Kristy Yang
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Kristy Yang also known as Kristy Yeung, is a Hong Kong
-based Chinese Canadian
actress.
, China
, to a Chinese
father and a British Chinese
mother. She immigrated to Toronto
, Canada
, at a young age and studied at York University
after completing her high school education in 1993 at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
in Toronto.
In the summer of 1995, during a trip to Hong Kong
, Yang participated in the Miss Asia Pageant
beauty contest
organized by Asia Television Limited
(ATV) and earned the title of "Miss Asia 1995". She also won the Miss Photogenic and Most Popular Contestant awards. Yang joined ATV and had been acting in several television dramas produced by ATV before venturing into the film industry.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
-based Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...
actress.
Biography
Yang was born in ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, to a Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
father and a British Chinese
British Chinese
British Chinese , including British-born Chinese are people of Chinese ancestry who were born in, or have migrated to, the United Kingdom. They are part of the Chinese diaspora, or overseas Chinese...
mother. She immigrated to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, at a young age and studied at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
after completing her high school education in 1993 at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
Rosedale Heights School of the Arts is an arts-based high school in downtown Toronto. Formerly Castle Frank, the school has been reinvented and re-purposed by Principal Barrie Sketchley...
in Toronto.
In the summer of 1995, during a trip to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Yang participated in the Miss Asia Pageant
Miss Asia Pageant
The Miss Asia Pageant , is organized by the Asia Television Limited , and they have organized this event since 1985. The contest was stopped from the year of 2000 through 2003, and relaunched in 2004....
beauty contest
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
organized by Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
(ATV) and earned the title of "Miss Asia 1995". She also won the Miss Photogenic and Most Popular Contestant awards. Yang joined ATV and had been acting in several television dramas produced by ATV before venturing into the film industry.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Comrades, Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 |
Fong Siu-ting | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist... |
| 1997 | A Queer Story 基佬四十 |
Gigi | cameo |
| Love Cruise 超級無敵追女仔2狗仔雄心 |
Candy | ||
| 1998 | The Lucky Guy The Lucky Guy The Lucky Guy is a 1998 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi and starring Stephen Chow, Sammi Cheng , Daniel Chan and Shu Qi.-Synopsis:... 行運一條龍 |
Fanny | |
| Portland Street Blues Portland Street Blues Portland Street Blues is a 1998 Hong Kong film, directed by Yip Wai Man. The film is a spin-off of the Young and Dangerous series of films.-Synopsis:... 古惑仔情義篇之洪興十三妹 |
Yun | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a supporting role.-History:... |
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| Young and Dangerous: The Prequel Young and Dangerous: The Prequel Young and Dangerous: The Prequel is a 1998 Hong Kong Triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second prequel in the Young and Dangerous film series.... 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇 |
Yung | cameo | |
| The Storm Riders The Storm Riders The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord... 風雲之雄霸天下 |
Charity | alternative title The Stormriders | |
| 1999 | A Man Called Hero A Man Called Hero A Man Called Hero is a 1999 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, the film starred Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Kristy Yang, Nicholas Tse and Yuen Biao. The film's theme song Tin Sat Ku Hsing was performed by Ekin... 中華英雄 |
