Michelle Yim Wai-ling (traditional Chinese: 嚴惠玲; simplified Chinese: 严惠玲; Cantonese Yale: yìhm waih lìhng; pinyin: Yán huì líng; born September 2, 1955), better known by her stage name Mai Suet (米雪; Cantonese Yale: máih syut; Jyutping: Mai5 Syut3; pinyin: Mǐ xuě), is a Hong Kong actress and elder sister of former actress Sidney Yim Wai-ming also known by stage name Suet Lei (雪梨).[2][3] She graduated from St. Rose of Lima's College and Shaw Brothers' Training School.
Michelle Yim | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| Born | Yim Wai-ling 2 September 1955[1] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1975–present | ||||||||||
| Partner | Wan Chi Keung (1992–2010; his death) | ||||||||||
| Relatives | Sidney Yim (sister) | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress 2008 Moonlight Resonance Asian Television Awards – Best Actress - Drama Series 2009 Moonlight Resonance | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嚴惠玲 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 严惠玲 | ||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | yìhm waih lìhng | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Also known as | Mai Suet (Chinese: 米雪; Jyutping: Mai5 Syut3; Cantonese Yale: mái syut; pinyin: Mǐ xuě) | ||||||||||
Career
editIn 1972, Yim started her acting career. Yim's stage name is known as Mai Suet. Yim first appeared as a Yang female soldier in The 14 Amazons, a 1972 Mandarin drama and martial arts film directed by Cheng Kang.[4]
CTV
editIn 1975, Yim joined Commercial Television (CTV), and began her journey onto the television circles. In 1976, Yim acted in Legend of the Condor Heroes, a Wuxia TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. For the first time, Yim took up the role as a female lead, portraying the character Wong Yung. This drama not only made her famous but also made CTV's first million ratings. She has since been awarded the Top Ten Artistes Award several times.
With the closure of CTV in 1978, Yim became a contract-free actress. One of the companies, Television Broadcasts (TVB) invited her to guest-star in one of the period drama, The Twins.
RTV (now ATV)
editDuring the 1980s, Yim signed and joined Rediffusion Television (RTV) (now ATV). There, she acted in several well-known drama serials, such as The Dynasty, The Radical City, Tai Chi Master, Princess Cheung Ping, The Legendary Fok and more, earning her the title of the "Princess of Wuxia Drama".
After her contract with RTV terminated, Yim was once again a contract-free actress, and this allowed her to work for the two companies (TVB and ATV) more easily. However, such situation is considered rare due to the intense competition between the two broadcasting companies. Examples like The Legend of Master So and Tiger Hill Trail.
Other than films and television dramas, she has also acted in live performances. In 1982, she was invited by Roman Tam to perform in a musical play called Madame White Snake, portraying the role as the Green Snake. The cast included Roman Tam and Liza Wang.
In 1985, Yim returned to ATV and agreed to film a certain number of drama serials a year as part of her filming contract. At the same year, together with Damian Lau, she filmed a period drama, Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman, adapted from one of Wuxia writer Liang Yusheng's works, Since then, both were in many drama serials.
In 1990, she performed in another musical play, Cyrano De Bergerac, a story adapted from French literature. Her co-star was Adam Cheng and allowed her to take part more in musicals in the future. Yim signed a contract with TVB in 1993, acting in a 300+ episodes sitcom, Mind Our Own Business. Together with the rest of that cast, she performed in another musical play (The Flirty Doctor). She was involved in a musical play (I Have a Date with Spring) with Alice Lau as well.
TVB
editIn 2000, Yim and Damian Lau starred as Cheung Mo-kei's parents in the TVB Wuxia drama, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
Since 2000, she has been actively involved in several shows, including filming for drama serials, dancing, musical play, game shows, and even cooperated with overseas broadcasts companies. Cash Is King (2002) and The Rainbow Connection (2005) showed good examples. She has also hosted in programmes such as On the Road and Life In Frame (光影流情).
In this TVB's drama serial Moonlight Resonance, aired in July 2008, Yim portrays the villainous second wife, Yan Hung, who plots to have the family separated. Her performance in this serial has won her many praises and recognition. Yim won the Best Actress in the TVB Anniversary Awards 2008. In the final episode of Moonlight Resonance, which has the rating of over 47, the drama reached its peak at 50 rating during the scene when Yan Hung (character portrayed by Yim) slapped her daughter and shouted angrily to everyone present in her house.
On 3 December 2009, Yim won the Best Drama Performance by an Actress Award at the Asian Television Awards 2009 for her role in Moonlight Resonance.[5]
Personal life
editMichelle Yim had been in a long-term relationship with former soccer player and fellow actor Wan Chi-keung, who died on 16 February 2010.[6] Yim was also in-laws with actor Norman Chui between 1983 and 1989 when he was married to her sister Sydney who is also an actress.
