Michelle Yim

Michelle Yim
Michelle Yim
Born	Yim Wai-ling; 2 September 1955 (age 68); British Hong Kong
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1975–present
Partner	Wan Chi Keung (1992–2010; his death)
Relatives	Sidney Yim [yue] (sister)
Awards	TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress; 2008 Moonlight Resonance; ; Asian Television Awards – Best Actress - Drama Series; 2009 Moonlight Resonance; ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	嚴いむ惠めぐみ玲れい
Simplified Chinese	严惠玲れい
Cantonese Yale	yìhm waih lìhng
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yán huì líng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	yìhm waih lìhng
	Musical career
Also known as	Mai Suet (Chinese: 米べい雪ゆき; Jyutping: Mai5 Syut3; Cantonese Yale: mái syut; pinyin: Mǐ xuě)

Michelle Yim Wai-ling (traditional Chinese: 嚴いむ惠めぐみ玲れい; simplified Chinese: 严惠玲れい; Cantonese Yale: yìhm waih lìhng; pinyin: Yán huì líng; born September 2, 1955), better known by her stage name Mai Suet (米べい雪ゆき; Cantonese Yale: máih syut; Jyutping: Mai⁵ Syut³; pinyin: Mǐ xuě), is a Hong Kong actress and elder sister of former actress Sidney Yim Wai-ming also known by stage name Suet Lei (雪ゆき梨なし).^[2]^[3] She graduated from St. Rose of Lima's College [yue] and Shaw Brothers' Training School.

Career

In 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

In 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)

During 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

In 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 (光ひかり影かげ流りゅう情じょう).

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

Michelle 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

For 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

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Four Riders (四よん騎士きし)
1972	Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan	Ainu's maid	^[7]
1973	Black Guide (黑人こくじん物ぶつ)
1973	Police Woman (女おんな警察けいさつ)
1974	Evidence(鐵てつ証しょう)
1976	Thousand Miles Escort (劍けん霜しも刃ば)
1977	Ironside 426 四よん二に六ろく
	The 36 Crazy Fists 三さん十じゅう六ろく迷形拳けん/笑わらい林りん三さん十じゅう六ろく房ぼう
	Dream of the Red Chamber 金玉きんぎょく良りょう缘紅樓ろう夢ゆめ
1978	Edge of Fury 黑色こくしょく家か變へん / 撈家撈女撈上撈
	Ten Tigers of Shaolin 廣東かんとん十じゅう虎とら
	Funny Kungfu 密みつ十じゅう至尊しそん
	Bruce Lee's Fists of Vengeance 大だい報復ほうふく
	Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain 雪山ゆきやま飛ひ狐きつね	Yuen Tze-yi 袁紫衣ころも
1979	Fist of Fury 3 截拳鷹たか爪つま功こう
	He Who Never Dies 大命たいめい小しょう子こ
	Chilvary of Conspiracy 陸りく小しょう鳳おおとり與あずか西門にしもん吹雪ふぶき
	Kung Fu Vs. Yoga 老ろう鼠ねずみ拉ひしげ龜かめ
	Twins of Kungfu 痴ち鳳おおとり傻龍/猛もう龍りゅう福ぶく星ぼし
	The Butterfly Murders 蝶ちょう變へん
	Crazy Hustlers 懵仔傻妹妙みょう偵探
	Jade Swan 玉たま鳳おおとり
	Read Lips 孖寶闖八關せき
1980	The Mortal Storm 風塵ふうじん
	The Final Duel 決戰けっせん / 密みつ樑
	The Desperate Trio 爛ただれ命いのち一いち條じょう
	The Star, the Rogue, and the Kung Fu Kid 武たけ師し,花はな旦だん,大流おおりゅう氓
	We're Going To Eat You 地獄じごく無む門もん
1981	The Mad, Mad, Mad Sailors 大力だいりき小水しょうすい手しゅ
	The Ambitious Kungfu Girl 紅粉こうふん動どう江湖こうこ
	The Prohibited Area 阿おもね燦有難なん
1982	Here Comes The Wolf 狼おおかみ來らい了りょう
1982	First Exposure 龍虎りゅうこ雙そう霸天 / 鐵てつ膽きも雙龍そうりゅう
1984	The Return of Pom Pom 雙龍そうりゅう出海でうみ
	And Now, What's Your Name (先生せんせい貴き姓せい)	Denise	^[8]
	Dress Off For Life 一いち脫だつ求もとめ生せい
2003	Dragon Loaded 2003 龍りゅう咁威2003
2004	Moving Targets 2004新しん紮師兄けい
2004	When Beckham Met Owen 當とう碧あお咸遇上じょう奧おく雲くも
2005	Ab-normal Beauty 死亡しぼう寫真しゃしん
2005	New Born 天地てんち孩兒がいじ
2007	Naraka 19 地獄じごく第だい19層そう
2008	Playboy Cops 花はな花はな型がた警
2011	Racer Legend
2012	I Love Hong Kong 2012
2015	ATM 提ひさげ款機
2016	A Wishing Tree
2018	Forever Young 無む問とい西東さいとう

