Christy Chung

{{short description|Canadian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Christy Chung | image = Christy Chung 鍾麗緹超级访问, 2016 (cropped).jpeg | alt =  | caption = Chung in 2016 | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|9|19}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | burial_place =  | burial_coordinates =  | monuments = | other_names = | alma_mater = [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1984–present | era = | employer = | organization = | agent =  | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Glen Ross|1998|2002|reason=divorced}} * {{marriage|Jon Yen|2003|2011|reason=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[Shawn Zhang]]|2016}} }} | partner =  | website =  | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 鍾麗緹 | s = 钟丽缇 | p = Zhōng Lìtí | j = Zung1 Lai6 Tai4 }} | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Christy Chung''' (born 19 September 1970)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|author=周静 |url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2014-09/23/content_33591304.htm |title=Christy Chung celebrates birthday with daughter |publisher=China.org.cn |date= |accessdate=2022-08-20}}</ref> is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in films ''[[Mermaid Got Married]]'', ''[[The Bodyguard from Beijing]]'', ''[[Love on Delivery]]'' and ''[[Jan Dara (2001 film)|Jan Dara]]''.

==Early life== Chung was born in [[Montreal]], Quebec, to a [[Hoa people|Chinese-Vietnamese]] father and a native [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161198/bio|title=Christy Chung|website=IMDb}}</ref> She grew up in [[Brossard]], [[Quebec]], a suburb of [[Montreal]], with [[French language|French]] and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] as mother-tongues. She later learned [[English language|English]], [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] and [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]].

==Career== While studying for a career in the tourism industry at the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] (UQAM), she entered and won the [[Miss Chinese Montreal]] contest in 1992. She then went to [[Hong Kong]], in her first trip away from home, to participate in the [[Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993]], in which she won despite not knowing a single Chinese word. This opened doors for her to launch her acting career there, despite not speaking a word of Cantonese at the time, and despite her extremely limited acting experience (an uncredited ten-second non-speaking role as a gum-chewing prostitute in [[Denys Arcand]]'s ''[[Love and Human Remains]]''). She had to choose between acting in Hong Kong and becoming the weather-forecast presenter at [[Société Radio-Canada]], the French-language government television network in [[Canada]].

A role in ''The Bride with White Hair 2'' brought her instant recognition, and she became a well-known star in Chinese-language popular culture, acting in a large number of films including some films starring [[Stephen Chow]], as well as ''[[The Bodyguard from Beijing]]'' starring [[Jet Li]].

Giving birth to her daughter in 1998 temporarily had a negative effect on her career because of a stereotypical impression that a mother could not function as a sex symbol, but her career recovered in 2000. She subsequently had roles in ''[[Samsara (2001 film)|Samsara]]'' and [[Jackie Chan]]'s movie ''[[The Medallion]]''. She added [[Thai language|Thai]] to her language repertoire when she starred in [[Nonzee Nimibutr]]'s 2001 film ''[[Jan Dara (2001 film)|Jan Dara]]''. Singapore ''[[FHM]]'' magazine voted her the "Sexiest Woman in Asia" in 2000.

In 2010, she starred in ''[[Bruce Lee, My Brother]]'', playing the role of [[Bruce Lee]]'s mother and [[Aarif Lee]] portrayed Lee.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hktopten|date=2010-07-21|title=HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office: [2010.07.21] ARAIF LEE TURNS PRESSURE INTO MOTIVATION|url=https://hktopten.blogspot.com/2010/07/20100722-araif-lee-turns-pressure-into.html|access-date=2020-06-15|website=HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office}}</ref>

She is a brand ambassador and spokeswoman to slimming service Marie France Bodyline, prominently appearing on billboards and print ads.

Despite her success, she remains mostly unknown in [[Quebec]], where she was born and grew up, because she has done most of her film work in Cantonese.

==Personal life== {{BLP sources|date=November 2021}} Chung married Glen Ross in 1998, and gave birth to their daughter Yasmine in Montreal in the middle of the [[1998 Ice Storm]]. Chung and Ross divorced in 2002, and Chung has sole custody of Yasmine.

In 2003, Chung married music producer Jon Yen. They have two daughters, Jaden Chloe, born in August 2008, and Cayla Janie, born in February 2010. Chung and Yen divorced in 2011.

