Sharla Cheung
Sharla Cheung | |||||||||||
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| Born | 7 February 1968[1] | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film producer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1986–1995, 2002–present | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 张敏 | ||||||||||
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Sharla Cheung Man (born 7 February 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer.
Career
[edit]Cheung was discovered by Wong Jing,[2] who cast her in her first film role in the 1986 film The Magic Crystal. She continued to work with the director on many of his productions in the early 1990s as well. Cheung gained popularity with the numerous films she starred in alongside Stephen Chow, in which she was frequently cast as Chow's love interest after winning the Miss Asia contest.[2] They partnered for more than 10 films from 1988 to 1994, including All for the Winner, God of Gamblers II, Fist of Fury 1991, Fight Back to School, Royal Tramp, and King of Beggars. Another frequent co-star is Andy Lau, who appeared alongside Cheung in such films as God of Gamblers, God of Gamblers II, and Lee Rock.
Cheung finished from the acting school after middle school.
After an impressive body of work in the early 1990s (she starred in about 50 films between 1990 and 1995), Cheung became a film producer in 1995 with Dream Lover (starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Wu Chien-lien).[2] However, Cheung was unhappy with it and she remade the film as Romantic Dream (starring Cheung and Lau Ching-wan). Both versions opened in 1995. The films, however, were commercial failures, and Cheung then retired from the film industry to focus on various business interests.[2]
Cheung made a comeback in acting in the early 2000s to star in several television series. She appeared in such TV series as My Celebrity Boyfriend (Chinese:
Filmography (as actress)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Magic Crystal | Winnie Shen / 沈薇妮 | |
| 1987 | The Romancing Star | Man / |
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| 1988 | Bet on Fire |
Min / |
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| 1988 | Faithfully Yours | Ying / |
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| 1989 | Operation Pink Squad II |
Mun / |
a.k.a. Thunder Cops |
| 1989 | Dream of Desire |
Sally Cheung | |
| 1989 | Little Cop | Dark Skin | |
| 1989 | The Romancing Star III | Auntie Man / |
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| 1989 | God of Gamblers | Janet | |
| 1990 | Swordsman | Ren Yingying / |
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| 1990 | My Neighbours are Phantoms 嘩鬼 |
Siu Sin / |
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| 1990 | All for the Winner | Yee Mong / |
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| 1990 | Story of Kennedy Town | Li / |
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| 1990 | God of Gamblers II | Dream Lo / |
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| 1991 | Fist of Fury 1991 | Mandy Fok / |
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| 1991 | Devil's Vindata |
Mandy / |
a.k.a. Devil's Vendetta |
| 1991 | A Chinese Legend |
Ching-er / |
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| 1991 | Fight Back to School | Miss Ho | |
| 1991 | God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai | Yee Mong / |
cameo |
| 1991 | Lee Rock | Grace / |
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| 1991 | Lee Rock II | Grace / |
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| 1991 | The Fatal Game |
a.k.a. Tricky Gambler | |
| 1991 | Tiger Cage 3 | Suki Cheung | |
| 1991 | Dances with Dragon | Moon / |
a.k.a. Dance with the Dragon |
| 1991 | Lover-at-Large |
Lily Lam / |
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| 1992 | Fist of Fury 1991 II | Min ( |
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| 1992 | Truant Heroes 逃學 |
Dreamy (Lam Moon) / |
a.k.a. Truant Hero |
| 1992 | Cheetah on Fire | Peggy | a.k.a. Fight to Survive in the Philippines |
| 1992 | Rhythm of Destiny | Siu Hong / |
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| 1992 | Fight Back to School II | Miss Ho | |
| 1992 | Royal Tramp | Empress Dowager ( |
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| 1992 | Deadly Dream Woman |
Huang Ying / |
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| 1992 | It's Now or Never |
Rose (Ying) | |
| 1992 | Royal Tramp II | Lone-er / |
bit part |
| 1992 | To Miss with Love 逃學 |
Ms. Chang / |
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| 1992 | Call Girl '92 92 |
Carmen | |
| 1992 | Handsome Siblings | Eva, Supreme Ruler of the Martial World / |
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| 1992 | Invincible |
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| 1992 | King of Beggars | Yu-shang / 如霜 | |
| 1993 | Fight Back to School III | Man / |
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| 1993 | Legend of the Liquid Sword | Jellyfish / |
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| 1993 | Last Hero in China | Ti Yin-er / |
a.k.a. Claws of Steel |
| 1993 | Flying Dagger | Big Bewitchement / |
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| 1993 | Holy Weapon | Spider / |
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| 1993 | The Buddhist Spell | Shen / 湘兒 | |
| 1993 | The Sword of Many Loves | Purple Yuen / 袁紫 |
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| 1993 | Chez n' Ham |
Fanny / |
a.k.a. Curry and Pepper 3 |
| 1993 | The Sword Stained with Royal Blood | Ah Kau / |
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| 1993 | Kung Fu Cult Master | Yan So-So ( |
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| 1994 | Underground Judgement |
Senny/Lisa | |
| 1994 | The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens | Purple / |
a.k.a. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils |
| 1994 | Hail the Judge | Chi Siu-Lin / 戚秦 |
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| 1994 | Crystal Fortune Run |
Wind Yip / |
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| 1994 | God of Gambler's Return | Wan Yau, Ko Chun's wife / |
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| 1995 | Romantic Dream |
Mandy | also producer |
| 1995 | Dragon Killer |
Lam Miu | |
| 1995 | Ten Brothers |
Wai-leung / |
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| 1996 | Back for Your Life |
a.k.a. Avenger ( | |
| 2000 | Zhanguo Hongyan Xi Shi |
Xi Shi / |
TV series |
| 2002 | Diao Chan |
Diao Chan / |
TV series |
| 2003 | The Two Individual Package Women |
Christy Cheung | |
| 2003 | The Sixth Sense |
Cheung Ying-yu ( |
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| 2003 | Wo De Ming Xing Zai Nan You |
Li / |
TV series — a.k.a. My Celebrity Boyfriend |
| 2004 | Cang Hai You Long 沧海 |
Jin Zhu ( |
TV series — a.k.a. Chang Hai You Long |
| 2005 | Legend of the Book's Tower |
Fang Yun'er ( |
TV series |
| 2006 | Fan Fu Da Yuan 范府 |
Nian Ren / |
TV series |
| 2022 | Inn |
Yu Liufang / |
short film |
Filmography (as producer)
[edit]| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Other notes |
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| 1995 | Dream Lover | ||
| Romantic Dream | also actress |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sharla Cheung Man" (in French). Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b c d Lanuque , Arnaud. "Sharla Cheung Man" (in French). Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- "Sharla Cheung Man" (in French). Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- "Sharla Cheung Man" (in French). HKCinemagic2. November 1999. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- "Sharla Cheung Man". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
External links
[edit]- Sharla Cheung Man at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Sharla Cheung at IMDb
- Full filmography at HK Cinemagic
- (in Chinese) Sharla Cheung at the Chinese Movie Database
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