Alice Chan

Hong Kong actress


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Early life

Alice Chan was born in Beijing, with ancestry in the county-level city of Puning in Guangdong. She settled in Hong Kong with her parents and elder sister when she was one-and-a-half years old. After graduating high school, she attended Chu Hai College of Higher Education but She stopped after two years of study to enter the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant at 22 years old.

Career

Chan began her television and acting career after winning the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant. She signed a management contract with Asia Television (ATV) that same year, and began filming her first television production. Chan quickly became one of the most popular actresses in ATV, alongside Joey Meng, Kristal Tin and Kristy Yang. In 2005, she gained recognition for her leading role of a series that was loosely based on the late actress Anita Mui.

Chan retired from the industry after marrying the Taiwanese businessman James Yen. In 2012, after divorcing with Yen, Chan returned to acting and signed an artiste contract with TVB.

In 2018, Chan earned critical acclaim with her role as the villainous Princess Taiping in the period drama Deep in the Realm of Conscience and won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Personal life

In 2008, Chan married Taiwanese businessman James Yen. They divorced in 2012. In 2019, Chan was spotted dating with a doctor. She later admitted that she was in a new relationship with a doctor named Aldous Chan. On 22 November 2021, Chan announced her engagement with her boyfriend. On 26 September 2022, the couple held their wedding in The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Chan is good friends with Wonder Women co-actresses Miriam Yeung and Rebecca Zhu.

Filmography

Television dramas ([[Asia Television|ATV]])

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TitleYearRoleNotesThe Snow is RedCoincidentallyThe Year of ChameleonMy Brother, My MumPretty Police WomanMy Date with a VampireTen Tigers of GuangdongHai Rui Dou Yan SongDivine RetributionA Dream Named DesireHealing HeartsTo Where He BelongsA True Cop StoryLove Out of GambleSon from the PastAs You WishJin Ye Wu FengXie Ling LongShu Si Jiao LiangThe Chinese Medic MasterMama, I Love YouLight of Million HopesMy Date with a Vampire IIIA Dream Named Desire IIMei Yan Fang FeiConcubine of Qing EmperorProject AThe Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung
1997Chan Yuen-sheung
Lang Chui
Aunt D
Chu Man-wai
1998Officer Chow Mei-yee
Miu-sin / Guanyin
1999Tung Chi
Yang Xiaodong
2000Cheng Hei-man
Pauline Chan Ho-yan
2001
Yau Ying
Kwok Yun-yung
Siu Chi-fong
2002Kam Lan / Hung Ling
Maria
2003
Yeung Piu-piu
Ho Yi-kuen
Ng Tin-yuen
2004Yiu-king / Holy Mother of Yiu Lake
2005Lui Kim-fong
2006Fang Yanmei
Boerjite Shi Jingzhen
2007Lau Yu-yin
2008Fong Chi-wah
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Television dramas ([[TVB]])

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TitleYearRoleNotesFriendly FireBeauty at WarSniper StandoffPalace 3: The Lost DaughterICAC Investigators 2014Lady SourLord of ShanghaiWith or Without YouAngel In-the-MakingMy Dangerous Mafia Retirement PlanDaddy DearestTwo Steps from HeavenMarried but AvailableLine Walker: The PreludeApple-ColadaDeep in the Realm of ConscienceThe Ghetto-Fabulous LadyAs Time Goes ByWonder WomenCome Home Love: Lo and BeholdForensic Heroes IVMurder DiaryForever Young At HeartStranger AnniversaryCommunionAgainst Darkness非常檢控觀
2012Pong Tit-sumSupporting Role
2013Kwok Yuen-chingGuest Star
Ting HauMajor Supporting Role
2014LiniangSupporting Role
Yip Mei-laSupporting Role
Chin SheungSupporting Role
2015** Yiu Kwai-sang **Major Supporting Role
StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite Female Characters
Lau Yuet-ngorMajor Supporting Role
Defea Cheuk Tsz-kwanMajor Supporting Role
2016So Yau-lam1st Female Lead
Judy Chu Lai-sinMajor Supporting Role
Selina Koo Sing-funMajor Supporting Role
2017Carol Sze Ka-loMajor Supporting Role
Lau Kam-yingGuest Appearance
2018Barbara Lee Mung-lo (Big Bar)1st Female Lead
Princess Taiping3rd Female Lead
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
2019Bau Mui-tai2nd Female Lead
**Janet Bin Wai-ching
(Miss Bin)**1st Female Lead
Joanna Man Fung-wah2nd Female Lead
2020Angelina Lin Na-kuenGuest Appearance
** "Queen" Shui Wai-ming**2nd Female Lead
2021Leung Yat-szeGuest Appearance
Gigi's motherGuest Appearance
2022Flora Lee Tsz-ying1st Female Lead
Tang Lai-kuen1st Female Lead
"CK" Fong Tze-kiu (Madam Fong)1st Female Lead
TBAWong Chung-sing2nd Female Lead
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Television dramas ([[Shaw Brothers Studio]])

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TitleYearRoleNotesFlying Tiger 3
2021Tina Or Tsz-sinGuest Appearance
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Film

Awards and nominations

1996

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

References

References

  1. "陳煒單身7年終於有新戀情 與醫生男友戀情初萌芽愛得甜蜜".
  2. "陳煒出嫁婚紗連首飾達7位數 醫生老公承諾照顧一生一世".
  3. "《無間一戰》三大型男聚集".
  4. [https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1042796/ Alice Chan at douban.com]
  5. [http://chinesemov.com/actors/Alice-Chan.html Alice Chan at chinesemov.com]

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