楊恭如

简介

Yang Gong Ru was born in Shanghai with partial American heritage; her mother is former actress Liu Yi Zhen. She moved to Canada with her parents at age 11 and studied economics at York University in Ontario. In the summer of 1995, she traveled to Hong Kong and entered the Miss Asia Pageant at her mother's encouragement, winning the title along with four other awards including "Most Photogenic Miss." She then signed with Asia Television and began her acting career in Hong Kong. She became well known to Hong Kong audiences through her roles in numerous television dramas, including "Sword of the Mountain," "International Criminal," "Sword of Snowflake," and "Date with a Vampire," and was dubbed the "Queen of Asia Sisters" by the media. In 1996, she made her film debut in "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" directed by Chan Hok Sin, co-starring with Leon Ming, and was nominated for Best New Performer at the Hong Kong Film Awards. She later starred in "The Storm Riders" and "A Man Called Hero," adapted from Ma Rong Cheng's comics. She earned the title "Classical Beauty" for her gentle period drama roles. In 1997, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Portland Street Blues" but lost to Shu Qi. She left Asia Television in 1999 and now primarily works on productions in mainland China.