Monica Chan Fat-yung (Chinese: 陳法蓉) is a Hong Kong actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Hong Kong 1989 pageant.

Monica Chan
Chinese: 陳法蓉
Chan, with short hair and dressed in a white top, looking right being photographed against a white background.
Chan in 2018
Born
Other namesChan Fat-yung, Chen Farong, Chen Fa-Rong, Chan Fat-Yun, Monica Chen
Alma materUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳法蓉
Simplified Chinese陈法蓉
Transcriptions

Before her acting days, Chan graduated from high school in Canada and attended University of Hawaiʻi. Before she finished her bachelor's degree, she returned to Hong Kong to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She also gained certificate for diving instructor qualifications.

Career

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Monica was signed to TVB after she won the Miss HK beauty pageant. She went on to compete in the Miss Chinese International 1989 where she finished as 1st runner up. She also took part in the international beauty pageant, Miss Universe 1990 where she finished 23rd. After nearly ten years with TVB, she left TVB and joined ATV. She has worked with some popular actors and actresses like Dicky Cheung, Ruby Lin and Anthony Wong. Her last role was in 2005 in The Royal Swordsmen. In the recent years, Monica is less involved with the entertainment industry. While occasionally spotted in award shows and promoting various products as a spokesperson, she hasn't been featured in any HK dramas or movies for several years.[1]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1990 The Challenge of Life 人在邊緣
1991 The Crime File 幹探群英 Grace
The Family Squad 卡拉屋 Episodes 69-71
1992 The Key Man 巨人
1993 The Edge of Righteousness 龍兄鼠弟
1996 ICAC Investigators 1996 廉政行動1996
1997 Corner the Con Man 皇家反千組
Detective Investigation Files III 刑事偵緝檔案III Pak Yan-tung
A Recipe for the Heart 美味天王 Fanny Guest star
I Can't Accept Corruption 廉政追緝令
1999 A Smiling Ghost Story 衝上人間
2000 Time Off 生命有TAKE2
A Dream Named Desire 美麗傳說 Rita
2001 The Duke of Mount Deer 小寶與康熙 Long'er
The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung 新楚留香 Feng Nanyan
2003 Paradise 水月洞天 Yin Tianxue
Thunder Cops 暴風型警
2005 The Royal Swordsmen 天下第一 Suxin
A Dream Named Desire II 美麗傳說2星願
Ba Zhen Tu 八陣圖 Shi Huan
2006 Wu Dang 2 武當2
2014 V Love 微時代之戀·初戀篇
2017 Bet Hur 賭城群英會
2023 Night Beauties 一舞傾城 Sha Ching-ha

Film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1990 Perfect Girls 靚足100分 Hua Mu Lan
God of Gamblers II 賭俠 Long Kau / Kowloon
1991 Casino Raiders II 至尊無上II永霸天下 Kit's ex-girlfriend
The Banquet 豪門夜宴
1992 Shogun and Little Kitchen 伙頭福星 Jacqueline Kwok
Gun n' Rose 龍騰四海 Monica Shum
1993 The Beheaded 1000 千人斬 Chow Ying
The Tigers: The Legend of Canton 廣東五虎之鐵拳無敵孫中山 A Lam
1994 Out on a Limb 殺之戀 Television film
1997 Full Alert 高度戒備 Yee
Those Were the Days 精裝難兄難弟 Chau
Haunted Karaoke 猛鬼卡拉OK Md Anna Tsui
Option Zero G4特工 Monica Leung
1998 The Love and Sex of the Eastern Hollywood 愛在娛樂圈的日子 Queenie
Super Fans 戲迷狂情
1999 Love and Sex in Sung Dynasty 宋朝風月
The Northern Swordsman 北俠歐陽春
The Untold Story III 四人幫之錢唔夠洗 Frances
14 Days Before Suicide 自殺前14天
2000 I.Q. Dudettes 辣椒教室 Miss Lau
My Name is Nobody 賭聖3無名小子 Mee
Treasure Hunter 潛龍奪寶 Monica Cheung
Double Tap 鎗王 Ellen
Love Correction 緣份有Take 2 Porsche
Detective 失蹤大搜查
2003 My Pretty Wife 我老婆未夠惡 Wei
2004 One Nite in Mongkok 旺角黑夜 Milo's wife
2008 The Luckiest Man 大四喜 Yung
2011 Men Suddenly in Love 猛男滾死隊 Nana Lam
2014 Turn Around
2017 The Golden Monk

References

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  1. ^ "Monica Chan". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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