Asian actresses that I love
by Nessa-Nasui | created - 20 Dec 2011 | updated - 29 Apr 2012 | Public
1. Charlene Choi
Actress | Chin gei bin
Charlene Choi (born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung. Choi was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She moved with her family to Hong Kong a few years later. She was educated at a number of ...
2. Yan Tang
Actress | Jin xiu Wei Yang
Yan Tang was born on August 28, 1983 in China. She is an actress, known for The Princess Weiyoung (2016), Gui qu lai (2018) and For Love or Money (2014). She has been married to Jin Luo since October 28, 2018. They have one child.
3. Shu Qi
Actress | The Transporter
Born in Taiwan, Qi Shu has won the prestigious Golden Horse Award in Taiwan (regarded as the East Asian Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress in 1998. She has also received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress in 2005. She appeared with Jackie Chan in the romantic comedy Gorgeous (1999) ("...
4. Kristy Yeung
Actress | Tian mi mi
Kristy Yeung was born on January 7, 1974 in Shanghai, China. She is an actress, known for Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996), Portland Street Blues (1998) and The Duel (2000).
5. Gillian Chung
Actress | Wu Ze Tian mi shi
Gillian Chung Yun Tung is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. She resides in the affluent Midlevels district in Hong Kong with her younger sister. Standing at just over five feet tall, Chung is a graduate of the Kowloon True Light Middle School and attended RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. ...
6. Bingbing Fan
Actress | X-Men: Days of Future Past
Bingbing Fan was born 16 September 1981. She is a Chinese actress, television producer and pop singer.
Fan rose to fame in Asia in 1998-1999 with the mega-hit TV series My Fair Princess. In 2003, she starred in Cell Phone, which became the highest-grossing Chinese film of the year, winning a Hundred...
7. Sharla Cheung
Actress | Luk ding gei
Sharla Cheung Man is of Shanghainese origin. She was discovered by Jing Wong, who cast her in many of his productions in the early 1990s. After appearing in God of Gamblers (1989), Cheung was propelled to stardom for her role in the Stephen Chow smash hit All for the Winner (1990). She soon became a...
8. Wei Zhao
Actress | Hua Mulan
Wei Zhao was born in Wuhu, Anhui province. She is the second child of her family. Because she is the only girl, Zhao's father named her Wei, literally "Rose". Her father was a senior engineer, her mother was a music teacher.
After filming A Soul Haunted By Painting (1994) as a figurant, Wei Zhao was...
9. Jun Ji-hyun
Actress | Yeopgijeogin geunyeo
Versatile and Charismatic, Jun Ji-Hyun is one of the most loved and respected actresses in her homeland of South Korea. She has won numerous accolades, including two Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress and a Baeksang Art Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television. Jun Ji-Hyun's success in film and ...
10. Isabella Leong
Actress | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Isabella Leong was born on June 23, 1988 in Portuguese Macau. She is an actress, known for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Isabella (2006) and Bug Me Not! (2005).
11. Maggie Cheung
Actress | Fa yeung nin wah
Maggie Cheung was born on September 20, 1964, in Hong Kong, and moved at the age of eight with her family to England. After finishing secondary school, she returned to Hong Kong, where she began modeling and appearing in commercials. In 1983 she participated in the Ms. Hong Kong pageant, winning ...
12. Maggie Q
Actress | Divergent
Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family ...
13. Michelle Yeoh
Actress | Everything Everywhere All at Once
Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh & Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen. After a brief dance career, she won the Miss ...
14. Chingmy Yau
Actress | Chik loh goh yeung
Chingmy Yau was born on May 16, 1968 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Naked Killer (1992), Hold You Tight (1998) and Royal Tramp (1992). She has been married to Karwai Shum since October 31, 1999. They have three children.
15. Anita Mui
Actress | Yim ji kau
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 ...
16. Sharla Cheung
Actress | Luk ding gei
Sharla Cheung Man is of Shanghainese origin. She was discovered by Jing Wong, who cast her in many of his productions in the early 1990s. After appearing in God of Gamblers (1989), Cheung was propelled to stardom for her role in the Stephen Chow smash hit All for the Winner (1990). She soon became a...
17. Cecilia Cheung
Actress | Mong bat liu
Cecilia Cheung (Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi) was born in Hong Kong to a Cantonese father and a half Cantonese-half British mother. Her parents divorced when she was little after which she was sent to Australia for studies. She graduated from RMIT Holmes College.
Her career began in 1998, when she was ...
18. Karen Mok
Actress | Do lok tin si
Karen Mok was born on June 2, 1970 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Fallen Angels (1995), Around the World in 80 Days (2004) and Black Mask (1996). She has been married to Johannes Natterer since October 1, 2011.
19. Sammi Cheng
Actress | Mou gaan dou
Sammi Cheng was born on August 19, 1972 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), Love on A Diet (2001) and My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002). She is married to Andy Chi-On Hui.
20. Lee Da-hae
Actress | Chuno
Popular South Korean actress Lee Da-He has won several awards. She has starred in numerous Korean dramas, such as Miss Ripley (2011), The Slave Hunters (2010), Mai geol (2005), and Green Rose (2005). Being able to speak Korean, Japanese, English, and Chinese fluently has made Lee Da-hae extremely ...
21. Aya Ohmasa
Actress | New Type: Tada ai no tame ni
Omasa Aya was born in Takikawa in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. She came to audiences' attention on BS-i network's 2007 serial Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai. Her first movie was Topless where she played a lesbophobe. She has been busy ever since in both serials and feature films and also found time to appear...
22. Maki Horikita
Actress | Always san-chôme no yûhi
Horikita Maki (born Marina Hara) was born in Tokyo the eldest of three sisters in 1988. She was a tomboy growing up and by the time of her retirement also had short hair as she was older. In-between she was an attractive actress, model and corporate product endorser with longer hair between 2003 ...
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