Michelle Yim Wai-ling (traditional Chinese:
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Born | Yim Wai-ling 2 September 1955[1] | ||||||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
Years active | 1975–present | ||||||||||
Partner | Wan Chi Keung (1992–2010; his death) | ||||||||||
Relatives | Sidney Yim (sister) | ||||||||||
Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress 2008 Moonlight Resonance Asian Television Awards – Best Actress - Drama Series 2009 Moonlight Resonance | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 严惠 | ||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | yìhm waih lìhng | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Also known as | Mai Suet (Chinese: | ||||||||||
Career
editIn 1972, Yim started her acting career. Yim's stage name is known as Mai Suet. Yim first appeared as a Yang female soldier in The 14 Amazons, a 1972 Mandarin drama and martial arts film directed by Cheng Kang.[4]
CTV
editIn 1975, Yim joined Commercial Television (CTV), and began her journey onto the television circles. In 1976, Yim acted in Legend of the Condor Heroes, a Wuxia TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. For the first time, Yim took up the role as a female lead, portraying the character Wong Yung. This drama not only made her famous but also made CTV's first million ratings. She has since been awarded the Top Ten Artistes Award several times.
With the closure of CTV in 1978, Yim became a contract-free actress. One of the companies, Television Broadcasts (TVB) invited her to guest-star in one of the period drama, The Twins.
RTV (now ATV)
editDuring the 1980s, Yim signed and joined Rediffusion Television (RTV) (now ATV). There, she acted in several well-known drama serials, such as The Dynasty, The Radical City, Tai Chi Master, Princess Cheung Ping, The Legendary Fok and more, earning her the title of the "Princess of Wuxia Drama".
After her contract with RTV terminated, Yim was once again a contract-free actress, and this allowed her to work for the two companies (TVB and ATV) more easily. However, such situation is considered rare due to the intense competition between the two broadcasting companies. Examples like The Legend of Master So and Tiger Hill Trail.
Other than films and television dramas, she has also acted in live performances. In 1982, she was invited by Roman Tam to perform in a musical play called Madame White Snake, portraying the role as the Green Snake. The cast included Roman Tam and Liza Wang.
In 1985, Yim returned to ATV and agreed to film a certain number of drama serials a year as part of her filming contract. At the same year, together with Damian Lau, she filmed a period drama, Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman, adapted from one of Wuxia writer Liang Yusheng's works, Since then, both were in many drama serials.
In 1990, she performed in another musical play, Cyrano De Bergerac, a story adapted from French literature. Her co-star was Adam Cheng and allowed her to take part more in musicals in the future. Yim signed a contract with TVB in 1993, acting in a 300+ episodes sitcom, Mind Our Own Business. Together with the rest of that cast, she performed in another musical play (The Flirty Doctor). She was involved in a musical play (I Have a Date with Spring) with Alice Lau as well.
TVB
editIn 2000, Yim and Damian Lau starred as Cheung Mo-kei's parents in the TVB Wuxia drama, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
Since 2000, she has been actively involved in several shows, including filming for drama serials, dancing, musical play, game shows, and even cooperated with overseas broadcasts companies. Cash Is King (2002) and The Rainbow Connection (2005) showed good examples. She has also hosted in programmes such as On the Road and Life In Frame (
In this TVB's drama serial Moonlight Resonance, aired in July 2008, Yim portrays the villainous second wife, Yan Hung, who plots to have the family separated. Her performance in this serial has won her many praises and recognition. Yim won the Best Actress in the TVB Anniversary Awards 2008. In the final episode of Moonlight Resonance, which has the rating of over 47, the drama reached its peak at 50 rating during the scene when Yan Hung (character portrayed by Yim) slapped her daughter and shouted angrily to everyone present in her house.
On 3 December 2009, Yim won the Best Drama Performance by an Actress Award at the Asian Television Awards 2009 for her role in Moonlight Resonance.[5]
Personal life
editMichelle Yim had been in a long-term relationship with former soccer player and fellow actor Wan Chi-keung, who died on 16 February 2010.[6] Yim was also in-laws with actor Norman Chui between 1983 and 1989 when he was married to her sister Sydney who is also an actress.
Awards
editFor her popular villain role in 2008's TVB acclaimed drama, 'Moonlight Resonance', she won Best Actress at TVB Anniversary Awards 2008 and also at Asian Television Awards 2009. She is the first Hong Kong television actress to sweep two Best Actress awards from a single role, and also the first Hong Kong actress to win Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards.
