Ann Bridgewater

Biography

Ann Bridgewater (born July 7, 1966) is a Chinese singer and actress from Hong Kong, of British, Chinese, and Malaysian mixed descent. She grew up in Hong Kong and was a champion in artistic roller skating there. She was educated in the United Kingdom, attending King George V College in Southport from age 13 and graduating in 1984. She was accepted to the University of Oxford but chose not to attend, instead studying biology at the University of Hong Kong. She began her acting career in the mid-1980s when she was discovered by director Raymond Wong and invited to participate in film productions. She collaborated with the "Happy Girls" group and released several music albums. After retiring from acting, she worked as a brand manager for the Muji brand and as a spokesperson for the Lao Hang Jia brand. She also worked as an occupational therapist at the Hong Kong Ming Tak Child Development Centre. Her daughter Hui Yan-yi is also an actress. She married her university classmate and has two daughters. She currently works as a clinical psychologist at the Central Development Team.