{{short description|Hong Kong TV actress}} {{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Chan]]|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = Idy Chan | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|3|25}} | birth_place = [[British Hong Kong]] | occupation = Actress<br />Entrepreneur | years_active = 1977-1993<br/>2007- | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = {{linktext|陳|玉|蓮}} | s = {{linktext|陈|玉|莲}} | p = Chén Yùlián | j = Chan4 Yuk6 Lin4 }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | alias = Lin mui ({{linktext|蓮|妹}}) | background = temporary | associated_acts = 5 Beauties of TVB }} }}
'''Idy Chan Yuk Lin''' (born 25 March 1960) is a popular Hong Kong [[TV]] actress, especially during the 1980s and was named as one of the '''Five Beauties of TVB'''.
==Career== She started performing in 1977. She is most famous for her portrayal of three of the characters from the three dramas of [[Jin Yong]] are her heavenly role of [[Xiaolongnü]] along with [[Andy Lau]] as [[Yang Guo]] in the [[The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series)|1983 TVB adaptation]] of [[Louis Cha]]'s ''[[Wuxia]]'' novel ''[[The Return of the Condor Heroes]], Wang Yuyan on The [[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 TV series)|Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]] (1982),'' and as the innocent Xiaozhao with [[Adam Cheng]] as [[Zhang Wuji]] on ''[[The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (1978 TV series)|The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber]]'' (1978).
In 1982, she also portrayed Wang Yuyan in [[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 TV series)|television]] and [[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 film)|film]] adaptations of ''[[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]]''. Idy was more popular in her small screen work, however she was in many good films from the early 1980s to the early 1990s like ''[[Casino Raiders]]''.
Off-screen, the long 5-year (1978–1983) romance between Idy and [[Chow Yun-fat]] also made headlines in the early days of their TV careers. The shooting of the TVB series ''[[The Return of the Condor Heroes]]'' resulted in Andy Lau's unrequited love with her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mingpaoweekly.com/archive/pass_popup.php?IssueNo=746&book=a |title=1983-02-27 Mingpao Weekly #746 |access-date=2009-05-25 |archive-date=2018-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012054303/http://www.mingpaoweekly.com/archive/pass_popup.php?IssueNo=746&book=a |url-status=dead }}</ref> Idy also settled in [[New York City|New York]], U.S. during her short marriage with business man Peter Chan Siu-Moo.
In 1988, She played [[Huang Rong]] in Taiwan [[China Television|CTV]]'s [[The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1988 TV series)|The Legend of the Condor Heroes]] (1988) Not popular in Asia
Idy Chan has become less active since 1993. In 2007, she returned to shoot the TVB series ''[[Catch Me Now]]'', which also marked her comeback. Ever since, she occasionally appears on TV shows in [[Mainland China]] and [[Hong Kong]]. Besides running her own and family businesses in advertising and restaurant, she's also an active volunteer of many charities.