Awards
editFor her popular villain role in 2008's TVB acclaimed drama, 'Moonlight Resonance', she won Best Actress at TVB Anniversary Awards 2008 and also at Asian Television Awards 2009. She is the first Hong Kong television actress to sweep two Best Actress awards from a single role, and also the first Hong Kong actress to win Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards.
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Four Riders (四騎士) | ||
| Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan | Ainu's maid | [7] | |
| 1973 | Black Guide (黑人物) | ||
| Police Woman (女警察) | |||
| 1974 | Evidence(鐵証) | ||
| 1976 | Thousand Miles Escort (劍霜刃) | ||
| 1977 | Ironside 426 四二六 |
||
| The 36 Crazy Fists 三十六迷形拳/笑林三十六房 |
|||
| Dream of the Red Chamber 金玉良缘紅樓夢 |
|||
| 1978 | Edge of Fury 黑色家變 / 撈家撈女撈上撈 |
||
| Ten Tigers of Shaolin 廣東十虎 |
|||
| Funny Kungfu 密十至尊 |
|||
| Bruce Lee's Fists of Vengeance 大報復 |
|||
| Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain 雪山飛狐 |
Yuen Tze-yi 袁紫衣 | ||
| 1979 | Fist of Fury 3 截拳鷹爪功 |
||
| He Who Never Dies 大命小子 |
|||
| Chilvary of Conspiracy 陸小鳳與西門吹雪 |
|||
| Kung Fu Vs. Yoga 老鼠拉龜 |
|||
| Twins of Kungfu 痴鳳傻龍/猛龍福星 |
|||
| The Butterfly Murders 蝶變 |
|||
| Crazy Hustlers 懵仔傻妹妙偵探 |
|||
| Jade Swan 玉鳳 |
|||
| Read Lips 孖寶闖八關 |
|||
| 1980 | The Mortal Storm 風塵 |
||
| The Final Duel 決戰 / 密樑 |
|||
| The Desperate Trio 爛命一條 |
|||
| The Star, the Rogue, and the Kung Fu Kid 武師,花旦,大流氓 |
|||
| We're Going To Eat You 地獄無門 |
|||
| 1981 | The Mad, Mad, Mad Sailors 大力小水手 |
||
| The Ambitious Kungfu Girl 紅粉動江湖 |
|||
| The Prohibited Area 阿燦有難 |
|||
| 1982 | Here Comes The Wolf 狼來了 |
||
| First Exposure 龍虎雙霸天 / 鐵膽雙龍 |
|||
| 1984 | The Return of Pom Pom 雙龍出海 |
||
| And Now, What's Your Name (先生貴姓) | Denise | [8] | |
| Dress Off For Life 一脫求生 |
|||
| 2003 | Dragon Loaded 2003 龍咁威2003 |
||
| 2004 | Moving Targets 2004新紮師兄 |
||
| When Beckham Met Owen 當碧咸遇上奧雲 |
|||
| 2005 | Ab-normal Beauty 死亡寫真 |
||
| New Born 天地孩兒 |
|||
| 2007 | Naraka 19 地獄第19層 |
||
| 2008 | Playboy Cops 花花型警 |
||
| 2011 | Racer Legend | ||
| 2012 | I Love Hong Kong 2012 | ||
| 2015 | ATM 提款機 |
||
| 2016 | A Wishing Tree | ||
| 2018 | Forever Young 無問西東 |
Television dramas
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Ups and Downs 樓上樓下 |
CTV | |||
| 1976 | Saga of Sui & Tang Dynasty 隋唐風雲 |
CTV | |||
| Legend of the Condor Heroes 射雕英雄傳 |
Wong Yung | CTV | Female Lead | ||
| The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕俠侶 |
Wong Yung | CTV | |||
| Heroes From Guangdong 廣東好漢 |
CTV | ||||
| Blindness 雌雄金剛之盲禍 |
CTV | ||||
| 1977 | Small vs Big 細魚食大魚 |
CTV | |||
| Side Story of the Pugilistic World 武林外史 |
CTV | ||||
| Yee Pik Wan Tin 義薄雲天 |
CTV | ||||
| Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 |
CTV | ||||
| 1978 | Love Affairs 名流情史 |
CTV | |||
| The Wind and Thunderous Saber 風雷第一刀 |
CTV | ||||
| 1979 | The Twins 絕代雙驕 |
So Ying | TVB | Female Lead | |
| 1980 | On The Waterfront 湖海争霸录 |
RTV | |||
| The Dynasty 大内群英 |
RTV | Female Lead | |||
| Fatherland (II) - Radical City 大地恩情之古都惊雷 |
RTV | ||||
| Tai Chi Master 太極張三豐 |
To Choi-yi | RTV | Female Lead | ||
| 1981 | The Coma 大昏迷 |
RTV | |||
| Princess Cheung Ping 武俠帝女花 |
RTV | Female Lead | |||
| The Legendary Fok 大俠霍元甲 |
Chiu Sin-nam | RTV | Female Lead | ||
