Chrissie Chau
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| Born | 22 May 1985 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||
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Chrissie Chau Sau-na (Chinese:
Sau3
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; born 22 May 1985) is a Hong Kong actress and model. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her gravure photo albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after she starred in the horror film Womb Ghosts (2009); Chau has starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Chau won four "Most Searched Photos on Yahoo!" in 2009–2012, "Yahoo! Entertainment Spotlight Person" in 2009 and "Most Popular Actress Award" in Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards. She received "Award of Merit: Leading Actress" from The Accolade Competition in 2011 for her performance in Beach Spike.[1]
Chau first drew attention following "After 90s' Girls" in Hong Kong from the survey held by YMCA 2010. The report showed surveyed girls think that Chau has a high IQ and is optimistic and bold, whilst Chau ranked 16th in 2010 LIVAC Celebrity Roasters of Cross-Straits Media announced by HKIEd, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.
Life and career
[edit]Chau migrated from Chaozhou to Hong Kong with her family when she was 10. She states that she worked in a fast-food restaurant when she was 15, and then as a shop assistant in Causeway Bay earning HK$3,000 (about US$380) a month.[2]
Chau is Hong Kong's most famous pseudo-model, or lang mo,[3] She began pseudo-modelling after she won the runner-up title in the 2002 Comics Festival 'Game Girl'. She rose to prominence as the poster girl for Slim Beauty slimming boutique. In a TV commercial for the boutique, Chau rips off her clothes, revealing a bikini underneath, to 'stop the traffic' while she crosses the road in the business district of Central.[4] In 2009, she released a limited edition life-sized poster with her likeness– dressed in lingerie– printed on the cover, at HK$560 (about US$72) apiece.[5]
Chrissie Chau was invited as a guest for a talk show at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in late 2009, as part of a seminar series entitled "Knowledge Unlimited", aimed at widening students' horizons. Chau was invited as a guest to the seminar to discuss "Unscrambling the Chrissie Chau Phenomenon".[6] Chau was interviewed by Professor Li Siu-leung of Lingnan University in front of an audience of 400 students. She was asked a number of philosophical and existential questions, and was criticised for not being able to answer them; The Standard described this as "an old-fashioned ambush". The university was in turn criticised by radio host Eileen Cha for choosing Chau for a seminar series entitled Knowledge Unlimited.[7]
In 2010, veteran Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong openly criticised and ridiculed pseudo-models, specifically Chrissie Chau, several times, calling them brainless and "bimbos".[8] The related controversy led to pseudo-models being banned from a book-fair.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Bet to Basic | Nightclub PR | ||
| Love Undercover 3 | Model Ming | |||
| 2008 | Playboy Cops | Lam Lon's girlfriend | ||
| Storm Rider – Clash of Evils | Bing Ying (Cantonese) | |||
| Nobody's Perfect | Slurpee | |||
| 2009 | Short of Love | 矮仔 |
Lily | |
| Split Second Murders | Fangmei Fang | |||
| Seven 2 One | Chrissie | |||
| 2010 | Womb Ghosts | Zoe Kwok | ||
| The Fantastic Water Babes | Brenda | |||
| City Under Siege | Youyou / YoYo | |||
| Perfect Wedding | Flora | |||
| Vampire Warriors | 殭屍 |
See / Max | ||
| Marriage with a Liar | KiKi | |||
| 2011 | Men Suddenly in Love | Tina | ||
| Beach Spike | Sharon | |||
| The Killer Who Never Kills | Nana | |||
| Lan Cheow Fong | Nana | |||
| Hong Kong Ghost Stories | Bobo | |||
| 2012 | Any Other Side | Amy / Elle | ||
| The Hunter with Blood | Short film | |||
| Holding Love | HOLD |
Fang Meng | ||
| 2013 | Paper Moon | Shi Qin | ||
| Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | Killer 4 | |||
| Together | Biqi / Vicki | |||
| Lift to Hell | Bai Jie / Dr. Ye | |||
| Flash Play | Ade's girlfriend | |||
| Mr. and Mrs. Players | Wong Jing | |||
| Cold Pupil | Su Yuchen | |||
| Kick Ass Girls 3 | Poo | |||
| My Beautiful Kingdom | Ruo Tong | |||
| The Love Experience | Chi Lei | |||
| 2014 | The Extreme Fox | Pian Er | ||
| Are You Ready to Marry Me | Soo Fei | |||
| Break Up 100 | Xiao Lan Jiao | |||
| 2015 | An Inspector Calls | Cindy Cheung | ||
| 12 Golden Lucks | 12 |
Mei | ||
| Forever Love | ||||
| 2016 | House of Wolves | Special appearance | ||
| iGirl | iGirl |
001 | ||
| 2017 | The Puppie Fantasia 3 | |||
| 29+1 | 29+1 | Christy Lan | ||
| Husband Killers | ||||
| 2018 | Concerto of the Bully | [9] | ||
| The Leakers | ||||
| Hotel Soul Good | ||||
| Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy | Banana | |||
| 2019 | Death Notify | |||
| The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords | ||||
| P Storm | ||||
| Atonement | ||||
| Prison Flowers | ||||
| Magic Circle | ||||
| 2020 | Freak Orb | Mei Mei | ||
| All's Well Ends Well 2020 | ||||
| 2023 | Bursting Point | Special Appearance |
Television
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Stephen's Diary | Sharon (ex-girlfriend Sam Lee) | ||
| 2013 | Romance of Tang′ Kongfu | Tao Yaoyao | ||
| Ip Man | Jenny | |||
| X-Girl | Sun Xiaomei | |||
| 2018 | Deep in the Realm of Conscience | Zheng Chunxi |
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| 2020 | WHITE WAR | Wong Tsz-kei |
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| The Impossible 3 | Keung Bo-yee |
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| 2021 | Ink at Tai Ping | Nana |
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| 2022 | In The Storm | Man Ching |
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Music Videos
[edit]| Year | Title |
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| 2021 | Edan Lui - " |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2011 | Accolade Global Film Competition | Award of Merit: Leading Actress | Beach Spike | Won |
| 2012 | Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actress | Cold Pupil | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Los Angeles Movie Award | Best Actress | Paper Moon | Won |
| 2016 | Asian New Media Film Festival | Best Actress | iGirl | Won |
| 2017 | China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | 29+1 | Nominated |
| Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 18th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actress | Won | |||
| Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2019 | Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actress | P Storm | Nominated |
| 2022 | 40th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Madalena | Nominated |
| Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actress | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Accolade Winners August 2011" Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chrissie lends voice to minimum-pay workers" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- ^ "Pretty chaotic" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Standard
- ^ "Chrissie Chau: The Bikini Girl That Melted Hong Kong". Neon Punch
- ^ "Hard line urged over Chau `sex toy'" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- ^ "Fresh lunches offer food for thought" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- ^ Lau, Nickkita (23 October 2009). "Beauty and the beasts" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard
- ^ "seeyoueveryday.com". blog.seeyoueveryday.com.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Chrissie Chau at chinesemov.com
External links
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- Chrissie Chau at IMDb
- Chrissie Chau's Official Mini Blog (sina)
- Chrissie Chau on Hong Kong Movie Database
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