Josie Ho
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Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-Yi is a daughter of Macao casino magnate Stanley Ho
, and a singer and actress from Hong Kong
.
She has played many roles including a few as prostitutes which contrasted strongly with her own wealthy upbringing as a billionaire's daughter.
For the film Exiled
, Ho did not work with a script. Recalling the experience in a recent interview, she said of director Johnnie To, "[He] basically tells actors what to do...Johnnie wants us to come to the set with our mind completely clean, like a white piece of paper. That way, he can draw whatever he wishes on us." She did not find this method of improvisional acting difficult. Ho stars alongside Anthony Wong Chau Sang
and Eason Chan
in the Ho-Cheung Pang directed slasher film
Dream Home
.
and wife of Alive band member and actor Conroy Chan Chi-Chung. She credits elder sister Pansy Ho
with supporting her early efforts to establish a singing career over the objections of their father.
Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho, GBM, GLM, GBS, GML, OBE , also known as Ho Hung Sun, Stanley Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. Ho is sometimes nicknamed "The King of Gambling", reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for 40 years...
, and a singer and actress from Hong Kong
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...
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Movie career
She was involved in numerous movies, TV commercials, TV dramas, and singing performances.She has played many roles including a few as prostitutes which contrasted strongly with her own wealthy upbringing as a billionaire's daughter.
For the film Exiled
Exiled
Exiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place in contemporary Macau.-Plot:...
, Ho did not work with a script. Recalling the experience in a recent interview, she said of director Johnnie To, "[He] basically tells actors what to do...Johnnie wants us to come to the set with our mind completely clean, like a white piece of paper. That way, he can draw whatever he wishes on us." She did not find this method of improvisional acting difficult. Ho stars alongside Anthony Wong Chau Sang
Anthony Wong Chau Sang
Anthony Wong Chau-sang is a Hong Kong Film Award-winning Hong Kong actor, screenwriter and film director. He is regarded as one of the most notable actors in Hong Kong.-Biography:...
and Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...
in the Ho-Cheung Pang directed slasher film
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
Dream Home
Dream Home
Dream Home is a 2010 Hong Kong slasher film directed and co-written by Pang Ho-cheung. The film is the story of Cheng Lai-sheung who saves up money to buy her dream home...
.
Personal life
Ho is the daughter of businessman Stanley HoStanley Ho
Stanley Ho, GBM, GLM, GBS, GML, OBE , also known as Ho Hung Sun, Stanley Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. Ho is sometimes nicknamed "The King of Gambling", reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for 40 years...
and wife of Alive band member and actor Conroy Chan Chi-Chung. She credits elder sister Pansy Ho
Pansy Ho
Pansy Catalina Ho Chiu-king is the daughter of Hong Kong and Macau-based businessman Stanley Ho, and the managing director of various companies he founded, including Shun Tak Holdings and the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau....
with supporting her early efforts to establish a singing career over the objections of their father.
Filmography
- Victory (1994) - Disappearance
- Tragic Commitment (1995) - Blacky
- Black Dream (1995) Naked Shopkeeper
- Lost and FoundLost and Found (1996 film)Lost and Found is a 1996 Hong Kong film written and directed by Lee Chi-Ngai. It stars Kelly Chan, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Michael Wong.-Synopsis:...
(1996) - Yee - Those Were the DaysThose Were the Days (1996 film)Those Were the Days is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Eric Tsang. It is a coming-of-age story about four friends who went to an all-girls secondary school together.-Cast:* Jordan Chan - Super* Julian Cheung - Chan Yan Kin...
(1996) - Man-Size - Chinese BoxChinese BoxChinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997...
(1997) - Lilly - All's Well, Ends Well 1997All's Well, Ends Well 1997All's Well, Ends Well 1997 is a 1997 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Alfred Cheung, starring Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong and Francis Ng.-Cast and roles:* Stephen Chow - Lo Kung* Raymond Wong - Lo Leung* Leslie Cheung - Youngest brother...
(1997) - Anna MagdalenaAnna MagdalenaAnna Magdalena is a 1998 Hong Kong film starring Kelly Chen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Aaron Kwok. It was the directorial debut of production designer Yee Chung-Man.-Title:...
(1998) - Purple StormPurple Storm (film)Purple Storm is a 1999 Hong Kong science-fiction thriller directed by Teddy Chan was released on 25 October, 1999 and was officially released since on 25 November 1999...
(1999) - Guan Ai - Slow FadeSlow Fade"Slow Fade" is a song by the Christian rock band Casting Crowns. It was released as their third single off of their 2007 album The Altar and the Door. It was featured in the 2008 film Fireproof, and also the compilation album WOW Hits 2010...
(1999) - Kim - For Bad Boys Only (2000) - Jean
- Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster (2001) - Big head Monster
- City of Desire (2001) prostitute #43
- The Enemy (2001)
- Forever and Ever (2001) - Fion
- So CloseSo Close*So Close* is a 2002 action film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Shu Qi, Karen Mok and Zhao Wei. The English title is derived from The Carpenters' song Close to You, which has a prominent role in the film.-Plot:...
(2002) - Ching - Frugal Game (2002) - Mrs. Lai
- Tai TaiTai taiTai tai is a Chinese colloquial term for a wealthy married woman who does not work. It is the same as the Cantonese title for a married woman.-Cultural significance:...
