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Cecilia Cheung
張栢芝
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Cheung in 2023
Born
Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi

(1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 44)
Nationality Australian
Alma mater Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active 1998–present
Known for Sing girl
Notable work
  • King of Comedy
  • Fly Me to Polaris
  • The Lion Roars
  • Lost in Time
  • The Promise
Spouse(s)
(m. 2006; div. 2011)
Children 3
Musical career
Origin Hong Kong
Genres Cantopop
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Bózhī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Zoeng1 Baak3zi1
Hong Kong Romanisation Cheung Pak-chi

Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (Chinese: 張栢芝; born 24 May 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Cheung is considered a "Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring alongside Stephen Chow, and later went on to her own successful career.

Biography

Cheung was born on 24 May 1980 at Man Wah Sun Chuen, Jordan, Hong Kong to Davies Shally, who is of half Chinese and half British descent, and Cheung Yan-yung, a triad member who is also known as Bearded Bravery or Bearded Yung. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. She was sent to Melbourne to live with her aunt at the age of fourteen and then attended Camberwell Girls Grammar School. She has an elder half-sister, two younger brothers, and a younger half-brother from her father's side.

Career

Cecilia Cheung, Avenue of Stars
Star, hand prints and autograph of Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.

In 1998, Cheung was cast in a television commercial advertising lemon tea, which caught the attention of Stephen Chow. Cheung made her film debut in Chow's King of Comedy (1999), which became the highest grossing local film of the year and shot Cheung to fame. She then starred in Fly Me to Polaris (1999), for which she sang the theme song. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for both King of Comedy and Fly Me to Polaris, and won for the latter. In the same year, Cheung released her first album Any Weather (1999).

Cheung made inroads into the Korean market with Failan (2001) co-starring Choi Min-shik. The film earned her a nomination at the Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress. She then starred opposite Louis Koo in the comedy film The Lion Roars (2002), for which she won the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese Film Media Awards.

Cheung reunited with Louis Koo in Derek Yee's film Lost in Time (2003), for which she won the Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. She followed with crime thriller One Nite in Mongkok (2004) by Derek Yee. She was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the third time.

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Cheung in 2009

Cheung played old Shanghai diva Zhou Xuan in TV series The Wandering Songstress (2008), after which she took a break from acting and gave birth to two sons. She made a comeback in 2010, but her films were commercially and critically unsuccessful.

In 2013, she announced a one-year break from acting and relocated to Singapore. Since then, Cheung switched her career focus to variety shows in mainland China. She has earned 70 million HKD in 2014, ranking number nine in the top ten list of Hong Kong's highest celebrity incomes in 2014. In early 2021, Cheung joined the second season of Chinese reality series Sisters Who Make Waves.

Personal life

Cheung dated Hong Kong star Daniel Chan from 1999 to 2001, after which she was romantically linked to Jordan Chan and Edison Chen.

Cheung married Hong Kong star Nicholas Tse in the Philippines in September 2006. She gave birth to their first son in August 2007 and second son in May 2010. The couple divorced in 2011. They agreed to hold joint custody of their two sons.

On 18 November 2018, Cheung announced that she had given birth to a third son, but the father of her son remains unknown.

In March 2020, Cheung voiced her support for Xinjiang cotton after several international companies announced that they will no longer purchase cotton from the region due to concerns over Uyghur human rights.

Filmography

Film
Year English title Original title Role Notes
1999 King of Comedy 喜劇之王 Lau Piu-piu
Fly Me to Polaris 星願 Autumn Yue
The Legend of Speed 烈火戰車2極速傳說 Nancy
2000 Tokyo Raiders 東京攻略 Saori
Twelve Nights 十二夜 Jeannie
Help!!! 辣手回春 Dr. Ho Wing-yan
2001 Wu Yen 鍾無艷 Enchantress / Yin Chun
Master Q 2001 老夫子2001 Mandy
Everyday is Valentine 情迷大話王 Wonderful
Failan 파이란 Failan
Shaolin Soccer 少林足球 Dragon Player No. 7 Cameo
Para Para Sakura 芭啦芭啦櫻之花 Yuriko Sakurada / Yuriko's granny
The Legend of Zu 蜀山傳 Dawn / Enigma
2002 Second Time Around 無限復活 Tina Chow
Mighty Baby 絕世好B Boey
The Lion Roars 我家有一隻河東獅 Moth Liu
2003 Love Under the Sun 愛在陽光下 Short film
Cat and Mouse 老鼠愛上貓 Bai Yutang
Honesty 絕種好男人 Didi Wong
Running on Karma 大隻佬 Inspector Lee Fung-yee
Lost in Time 忘不了 Holly Lam
2004 Fantasia 鬼馬狂想曲 Harmy Bobo
Papa Loves You 這個阿爸真爆炸 Customer refused entry to café Cameo
One Nite in Mongkok 旺角黑夜 Dan Dan
The White Dragon 小白龍情海翻波 Black Phoenix / White Dragon Jr.
2005 Himalaya Singh 喜馬拉亞星 Peacock
The Promise 無極 Qing Cheng
2006 The Shopaholics 最愛女人購物狂 Fong Fong-fong
My Kung-Fu Sweetheart 野蠻秘笈 Phoenix
The 601st Phone Call 第601個電話 Tian You
2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 最強囍事 Claire
Treasure Hunt 無價之寶 Peggy Jiang
Legendary Amazons 楊門女將之軍令如山 Mu Guiying
Speed Angels 極速天使 You Mei
The Lion Roars 2 河東獅吼2 Wang Yueying
Dangerous Liaisons 危險關係 Mo Jieyu
2017 Out of Control 失控·幽靈飛車 Lucy Lin
TBA 11th Day and One Night 十一天零一夜
Television
Year English title Alternative title Role Notes
2008 The Wandering Songstress 天涯歌女 Zhou Xuan
2018 Love Won't Wait 如果,爱 Wan Jialing

Discography

Year English Title Chinese Title
1999 No Matter How The Weather...Cloudy, Rainy Or Sunny (EP) 任何天氣
Destination
2000 A Brand New Me 不一樣的我
Cecilia Cheung Mandarin Album 張柏芝同名國語專輯
2001 Cecilia Cheung New & Best Collection 張柏芝全新經驗新曲+精選
Party All the Time (Remix Album)
Brand New Image 最新形象
2002 Real Me 真我
2003 Colour of Lip (New + Best Collection) 至愛唇色(新曲+精選)
2005 C1

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2000 5th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress Fly Me to Polaris Nominated
19th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Best New Performer Won
King of Comedy Nominated
2002 39th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Failan Nominated
2003 3rd Chinese Film Media Awards Most Popular Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) The Lion Roars Won
2004 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Lost in Time Won
Running on Karma Nominated
10th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award Best Actress Won
4th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Nominated
Lost in Time Won
Most Popular Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Running on Karma
Lost in Time
Silver Prize
9th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress Lost in Time Won
2005 10th Golden Bauhinia Awards One Nite in Mongkok Nominated
24th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
5th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Nominated
2006 11th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress The Promise Nominated
2011 1st LeTV Entertainment Awards Most Popular Film Actress (Asia Pacific) N/A Won
Most Commercially Valuable Actress N/A Won
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