Gregor's Top 30 Actresses from China/HK
by Movie-Mate | created - 01 Oct 2016 | updated - 08 Jul 2020 | Public
1. 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 ...
2. 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 ...
3. Ziyi Zhang
Actress | Yi dai zong shi
Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
She made her feature film debut in The Road Home (1999).
For her work in Memoirs of a Geisha she was...
4. Gong Li
Actress | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated...
5. Brigitte Lin
Actress | Ging chaat goo si
Brigitte Lin is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She was scouted in 1972 on the streets of Taipei by a film producer after she finished women's high ...
7. Rosamund Kwan
Actress | Lie tou
Rosamund Kwan was born on September 24, 1962 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for The Head Hunter (1982), This Thing Called Love (1991) and Millionaires' Express (1986). She was previously married to Pierre Chen and Guosheng Wang.
8. Moon Lee
Actress | Tian shi xing dong
Moon Lee was born on February 14, 1965 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Fighting Madam (1987), Fatal Termination (1990) and Mission of Justice (1992).
9. Joey Wang
Actress | Sien lui yau wan
Joey Wang grew up in her native Taiwan, where she was spotted by a talent scout for a modeling agency. Her height and delicate beauty made her one of the most popular Taiwanese models, and Wang went on to have a successful film career. Her ethereal elegance was used to great effect by director ...
10. Angela Mao
Actress | Enter the Dragon
Angela Mao was born as Mao Ching Ying in 1950 as the third of eight children to a family of entertainers for the Peking Opera House. She had a successful career as a Chinesa Opera actress, where her flexibility and martial arts first developed. She was discovered by film producer Raymond Chow who ...
11. Feng Hsu
Producer | Ba wang bie ji
At the 13th Film Festival of Three Continents in Nantes, France held a special exhibition on "A Retrospect of HSU Feng ", and set up a "Hsu Feng Award" to encourage aspiring talents and new waves in the film industry in Asia.
In late summer of 1992, "Warrior Woman: The Films of Hsu Feng" was held by...
A Touch Of Zen Dragon Inn
12. 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...
13. 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 ...
14. Christy Chung
Actress | The Medallion
Christy Chung was born on September 19, 1970 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is an actress, known for The Medallion (2003), The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994) and Man Wanted (1995). She has been married to Shawn Zhang since November 8, 2016. She was previously married to Jon Yen and Glen Ross.
15. 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...
16. Charlie Yeung
Actress | Do lok tin si
Charlie Yeung was first cast to star in a jewelry commercial with pop idol Aaron Kwok in 1993, and thus began her versatile career. Within a year, she appeared in various movies including acclaimed director Kar-Wai Wong's Ashes of Time, and released her first album which won her The Most Promising ...
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. Sibelle Hu
Actress | Huan yan
Sibelle Hu was born on May 4, 1958 in Taiwan. She graduated from the Faculty of History of the University of Taiwan in 1981. When she was still in school, she made her film debut in Your Smiling Face (1979), which was a big hit in Hong Kong, and then went on to appear in a host of drama/romantic ...
20. 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) ("...
21. 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.
22. Liu Yifei
Actress | Mulan
Crystal Liu, better known by her stage name Liu Yifei, was born in Wuhan, on August 25, 1987. She began modeling at 8. She was trained in singing, dancing & the piano. She moved to the U.S. at 10 w/ her mom, where she lived for 4 years. She returned to China in June 2002 to pursue a modeling & ...
23. 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 ...
24. Michelle Reis
Actress | Do lok tin si
Michelle Reis was born on June 20, 1970 in Macao [now Macao SAR, China]. She is an actress, known for Fallen Angels (1995), Wicked City (1992) and The Legend (1993). She has been married to Julian Hui since November 23, 2008. They have one child.
25. Carina Lau
Actress | Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo
Carina Lau moved to Hong Kong with her family at the age of 14 and at the the time could not speak the local Cantonese and was often teased by other people the "Mainland Girl". She would eventually gave her best effort to learn the language and then was re-accepted at the TVB actors training ...
26. Valerie Chow
Actress | Chung Hing sam lam
Valerie Chow was born in Hong Kong as Ka-Ling Chow, the only daughter of a well-off family. In 1991, she won Miss Hong Kong Pageant as the first runner up. She went back to Hong Kong University to finish her law degree before returning, in 1993, to her acting career.
Chow's career kicked off with a ...
27. Tian Jing
Actress | Kong: Skull Island
Jing Tian graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and Beijing Film Academy, Department of Chinese Film and Television.
In 2006, Jing Tian released the music EP Who are you with King Sweet music.
