| Other sources say she was born in Shanghai.
Brought up in Toronto, after she was winner of the Miss Asia contest, she signed a contract with ATV, participating in more than 10 TV series, debuting with "Return of the Gambling King" ("Return of the Tricky Master") and followed by TV hits as "Once a Thief" and "The Snowflake Sword". She debuted in movies in 1996 with "Comrades, Almost a Love Story", and was nominated as Best New Performer in the Hong Kong Film Awards for this movie.
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Christie Yeung-Kon-Yu was born in Shanghai on 7th January, 1972. Her nationality is Canadian. She completed her college education in Toronto, Canada. She received the titles of Miss Asia and the Miss Photogenic in the Miss Asia Competition. After she got the titles, ATV invited her to play in more than ten major TV series. Her first TV series was "Return of the Swindler King" and her recent TV series include "I Come From Chie Chau" etc. At the same time, she appeared in a few TV commercials and some TV variety shows. Her first film was "Comrades, Almost a Love Story" (1996) directed by Peter Chan. Her performance got the nomination of the Best New Performer of the Hong Kong Film Awards. She then played a role in "A Queer Story" directed by Shu-Kei and also played the role of the frmale band Sweetics member in "Love Cruise" (1997).
In 1998, she appeared in "Portland Street Blues" and "Young and Dangerous V." She also played the role of Hung Bar's only daughter who fell in love with Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok in "The Stormriders."
- Biography from Storm Riders DVD |