Carol Cheng

About

Carol Cheng Yu-Ling (Chinese: 鄭裕玲) is a Hong Kong actress. She began her career in the 1970s working on a number of Television Broadcasts Limited series. She has also hosted the Hong Kong version of the game show The Weakest Link. In 1983, she made her debut along with Chow Yun-fat, with whom she would later become romantically involved. After her film debut her output became so prolific that at one point she was working on nine films simultaneously, leading her to have the nickname "Nine films Cheng." It was also during this very prolific time in her career that she became the highest paid actress in the region, beating out Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui and Michelle Yeoh, who rounded up the top 5. In 2000, after not appearing on screen for 6 years, she returned to television with a critically acclaimed performance in the sitcom, "War of Genders". It immediately become the highest rated show...

Known for

Look Back at TVB Anniversary Awards Over the YearsSeries • 1968Beautiful CookingSeries • 2006War of the GendersSeries • 2000The Price Of Growing UpSeries • 1987New Heavenly Sword and Dragon SabreSeries • 1986Over the RainbowSeries • 1979Club SparkleSeries • 2009The FateSeries • 1981Dream of Red ChamberSeries • 1977The Good The Bad The UglySeries • 1979The BrothersSeries • 1980Once Upon a Time in ShanghaiSeries • 1996Woman on the BeatSeries • 1983Happy SpiritSeries • 1985The Return of the Condor HeroesSeries • 1976Operation CondorMovie • 1991The BanquetMovie • 1991Tiger Cage IIMovie • 1990Tiger CageMovie • 1988The Top BetMovie • 1991The Romancing StarMovie • 1987It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1994