Eliza Sam Lai Heung

Biography

Eliza Sam (岑麗香) was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1984 to Vietnamese-Chinese parents, with grandparents from Guangzhou and Fujian. She grew up in Vancouver and graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with three bachelor's degrees in fashion design, marketing management, and human resources management. Before acting, she worked as an English conversation teacher. In December 2009, she participated in the Vancouver Chinese Pageant and won the title. In October 2010, she represented Vancouver at the Miss Chinese International Pageant organized by TVB in Hong Kong and won the title as the hot favourite. She later joined TVB as an actress and appeared in several dramas, including "Divas in Distress" in 2012, where she became known as "Shan Shan" after playing the role of "Shan Shan Princess". In 2013, she received the "Most Improved Female Artiste" award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. She and several colleagues formed a prayer group called "Amazing Esthers" due to their shared Christian faith. In 2016, she married a financial professional named Joshua (强强) and has two sons. In June 2018, she left TVB after her contract ended and joined a company managed by Wong Cho Lam. She returned to TVB in February 2020 to film the drama "Kids' Lives Matter", which aired in June 2021.