Manna Chan Man-na

Biography

Manna Chan Man-na is a Hong Kong actress, television presenter and businesswoman, born on 5 November 1951. Her ancestral home is Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, and she grew up in Hong Kong in a single-parent household. She began her artistic career in 1966 at the age of 15 after winning third place in the "Hong Kong Beauty" contest, then worked as an Industrial Exhibition Miss before entering the entertainment industry. She joined many major Hong Kong television stations including RTV, CTV, ATV, TVB, and HKTV. She is among the few actresses who have served all television stations that continuously produced original dramas in Hong Kong television history. She flourished in the 1970s and 1980s at ATV, where she was selected by TV Daily as one of the "Top 10 Most Popular Female Artists." She moved to TVB in 1990 and excelled in portraying cheerful and outspoken women, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards for her role in "Wax and Wane." She also participated in many sitcoms that were well received by audiences.