In November 2016, Chung married Chinese actor Shawn Zhang Lunshuo, also known as Golden Zhang who is 12 years her junior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/christy-chung-48-reveals-ivf-journey-behind-weight-gain-wants-4th-child|title=Christy Chung, 48, reveals IVF journey behind weight gain; wants 4th child|website=AsiaOne|date=21 August 2018|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref>

Chung currently resides in [[Beijing]]. She is currently a restaurant owner.

==Filmography== {{Div col}} *''[[Sisters Who Make Waves]]'' (2020) *''[[Fall in Love at First Kiss]]'' (2019) *''[[Into the Rainbow]]'' (2017) *''[[The Right Mistake]]'' (2015) *''[[Bad Sister (2014 film)|Bad Sister]]'' (2014) *''The Incredible Truth'' (2013) *''Better and Better'' (2013) *''Good-for-Nothing Heros'' (2012) *''[[Dear Enemy (film)|Dear Enemy]]'' (2011) *''The Bright Eleven'' (2010) *''[[Bruce Lee, My Brother]]'' (2010) *''[[Hong Kong Express]]'' (2005) (TV) *''Asian Charlie's Angels'' (2004) (TV) *''Astonishing'' (2004) – Mandy *''[[Fantasia (2004 film)|Fantasia]]'' (2004) – Jane Lam, aka Little Britney *''[[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003 TV series)|Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]]'' (2003 TV series) – Kang Min *''[[The Medallion]]'' (2003) – Charlotte Watson *''[[Never Again (Lee Soo Young Music Video)]]'' (2001) – the Mother in the Video *''[[Samsara (2001 film)|Samsara]]'' (2001) – Pema *''[[Jan Dara (2001 film)|Jan Dara]]'' (2001) – Khun Boonlueang *''[[Un Baiser Volé (film)|Un Baiser Volé]]'' - Sophia *''[[Gen-Y Cops]]'' (2000) – Inspector Chung *''[[Conman in Tokyo]]'' (2000) – Banana *''[[Tau mung]]'' (2000) – Sophia *''[[Troublesome Night]]'' (1997) – Mrs. To *''[[All's Well, Ends Well 1997]]'' (1997) – Little Shien *''[[97 Aces Go Places]]'' (1997) – Li Lai-Shen *''[[The God of Cookery]]'' (1996) – High School Fantasy Girl *''[[Tai Chi Boxer]]'' (1996) – Rose *''[[Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star (film)|Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star]]'' ''(Yun cai zhi li xing)'' (1996) – Christie Lee/Angel of Nine Heavens *''Red Wolf'' (1995) – Lai *''[[Mack the Knife (1995 film)|Mack the Knife]]'' (1995) – Jamie *''[[Passion 1995]]'' (1995) – Tina *''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114082/ Faithfully Yours]'' (1995) – Miss Tang *''[[Man Wanted (1995 film)|Man Wanted]]'' (1995) – Yung *''[[Love on Delivery]]'' (1994) – Lily *''[[Hail the Judge]]'' (1994) – Stone Mansion *''[[Modern Romance (1994 film)|Modern Romance]]'' (1994) – Ady *''[[Mermaid Got Married]]'' (1994) – Wong Siu May, the mermaid *''[[I Wanna Be Your Man]]'' (1994) – Ron *''[[The Bodyguard from Beijing]]'' (1994) – Michelle Yeung *''[[Whatever You Want (1994 film)|Whatever You Want]]'' (1994) – Pearl Ko *''[[Perfect Exchange]]'' (1993) – Lily *''[[The Bride with White Hair 2]]'' (1993) – Moon

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0161198|name=Christy Chung}} * [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=204 hkcinemagic entry] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050402014551/http://ifrance.com/hkcinemagic/site/finterview/fintchristychung.htm Interview] {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/article/1,144,161,082004,760868.shtml ''La Presse'' article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501105538/http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/article/1,144,161,082004,760868.shtml |date=2008-05-01 }} {{in lang|fr}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050411193054/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2002/010302/cover.html Hong Kong star power]

{{s-start}} {{s-ach|ach}} {{s-bef|before={{flagicon|Canada}} Rosemary Chan}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Miss Chinese International]]|years=[[Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993|1993]]}} {{s-aft|after={{flagicon|Thailand}} Saesim Pornapa Sui}} {{end}}

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