Kelly Cheung Hei Man

Biography

Zhang Xiwen, also known as Kelly Cheung, is a Hong Kong actress and TV host, originally named Zhang Yongxin. She was born on May 11, 1990, and her ancestral roots trace back to Qingyuan City in Guangdong Province. She lived in Wong Tai Sin Estate during her childhood, where her father worked as a technician and her mother ran a beauty salon with relatives. She attended Hong Kong Soka Kindergarten, then moved with her family to Chicago, USA, after completing Grade 4 at Tak Wan School, where she studied at St. Therese Chinese Catholic School and later graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in business administration.

She returned to Hong Kong in April 2010 to work as a model at ELITE Model Management, winning the "Best New Model of 2010" award. In 2011, she participated in the "Chicago Chinese Association Goodwill Ambassador" pageant, winning the title and Miss Photogenic. She represented Chicago at the "Miss Chinese International" pageant in Hong Kong in 2012, where she was dubbed the "replica of Yu Qiao" by local media, and won the title, becoming the second non-Miss Hong Kong winner.

She represented Hong Kong at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, becoming the third Hong Kong representative in this pageant after the 1988 and 2000 winners. After her participation, she signed a contract with TVB and worked as a host on "Hong Life·Hong Enjoy" and "Dong Zhong Si Wang". She made her TV drama debut in 2016 with "The Legal Strongman" and in 2018 starred in "Life on the Line," which earned her nominations for "Best Supporting Actress" and "Most Popular TV Character." She won the "Most Improved Actress" award at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2019 and the "Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actress" award in 2024.