Irene Wan
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Irene Wan Bik-ha is a Hong Kong
film actress.
She was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards
for her role in Lonely Fifteen
.
She gained notice for her beauty and remarkable performance in Everlasting Love
(1983), co-starring with Andy Lau
and Loletta Lee
, when she was only 17 years old. Later, she also gave impressive performances in Stanley Kwan
's Love unto Waste (1986) and Rouge
(1987).
However, in the 1990s, her film career sputtered and she agreed to star in All of a Sudden
(1996), which would be her first, and only, time appearing nude in a movie. However, this move failed to ignite her career and she later went on to star in various TVB
dramas.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
film actress.
She was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist...
at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards
2nd Hong Kong Film Awards
-Best Film:-Best Director:-Best Screenplay:-Best Actor:-Best Actress:-Best New Performer:-Best Cinematography:-Best Film Editing:-Best Art Direction:-Best Action Direction:-Best Original Film Score:-Best Original Film Song:...
for her role in Lonely Fifteen
Lonely Fifteen
-Awards:2nd Hong Kong Film Awards* Won: Best Actress - Becky Lam* Nominated: Best Film* Nominated: Best Director - David Lai* Nominated: Best Screenplay - Manfred Wong* Nominated: Best New Performer - Irene Wan...
.
She gained notice for her beauty and remarkable performance in Everlasting Love
Everlasting Love (film)
Everlasting Love is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Michael Mak.-Awards:4th Hong Kong Film Awards* Nominated: Best Screenplay - Manfred Wong...
(1983), co-starring with Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...
and Loletta Lee
Loletta Lee
Loletta Lee is a Hong Kong actress born on 8 January 1966 in Hong Kong. She later changed her name to Rachel Lee in 2000.She started playing small roles in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. Her first role as main actress is in Devoted to You...
, when she was only 17 years old. Later, she also gave impressive performances in Stanley Kwan
Stanley Kwan
Stanley Kwan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director and producer.Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College...
's Love unto Waste (1986) and Rouge
Rouge (film)
Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.-Plot:Chan Chen-Pang, better known as the "12th Young Master" , was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and...
(1987).
However, in the 1990s, her film career sputtered and she agreed to star in All of a Sudden
All of a Sudden (film)
All of a Sudden is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau.-Plot:An erotic mystery about widower seeks revenge to the man whose wife had an affair before her apparent suicide, however things soon turns complicated when the widower having a relationship with the man's wife and the whole truth...
(1996), which would be her first, and only, time appearing nude in a movie. However, this move failed to ignite her career and she later went on to star in various TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
dramas.
Filmography
- Lonely FifteenLonely Fifteen-Awards:2nd Hong Kong Film Awards* Won: Best Actress - Becky Lam* Nominated: Best Film* Nominated: Best Director - David Lai* Nominated: Best Screenplay - Manfred Wong* Nominated: Best New Performer - Irene Wan...
(1982) - Happy SixteenHappy SixteenHappy Sixteen is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Johnny Mak.-Awards:2nd Hong Kong Film Awards* Won: Best Original Film Song* Nominated: Best New Performer - Irene Wan...
(1982) - Everlasting LoveEverlasting Love (film)Everlasting Love is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Michael Mak.-Awards:4th Hong Kong Film Awards* Nominated: Best Screenplay - Manfred Wong...
(1983) - RougeRouge (film)Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.-Plot:Chan Chen-Pang, better known as the "12th Young Master" , was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and...
(1988) - Fatal VacationFatal VacationFatal Vacation is a 1989 Hong Kong action/suspense film written by Nam Yin and directed by Eric Tsang. The project was filmed on locations in the Philippines.-Synopsis:...
(1989) - The TigersThe Tigers (film)The Tigers is a 1991 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong. It is a film adaptation of the 1980s TVB serial, Rise and Fall of a Stand-In which featured the film's stars Miu and Tong.-Plot:The Tigers tells the...
(1991) - All of a SuddenAll of a Sudden (film)All of a Sudden is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau.-Plot:An erotic mystery about widower seeks revenge to the man whose wife had an affair before her apparent suicide, however things soon turns complicated when the widower having a relationship with the man's wife and the whole truth...
(1996) - Gods of HonourGods of HonourGods of Honour is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical Chinese novel Fengshen Bang by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The series was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 2001...
(TV series) (2001) - Magic Needle (TV series) (2005)
- ExodusExodus (2007 Hong Kong film)Exodus is a 2007 Hong Kong film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung.-Cast and roles:* Simon Yam - Tsim Kin-Yip* Annie Liu - Ann* Nick Cheung - Kwan Ping-Man* Irene Wan - Pun Siu-Yuen* Maggie Shiu - Fong* Candice Yu - Ann's mother...
(2007) - The Drunkard (2010)
- 72 Heroes (2011)