Carol Cheng facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carol Cheng
鄭裕玲
Born	(1957-09-09) 9 September 1957 (age 67) British Hong Kong
Citizenship	British Canadian Chinese (Hong Kong)
Occupation	Radio and television host Actress
Years active	1975–present
Partner(s)	Kam Kwok-Leung 甘國亮 (1980–1990) Lui Fong 呂方 (1992–2008)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鄭裕玲
Simplified Chinese	郑裕玲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Yùlíng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zeng6 Jyu6-ling4
Musical career
Also known as	Do Do/Dodo Cheng (嘟嘟/嘟姐/Do姐)

Carol Cheng Yu Ling (Traditional Chinese: 鄭裕玲), also known as Do Do, is a famous host and actress from Hong Kong. She was born on September 9, 1957.

Carol Cheng became very well-known for her role in the TVB series Man in the Net (1979-1980). She made history by being the first person to win both the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress. These are the top awards for actresses in Hong Kong movies and TV shows.

Carol Cheng's Life Story

Carol Cheng was born in Hong Kong. Her parents were from Sichuan, and her family spoke Mandarin. She went to English schools in Hong Kong.

In 1975, after finishing high school, she joined an actor training program. The next year, she started her career as a TV host. When her first TV company closed in 1978, she moved to Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). This is where she became famous as both an actress and a host.

Carol Cheng has hosted many popular shows. These include the Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant and the TVB Anniversary Awards. She also hosted fun variety shows like The Weakest Link. She was also known for hosting shows with the hip hop duo FAMA.

In 1984, Carol won the award for Best New Performer. She later won the Best Actress award in 1988 and 1991. In 2000, she won two big TVB awards: My Favourite TV Role and Best Actress.

After the 2000s, Carol stopped acting as much. She decided to focus mostly on hosting shows. In October 2022, she left TVB after working there for 44 years. She then started her own talk show on YouTube called the Do Show in June 2023.

Movies and TV Shows

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Carol Cheng has been in:

• Frugal Game (2002)
• War of the Genders [TVB series] (2000)
• My Rice Noodle Shop (1998)
• Her Fatal Ways 4 (1994)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1994)
• Holy Weapon (1993)
• Murder (1993)
• Her Fatal Ways 3 (1993)
• She Starts the Fire (1992)
• Heart Against Hearts (1992)
• Now You See Love... Now You Don't (1992)
• Neverending Summer (1992)
• Second to None (1992)
• Once a Black Sheep (1992)
• The Banquet (1991)
• Her Fatal Ways 2 (1991)
• Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
• Her Fatal Ways (1991)
• Queen of Gamble (1991)
• Slickers vs. Killers (1991)
• The Top Bet (1991)
• To Catch a Thief (1991)
• BB 30 (1990)
• Tiger Cage 2 (1990)
• Promising Miss Bowie (1990)
• Brief Encounter in Shinjuku (1990)
• Heart into Hearts (1990)
• Burning Sensation (1989)
• Perfect Match (1989)
• The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)
• The Nobles (1989)
• Doubles Cause Troubles (1989)
• Tiger Cage (1988)
• The Eighth Happiness (1988)
• The Crazy Companies II (1988)
• Women Prison (1988)
• Sister Cupid (1987)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes (1976)

Music Videos

• Denis Kwok - "越州公路 193" (2022)

Hosting Fun Shows

Carol Cheng has hosted many popular variety shows:

For TVB

• Beautiful Cooking (2006)
• Do Do Goes Shopping (2015–2017)
• Do Did Eat (2016, 2018, 2019)
• Miss Hong Kong Pageant

For HOY TV

• Where Do Do you go (2023)

Awards and Achievements

Carol Cheng has won many awards for her acting and hosting. Here are some of them: