Yung Yung Yu

Biography

Yung Yung Yu was a Hong Kong actress born on October 4, 1982. Her father was Shanghainese and her mother was Taiwanese; she moved with her family to Indonesia at a young age. She studied in Singapore at age twelve, then returned to Indonesia for one year of high school before her mother sent her to study in America and Australia, where she graduated from the University of New South Wales. She moved to Hong Kong to pursue her career, arriving with just two suitcases, determined to become an actress. She began learning Cantonese and how to read and write Chinese characters. Her first work was the film "塚愛" directed by Pang Fat. During her career, she appeared in five films, worked as a producer, became a spokesperson for a French skincare brand, and hosted television programs in 2010. She also served as a goodwill ambassador for a charitable animal organization and began working as a screenwriter. In 2012, she stopped all work to care full-time for her father after he suffered a stroke.