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Anita Mui (1963–2003)

Actress | Music Department

With a career that began in her early childhood, Anita Mui is the queen of Hong Kong's pop-music industry. After she won a singing contest in 1982, her life in the limelight began. In the early stages of her career her image was a little bit tomboy-ish and sexy (which was the reason she was called the "Madonna of Hong Kong")... See full bio »

Born:

Mei Yan Fang
in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Died:

(age 40) in Hong Kong, China
Anita Mui
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Filmography

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2002 July Rhapsody
Lam Man-Ching
 
2001 Oi gwan yue mung
Tina Cheung
 
2001 Laam goh lui cheung
Chu Wai Tak
 
2001 Huang xin jia qi
Michelle
 
2001 Wu yen
Emperor Qi/Ancestor Huan
 
2000 Yan fei yan mie (short)
 
1997 Ban sheng yuan
Gu Manlu
 
1997 Who's the Man, Who's the Woman
Fan Fan
 
1995 The Enforcer
Inspector Fong
 
1995 Rumble in the Bronx
Elaine
 
1994 The Legend of Drunken Master
Ling - Wong's Step-Mother
 
1993 Executioners
Tung / Wonder Woman / Dorothy
 
1993 The Mad Monk
Goddess of Mercy
 
1993 The Heroic Trio
Tung / Wonder Woman / Shadow Fox
 
1993 Fight Back to School III
Judy Tong Wong
 
1993 Xin xian he shen zhen
Pak Wan-Fai
 
1993 Zhan shen chuan shuo
Yuet
 
1992 Saviour of the Soul II
 
1992 Chuan dao fang zi
Yoshiko Kawashima/Kam Bik-Fai
 
1992 Justice, My Foot!
Madam Sung
 
1991 Saviour of the Soul
Yiu May-kwan
 
1991 Au revoir mon amour
Mui Ye
 
1991 Du ba
Mei (as Yim-fong Mui)
 
1990 Luan shi er nu
Mary Sung Chia Pi
 
1989 A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Chow Ying-Kit
 
1989 Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose
Luming Yang
 
1989 Fu gui bing tuan
Jone
 
1988 Rouge
Fleur
 
1988 Gong zi duo qing
Anita
 
1988 Hei xin gui
 
1988 Yi qi liang fu
Park
 
1987 Yi wu liang qi
Park
 
1987 Xiao sheng meng jing hun
 
1987 Happiest Bigamist
 
1987 Kai xin wu yu
Mui Tai-Heung
 
1986 Shen tan zhu gu li
Chiao-Chiao
 
1986 Ou ran
Anita Chou
 
1986 Huan le ding dong
Singer in Club
 
1986 Huai nu hai
 
1986 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
Fang
 
1985 Juk nei ho wan
 
1985 Ge wu sheng ping
Jannie Fong
 
1985 Qing chun chai guan
 
1984 Yuen fan
Anita
 
1983 Biu choh chat yat ching
Fong
 
1983 Feng kuang ba san
 
1983 Pi li qing
(Voice)
 
1981 Nui wor hang dong (TV series)
Keun
 
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1992 Chuan dao fang zi (vocals)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 House of Flying Daggers (dedicatee)
 
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1996 Yun cai zhi li xing
Herself
 
1991 Hao men ye yan
Herself
 
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2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Elaine (Rumble in the Bronx)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Yan-Fang Mei | Yim-Fong Mui | Yim-fong Mui | Mei Yan-Fang | Anita Mui Yim-Fong | Mui Yim-Fong

Height:

5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Instant shining is not eternity. Show business is a hard life. I wonder how many people will remember me after I leave the business for good. My hope is that when they feel bored and look at the stars in the sky, people will think of my name. See more »

Trivia:

Did her own dubbing for the Mandarin version of her movies earlier in her career. See more »

Nickname:

Madonna of Asia See more »

Star Sign:

Libra