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Cecilia Cheung
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張栢芝 | |||||||||||||
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Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi
24 May 1980 Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, British Hong Kong
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | Camberwell Girls Grammar School | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 1998–present | ||||||||||||
Known for | Sing girl | ||||||||||||
Notable work
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Children | 3 | ||||||||||||
Musical career | |||||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||||
Instruments | Vocals | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 張栢芝 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张柏芝 | ||||||||||||
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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.
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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'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.
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
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | English title | Alternative title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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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. |
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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
In Spanish: Cecilia Cheung para niños