Jeana Ho Pui Yu

Biography

Jeana Ho Pui Yu is a Hong Kong actress born in Beijing in 1989 who immigrated to Hong Kong at age seven. She was previously known as Ho Ying before changing her name to Ho Pui Yu in April 2019 via her Instagram account. She began her career as a model before transitioning to acting after being discovered by producer and director Qian Guowei. She has appeared in over twenty film and television productions across Hong Kong, mainland China, and Malaysia. Among her most notable roles was the "Golden Tower Woman" in Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster," with visual design by Zhang Shuping. In the Malaysia-shot "Lady Cop & Crook," she underwent three months of physical training to portray a tough special forces operative. She also drew attention for her performance in "iGirl" as a woman who chooses to become a cyborg after an emotional trauma, a film that became a top-performing Hong Kong movie on Chinese streaming platforms. She collaborated with director Johnnie To for the first men's single "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." In 2017, she played the wife of lead actor Tony Leung in "When the Wind Blows" directed by Philip Yung. She also appeared in several TV programs such as "Beautiful Kitchen" and "Transforming Men and Women." In her personal life, she dated model Cheung Pak-man in 2013 and later screenwriter Philip Yung until their amicable split in January 2018.