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Awards	Notes
1975	Ups and Downs 樓ろう上じょう樓ろう下か		CTV
1976	Saga of Sui & Tang Dynasty 隋ずい唐風とうふう雲くも		CTV
	Legend of the Condor Heroes 射い雕英雄えいゆう傳でん	Wong Yung	CTV		Female Lead
	The Return of the Condor Heroes 神かみ雕俠侶	Wong Yung	CTV
	Heroes From Guangdong 廣東かんとん好漢こうかん		CTV
	Blindness 雌雄しゆう金剛こんごう之の盲めくら禍か		CTV
1977	Small vs Big 細魚さより食しょく大だい魚さかな		CTV
	Side Story of the Pugilistic World 武林たけばやし外史がいし		CTV
	Yee Pik Wan Tin 義ぎ薄うす雲くも天てん		CTV
	Dream of the Red Chamber 紅べに樓ろう夢ゆめ		CTV
1978	Love Affairs 名流めいりゅう情じょう史し		CTV
1978	The Wind and Thunderous Saber 風ふう雷かみなり第だい一刀いっとう		CTV
1979	The Twins 絕ぜっ代だい雙そう驕おご	So Ying	TVB		Female Lead
1980	On The Waterfront 湖みずうみ海うみ争そう霸录		RTV
	The Dynasty 大内おおうち群ぐん英えい		RTV		Female Lead
	Fatherland (II) - Radical City 大地だいち恩情おんじょう之の古都こと惊雷		RTV
	Tai Chi Master 太極たいきょく張ちょう三豐みとよ	To Choi-yi	RTV		Female Lead
1981	The Coma 大だい昏迷こんめい		RTV
	Princess Cheung Ping 武たけ俠帝女おんな花はな		RTV		Female Lead
	The Legendary Fok 大だい俠霍元甲もとこう	Chiu Sin-nam	RTV		Female Lead
1982	Hong Kong'82 香港ほんこん82		TVB
1982	The Legend of Master So 蘇そ乞兒ほいと	Siu Ling	TVB		Female Lead
1983	Tiger Hill Trail 再さい向こう虎とら山行さんこう		ATV		Female Lead
1983	Heroes From Zhujiang 珠江たまえ群ぐん龍りゅう		ATV
1984	The Undercover Agents 四よん大名だいみょう捕と		ATV
	Below The Lion Rock 獅子しし山下やました之の落雨擔遮		RTHK
	Miracle of the Orient I 香こう江こう歲月さいげつ1		RTHK
1985	Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman 萍蹤俠影錄ろく	Wan Lui 雲くも蕾つぼみ	ATV		first Female Lead
	Romance of the Maples Leaves 楓かえで葉よう盟めい	Chin Wen Fung 秦しん文ぶん鳳おおとり	TTV
	The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang 諸しょ葛かずら亮あきら	Siu-kiu	ATV
	Chor Lau-heung 楚すわえ留とめ香が新しん傳つて	Su Rongrong / Su Mangmang	CTV
1986	Rise of the Great Wall 秦はた始はじめ皇すめらぎ	Suet-ying	ATV
	The Royal Sword 金きむ劍けん神かみ傳つたえ
	Lady C.I.D 柔やわら情じょう點てん三さん八はち		ATV
1987	Laugh In The Sleeves 啼笑姻緣		ATV
1988	Mai Wan 迷魂		ATV
	The Formidable Lady From Shaolin 少しょう林はやし與あずか詠えい春はる	Yim Wing-chun	TVB
	Law and Order 法網ほうもう柔やわら情じょう		ATV
	Hung Ling 凶きょう靈れい		ATV
	Storm In October 十じゅう月がつ風ふう暴		ATV
	August Scent 八はち月がつ桂かつら花香はなか		TTV
1989	Lady Enforcer 皇すめらぎ家か儷人		ATV
1990	Heaven's Retribution 還かえ看み今朝けさ	Shum Suet-ying	ATV
	Bloodshed Over the Forbidden City 血ち染しみ紫むらさき禁城きんじょう	Empress Dowager Cixi	ATV
	Last Song for Killer 殺ころせ手しゅ輓歌		ATV
1991	The Good Fella From Temple Street 廟びょう街がい豪ごう情じょう	Cheung Wai-tak	ATV
1991	Legend of A Beauty 一いち代だい天てん驕おご		SBC
1992	Queen of the Opera 香港ほんこん傳奇でんき人物じんぶつ之の天てん之の嬌女		ATV
	Casanova In China 伯はく虎とら为卿狂きょう	Mui Lan-sin	ATV