(2002) - Clara - Women from Mars (2002)
- Dead or Alive: FinalDead or Alive: FinalDead or Alive: Final is a 2002 Japanese cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Takashi Miike. It is the third in a three-part series, preceded by Dead or Alive in 1999 and Dead or Alive 2: Birds in 2000. The films are not connected in any apparent way except by director Takashi Miike and stars...
(2002) - Jun - Naked Ambition (2003) - Tess
- And Also the Eclipse (2003)
- The Twins EffectThe Twins EffectThe Twins Effect, also known as Vampire Effect in the United States, is a 2003 Hong Kong film directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen. The film was derived from Cantopop group Twins, starring both members Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung in the leading roles. Co-stars include Edison Chen and Ekin Cheng...
(2003) - Lila - My Lucky Star (2003) - Mrs. Ma
- ButterflyButterfly (2004 film)Butterfly is a 2004 Hong Kong film based on Taiwanese writer Xue Chen’s novel The Mark of Butterfly . The film was directed by female award-winning director Yan Yan Mak and produced by Jacqueline Liu and Yan Yan Mak with the sponsorship of Hong Kong Art Development Council.-Plot:The film follows...
(2004) - Flavia - Six Strong Guys (2004) - Eva
- House of FuryHouse of FuryHouse of Fury is a 2005 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by the film's co-star Stephen Fung. Jackie Chan was one of the executive producers .-Plot:...
(2005) - Assassin - Men Suddenly in Black 2 (2006)
- ExiledExiledExiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place in contemporary Macau.-Plot:...
(2006) - Jin, Wo's wife - The Heavenly KingsThe Heavenly KingsThe Heavenly Kings is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Daniel Wu.-Background:In 2005, Chinese media began to report that Daniel Wu had formed a boyband, Alive, with Terence Yin, Andrew Lin, and Conroy Chan...
(2006) - Cameo - Isabella (2006) - Woman at herbal tea shop
- McDull, the AlumniMcDull, The AlumniMcDull, the Alumni is a 2006 Hong Kong live action/animated film directed by Samson Chiu. It is the third film adaptation of the popular McDull comic book series, following My Life as McDull, and McDull, Prince de la Bun...
(2006) - Simply Actors (2007)
- The DrummerThe Drummer (2007 film)The Drummer is a 2007 Hong Kong-Taiwanese film written and directed by Kenneth Bi. It is Kenneth Bi's second film as a director.The film was released in Hong Kong on October 11, 2007. It features the Chinese Zen drumming group U-Theatre...
(2007) - Sina - A Decade of Love (2008)
- Cut Short (2009)
- Poker KingPoker King-Synopsis:People say one’s fate has been pre-determined from the start like the cards in a Texas Hold’em game. Uno , a small time crook turned Casino magnate, and Jack, the scion of a powerful gaming clan lead very different lives until fate brought them together in a poker duel of a lifetime...The...
(2009) - Miss Fong - MurdererMurderer (film)Murderer is a 2009 Hong Kong mystery thriller film directed by Roy Chow, and starring Aaron Kwok. The film centers on a police detective investigating a series of gruesome murderers. As the case pulls him deeper, he soon realizes that he may be a prime suspect. The film co-stars Cheung Siu-Fai,...
(2009) - LaMBLaMBLaMB is an animated film produced by Animax, which is a Japanese satellite television network and subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, based in Tokyo, Japan. The network focuses primarily on broadcasting anime programming. The film has also been developed into four different episodes for...
(2009) - Keiko Suzuki (voice for English and Cantonese) - Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LiStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LiStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is the second live-action film based on the Street Fighter series of video games. It follows the quest of Street Fighter character Chun-Li, who is portrayed by Kristin Kreuk. The story follows Chun-Li's personal history and her journey for justice. The film...
(2009) - Cantana - Dream HomeDream HomeDream Home is a 2010 Hong Kong slasher film directed and co-written by Pang Ho-cheung. The film is the story of Cheng Lai-sheung who saves up money to buy her dream home...
(2010) - ContagionContagion (film)Contagion is a 2011 American medical thriller disaster film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film has an ensemble cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Bryan Cranston. Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal...
(2011) - The Lost Gold of Khan (TBA)
- Motorway (TBA)
TV series
- The Criminal InvestigatorThe Criminal InvestigatorThe Criminal Investigator is a 1995 Hong Kong police procedural television drama. Produced by Jonathan Chik and editted by Chow Yuk-ming, the drama is a TVB production...
(1996) - Toby - Mystery FilesMystery FilesMystery Files TV Series was a TV series broadcast on National Geographic Channel in the UK in February 2010. It aimed to shed light on some of the great mysteries of history.Season OneEpisode ListNostradamusJack the RipperRobin Hood...
(1997) - A Road and a Will (1997)
- At the Threshold of an EraAt the Threshold of an EraAt the Threshold of an Era was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from October 11, 1999 to December 18, 1999 and March 13, 2000 to May 26, 2000, and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-milliennium, one-hundred-episode-long epic...
(1999) - At the Threshold of an Era II (2000)
- The Fugitive: Plan BThe Fugitive: Plan BThe Fugitive: Plan B is a South Korean action television drama series broadcast by KBS in 2010.-Production and casting:...
(KBS, 2010)
External links
- Josie Ho at the Hong Kong Movie DataBaseHong Kong Movie DatabaseThe Hong Kong Movie DataBase is a bilingual website that was created in 1995 by Ryan Law to provide a repository for information about movies originating from Hong Kong and the people that created them....
- Official Josie Ho Site
- Josie Ho interview