Cecilia Cheung facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cecilia Cheung
張栢芝
Cheung in 2023
Born	Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 45) Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, British Hong Kong
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Sing girl
Notable work	King of Comedy Fly Me to Polaris The Lion Roars Lost in Time The Promise
Spouse(s)	Nicholas Tse ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2011)​
Children	3
Musical career
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Universal Asia [zh] Yowant Network
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張栢芝
Simplified Chinese	张柏芝
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Bózhī Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zoeng1 Baak3zi1 Hong Kong Romanisation Cheung Pak-chi

Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (Chinese: 張栢芝) is a famous actress and singer from Hong Kong. She was born on May 24, 1980. Cecilia is known as a "Sing girl". This means she first became famous by acting with the well-known actor Stephen Chow. After that, she built a very successful career of her own.

About Cecilia Cheung

Cecilia Cheung was born in Yau Ma Tei, Jordan, Hong Kong. Her mother is Cheung Yan-yung. Her father, Davies Shally, has both Chinese and British family roots.

When Cecilia was nine years old, her parents separated. At age fourteen, she moved to Melbourne, Australia. She lived there with her aunt and went to Camberwell Girls Grammar School. Cecilia has an older half-sister, two younger brothers, and a younger half-brother.

Her Career Journey

Star, hand prints and autograph of Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.

Cecilia's career began in 1998. She appeared in a TV commercial for lemon tea. This commercial caught the eye of famous director Stephen Chow.

Her first movie was Chow's King of Comedy in 1999. This movie was a huge hit and made Cecilia very famous. In the same year, she starred in Fly Me to Polaris. She even sang the theme song for this movie. She won an award for Best New Performer for Fly Me to Polaris. Also in 1999, Cecilia released her first music album called Any Weather.

Cecilia also became popular in Korea. She starred in the film Failan (2001). This movie earned her a nomination for Best Actress. She then acted with Louis Koo in the comedy The Lion Roars (2002). For this role, she won an award for Most Popular Actress.

Cheung in 2009

In 2003, Cecilia worked with Louis Koo again in the movie Lost in Time. She won the Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her role. She also appeared in the crime movie One Nite in Mongkok (2004).

Cecilia played the famous singer Zhou Xuan in the TV series The Wandering Songstress (2008). After this, she took a break from acting. She focused on her family and had two sons. She returned to acting in 2010.

Later, in 2013, she took another break and moved to Singapore. Since then, Cecilia has focused on appearing in variety shows in mainland China. She has been very successful. In 2021, she joined the Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves.

Her Family Life

Cecilia Cheung married Hong Kong star Nicholas Tse in 2006. They had their first son in 2007 and their second son in 2010. The couple later separated in 2011. They both agreed to share care of their two sons.

On November 18, 2018, Cecilia announced that she had given birth to a third son.

In March 2020, Cecilia showed her support for Xinjiang cotton. This was after some international companies stopped buying cotton from that region.

Movies She Has Been In

TV Shows She Has Been In

Her Music Albums

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Cecilia Cheung para niños