Charlene Choi

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Charlene Choi
Charlene Choi (right)
Chinese name	蔡卓妍
Pinyin	cài zhuóyán (Mandarin)
Jyutping	coi3 coek3 jin4 (Cantonese)
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	November 22 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 25) Vancouver, Canada
Other name(s)	Ah-Sa Sa
Occupation	Singer and actress
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Label(s)	Emperor Entertainment Group
Years active	2001–present
Associated Acts	Twins
Official site	www.eegmusic.com

Charlene Choi is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop girl group Twins, alongside Gillian Chung.

Biography

Choi was born in Vancouver, Canada. She moved with her family to Hong Kong a few years later. She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Charlene Choi was educated at a number of institutions. After graduating from the prestigious Rosaryhill School, where many other pop stars had attended, she started working full-time as a model in Hong Kong. She was caught by Emperor Entertainment Group, and was then linked with Gillian Chung to form the Chinese pop duo Twins. Aside from her musical career, Choi has become a successful actress in the Hong Kong film industry, frequently co-starring alongside names such as Andy Lau and Eason Chan. Charlene has taken away her cutesy baby face image and switched it to a mature and potential actress. Charlene has proved herself to be a down-to-earth beauty, and to capture the hearts of many people. Charlene wrote an article describing her acting career: "Earlier before, I have shared with everyone some of my acting experiences. This time, I want to talk about movies. As an artist, whenever I'm working, I have to show the best side and give the best performance to everyone. I have to show the most fit side of me and hence, I'm often in "battling mood". When free, I like to watch slow-pace movies. The too exciting movies I can't stand. I'm the type who can be easily thrown into the world of the movie. Those type of fast-pace movies will end up making me tense and nervous so comedy, romance or humanity issue discussion movies are all more suitable for me." She has taken Jim Chim Sui-Man (Jim Sir) as a mentor, and is has been in the comedic movie Simply Actors as a kind and comedic porn star. Charlene breakthrough role in the psychological thriller movie Diary, by the Pang Brothers has earned her many movie award nominations and she received the Best Actress award at the 11th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PIFAN Korean Movie Award). In her most recent movie Simply Actors, a success at the box office, she received numerous nominations for her solid acting, duly identified by an abundance of film critics. Only months later, she left the 2007 Golden Bauhinia Film Awards hand in hand with the awards for Best Actress and Favorite Actress for her portrayal of Dani Dan in Simply Actors. Next up we can see Charlene alongside young Taiwanese king of pop Jay Chou in the much anticipated movie Kung Fu Dunk. TWINS, the group she is in alongside Gillian Chung, just released the album Twins Party. There are three different versions, a Charlene version, a Gillian version, and a Twins Version. There are rumors that she will be acting alongside Nicholas Tse, and newly recruited member of EEG, Lee Jun Ki. The movie is supposedly a modern adaptation of "The Butterfly Lovers", a popular Chinese tale. The cast has not yet been confirmed.

Discography

• See Discography of Twins

Filmography

Charlene promotional shot

Charlene promoting a new drink

Movies

• What Is a Good Teacher, 2000(Cameos) Starring with:Francis Ng
• Funeral March, 2001 Starring with:Eason Chan
• Heroes in Love, 2001 Starring with:Lawrence Chou
• Just One Look, 2002 Starring with:Gillian Chung,Shawn Yue
• My Wife Is 18, 2002 Starring with:Ekin Cheng,Bernice Liu
• Summer Breeze of Love, 2002 Starring with:Gillian Chung
• The Twins Effect, 2003 Starring with:Gillian Chung,Ekin Cheng,Edison Chen,Josie Ho,Jackie Chan,Mandy Chiang,Karen Mok,Anthony Wong,Chapman To,Maggie Lau
• The Death Curse, 2003 Starring with:Gillian Chung,Alex Fong Chung-Sun,Boy'z
• Diva... Ah Hey, 2003 Starring with:Shawn Yue,Niki Chow,Jordan Chan
• Good Times, Bed Times, 2003(Special Starring) Starring with:Louis Koo,Sean Lau,Sammi Cheng
• Black Rose Academy, 2004 Starring with:Gillian Chung,Ekin Cheng,Teresa Mo
• Fantasia, 2004(Special Starring) Starring with:Gillian Chung,Sean Lau,Cecilia Cheung
• Hidden Heroes, 2004 Starring with:Ronald Cheng
• Leave Me Alone, 2004 Starring with:Ekin Cheng
• Love On the Rocks, 2004(Special Starring) Starring with:Louis Koo,Gigi Leung
• New Police Story, 2004 Starring with:Jacky Chan,Nicholas Tse,Charlie Yeung
• PaPa Loves You, 2004 Starring with:Boy'z,Tony Leung Ka-Fai
• The Attractive One, 2004(Cameos) Starring with:Joey Yung
• The Twins Effect II, 2004 Starring with:Gillian Chung,Tony Leung Ka-Fai,Wilson Chen,Jaycee Chan,Jackie Chan,Daniel Wu,Edison Chen,Donnie Yen
• Bug Me Not!, 2005(Cameos) Starring with:Gillian Chung,Wilson Chen
• A Chinese Tall Story, 2005 Starring with:Boy'z,Isabella Leong,Wilson Chen,Nicholas Tse
• All About Love (2005 film), 2005 Starring with:Charlie Yeung,Andy Lau
• House of Fury, 2005(Special Starring) Starring with:Gillian Chung,Anthony Wong
• Rob-B-Hood, 2006(Cameos) Starring with:Jacky Chan,Louis Koo
• Diary, 2006 Starring with:Shawn Yue,Isabella Leong
• Twins Mission, 2007 Starring with:Gillian Chung,Sammo Hung,Steven Cheung,Wu Jing
• Super Fans, 2007 Starring with:Leo Ku,Kevin Cheng,Sammy Leung
• Simply Actors, 2007 Starring with:Jim Chim,Fiona Sit,Anthony Wong,Isabella Leong,Sammy Leung
• Naraka19, 2007(Special Starring) Starring with:Gillian Chung,Patrick Tam
• Kung Fu Dunk, 2008 Starring with:Jay Chou

TV Series

• Y2K, 2000
• The Monkey King, 2002
• Triumph in the Skies (cameo), 2003
• Kung Fu Soccer, 2004
• Sunshine Heartbeat (cameo), 2004
• Colours of Love, 2007
• Sa's Live Show, 2007

See also

• Twins
• Gillian Chung

External links

• Charlene Choi at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlene's Gallery
• Charlene Fans Club