Kristy Yang
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Kristy Yang | |||||||||||
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| Born | Yang Gongru January 7, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | York University | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1996–present | ||||||||||
| Partner(s) | Ken Kan[1] Zhou Zhengyi | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Gold Fish | ||||||||||
| Origin | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Kristy Yang (born 7 January 1974), also known as Yang Gongru, is a Chinese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong.
Early life
[edit]Yang was born in Shanghai, China, to a Chinese father and Jenny Liu, Chinese-American.[2] Ms.Liu was invited to play the role in the film Shanghai 1976 (2008) and she has just known her father was an American soldier. Ms.Liu's mother had just a photo of him but in the end it's also burned in war.[3]
Kristy grew up in a single-family as her father left the family during her childhood. In 1985, Yang immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[4] She has a step-brother who was born in Canada.[5]
Kristy graduated from York University after completing her high school education in 1993 at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts in Toronto.
Career
[edit]In the summer of 1995, during a trip to Hong Kong, Yang participated in the Miss Asia Pageant beauty contest organised by ATV and earned the title of "Miss Asia 1995".[6] She also won the Miss Photogenic and Most Popular Contestant awards. Yang joined ATV and had been acting in several television dramas produced by ATV before venturing into the film industry.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Comrades, Almost a Love Story 甜蜜 |
Fong Siu-ting | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer |
| 1997 | A Queer Story |
Gigi | cameo |
| 1997 | Love Cruise |
Jelly | |
| 1998 | The Lucky Guy |
Fanny | |
| 1998 | Portland Street Blues |
Yun | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1998 | Young and Dangerous: The Prequel |
Yung | cameo |
| 1998 | The Storm Riders |
Charity | alternative title The Stormriders |
| 1999 | A Man Called Hero |
Jade | |
| 1999 | The Rules of the Game |
Ann | |
| 1999 | My Loving Trouble 7 |
Dora Yeung | cameo |
| 2000 | I.Q. Dudettes 辣椒 |
Miss Lam | |
| 2000 | The Duel |
Ye Ziqing | |
| 2000 | Sexy and Dangerous 2 |
Pepper | |
| 2000 | Those Were the Days |
Cheung May-yun | cameo |
| 2000 | Healing Hearts 俠骨 |
Helen | guest star |
| 2000 | For Bad Boys Only BAD BOY |
Queen Chan | alternative title For Badboys Only |
| 2001 | Fall For You |
Yi | |
| 2001 | Everyday is Valentine |
Mona | |
| 2001 | City of Desire |
Kindergarten teacher | cameo |
| 2001 | The Avenging Fist |
Belle | |
| 2002 | Woman From Mars |
Kristy | cameo |
| 2003 | I Want to Get Married |
May Chan / Linda | alternative title I Wanna Get Married |
| 2003 | Fate Fighter |
Fa | |
| 2003 | City of SARS |
Viola Lam | |
| 2004 | Zhuanshi Miqing 鑽石迷情 |
Lin Feng | |
| 2004 | The Love Winner |
Susan Chan | alternative title I Love How You Love Me |
| 2004 | A Marvelous Detective |
Wai-ling | |
| 2005 | Gesheng Miying |
Xiao Lele | alternative title Dieying Shaji ( |
| 2005 | PTU File - Death Trap PTU |
Yeung Fong-fong | |
| 2006 | The Dream of My Family |
Ms. Mok | guest star |
| 2006 | Magic and Me |
Xiao Lewen | |
| 2007 | Qing Ping Guo |
Shen Lewen | |
| 2007 | Ming Ming |
Zhang Yu | cameo |
| 2007 | Blessed Destiny |
Li Rong | |
| 2010 | Bruce Lee, My Brother |
Meiqi | |
| 2011 | Under the Influence 戒酒 |
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| 2011 | Where are You From? 你是哪裡 |
Lei | |
| 2013 | Mortician | ||
| 2013 | Kidnapping of a Big Star | ||
| 2013 | Flash Play | ||
| 2013 | Sweet Summer Love | ||
| 2015 | Be Together'[7] |
