
Chingmy Yau
- Date of Birth: 1968-05-16
- Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Biography
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching (Chinese: 邱淑貞, born May 16, 1968) get her start in the entertainment industry by participating in beauty pageants. It was after her appearance at the Miss Hong Kong beau... Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching (Chinese: 邱淑貞, born May 16, 1968) get her start in the entertainment industry by participating in beauty pageants. It was after her appearance at the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant in 1989 (where she took the "Miss Photogenic" trophy) that she began to get film offers. Most of her early work consisted of her playing goody-two-shoes roles in romantic comedies until notorious film-maker Wong Jing took Yau under his wing -- and into his bed, even though he was married at the time. Yau became one of the queens of Category III (Hong Kong's version of the NC-17 rating, given to movies with high doses of sex and/or violence) films, through her roles in movies such as the deliciously sleazy Naked Killer (1992).

Street Angels
Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller • 1996 June

The Crazy Companies II
Comedy • 1988 December

Lover of the Last Empress
Drama, History • 1995 March

Money Maker
Comedy • 1991 May

The Crazy Companies
Comedy • 1988 March

The Saint of Gamblers
Action, Comedy • 1995 June

Raped by an Angel
Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Horror • 1993 May

My Neighbours Are Phantoms
Comedy, Horror • 1990 April

Hold You Tight
Drama • 1998 May

The Modern Love
Drama, Romance, Comedy • 1994 April