Jade | |
| The Rules of the Game 新家法 |
Ann | ||
| My Loving Trouble 7 我愛777 |
Dora Yeung | cameo | |
| 2000 | I.Q. Dudettes 辣椒教室 |
Miss Lam | |
| The Duel The Duel (film) The Duel is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, Nick Cheung, Kristy Yang, Zhao Wei and Patrick Tam. The film is adapted from Juezhan Qianhou of Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series... 決戰紫禁之巔 |
Ye Ziqing | ||
| Sexy and Dangerous 2 古惑女2 |
Pepper | ||
| Those Were the Days 友情歲月之山雞故事 |
Cheung May-yun | cameo | |
| Healing Hearts 俠骨仁心 |
Helen | guest star | |
| For Bad Boys Only BAD BOY特工 |
Queen Chan | alternative title For Badboys Only | |
| 2001 | Fall For You 喜歡你 |
Yi | |
| Everyday is Valentine 情迷大話王 |
Mona | ||
| City of Desire 洪興十三妹之慾望之城 |
Kindergarten teacher | cameo | |
| The Avenging Fist 拳神 |
Belle | ||
| 2002 | Woman From Mars 當男人變成女人 |
Kristy | cameo |
| 2003 | I Want to Get Married 嫁給有錢人2之我要結婚 |
May Chan / Linda | alternative title I Wanna Get Married |
| Fate Fighter 賭俠之人定勝天 |
Fa | ||
| City of SARS 非典人生 |
Viola Lam | ||
| 2004 | Zhuanshi Miqing 鑽石迷情 |
Lin Feng | |
| The Love Winner 戀愛大贏家 |
Susan Chan | alternative title I Love How You Love Me | |
| A Marvelous Detective 妙探神威 |
Wai-ling | ||
| 2005 | Gesheng Miying 歌聲迷影 |
Xiao Lele | alternative title Dieying Shaji (疊影殺機) |
| PTU File - Death Trap PTU女警 |
Yeung Fong-fong | ||
| 2006 | The Dream of My Family 親親一家人 |
Ms. Mok | guest star |
| Magic and Me 魅影迷情 |
Xiao Lewen | ||
| 2007 | Qing Ping Guo 青蘋果 |
Shen Lewen | |
| Ming Ming Ming Ming Ming Ming is a 2006 Hong Kong action-romance film directed by Susie Au and starring Zhou Xun, Daniel Wu, Tony Yang and Jeff Chang. A debuttal feature-length film by Au, an experienced music video director, Ming Ming premiered on October 14, 2006 during the Pusan Film Festival and was released in... 明明 |
Zhang Yu | cameo | |
| Blessed Destiny 緣來是愛 |
Li Rong | ||
| 2010 | Bruce Lee, My Brother Bruce Lee, My Brother Bruce Lee, My Brother is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts drama film based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years. Directed by Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong, film stars Aarif Lee as Lee and Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as his parents... 李小龍 |
Meiqi | |
| TBA | Jiejiu Bu Jiejiu 戒酒不戒酒 |
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| Nishi Nali Ren 你是哪裡人 |
Lei | ||
| Yingxiong Meiren 英雄美人 |
Consort Yu Consort Yu Consort Yu , personal name Yu Miaoyi, also known as "Yu the Beautiful" , was a concubine of Xiang Yu.-Biography:Consort Yu's birth date was unknown and there are two accounts of her origin... |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | King of Gamblers 千王之王之重出江湖 |
Ha Suet-yee | ATV Asia Television Limited Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong... |
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| Vampire Expert II 殭屍道長2之燈蛾撲火 |
Yu Ying-ying | ATV | ||
| The Swordsman 劍嘯江湖 |
Siu-lin | ATV | ||
| 1997 | Coincidentally 等着你回来 |
Cheung Lai-kwan | ATV | |
| The Snow is Red 雪花神劍 |
Mui Kong-suet | ATV | ||
| The Pride of Chao Zhou 我來自潮州 |
Kong Sin-yu | ATV | ||
| Interpol 國際刑警1997 |
ATV | |||
| The Year of Chameleon 97变色龙 |
Yeung Ling-ling | ATV | ||
| 屋企有個肥大佬 | Christy | ATV | guest star | |
| 1998 | My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire is a 1998 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II and My Date with a Vampire III . The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar... 我和殭屍有個約會 |
Wong Jan-jan / Yamamoto Yuki | ATV | |
| 1999 | Flaming Brothers 縱橫四海 |
Lo Suet | ATV | |
| The Blessed Family 情牽日月星 |
Le Jing | alternative title The Sun, Moon and Star | ||
| 2000 | My Date with a Vampire II My Date with a Vampire II My Date with a Vampire II is a 1999 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV as the sequel to My Date with a Vampire . It was followed by My Date with a Vampire III in 2004... 我和殭屍有個約會2 |