Filmography
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1972 | Four Riders ( |
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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan | Ainu's maid | [7] | |
1973 | Black Guide ( |
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Police Woman ( |
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1974 | Evidence( |
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1976 | Thousand Miles Escort ( |
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1977 | Ironside 426 |
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The 36 Crazy Fists |
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Dream of the Red Chamber |
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1978 | Edge of Fury |
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Ten Tigers of Shaolin |
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Funny Kungfu |
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Bruce Lee's Fists of Vengeance |
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Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain |
Yuen Tze-yi 袁紫 | ||
1979 | Fist of Fury 3 截拳 |
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He Who Never Dies |
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Chilvary of Conspiracy |
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Kung Fu Vs. Yoga |
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Twins of Kungfu |
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The Butterfly Murders |
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Crazy Hustlers 懵仔傻妹 |
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Jade Swan |
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Read Lips 孖寶闖八 |
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1980 | The Mortal Storm |
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The Final Duel |
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The Desperate Trio |
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The Star, the Rogue, and the Kung Fu Kid |
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We're Going To Eat You |
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1981 | The Mad, Mad, Mad Sailors |
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The Ambitious Kungfu Girl |
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The Prohibited Area |
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1982 | Here Comes The Wolf |
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First Exposure |
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1984 | The Return of Pom Pom |
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And Now, What's Your Name ( |
Denise | [8] | |
Dress Off For Life |
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2003 | Dragon Loaded 2003 |
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2004 | Moving Targets 2004 |
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When Beckham Met Owen |
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2005 | Ab-normal Beauty |
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New Born |
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2007 | Naraka 19 |
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2008 | Playboy Cops |
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2011 | Racer Legend | ||
2012 | I Love Hong Kong 2012 | ||
2015 | ATM |
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2016 | A Wishing Tree | ||
2018 | Forever Young |
Television dramas
editYear | Title | Role | Network | Awards | Notes |
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1975 | Ups and Downs |
CTV | |||
1976 | Saga of Sui & Tang Dynasty |
CTV | |||
Legend of the Condor Heroes |
Wong Yung | CTV | Female Lead | ||
The Return of the Condor Heroes |
Wong Yung | CTV | |||
Heroes From Guangdong |
CTV | ||||
Blindness |
CTV | ||||
1977 | Small vs Big |
CTV | |||
Side Story of the Pugilistic World |
CTV | ||||
Yee Pik Wan Tin |
CTV | ||||
Dream of the Red Chamber |
CTV | ||||
1978 | Love Affairs |
CTV | |||
The Wind and Thunderous Saber |
CTV | ||||
1979 | The Twins |
So Ying | TVB | Female Lead | |
1980 | On The Waterfront |
RTV | |||
The Dynasty |
RTV | Female Lead | |||
Fatherland (II) - Radical City |
RTV | ||||
Tai Chi Master |
To Choi-yi | RTV | Female Lead | ||
1981 | The Coma |
RTV | |||
Princess Cheung Ping |
RTV | Female Lead | |||
The Legendary Fok |
Chiu Sin-nam | RTV | Female Lead | ||
1982 | Hong Kong'82 |
TVB | |||
The Legend of Master So |
Siu Ling | TVB | Female Lead | ||
1983 | Tiger Hill Trail |
ATV | Female Lead | ||
Heroes From Zhujiang |
ATV | ||||
1984 | The Undercover Agents |
ATV | |||
Below The Lion Rock |
RTHK | ||||
Miracle of the Orient I |
RTHK | ||||
1985 | Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman 萍蹤俠影 |
Wan Lui |
ATV | first Female Lead | |
Romance of the Maples Leaves |
Chin Wen Fung |
TTV | |||
The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang |
Siu-kiu | ATV | |||
Chor Lau-heung |
Su Rongrong / Su Mangmang | CTV | |||
1986 | Rise of the Great Wall |
Suet-ying | ATV | ||
The Royal Sword |
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Lady C.I.D |
ATV | ||||
1987 | Laugh In The Sleeves 啼笑姻緣 |
ATV | |||
1988 | Mai Wan 迷魂 |
ATV | |||
The Formidable Lady From Shaolin |
Yim Wing-chun | TVB | |||
Law and Order |
ATV | ||||
Hung Ling |
ATV | ||||
Storm In October |
ATV | ||||
August Scent |
TTV | ||||
1989 | Lady Enforcer |
ATV | |||
1990 | Heaven's Retribution |
Shum Suet-ying | ATV | ||
Bloodshed Over the Forbidden City |
Empress Dowager Cixi | ATV | |||
Last Song for Killer |
ATV | ||||
1991 | The Good Fella From Temple Street |
Cheung Wai-tak | ATV | ||
Legend of A Beauty |
SBC | ||||
