Chingmy Yau Suk-ching

Biography

Chingmy Yau Suk-ching is a Hong Kong actress born on 16 May 1968 in Hong Kong to a family from Guangdong province. She grew up in the Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon and graduated from several schools before entering the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 1987, where she was a frontrunner but withdrew following allegations about cosmetic surgery. After withdrawing, she signed with TVB and entered the entertainment industry, debuting in the series "Police Cadet 1988" and then entering cinema with the film "You're My Destiny" in 1988. In 1992, she dramatically changed her image when she accepted director Wong Jing's proposal to perform a bold and sensual role in "Naked Killer," which established her status as a "sex goddess" and earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 1993 Hong Kong Film Awards. She received further nominations for the same award for "A Taste of Love" and "Hold You Tight." She was known as one of TVB's "Four Beauties" and a member of the "Ten Stars of the Galaxy." In 1999, she married Shen Jiawei, founder of Hong Kong fashion company I.T, in Japan and retired from acting, having three daughters, the eldest being model Shen Yue. She was dubbed "Hong Kong's top fortune-bringing wife" after her husband's business greatly expanded following their marriage.