Wong Jan-jan / Yamamoto Yuki | ATV | |
| Zijing Xunzhang 紫荊勛章 |
Feng Jiahui | |||
| 2001 | Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng is a television series adapted from Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series. The series was first broadcast in early 2001... 陸小鳳之決戰前後 |
Sha Man | TCS MediaCorp Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making.... |
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| Healing Hearts 俠骨仁心 |
Sin Wai-nam (Helen) | ATV | ||
| To Where He Belongs 縱橫天下 |
Ko Hok-yau | ATV | ||
| The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung 新楚留香 |
Xue Keren | TVB Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967... / CTS China Television China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network... |
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| 2002 | Drunken Hero Drunken Hero Drunken Hero is a 2002 Chinese television series that tells of two brothers who were separated at birth, raised differently, and forced to become rivals due to their differing backgrounds... 大醉俠 |
Bai Yutong | ||
| The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra is a 2002 Hong Kong/Taiwanese TV series based on the classic Chinese novel: Journey to the West. It is also a remake of the 90's TVB version.... 齊天大聖孫悟空 |
White Bone Demoness Bai Gu Jing Bai Gu Jing is a yaoguai from Journey to the West.-Plot:The four travelers have entered another dangerous region. Sun Wukong leaves to scout around the area, but puts Sanzang and the other two disciples inside a magic circle... |
TVB | ||
| Feel 100% 百分百感覺 |
Kristy | guest star | ||
| Yiqie Cong Jiehun Kaishi 一切從結婚開始 |
Yang Xi | |||
| Heisha Zhiwo Xin Busi 黑煞之我心不死 |
Zhang Hailan | |||
| 2003 | The Story of Han Dynasty The Story of Han Dynasty The Story of Han Dynasty is a Chinese television series based on the events in the late Qin Dynasty and Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2003... 楚漢風流 |
Consort Yu Consort Yu Consort Yu , personal name Yu Miaoyi, also known as "Yu the Beautiful" , was a concubine of Xiang Yu.-Biography:Consort Yu's birth date was unknown and there are two accounts of her origin... |
CCTV China Central Television China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers... |
alternative title The Stories of Han Dynasty |
| Yiqi Hecai 一起喝彩 |
Kimmy | guest star | ||
| Fenglin Ge 鳳臨閣 |
Li Fengjie | |||
| Wode Xiongdi Jiemei 我的兄弟姐妹 |
Qi Sitian | |||
| 2004 | Xiaoyao Shenxian Luo Fanchen 逍遥神仙落凡尘 |
Mi Jia | ||
| Fengchui Yundong Xing Budong 風吹雲動星不動 |
Niu Fangli | |||
| Ai Yu Meng Feixiang 愛與夢飛翔 |
Lin | guest star | ||
| 2005 | Ruguo Yueliang You Yanjing 如果月亮有眼睛 |
Sun Huaizhen | ||
| 2006 | A Beautiful New World 美麗新天地 |
Sam Lok-man | alternative title Love to be Found in New Here | |
| Phoenix from the Ashes 浴火鳳凰 |
Li Wuxia | GZTV Guangzhou Television Guangzhou Broadcasting Network , also known as GZBN, is a commercial television network in Guangzhou . It made its first broadcast on January 1, 1988.-Channel listing:All the following channels can be viewed in Guangzhou and Foshan .... / ATV |
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| Baoyu Lihua 暴雨犁花 |
Nie Bing | |||
| 2007 | Modern Beauty 男才女貌之现代美女 |
Lin Ziqi | alternative title Modern Lady | |
| Xin Tianxian Pei 新天仙配 |
Third Fairy | CCTV | guest star | |
| Dushi Niwota 都市你我他 |
guest star | |||
| Dingjia Younü Xiyangyang 丁家有女喜洋洋 |
Ding Yu | |||
| Da'an Zu 大案組 |
Zhang Ye | |||
| 2008 | Xialü Tan'an 俠侶探案 |
Liu Wan'er | appeared in episode 8 only | |
| Hushan Xing 虎山行 |
Ouyang Xue | |||
| 2009 | Shanjian Lingxiang Mabang Lai 山間鈴響馬幫來 |
Chen Zhu | ||
| Shenmi Nüdie 神秘女諜 |
Liu Yefei | |||
| 2010 | Chunqiu Ji 春秋祭 |
Lady Li |
External links
- Official Web Site
- Official Sina blog of Kristy Yang
- Kristy Yang at the Hong Kong Movie DataBaseHong Kong Movie DatabaseThe Hong Kong Movie DataBase is a bilingual website that was created in 1995 by Ryan Law to provide a repository for information about movies originating from Hong Kong and the people that created them....