1992 | Queen of the Opera |
ATV | |||
Casanova In China |
Mui Lan-sin | ATV | |||
AIDS Carrier |
RTHK | ||||
Return To The Truth |
Lam Suk-han | ATV | |||
Mythical Crane and Magical Needle 92 |
Lam Chui-dip | ATV | |||
1993 | CYC Family CYC |
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Mind Our Own Business |
Ching Yu-chu | TVB | |||
1995 | Down Memory Lane |
Yuen Sau-lan | TVB | ||
Justice Pao |
Ngok Ming-chu | ATV | |||
1996 | Justice Pao |
To Sap-sam | TVB | first Female Lead | |
King of Gambler 千王之王重出江湖 |
Sam Siu-chun | ATV | |||
Miracle of the Orient II |
RTHK | ||||
1997 | The Snow is Red |
Nip Mei-neung | ATV | ||
1998 | King Fei Kau Leung Chu Sam Kok 警匪較量 |
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2000 | Bond of Friendship |
HVD | first Female Lead | ||
2001 | Reaching Out |
Chan Kiu | TVB | ||
The Heaven Sword & The Dragon Sabre | Yan So-so | TVB | Supporting Role | ||
2002 | Cash is King |
Leung Bing-bing | SPH | ||
2004 | Venture Against Time |
Sing Mei-kuen | ATV | ||
2005 | The Academy | Chan Yin-Ting | TVB | Supporting Role | |
The Rainbow Connection |
Ching Rui-suet | MediaCorp | third Female Lead | ||
The Gentle Crackdown |
Gam Ying | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 5) | second Female Lead | |
Into Thin Air |
Kong Lai-ping | TVB | Supporting Role | ||
2007 | The Brink of Law 突圍 |
Sung Gam-chi | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 20) Nominated - Astor Wah Lai Toi Award for Best Villain |
fourth Female Lead |
Heart of Greed 溏心 |
Ling Lei |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 24) |
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On the First Beat |
Chan Yin-ting |
TVB | Supporting Role | ||
ICAC Investigators 2007 |
Lei Yuet-kuen |
TVB | Female Lead | ||
2008 | Moonlight Resonance 溏心 |
Yan Hung |
TVB | Won - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Won - Asian Television Awards 2009 for Best Actress Won - Guangzhou TV Awards 2009 for Best Actress |
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Love Tribulations |
Yin Shi-hong |
GZBN | third Female Lead | ||
2009 | Beyond the Realm of Conscience |
Chung Suet-ha 鍾雪 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 5) | third Female Lead |
The Great Handmaiden |
Liang Yu-yu |
HNETV | third Female Lead | ||
2010 | The Season of Fate |
Wang Yeuk-lam |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 12) |
second Female Lead |
Beauty Knows No Pain |
Wong Hoi-king, Noble |
TVB | Female Lead | ||
2010-2011 | Show Me the Happy |
Chai Chuen, Anna |
TVB | Female Lead | |
2012 | The Bride with White Hair | Ling Muhua | HSTV | Supporting Role | |
The Confidant |
Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 12) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for My Favourite Television Character |
Female Lead | |
Palace II |
Concubine Yun's mother |
HBS | |||
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky | Nüwa | ||||
2013 | Earth God and Earth Grandmother | ||||
Triumph in the Skies II | Manna | TVB | Guest Star | ||
2013-2014 | Coffee Cat Mama | Marcia Ma | TVB | Female Lead | |
2015 | Young Charioteers | Vivian Lee | TVB |
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Raja Pahat | Daeng | Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) | |||
Limelight Years | Ming Ha | TVB |
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2017 | Tiger Mom Blues | Grandma | TVB |
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My Dearly Sinful Mind | Yuen Lai Seung | TVB | Guest Star | ||
Heart and Greed | Yu Sau-wai | TVB |
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2018 | Deep in the Realm of Conscience | Empress Dowager Wei 韋 |
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2019 | How Are You? | Xie Xiangyi |
Mediacorp |
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2020 | Forensic Heroes IV |
Long Ying-suet |
TVB |
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Come Home Love: Lo and Behold |
Herself |
TVB |
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2021 | Sinister Beings | Song Choi-suet |
TVB |
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A Love of No Words | Chu Sa-kiu |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Shek Sau) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia |
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Musicals
editYear | Title | Notes |
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1982 | Madame White Snake |
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1990 | Cyrano De Bergerac |
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1992 | Tin Nui San Wah |
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1995 | The Flirty Doctor |
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My Date With Spring |
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1996 | Hu Du Men |
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2001 | The Butterfly Lovers |
guest star |
References
edit- ^ "'Beautiful demoness' Michelle Yim celebrates 60th birthday". AsiaOne. September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Michelle Yim". IMDb.
- ^ "Michelle Yim - Actress - Hong Kong - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies".
- ^ "Michelle Yim". hkmdb.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Asian Television Awards 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Actress Michelle Yim's Boyfriend Dies". 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ "Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan". hkmdb.com. September 7, 1972. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "AND NOW, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? (1984)". bfi.org.uk. 1984. Retrieved May 23, 2021.[dead link]