陳芷菁

简介

Chen Zhi Jing (Astrid Chan Tsz Ching) is a Hong Kong actress and presenter born on 8 July 1969. She is the eldest daughter in her family. At age four she suffered from leukemia but recovered. She attended Mary Man Secondary School and at age 13 studied abroad in Taiwan and Singapore. Her parents divorced during her childhood. She later went to Toronto, Canada for university, majoring in theatre and film. During her studies in Canada, she worked as a radio program host for four years and presented programs on a Chinese-language television station. In 1994 she returned from Canada to Hong Kong and participated in the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, reaching the top twelve finalists. After the pageant she joined TVB and became known through series such as "Tian Di Nan Er" (men of heaven and earth) and "Yi Hao Huang Ting" (Court Number One). She later moved to ATV, starring in series "Dian Shi Feng Yun" (Television Storms) and "Ying Cheng Hing Hang" (Movie City Tycoon) and presenting entertainment news at "Qun Xing Qing Bao Zhan" (Celebrity News Station). She returned to TVB in 2005, mainly working as a presenter, hosting programs like "Sheng Huo Song Fang" (Life Broadcast) and "Jin Ri VIP" (Today's VIP). She also hosted major gala programs such as TVB's anniversary celebration. Due to her proficiency in English, she was invited by the Hong Kong Jockey Club to host race day events. She also worked as a radio host at commercial radio stations and wrote personal columns in several newspapers. She studied law in 2007. In the 2010s she served as Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. In 2014 she founded a creative education company and worked at Andy Lau's film company before moving to Jackie Chan's company. She left TVB in 2017 and established her own studio for corporate training and behind-the-scenes production, returning in 2018 and leaving again in 2019. In 2003 she married lawyer Zhang Jun Rong and they have a daughter named Zhang Jia Wei.