| 1982 | Hong Kong'82 香港82 |
TVB | |||
| The Legend of Master So 蘇乞兒 |
Siu Ling | TVB | Female Lead | ||
| 1983 | Tiger Hill Trail 再向虎山行 |
ATV | Female Lead | ||
| Heroes From Zhujiang 珠江群龍 |
ATV | ||||
| 1984 | The Undercover Agents 四大名捕 |
ATV | |||
| Below The Lion Rock 獅子山下之落雨擔遮 |
RTHK | ||||
| Miracle of the Orient I 香江歲月1 |
RTHK | ||||
| 1985 | Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman 萍蹤俠影錄 |
Wan Lui 雲蕾 |
ATV | first Female Lead | |
| Romance of the Maples Leaves 楓葉盟 |
Chin Wen Fung 秦文鳳 | TTV | |||
| The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 |
Siu-kiu | ATV | |||
| Chor Lau-heung 楚留香新傳 |
Su Rongrong / Su Mangmang | CTV | |||
| 1986 | Rise of the Great Wall 秦始皇 |
Suet-ying | ATV | ||
| The Royal Sword 金劍神傳 |
|||||
| Lady C.I.D 柔情點三八 |
ATV | ||||
| 1987 | Laugh In The Sleeves 啼笑姻緣 |
ATV | |||
| 1988 | Mai Wan 迷魂 |
ATV | |||
| The Formidable Lady From Shaolin 少林與詠春 |
Yim Wing-chun | TVB | |||
| Law and Order 法網柔情 |
ATV | ||||
| Hung Ling 凶靈 |
ATV | ||||
| Storm In October 十月風暴 |
ATV | ||||
| August Scent 八月桂花香 |
TTV | ||||
| 1989 | Lady Enforcer 皇家儷人 |
ATV | |||
| 1990 | Heaven's Retribution 還看今朝 |
Shum Suet-ying | ATV | ||
| Bloodshed Over the Forbidden City 血染紫禁城 |
Empress Dowager Cixi | ATV | |||
| Last Song for Killer 殺手輓歌 |
ATV | ||||
| 1991 | The Good Fella From Temple Street 廟街豪情 |
Cheung Wai-tak | ATV | ||
| Legend of A Beauty 一代天驕 |
SBC | ||||
| 1992 | Queen of the Opera 香港傳奇人物之天之嬌女 |
ATV | |||
| Casanova In China 伯虎为卿狂 |
Mui Lan-sin | ATV | |||
| AIDS Carrier 性本善之帶菌者 |
RTHK | ||||
| Return To The Truth 還我今生 |
Lam Suk-han | ATV | |||
| Mythical Crane and Magical Needle 92 仙鶴神針 |
Lam Chui-dip | ATV | |||
| 1993 | CYC Family CYC家族 |
||||
| Mind Our Own Business 開心華之里 |
Ching Yu-chu | TVB | |||
| 1995 | Down Memory Lane 萬里長情 |
Yuen Sau-lan | TVB | ||
| Justice Pao 包青天之滄海月明珠有淚 |
Ngok Ming-chu | ATV | |||
| 1996 | Justice Pao 包青天之忘情酒坊 |
To Sap-sam | TVB | first Female Lead | |
| King of Gambler 千王之王重出江湖 |
Sam Siu-chun | ATV | |||
| Miracle of the Orient II 香江歲月II |
RTHK | ||||
| 1997 | The Snow is Red 雪花神劍 |
Nip Mei-neung | ATV | ||
| 1998 | King Fei Kau Leung Chu Sam Kok 警匪較量珠三角 |
||||
| 2000 | Bond of Friendship 人間友情 |
HVD | first Female Lead | ||
| 2001 | Reaching Out 美麗人生 |
Chan Kiu | TVB | ||
| The Heaven Sword & The Dragon Sabre | Yan So-so | TVB | Supporting Role | ||
| 2002 | Cash is King 勝券在握 |
Leung Bing-bing | SPH | ||
| 2004 | Venture Against Time 子是故人來 |
Sing Mei-kuen | ATV | ||
| 2005 | The Academy | Chan Yin-Ting | TVB | Supporting Role | |
| The Rainbow Connection 舞出彩虹 |
Ching Rui-suet | MediaCorp | third Female Lead | ||
| The Gentle Crackdown 秀才遇著兵 |
Gam Ying | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 5) | second Female Lead | |
| Into Thin Air 人間蒸發 |
Kong Lai-ping | TVB | Supporting Role | ||
| 2007 | The Brink of Law 突圍行動 |
Sung Gam-chi | TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 20) Nominated - Astor Wah Lai Toi Award for Best Villain |
fourth Female Lead |
| Heart of Greed 溏心風暴 |
Ling Lei 凌莉 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 24) |
| |
| On the First Beat 學警出更 |
Chan Yin-ting 陳燕婷 |
TVB | Supporting Role | ||
| ICAC Investigators 2007 廉政行動2007 |
Lei Yuet-kuen 李月娟 |
TVB | Female Lead | ||