Tian starred in 13 episodes of the TV show Yi ge nü ren de shi shi (2009) in 2010. Her acting career...
28. Joyce Godenzi
Actress | Yat goh ho yan
Joyce Godenzi was born in 1965 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Eastern Condors (1987) and The Ghost Snatchers (1986). She has been married to Sammo Kam-Bo Hung since 1995.
29. Elaine Lui
Actress | Bak fat moh lui zyun
Elaine Lui is known for The Bride with White Hair (1993), Fighting Madam (1987) and The Red Wolf (1995).
30. Qinqin Jiang
Actress | Qiao jia da yuan
Qinqin Jiang was born on September 3, 1975 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Qiao's Grand Courtyard (2006), A Fool (2014) and Jiejie cidian (2005). She has been married to Jianbin Chen since 2006. They have one child.
31. Bingbing Li
Actress | Transformers: Age of Extinction
Li Bingbing (born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame with her role in Seventeen Years (1999) and since then received critical acclaim for her roles in A World Without Thieves (2004), Waiting Alone (2005), The Knot (2006), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Message (...
32. Carman Lee
Actress | Sun diu hap lui
Carman Lee is known for Sun diu hap lui (1995), Who Rules the World (2022) and Wicked City (1992).
33. Tang Wei
Actress | Se, jie
Tang Wei was born on October 7, 1979 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Lust, Caution (2007), Decision to Leave (2022) and Blackhat (2015). She has been married to Kim Tae-yong since July 12, 2014. They have one child.
34. Amy Yip
Actress | Wu hu si hai
Probably the most famous Hong Kong Category III actress in History even though she hasn't made a film since 1997 when she quit the industry to get married. Famed for her tiny, slim body and disproportionately large implanted breasts, and the lengths she goes to to hide her assets. Her film roles ...
35. Celina Jade
Actress | The Man with the Iron Fists
Celina Horan, professionally known as Celina Jade, is a Chinese American actress, model, singer/songwriter and martial artist most known for her work as "Shado" in the CW series Arrow. Jade's acting career started in Hong Kong in 2007. She was cast as the leading lady in her first film, Legendary ...
36. Chrissie Chau
Actress | 29+1
Chrissie Chau was born on May 22, 1985 in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China. She is an actress, known for 29 + 1 (2017), City Under Siege (2010) and Death Notice: A Serial Killer Leaving Notes (2023).
37. Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan
Actress | Ma lu xiao ying xiong
Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan was born on October 10, 1949 in Pin-Tong, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Ma lu xiao ying xiong (1973), Bons baisers de Hong-Kong (1975) and Wu lin long hu dou (1970).
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38. Faye Wong
Actress | Chung Hing sam lam
Her mother (now deceased) was a singer and her father a mining engineer. They moved with her older brother to Hong Kong when she was 18 and she began to take singing lessons. Her teacher introduced her to Cinepoly Records, where she first recorded under the name Wong Jing Man and was given the ...
Honorable Mention
39. Cynthia Rothrock
Actress | The Martial Arts Kid
Cynthia Rothrock is a martial arts expert and athlete, who went on to become a film actress, starring in a number of highly successful B action movies. She first made a name as an action actress in Hong Kong before going on to wow audiences in her home turf. At the time of her popularity, she was ...
Special Mention
40. Françoise Yip
Actress | AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
At an early age Francoise passed on an opportunity to study in music and chose to persue a degree in Political Science. It was during those years, Francoise started with modeling. That career didn't last long, but she did get the opportunity to star with Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx. For her ...
Black Mask
41. Siu-Fung Wong
Actress | Choh dim yuen yeung
Siu-Fung Wong was born in 1962 in Shanghai, China. She is an actress and producer, known for Love with the Perfect Stranger (1985), Web of Deception (1989) and Ping an ye (1985).
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42. Carrie Ng
Actress | Lang xin ru tie
Carrie Ng was born in 1963 in Hong Kong. She is an actress and director, known for Remains of a Woman (1993), City on Fire (1987) and The Kid (1999).
Naked Killer
43. Joe Chen
Actress | Fang Qi Wo, Zhua Jin Wo
Joe Chen was born on April 4, 1979 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. She is an actress and production manager, known for Stay with Me (2016), Swordsman (2013) and Love Actually (2017). She has been married to Alan Chen since March 31, 2022.
44. Ling Chang
Actor | Lang nu bai mo
Ling Chang is known for Wolf Devil Woman (1982), Die wu ying (1983) and Jin fen you long (1982).
Fantasy Mission Force
45. Zhilei Xin
Actress | Fan hua
Zhilei Xin is known for Blossoms Shanghai (2023), Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018) and Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time (2019).
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
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