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Cecilia Cheung
張栢芝
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Cheung in 2023
Born
Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi

(1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 45)
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)
(m. 2006; div. 2011)
Children 3
Musical career
Origin Hong Kong
Genres Cantopop
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
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

Cecilia Cheung, Avenue of Stars
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.

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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

Film
Year English title Original title Role Notes
1999 King of Comedy 喜劇之王 Lau Piu-piu
Fly Me to Polaris 星願 Autumn Yue
The Legend of Speed 烈火戰車2極速傳說 Nancy
2000 Tokyo Raiders 東京攻略 Saori
Twelve Nights 十二夜 Jeannie
Help!!! 辣手回春 Dr. Ho Wing-yan
2001 Wu Yen 鍾無艷 Enchantress / Yin Chun
Master Q 2001 老夫子2001 Mandy
Everyday is Valentine 情迷大話王 Wonderful
Failan 파이란 Failan
Shaolin Soccer 少林足球 Dragon Player No. 7 Cameo
Para Para Sakura 芭啦芭啦櫻之花 Yuriko Sakurada / Yuriko's granny
The Legend of Zu 蜀山傳 Dawn / Enigma
2002 Second Time Around 無限復活 Tina Chow
Mighty Baby 絕世好B Boey
The Lion Roars 我家有一隻河東獅 Moth Liu
2003 Love Under the Sun 愛在陽光下 Short film
Cat and Mouse 老鼠愛上貓 Bai Yutang
Honesty 絕種好男人 Didi Wong
Running on Karma 大隻佬 Inspector Lee Fung-yee
Lost in Time 忘不了 Holly Lam
2004 Fantasia 鬼馬狂想曲 Harmy Bobo
Papa Loves You 這個阿爸真爆炸 Customer refused entry to café Cameo
One Nite in Mongkok 旺角黑夜 Dan Dan
The White Dragon 小白龍情海翻波 Black Phoenix / White Dragon Jr.
2005 Himalaya Singh 喜馬拉亞星 Peacock
The Promise 無極 Qing Cheng
2006 The Shopaholics 最愛女人購物狂 Fong Fong-fong
My Kung-Fu Sweetheart 野蠻秘笈 Phoenix
The 601st Phone Call 第601個電話 Tian You
2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 最強囍事 Claire
Treasure Hunt 無價之寶 Peggy Jiang
Legendary Amazons 楊門女將之軍令如山 Mu Guiying
Speed Angels 極速天使 You Mei
The Lion Roars 2 河東獅吼2 Wang Yueying
Dangerous Liaisons 危險關係 Mo Jieyu
2017 Out of Control 失控·幽靈飛車 Lucy Lin
TBA 11th Day and One Night 十一天零一夜

TV Shows She Has Been In

Television
Year English title Alternative title Role Notes
2008 The Wandering Songstress 天涯歌女 Zhou Xuan
2018 Love Won't Wait 如果,爱 Wan Jialing

Her Music Albums

Year English Title Chinese Title
1999 No Matter How The Weather...Cloudy, Rainy Or Sunny (EP) 任何天氣
Destination
2000 A Brand New Me 不一樣的我
Cecilia Cheung Mandarin Album 張柏芝同名國語專輯
2001 Cecilia Cheung New & Best Collection 張柏芝全新經驗新曲+精選
Party All the Time (Remix Album)
Brand New Image 最新形象
2002 Real Me 真我
2003 Colour of Lip (New + Best Collection) 至愛唇色(新曲+精選)
2005 C1

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2000 5th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress Fly Me to Polaris Nominated
19th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Best New Performer Won
King of Comedy Nominated
2002 39th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Failan Nominated
2003 3rd Chinese Film Media Awards Most Popular Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) The Lion Roars Won
2004 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Lost in Time Won
Running on Karma Nominated
10th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award Best Actress Won
4th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Nominated
Lost in Time Won
Most Popular Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Running on Karma
Lost in Time
Silver Prize
9th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress Lost in Time Won
2005 10th Golden Bauhinia Awards One Nite in Mongkok Nominated
24th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
5th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Nominated
2006 11th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress The Promise Nominated
2011 1st LeTV Entertainment Awards Most Popular Film Actress (Asia Pacific) N/A Won
Most Commercially Valuable Actress N/A Won

See also

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