Yu
Roles Grace Ho Oi Yu
Rating64% 3.2195053.2195053.2195053.2195053.219505
Bruce Lee, My Brother is a dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Based directly from the book "Memories of Lee Siu Loong", which is authored by Lee's siblings (Phoebe, Robert, Agnes and Peter), it revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only US$102 in his pocket.
Set Up
Set Up (2005)
, 1h35
Directed by Wong Jing, Billy Cheung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Documentary, Action, Horror, Crime
Actors Christy Chung, Roy Cheung
Roles Moon Siu
Rating55% 2.794042.794042.794042.794042.79404
Moon Siu is a horror story writer who got refractive surgery the day before her wedding. That night she stays at an unfurnished house in the suburb with her sister Yan. When Moon was sleeping, three robbers Pau, Kei and Man, who were hiding out there, kills Yan and her boyfriend and stuffs her corpse in the refrigerator. Later Moon finds Yan's corpse and arrested Kei when her fiance Ted arrived. While unknown to Moon, Ted actually belongs to the same gang.
The Medallion, 1h28
Directed by Gordon Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Sports films, Martial arts films, Buddy films
Actors Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, Julian Sands, John Rhys-Davies, Carl Ng
Roles Charlotte Watson
Rating52% 2.604752.604752.604752.604752.60475
Eddie Yang (Jackie Chan) is a Hong Kong police officer cooperating with Interpol in the capture of a crime lord named AJ "Snakehead" Staul (Julian Sands). Snakehead procures an ancient book from a Chinese bookstore keeper, which tells the story of a boy being chosen every thousand years to bind the two halves of a legendary medallion. In Hong Kong, Eddie and Interpol agent Arthur Watson (Lee Evans) lead a raid to capture Snakehead and his men, who are about to kidnap the boy, named Jai (Alex Bao). Eddie and the agents fight off Snakehead's men, infiltrating the temple containing Jai. Jai is saved but Snakehead eludes them. Two weeks later Snakehead captures Jai aboard a cargo boat in Hong Kong. Eddie and a team of Hong Kong police engage and defeat several of Snakehead's men, but Snakehead escapes with Jai to Dublin, Ireland.
Samsara
Samsara (2002)
, 2h25
Origin German
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Films about Buddhism
Actors Shawn Ku, Christy Chung, Jampa Kalsang Tamang
Roles Pema
Rating76% 3.8463953.8463953.8463953.8463953.846395
Tashi (Shawn Ku) began his training as a Buddhist monk at the age of five. Twenty years later, he emerges from a three year solitary meditation, for which he is awarded the degree of khenpo by the rinpoche. When Tashi begins to have wet dreams his relationships at the temple become strained. On an official visit, he stays with a farmer and meets Pema, the farmer's daughter. He leaves monastic life, returning to the farm, where he joins the migrant workers for the harvest. After another encounter with Pema, they marry. They later have a son, Karma(Tenzin Tashi).
Jan Dara
Jan Dara (2001)
, 2h
Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Christy Chung
Roles Miss Boonlueang
Rating60% 3.04933.04933.04933.04933.0493
Jan is a boy growing up in 1930s Siam in a wealthy, dysfunctional family where sex has a huge impact on everyone's lives. Jan Dara is viewed by his father, Khun Luang, as cursed, since his mother died giving birth to him. The abusive Luang is a womanizer who has sex with many women in front of the portrait of his late wife.
Gen-Y Cops
Gen-Y Cops (2000)
, 1h50
Directed by Benny Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Robot films
Actors Edison Chen, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Paul Rudd, Christy Chung, Maggie Q
Roles Insp. Chung
Rating46% 2.3116952.3116952.3116952.3116952.311695
In Hong Kong, FBI agents Ian Curtis, Jane Quigley, Ross Tucker, and Quincy are protecting a group of American scientists introducing the RS 1 battlefield robot at an international exposition of military gear. A group of arms dealer led by disgruntled RS 1 designer Kurt, and abetted by the drugged and mesmerized Hong Kong police detective Edison, steal the lethal robot in order to terrorize the city. When Edison's colleagues Match and Alien try to rescue him, all three young "Gen-X" cops find themselves the target of the FBI.
A Kiss Stolen, 1h30
Origin Hong kong
Genres Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Christy Chung, Stephen Fung
Roles Sophia Chung
Rating56% 2.816952.816952.816952.816952.81695
Stephen Lee was accepted to the university after the college entrance examination. He has a girlfriend Wu Shude, who is his first Love, they fell in love for seven years, and they don't have premarital sex.
Conman in Tokyo, 1h43
Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Christy Chung, Athena Chu, Bryan Leung, Joe Cheng
Roles Jersy's girlfriend
Rating55% 2.769832.769832.769832.769832.76983
Hong Kong's gambling champion Cool (Louis Koo) was once boundlessly glorious, specializing in a card-flying stunt that reputed the gambling world. In Asia, only Japan's Tetsuo (Yasuaki Kurata) is considered a worthy opponent to Cool. Cool is bent on defeating Tetsuo to become Asia's number one. To gain this title, Cool works hard to improve his gambling skills, but was framed by his god-brother Yeung Kwong (Ben Lam), who tricks Cool's girlfriend, Karen (Athena Chu), and marries her. Cool rushes into the wedding hall and falls into Yeung's trap. Karen sees through Yeung's scheme and while protecting Cool, she gets shot and becomes a vegetable as a result. However, since Karen was leaglly married to Yeung, Cool was unable take her away back to Hong Kong and Cool retires from the gambling world and opens a Chinese restaurant in Japan and everyday, Cool would secretly take a look at the unconscious Karen.
All's Well, Ends Well '97, 1h25
Directed by Alfred Cheung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Stephen Chow, Francis Ng, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Leslie Cheung, Roy Chiao, Christy Chung
Roles Little Suen
Rating61% 3.0965153.0965153.0965153.0965153.096515
This script must be run from the command line
Troublesome Night, 1h38
Directed by Herman Yau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Ada Choi, Teresa Mak, Helena Law, Lee Lik-chi
Roles Mrs. To
Rating58% 2.9017652.9017652.9017652.9017652.901765
The film is set in the haunted streets of Hong Kong, with four loosely connected stories put together in one film. A group of youngsters go on a camping trip in the countryside, where Ken encounters a mysterious woman near a grave. His life is changed since then as he becomes a victim of ghost-meddling. As his friends return to Hong Kong without him, another sinister story begins. Mrs To has a date with her husband to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but he does not appear. The outcome of the second story leads to another story about Ken's friend Jojo having a romantic affair with a ghost. The fourth story is about Peter Butt visiting a haunted theatre with some of Ken's friends.