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| 2016 | Roommates in Love | ||
| 2019 | Magic Circle | ||
| TBA | Yingxiong Meiren |
Consort Yu |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | King of Gamblers 千王之王之重出江湖 |
Ha Suet-yee | ATV | |
| 1996 | Vampire Expert II 殭屍 |
Yu Ying-ying | ATV | |
| 1996 | The Swordsman |
Siu-lin | ATV | |
| 1997 | Coincidentally |
Cheung Lai-kwan | ATV | |
| 1997 | The Snow is Red |
Mui Kong-suet | ATV | |
| 1997 | The Pride of Chao Zhou |
Kong Sin-yu | ATV | |
| 1997 | Interpol |
ATV | ||
| 1997 | The Year of Chameleon 97变色龙 |
Yeung Ling-ling | ATV | |
| 1997 | Christy | ATV | guest star | |
| 1998 | My Date with a Vampire |
Wong Jan-jan / Yamamoto Yuki | ATV | |
| 1999 | Flaming Brothers |
Lo Suet | ATV | |
| 1999 | The Blessed Family |
Le Jing | alternative title The Sun, Moon and Star | |
| 2000 | My Date with a Vampire II |
Wong Jan-jan / Yamamoto Yuki | ATV | |
| 2000 | Zijing Xunzhang |
Feng Jiahui | ||
| 2001 | Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng |
Sha Man | TCS | |
| 2001 | Healing Hearts 俠骨 |
Sin Wai-nam (Helen) | ATV | |
| 2001 | To Where He Belongs |
Ko Hok-yau | ATV | |
| 2001 | The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung |
Xue Keren | TVB / CTS | |
| 2002 | Drunken Hero |
Bai Yutong | ||
| 2002 | The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra |
White Bone Demoness | TVB | |
| 2002 | Feel 100% |
Kristy | guest star | |
| 2002 | Yiqie Cong Jiehun Kaishi |
Yang Xi | ||
| 2002 | Heisha Zhiwo Xin Busi |
Zhang Hailan | ||
| 2003 | The Story of Han Dynasty |
Consort Yu | CCTV | alternative title The Stories of Han Dynasty |
| 2003 | Yiqi Hecai |
Kimmy | guest star | |
| 2003 | Fenglin Ge |
Li Fengjie | ||
| 2003 | Wode Xiongdi Jiemei |
Qi Sitian | ||
| 2004 | Xiaoyao Shenxian Luo Fanchen |
Mi Jia | ||
| 2004 | Fengchui Yundong Xing Budong |
Niu Fangli | ||
| 2004 | Ai Yu Meng Feixiang |
Lin | guest star | |
| 2005 | Ruguo Yueliang You Yanjing 如果 |
Sun Huaizhen | ||
| 2006 | A Beautiful New World |
Sam Lok-man | alternative title Love to be Found in New Here | |
| 2006 | Phoenix from the Ashes |
Li Wuxia | GZTV / ATV | |
| 2006 | Baoyu Lihua |
Nie Bing | ||
| 2007 | Modern Beauty |
Lin Ziqi | alternative title Modern Lady | |
| 2007 | Xin Tianxian Pei |
Third Fairy | CCTV | guest star |
| 2007 | Dushi Niwota |
guest star | ||
| 2007 | Dingjia Younü Xiyangyang |
Ding Yu | ||
| 2007 | Da'an Zu |
Zhang Ye | ||
| 2008 | Xialü Tan'an 俠侶 |
Liu Wan'er | appeared in episode 8 only | |
| 2008 | Hushan Xing |
Ouyang Xue | ||
| 2009 | Shanjian Lingxiang Mabang Lai |
Chen Zhu | ||
| 2009 | Shenmi Nüdie |
Liu Yefei | ||
| 2010 | Song of Spring and Autumn |
Li Ji | ||
| 2015 | Legend of Ban Shu | Zhu Ding's mother | ||
| 2019 | Goodbye My Princess | Princess Mingyuan |
References
[edit]- ^ "杨恭如被
指 是 第三者 新 男 友 正 牌 女 友 当 街 狂 闹". Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2016-05-07. - ^
李 易 峰 刘亦菲吴亦 凡出现的地方 总能看 见另一个人美丽的身影 - ^
混血 美女 扎堆《上海 1976》 杨恭如母亲客串 角 色 - ^ 杨恭如合
影 混血 妈妈绝色美 颜童 年 照 曝光母 女 颜值逆 天 - ^ "
初 識楊恭 如". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-07. - ^ "杨恭如外
表 斯气质内敛文获亚视重视". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2016-05-07. - ^ "
我 只 要 我 们在一 起 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015. - ^ Kristy Yang at douban.com
- ^ Kristy Yang at chinesemov.com
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Chinese emigrants to Canada
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong television actresses
- 20th-century Chinese actresses
- 21st-century Chinese actresses
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- Hong Kong film actresses
- Actresses from Shanghai
- York University alumni
- Participants in Chinese reality television series
- Chinese film actresses
- Chinese television actresses
- 20th-century Hong Kong actresses
- 21st-century Hong Kong actresses