	AIDS Carrier 性せい本もと善之よしゆき帶たい菌きん者しゃ		RTHK
	Return To The Truth 還かえ我わが今生こんじょう	Lam Suk-han	ATV
	Mythical Crane and Magical Needle 92 仙せん鶴づる神しん針はり	Lam Chui-dip	ATV
1993	CYC Family CYC家族かぞく
1993	Mind Our Own Business 開ひらく心こころ華はな之の里さと	Ching Yu-chu	TVB
1995	Down Memory Lane 萬里ばんり長ちょう情じょう	Yuen Sau-lan	TVB
1995	Justice Pao 包つつみ青天せいてん之の滄海そうかい月明げつめい珠たま有ゆう淚なみだ	Ngok Ming-chu	ATV
1996	Justice Pao 包つつみ青天せいてん之の忘情酒しゅ坊ぼう	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 香こう江こう歲月さいげつII		RTHK
1997	The Snow is Red 雪ゆき花はな神劍しんけん	Nip Mei-neung	ATV
1998	King Fei Kau Leung Chu Sam Kok 警匪較量珠たま三さん角かく
2000	Bond of Friendship 人間にんげん友情ゆうじょう		HVD		first Female Lead
2001	Reaching Out 美麗びれい人生じんせい	Chan Kiu	TVB
2001	The Heaven Sword & The Dragon Sabre	Yan So-so	TVB		Supporting Role
2002	Cash is King 勝かち券けん在ざい握にぎ	Leung Bing-bing	SPH
2004	Venture Against Time 子こ是ぜ故人こじん來らい	Sing Mei-kuen	ATV
2005	The Academy	Chan Yin-Ting	TVB		Supporting Role
	The Rainbow Connection 舞出まいで彩いろどり虹にじ	Ching Rui-suet	MediaCorp		third Female Lead
	The Gentle Crackdown 秀才しゅうさい遇ぐう著ちょ兵へい	Gam Ying	TVB	Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 5)	second Female Lead
	Into Thin Air 人間にんげん蒸發じょうはつ	Kong Lai-ping	TVB		Supporting Role
2007	The Brink of Law 突圍行動こうどう	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 溏心風ふう暴	Ling Lei 凌しのげ莉	TVB	Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 24)	1/3 of the Female Lead 三大女主角之一
	On the First Beat 學がく警出更さら	Chan Yin-ting 陳ちん燕つばめ婷	TVB		Supporting Role
	ICAC Investigators 2007 廉れん政せい行動こうどう2007	Lei Yuet-kuen 李り月がつ娟	TVB		Female Lead
2008	Moonlight Resonance 溏心風ふう暴之家か好こう月つき圓えん	Yan Hung 殷いん紅べに	TVB	Won - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Won - Asian Television Awards 2009 for Best Actress Won - Guangzhou TV Awards 2009 for Best Actress	1/3 of the Female Lead 三大女主角之一
2008	Love Tribulations 鎖くさり清秋きよあき	Yin Shi-hong 殷いん惜紅	GZBN		third Female Lead
2009	Beyond the Realm of Conscience 宮みや心こころ計けい	Chung Suet-ha 鍾雪霞かすみ	TVB	Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 5)	third Female Lead
2009	The Great Handmaiden 大だい丫鬟	Liang Yu-yu 梁りょう玉たま茹	HNETV		third Female Lead
2010	The Season of Fate 五味ごみ人生じんせい	Wang Yeuk-lam 汪ひろし若わか嵐あらし	TVB	Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 12)	second Female Lead
2010	Beauty Knows No Pain 女人にょにん最さい痛つう	Wong Hoi-king, Noble 汪ひろし海うみ鯨くじら	TVB		Female Lead
2010-2011	Show Me the Happy 依よ家いえ有喜うき	Chai Chuen, Anna 齊ひとし荃	TVB		Female Lead
2012	The Bride with White Hair	Ling Muhua	HSTV		Supporting Role