==Lottery streak== Within [[Culture of Hong Kong|Hong Kong culture]] she is known to have won the [[lottery]] multiple times. One of the most publicized response was in the 2007 episode of ''[[Be My Guest (talk show)|Be My Guest]]''. She was interviewed by [[Stephen Chan Chi Wan]], who asked whether winning the Canadian lottery of 17 million and Hong Kong lottery of 30 million dollars was true. She deflected the question hoping to answer it in private.<ref>[[Be My Guest (talk show)|Be My Guest]], 11 August 2007 episode.</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television series=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Chinese & English Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 2012 || [[Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles]] 名媛望族 || Yee-yin || TVB 45th Anniversary Drama |- |Love Thy Family 愛回家 || || |- | 2008 || [[Catch Me Now]] 原來愛上賊 || Bao Yung-Yung || |- | 1993 || Can't Stop Loving You 愛到盡頭 || || Telemovie |- |rowspan="3"| 1992 || Thief Of Time 群星會 || || TVB 25th Anniversary Special |- | The Key Man 巨人 || || |- | Red Lanterns Hanging High 大紅燈籠高高挂 || || ([[Chinese Television System|CTS]]) |- |rowspan="2"| 1991 || Days of Glory 豪門 || || ([[Asia Television|aTV]]) |- | Queen Singer 賽金花 || || ([[Taiwan Television|TTV]]) |- | 1990 || Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 玉梨魂 || || Telemovie |- | 1988 || [[The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1988 TV series)|The Legend of the Condor Heroes]] 射雕英雄傳 || [[Huang Rong]] || |- | 1987 || The Grand Canal 大運河 || || TVB 20th Anniversary Series |- | 1986 || The Upheaval 小島風雲 || || |- |rowspan="3" | 1985 || Pink Lady (lit.) 紅粉佳人 || || |- | [[The Battlefield (1985 TV series)|The Battlefield]] 楚河漢界 || [[Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife)|Consort Yu]] || |- | The Brave Squad 好女當差 || || |- | 1984 || Love Me, Love Me Not 信是有緣 || || |- |rowspan="2"| 1983 || [[The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series)|The Return of the Condor Heroes]] 神鵰俠侶 || [[Xiaolongnü|Siu-lung-nui]] || |- | In The Same Boat 四海一家 || || |- |rowspan="2" | 1982 || The Wild Bunch 十三太保 || || |- | [[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 TV series)|Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]] I & II 天龍八部 之 六貾神劍 - 虛竹傳奇 || Wong Yu-yin || |- |rowspan="2" | 1981 || The Hawk 飛鷹 || || |- | Come Rain, Come Shine 風雨晴 || || |- | 1980 || [[This Land is Mine (1980 TV series)|This Land Is Mine]] 風雲 || || |- |rowspan="2"| 1979 || [[Chor Lau-heung (1979 TV series)|Chor Lau-heung]] 楚留香 之 無花傳奇 - 最後一戦 || || |- | [[The Twins (1979 TV series)|The Twins]] 絕代雙驕 || || |- |rowspan="2"| 1978 || [[The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (1978 TV series)|The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber]] 倚天屠龍記 || Siu-chiu || |- | [[Vanity Fair (1978 TV series)|Vanity Fair]] 大亨 || || |- | 1997 || [[Below the Lion Rock]] 獅子山下 || || |}
===Films=== *[[The Way We Are (film)|The Way We Are]] 天水圍的日輿夜 (2008) - Cameo *A Warrior's Tragedy 邊城浪子 (1993) *The Monks From Shaolin 智勇和尚(1992) *Sisters of the World Unite 莎莎嘉嘉站起來 (1991) *[[Blood Stained Tradewind]] 血在風上(1990) *Whampoa Blues 壯志豪情(1990) *Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 玉梨魂(1990) ATV *[[Kawashima Yoshiko (film)|Kawashima Yoshiko]] 川島芳子 (1990) *Stage Door Johnny 舞台姊妹(1990) *L'Air du Temps 時代之風(1990) *[[Casino Raiders]] 至尊無上 (1989) *Maybe Next Time 緣份游戲 (1989) *Rule of The Game 遊戲規則 (1989) *Graveside Story 夜半奇談之紅衣女 (1988) ATV *[[The Crazy Companies]] 最佳損友(1988) *Edge Of Darkness 陷阱邊沿 (1988) *I Am Sorry 說謊的女人(1988) *On The Run 亡命鴛鴦(1988) *The Siamese Twins 連體(1984) *[[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (film)|Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]] 天龍八部 (1984) *Last Night's Light 昨夜之燈 (1983) *The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II 摩登雜差 (1982) *[[Shaolin and Wu Tang]] 少林與武當(1981) *The Extras 茄哩啡 (1978)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0150924}} *[http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4341&display_set=eng Idy Chan - Hong Kong Movie DataBase] *[http://chanyuklinonline.com/ Chan Yuk Lin Online 陳玉蓮在線]
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