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Kelly Cheung
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Cheung Wing-yan
11 May 1990 |
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| Nationality | Hong Kong, Chinese | ||||||||||
| Citizenship | United States | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Chicago (BBA) | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||
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Notable work
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Life on the Line Big White Duel series |
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| Traditional Chinese | 張曦雯 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张曦雯 | ||||||||||
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Kelly Cheung (born on May 11, 1990) is a talented actress, TV host, and former beauty queen from Hong Kong and the United States. She is well-known for her work with TVB, a major television company. Kelly won the title of Miss Chinese International 2012 and later represented Hong Kong in the Miss World 2012 competition.
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Early Life and Family
Kelly Cheung was born in Hong Kong. She lived there until she was ten years old. Then, her family moved to Chicago, USA. In Chicago, she went to St. Therese Chinese Catholic School. She later studied at the University of Illinois Chicago. She earned a degree in Business Administration.
Kelly has been in a relationship with Mark Brunyez for several years. They met in the United States before Kelly joined the Miss Chinese International Pageant. They stayed friends for a long time. In 2018, they decided to start dating.
Career Highlights
Kelly was 21 when she won the Miss Friendship Ambassador Pageant. This allowed her to represent Chicago in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2012. She won the main title, becoming the only person from Chicago to win this beauty pageant. She also won the Friendship Ambassador award.
After winning, Kelly represented Hong Kong at Miss World 2012. This competition took place in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. It was special because it was the first time a Miss Chinese International winner represented Hong Kong at Miss World. Usually, a Miss Hong Kong Pageant winner would go. This change happened because the Miss World pageant moved its dates. At Miss World 2012, Kelly did very well. She placed in the top 47 for Top Model and top 40 for Beach Fashion.
Moving to Hong Kong and TV Work
In January 2013, Kelly moved to Hong Kong. She joined TVB after crowning the next Miss Chinese International. Because she speaks English very well, she became a TV presenter. She worked on both the English channel TVB Pearl and the Chinese channel TVB Jade. She hosted popular shows like Dolce Vita, Pearl Entertainment Tonight, and Scoop.
Before her pageant wins, Kelly also had a successful career as a model. In 2010, Elite HK Model Management gave her the "Best New Model" award. She appeared in many TV commercials. She was also featured in fashion and beauty magazines.
Acting Career
In 2016, Kelly started her acting journey. Her first role was in the legal drama Law dis-Order. In 2019, she starred in the medical drama Big White Duel. Her performance in this show got a lot of attention. She became very well-known and won the TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards. This award celebrates actors who have shown great improvement.
Television Dramas
Kelly Cheung has starred in many TV dramas for TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures. Here are some of her notable roles:
TVB Dramas
- 2016: Law dis-Order as Libby Poon Hei-man
- 2018: Life on the Line as Mandy Man Fai
- 2019: Big White Duel as Dr. Lui Ngoi-ling (Main Role, won Most Improved Female Artiste)
- 2019: Barrack O'Karma as herself (also won Most Improved Female Artiste)
- 2019: The Man Who Kills Troubles as Chloe Ko Hei-yi (also won Most Improved Female Artiste)
- 2020: The Witness as Chris Lee Chung-ying (Main Role)
- 2020: Legal Mavericks 2020 as Eva Shaw Mei-na (Main Role)
- 2022: Big White Duel II as Dr. Lui Ngoi-ling (Main Role)
- 2024: In Bed With A Stranger as Rachel Chu Sin-mei (Main Role)
- 2024: Big Biz Duel as Song Kiu (Main Role)
Shaw Brothers Pictures Dramas
- 2019: Flying Tiger 2 as Jean Yau Ho-yuet (Main Role)
Awards and Recognition
Kelly Cheung has received many awards and nominations for her work.
- 2011: Won Miss Friendship Ambassador Pageant & Miss Photogenic
- 2012: Won Miss Chinese International Pageant
- 2019: Won TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
- 2024: Won TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia for her role as Song Kiu in Big Biz Duel.
She has also been nominated for many other awards, including Best Supporting Actress, Most Popular Female Character, and Best Actress multiple times.