	The Confidant 大だい太ふとし監かん	Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太ふとし后きさき	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 宮みや鎖くさり珠たま簾すだれ	Concubine Yun's mother 雲くも嬪母	HBS
	Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky	Nüwa
2013	Earth God and Earth Grandmother
2013	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		1/2 of the Female Lead 兩りょう大だい女おんな主ぬし角かく之の一いち
	Raja Pahat	Daeng	Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
	Limelight Years	Ming Ha	TVB		Guest Star
2017	Tiger Mom Blues	Grandma	TVB		1/2 of the Female Lead 兩りょう大だい女おんな主ぬし角かく之の一いち
	My Dearly Sinful Mind	Yuen Lai Seung	TVB		Guest Star
	Heart and Greed	Yu Sau-wai	TVB		1/3 of the Female Lead 三大女主角之一
2018	Deep in the Realm of Conscience	Empress Dowager Wei 韋皇后こうごう	TVB		Cameo Appearance 客きゃく串くし
2019	How Are You?	Xie Xiangyi 謝しゃ香が怡	Mediacorp		Cameo Appearance 客きゃく串くし
2020	Forensic Heroes IV	Long Ying-suet 龍りゅう映うつ雪ゆき	TVB		Special Appearance 特別とくべつ演出えんしゅつ
2020	Come Home Love: Lo and Behold	Herself 米べい雪ゆき	TVB		Special Appearance 特別とくべつ演出えんしゅつ in episode 997
2021	Sinister Beings	Song Choi-suet 宋そう彩あや雪ゆき	TVB		Special Appearance 特別とくべつ演出えんしゅつ
2021	A Love of No Words	Chu Sa-kiu 朱しゅ莎嬌	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	Female Lead 女おんな主ぬし角かく

Musicals

Year	Title	Notes
1982	Madame White Snake 白蛇しろへび傳でん
1990	Cyrano De Bergerac 美人びじん如玉劍けん如虹
1992	Tin Nui San Wah 天女てんにょ散華さんげ
1995	The Flirty Doctor 風流ふうりゅう醫い生せい手しゅ尾長おなが
1995	My Date With Spring 我わが和春かずはる天てん有ゆう個こ約やく會かい
1996	Hu Du Men 虎とら度ど門もん
2001	The Butterfly Lovers 梁りょう祝はじめ	guest star

References

^ "'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]}

External links

[1] "'Beautiful demoness' Michelle Yim celebrates 60th birthday". AsiaOne. September 9, 2015.

[2] "Michelle Yim". IMDb.

[3] "Michelle Yim - Actress - Hong Kong - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies".

[4] "Michelle Yim". hkmdb.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[5] "Asian Television Awards 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[Actress_Michelle_Yim's_Boyfriend_Dies-6] "Actress Michelle Yim's Boyfriend Dies". 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-16.

[7] "Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan". hkmdb.com. September 7, 1972. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[8] "AND NOW, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? (1984)". bfi.org.uk. 1984. Retrieved May 23, 2021.^{[dead link]}

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