| 2008 | Moonlight Resonance 溏心風暴之家好月圓 |
Yan Hung 殷紅 |
TVB | Won - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Won - Asian Television Awards 2009 for Best Actress Won - Guangzhou TV Awards 2009 for Best Actress |
|
| Love Tribulations 鎖清秋 |
Yin Shi-hong 殷惜紅 |
GZBN | third Female Lead | ||
| 2009 | Beyond the Realm of Conscience 宮心計 |
Chung Suet-ha 鍾雪霞 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 5) | third Female Lead |
| The Great Handmaiden 大丫鬟 |
Liang Yu-yu 梁玉茹 |
HNETV | third Female Lead | ||
| 2010 | The Season of Fate 五味人生 |
Wang Yeuk-lam 汪若嵐 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 12) |
second Female Lead |
| Beauty Knows No Pain 女人最痛 |
Wong Hoi-king, Noble 汪海鯨 |
TVB | Female Lead | ||
| 2010-2011 | Show Me the Happy 依家有喜 |
Chai Chuen, Anna 齊荃 |
TVB | Female Lead | |
| 2012 | The Bride with White Hair | Ling Muhua | HSTV | Supporting Role | |
| The Confidant 大太監 |
Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 12) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for My Favourite Television Character |
Female Lead | |
| Palace II 宮鎖珠簾 |
Concubine Yun's mother 雲嬪母 |
HBS | |||
| Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky | Nüwa | ||||
| 2013 | Earth God and Earth Grandmother | ||||
| Triumph in the Skies II | Manna | TVB | Guest Star | ||
| 2013-2014 | Coffee Cat Mama | Marcia Ma | TVB | Female Lead | |
| 2015 | Young Charioteers | Vivian Lee | TVB |
| |
| Raja Pahat | Daeng | Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) | |||
| Limelight Years | Ming Ha | TVB |
| ||
| 2017 | Tiger Mom Blues | Grandma | TVB |
| |
| My Dearly Sinful Mind | Yuen Lai Seung | TVB | Guest Star | ||
| Heart and Greed | Yu Sau-wai | TVB |
| ||
| 2018 | Deep in the Realm of Conscience | Empress Dowager Wei 韋皇后 |
TVB |
| |
| 2019 | How Are You? | Xie Xiangyi 謝香怡 |
Mediacorp |
| |
| 2020 | Forensic Heroes IV |
Long Ying-suet 龍映雪 |
TVB |
| |
| Come Home Love: Lo and Behold |
Herself 米雪 |
TVB |
| ||
| 2021 | Sinister Beings | Song Choi-suet 宋彩雪 |
TVB |
| |
| A Love of No Words | Chu Sa-kiu 朱莎嬌 |
TVB | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Shek Sau) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia |
|
Musicals
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Madame White Snake 白蛇傳 |
|
| 1990 | Cyrano De Bergerac 美人如玉劍如虹 |
|
| 1992 | Tin Nui San Wah 天女散華 |
|
| 1995 | The Flirty Doctor 風流醫生手尾長 |
|
| My Date With Spring 我和春天有個約會 |
||
| 1996 | Hu Du Men 虎度門 |
|
| 2001 | The Butterfly Lovers 梁祝 |
guest star |
References
edit- ^ "'Beautiful demoness' Michelle Yim celebrates 60th birthday". AsiaOne. September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Michelle Yim". IMDb.
- ^ "Michelle Yim - Actress - Hong Kong - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies".
- ^ "Michelle Yim". hkmdb.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Asian Television Awards 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Actress Michelle Yim's Boyfriend Dies". 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ "Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan". hkmdb.com. September 7, 1972. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "AND NOW, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? (1984)". bfi.org.uk. 1984. Retrieved May 23, 2021.[dead link]