Anita Yuen Wing Yee

Biography

Anita Yuen Wing Yee is a Hong Kong actress born on September 4, 1971, known by her nickname "靓靓" (Jing Jing). She grew up in police married quarters in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong, with most of her family members serving as police officers. She graduated from St. John's Memorial Primary School and Jing Yi Girls' Secondary School in Kowloon. In 1990, she won the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant and also received the "Miss Photogenic" award. She began her acting career in 1992, quickly rising to prominence in the film industry and earning critical acclaim for her talent. She won the Best New Performer award at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1993 for "A Fei and A Ji." In 1994 and 1995, she won the Best Actress award two years in a row for "Endless Love" and "Golden Leaves" respectively, becoming the first actress to win three consecutive Hong Kong Film Awards. She starred in other notable films such as "From Beijing with Love" and "The Chinese Feast." As the film industry declined in the late 1990s, she shifted to filming TV dramas in mainland China and Taiwan. She returned to work in 2007 after giving birth, starring in TV series like "Doubting Love" and "The Gate of Wealth." In January 2019, she was honored with a handprint on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars among nine cinematic starlets. Personally, she met her husband, actor Julian Cheung, in 1992 while filming, announced their relationship in 1994, married in the United States in 2001, and had a son in 2006. In 2022, she volunteered at a COVID-19 testing center in Shenzhen, earning widespread praise from Chinese netizens.