Olivia Cheng (Hong Kong actress)
Olivia Cheng | |||||||
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| Born | February 14, 1960 | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | golf trainer, former golf player, former model, former actress | ||||||
| Spouse |
Jeffrey Yu (m. 1991) | ||||||
| Awards | Miss Hong Kong 1979 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭文雅 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑文雅 | ||||||
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| Website | Olivia Cheng on Facebook | ||||||
Olivia Cheng Man Nga (simplified Chinese: 郑文雅; traditional Chinese: 鄭文雅; pinyin: Zhèng wén yǎ; born 14 February 1960), is a Hong Kong–based former actress.
Background
[edit]She won the 1979 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and was also elected "Miss Photogenic." She represented Hong Kong in Miss Universe 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, where she went unplaced but ranked a very respectable 21st place in the preliminary swimsuit competition. Olivia created a controversy when she joined ATV (the arch-rival of TVB, the organiser of the Miss Hong Kong pageant) immediately after crowning her successor in 1980. This incident embarrassed TVB so much that in 1981, TVB decided to sign 1.5-year contracts with all Miss Hong Kong winners so that they had to stay with TVB for at least 6 months after their reign was over.
Subsequently, Olivia she was the cover model of the first issue of Playboy magazine's Hong Kong edition, appearing in a topless pictorial inside. More pictures from the same photo session, filmed by Kevin Orpin in Boracay, later appeared as a large format book.
She was married to business executive Jeffrey Yu in 1991.
A high jump champion in secondary school, Olivia was known for her sporty and active image. She is a golf pro and teaches golf now.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Spooky Bunch | ||
| 1982 | Till Death Do We Scare | Irene Leen | |
| 1982 | Shen tan guang tou mei | Elana Mann | |
| 1983 | Feng xie | ||
| 1983 | Shao ye Wei Wei | ||
| 1984 | Zi jin xiong di | ||
| 1984 | Mr. Virgin | Ah Ling | |
| 1984 | Yau friend mou ging | Ann | |
| 1984 | Hua xin luo bo | ||
| 1984 | A Family Affair | Nancy Yeung | |
| 1985 | Hong Kong Graffiti | Susan Yang | |
| 1985 | Why Me? | Koko | |
| 1986 | Millionaire's Express | Siu-hon | |
| 1986 | The Missed Date | May | |
| 1986 | United We Stand | Olivia Cheng | |
| 1987 | Sapporo Story | ||
| 1987 | The Happy Bigamist | ||
| 1989 | Mr. Coconut | Ping | |
| 1989 | The Wild Ones | Sandy Kwong | |
| 1989 | Wo wei cheng nian | Sandy Kwong | |
| 1990 | A Killer's Blues | Wai | |
| 1990 | Trouble Couple | Video | |
| 1991 | Blue Lightning | Ellen Fong | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olivia's twist". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
External links
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