Yvonne Yung (born 17 September 1968) is a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
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| Born | 17 September 1968 Beijing, China | ||||||||||
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| Education | The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1989–present | ||||||||||
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| Children | 1 | ||||||||||
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Early life edit
Yung was born on 17 September 1968 in Beijing. At age 12, Yung immigrated to Hong Kong.[1]
Career edit
Yung started her entertainment career as a model and dancer.
In 1989, Yung became the winner for Miss Asia Pageant (local pageant in Hong Kong). Yung was Hong Kong delegate for Miss World 1989 held in her country, but did not enter the top 10.[2][3]
Yung was known for her acting performances in Category III films.[4] Yung has appeared in A Chinese Torture Chamber Story, Ancient Chinese Whorehouse, Romance of the Vampires, Fake Pretty Woman, and many others.
In 2001, Yung retired from the film industry but still made appearances in television series.
Personal life edit
In 2003, Yung married Ng Wai-kit (伍偉傑), the vice CEO of an American casino. Ying's marriage ended in divorce in 2005.[4]
In January 2007, Yung married Will Liu Lunhao (劉倫浩), a professional gym operator, and gave birth to their daughter Crystal in October that year. In 2009, she and Liu were named spokespeople for the Chinese government's campaign to convince people to seek help for sexually transmitted diseases.[5]
Filmography edit
- 1989 The Iron Butterfly[6]
- 1991 Dances with the Dragon - Diana Kung[7]
- 1992 Freedom Run Q
- 1992 Temptation of the Spiritual World
- 1993 Don't Stop My Crazy Love For You
- 1993 Guns Of Dragon
- 1993 My Pale Lover
- 1983 My Virgin
- 1993 Sexy Story
- 1994 Drunken Master II
- 1994 A Chinese Torture Chamber Story - Siu-bak-choi (Little Cabbage)[8]
- 1994 Ancient Chinese Whorehouse
- 1984 The Power of Money
- 1984 Romance of the Vampires
- 1994 Sex and the Emperor
- 1994 Bloody Brothers
- 1994 Fatal Obsession
- 1994 The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai
- 1994 The Wild Lover[9]
- 1995 Black Dream
- 1995 A Fake Pretty Woman
- 1985 Spike Drink Gang
- 1995 Lover of the Last Empress
- 1996 Hero of Swallow[10]
- 1997 The Jail in Burning Island
- 1997 Walk In
- 1998 Exodus from Afar
- 1998 Nightmare Zone
- 1999 Undercover Girls
- 2001 Yvonne Yung: Fantastic Dream Japanese Vacation (Pictorial Videos)
- 2002 Freaky Story
- 2003 The Murderer Is My Wife
- 2003 Return of Devil
- 2004 Twin of Brothers
- 2006 The Great Dunhuang
- 2012 Tales of Two Cities
- 2012 All for Love
- 2013 Born to Love You
- 2014 Fighting
- 2014 Town of the Dragon
- 2014 Give Seven Days
- 2016 Like Life[11]
- 2017 I Love My President Though He's a Psycho
- 2019 Hello Love [12]
- 2022 Side Story of Volant Fox
References edit
- ^ "Top 10 X-rated film actresses of Hong Kong - #6 Yvonne Yung Hung". china.org.cn. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Yvonne Yung Wishes Daughter Christal Liu A Happy 8th Birthday!". ahmike.com. 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Tan, Kendra (19 September 2019). "Former Hong Kong Actress Weng Hong aka Yvonne Yung Looks so Young At 51". 8days.sg. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b Yvonne Yung is Married and Pregnant, China Radio International, 11 June 2007, archived from the original on 15 January 2013, retrieved 12 February 2010
- ^ "Sex campaign for China", The Namibian, 23 February 2009, retrieved 12 February 2010
- ^ "The Iron Butterfly (1989)". Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Dances with the Dragon (1991)". IMDb. 19 December 1991. Retrieved 27 October 2019.(credited as Hung Yung)
- ^ "A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)". IMDb. 19 May 1994. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "The Wild Lover (1994)". IMDb. 1994. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hero of Swallow". hkfilm.net. 1996. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Like Life (2016)". Hong Kong Movie DataBase. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Hello Live (2019)". chinesemov.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.