Yammie Lam
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Yammie Lam Kit Ying is a former Hong Kong
TVB
actress, most notable for her excellent performance in The Greed of Man
and Looking Back In Anger
.
where she played a major female character who became insane after a series of family tragedies and died by accident in the end. It was rumoured that she was unable to "get out" of her character. There have been quite a number of conjectures upon the origin of her mental problems, but none is ever confirmed by herself.
In 1995 and 1996, Yammie's parents died in succession. It was said she broke up with her boyfriend afterwards. In 1998, she got into a car accident. She was admitted into a mental institution in 1999. Her stage career was completely shattered by then despite she showed up later in one or two TV serials or movies.
In 2008, Yammie was found wandering in the street smoking heavily and in her nightgown. Police later arrived after responding to a concerned pedestrian's call and sent her to Sheung Shui
station.
Adjudicated bankrupt in 2006, Yammie is currently living on state welfare of HK$3,700 monthly.
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...
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...
actress, most notable for her excellent performance in The Greed of Man
The Greed of Man
The Greed of Man is a TV drama series broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong in 1992. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from violence in triad criminal organizations to corruption in the Hong...
and Looking Back In Anger
Looking Back In Anger
Looking Back in Anger was a 1989 Chinese TV series and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong and around the world. Many factors contributed to the success of this series...
.
Career
Yammie Lam first joined TVB in 1983, and graduated from the TVB actor training class a few months later along with fellow actress Margie Tsang Wah-Sin. Yammie did a number of movies as well as TVB serials, soon becoming well known as one of the TVB's 5 Dragon Girls.Personal life
Yammie has a history of mental problems that reportedly started after The Greed of ManThe Greed of Man
The Greed of Man is a TV drama series broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong in 1992. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from violence in triad criminal organizations to corruption in the Hong...
where she played a major female character who became insane after a series of family tragedies and died by accident in the end. It was rumoured that she was unable to "get out" of her character. There have been quite a number of conjectures upon the origin of her mental problems, but none is ever confirmed by herself.
In 1995 and 1996, Yammie's parents died in succession. It was said she broke up with her boyfriend afterwards. In 1998, she got into a car accident. She was admitted into a mental institution in 1999. Her stage career was completely shattered by then despite she showed up later in one or two TV serials or movies.
In 2008, Yammie was found wandering in the street smoking heavily and in her nightgown. Police later arrived after responding to a concerned pedestrian's call and sent her to Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...
station.
Adjudicated bankrupt in 2006, Yammie is currently living on state welfare of HK$3,700 monthly.
Filmography
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1984)
- It Takes All Kinds (1984)
- It's a Long Way Home (1984)
- The Unwritten Law (1985)
- The Possessed (1985)
- Witch From Nepal (1986)
- Nepal Affair (1986)
- A Taste Of Bachelorhood (1986)
- Nepal Affair (1986)
- Happy Go Lucky (1987)
- The Final Combat (1989)
- Looking Back In AngerLooking Back In AngerLooking Back in Anger was a 1989 Chinese TV series and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong and around the world. Many factors contributed to the success of this series...
(1989) - They Came To Rob Hong KongThey Came to Rob Hong KongThey Came to Rob Hong Kong is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film produced directed by Clarence Fok and starring Dean Shek, who is also the writer and executive producer, Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Liu Wai-hung and Chin Siu-ho.-Plot:Mao Yiu Tung is a Hong Kong...
(1989) - Battle of the Heart (1989)
- War of the Dragon(1989)
- I Do I Do (1989)
- Phantom War (1991)
- The Tigers (1992)
- The Unleaded Love (1992)
- The Greed of ManThe Greed of ManThe Greed of Man is a TV drama series broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong in 1992. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from violence in triad criminal organizations to corruption in the Hong...
(1993) - Flirting ScholarFlirting ScholarFlirting Scholar is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi and starring Stephen Chow.A second installment, Flirting Scholar 2, was released in 2010. It is a prequel of the 1993 Hong Kong film with Lik-Chi returning as director.-Plot:...
(1993) - The Bride with White HairThe Bride with White HairThe Bride with White Hair is a 1993 Hong Kong film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung.The film's main character, Lian Nichang, is loosely based on the protagonist of Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan, which had earlier served as source material for the 1982 film...
(1993) - Wounded Tracks (1994)
- A Chinese OdysseyA Chinese OdysseyA Chinese Odyssey is a pair of 1994 films, directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Ng Man Tat, and Athena Chu. The first movie in the duology is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box and the second is A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella...
(1995) - A Chinese OdysseyA Chinese OdysseyA Chinese Odyssey is a pair of 1994 films, directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Ng Man Tat, and Athena Chu. The first movie in the duology is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box and the second is A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella...
(1995) - Aids Heart (1999)
- Troublesome Night 16Troublesome Night 16Troublesome Night 16 is a 2002 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Yip Wai-ying. It is the 16th of the 19 films in the Troublesome Night film series.-Plot:...
(2002) - Heir To The Throne is...
- A Taste of Bachelorhood
- The Return of Wong Fei Hung
- The Vixen's Tale
- Next Year Next Kins
- The Poor Rich Man