Joyce Chan Yin-hang

Biography

Known as "Hang Jie" (行姐), she is a Hong Kong actress of Yunnanese descent, descended from a Yunnan revolutionary army officer from the early Republic of China era. She grew up in North Point, Hong Kong Island, attended New Method College, studied in Canada during high school, and later enrolled at the University of California in the United States, majoring in mass communications. After graduation, she returned to Hong Kong to join TVB's 7th Artist Training Course (1993–1994) and became a full-time TVB actress upon graduation. She began with minor roles in productions like "Edge Story" and "Dumpling Queen," then gained prominence in 1996 when TVB promoted her as a lead actress in "Five Awakened Youths." The long-running sitcom "Happy Ever After" (2001) marked a turning point in her career, where she played the fiery character "Kim Yat" to widespread acclaim and multiple TVB award nominations. She left TVB in 2006 after 12 years, studied at the Beijing Film Academy, and joined ATV in 2007. She departed ATV in 2009 and continued as a program host. In 2021, she appeared in a TV program discussing how she was defrauded by a financial advisor, which drew public sympathy. In July 2024, she announced on social media that she has a 3-year-old daughter.