Flora Chan Wai-shan (Traditional Chinese:陳慧珊, born May 30, 1970, in Hong Kong), is an American actress active primarily in Hong Kong television and film. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Jessica Hsuan, and Ada Choi, she is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s.
Flora Chan | |||||||||||
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| 陳慧珊 | |||||||||||
| Born | May 30, 1970 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Boston College | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||
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| Children | Mira Lut-yin Chung (Born 2007 September 17) | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress 2002 Family Man My Favourite Television Character 2002 Family Man 2003 Triumph in the Skies | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳慧珊 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈慧珊 | ||||||||||
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| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||
| Instrument | Singing | ||||||||||
Biography
editChan was born in Hong Kong, whose father,Walter Chan, was a dance director of Rediffusion Television and mother,Cecilia Harrison, was daughter of a British merchant. Her family emigrated to Boston, United States when she was 5. As a child, she had hoped to become a dancer, but because of an injury when she was a teenager, she was forced to abandon her dreams as a professional dancer. She attended Boston College and earned a degree in communications[1] before returning to Hong Kong in the early 1990s with her then-husband, Chung Wai Ming (鍾偉明). She and her first husband divorced in 2001. Chan married her manager Mike Chung Ka-hung (鍾家鴻) in 2006. The couple have one child.
Rather than getting her start from modelling or a beauty pageant, the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, (香港小姐競選) which provides actresses for HK's television station, TVB, Chan was a reporter for the TVB English Channel, TVB Pearl. In the mid-1990s, television director Teng Dak-Hei asked her to participate in his upcoming series, the fifth installment to the popular TVB drama series, File of Justice.
Chan's performance in this series about young, yuppie lawyers caught the attention of the HK audience, and TVB. She joined as a TVB actress and has since made other series, most notably Untraceable Evidence, playing the calm and collected forensics doctor, "Pauline Lip"; and in Healing Hands, a TVB series known for its cutting edge medical topics. In 2002, Chan won the coveted "Most Favourite TV Actress" award presented annually by TVB. Having already starred in various TVB dramas, she is no longer signed on with TVB as a full-time actress. In November 2006, Chan announced she would be returning to film a TVB serial in February 2007.[2]
Filmography
editTV series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Notes |
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| 1997 | File of Justice V | Catherine Au Tze Keung | ||
| Untraceable Evidence | Pauline Nip Bo Yin | |||
| 1998 | Healing Hands | Annie Kong Sun Yuet | ||
| 1999 | Untraceable Evidence II | Pauline Nip Bo Yin | ||
| Feminine Masculinity | Christine Fong Sze Ching | TVB Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners | a.k.a. Mr. Diana | |
| Sidebeat | Sunnie Kong Bik Ching | |||
| At the Threshold of an Era | Helen Fok Hei Yin | |||
| 2000 | At the Threshold of an Era II | Helen Fok Hei Yin | ||
| Healing Hands II | Annie Kong Sun Yuet | |||
| 2001 | A Taste of Love | Joyce Kiu Fa Chi | ||
| 2002 | A Case of Misadventure | Joey Tai Foon | ||
| Burning Flame II | Michelle Ho Bo Lam | |||
| Family Man | Tracy Ko Pui Yi | TVB Award for My Favourite Actress in a Leading Role TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character |
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| 2003 | Triumph in the Skies | Isabelle Lok Yi San | TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character | |
| 2004 | Hard Fate | Tiffany Mok Hei Yee | ||
| To Get Unstuck in Time | Nicole Ko San | |||
| 2010 | Suspects in Love | Cheng Siu-Yan | ||
| 2014 | Never Dance Alone | Diana Yung Daan Daan | ||
| 2018 | Watch Out, Boss | Hazel Lo Choy Lam | ||
| 2024 | Expats | Olivia Chu |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Fatal Maple | Ellen | |
| 2001 | Love Au Zen | Siu Jing | |
| 2002 | Dry Wood Fierce Fire | Michelle | |
| 2006 | Undying Heart | a.k.a. Min Mie | |
| 2007 | Mad Detective | May Cheung (in Bun's eyes) | |
| 2008 | Connected | Jeannie |
Discography
edit- Flora Chan (2000)
- 自在 (2001)
- 愛得起 (2002)