Sharla Cheung
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Sharla Cheung Man is of Shanghainese origin. She was discovered by
Jing Wong, who cast her in many of his
productions in the early 1990s. After appearing in
Thần Bài (1989), Cheung was propelled to
stardom for her role in the
Stephen Chow smash hit
Thánh Bài (1990). She soon became a
highly popular Hong Kong actress and immediately found herself working
almost non-stop.
"All for the Winner" also launched Stephen Chow's career, and the two were subsequently paired in many early 90's comedies, in which Cheung usually starred as Chow's love interest. Her pairings with Stephen Chow were huge box office hits such as Thánh Bài 2 (1990), the Trường học Uy Long (1991) trilogy, Lộc Đỉnh Ký (1992), and Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee (1992). They teamed up for about 10 films, however their collaboration came to an end in 1994 with Quan Xẩm Lốc Cốc (1994). Another frequent co-star was Andy Lau, alongside whom she appeared in such films as Thần Bài (1989), Thánh Bài 2 (1990), Yu long gong wu (1991), the Ng yee taam jeung Lui Lok juen: Lui lo foo (1991) trilogy, and Jueh doi shuen giu (1992).
Cheung is known for the many fantasy/martial arts films she's starred in, that include several adaptations of Louis Cha's novels, such as King Hu's Tieu Ngao Giang Ho (1990) (as Ren Yingying, the beautiful Sacred Maiden of the Sun-Moon Sect), Lộc Đỉnh Ký (1992) (as the Divine Lady of the Dragon Sect posing as the Empress Dowager), Yi tin to lung gei: Moh gaau gaau jue (1993) (opposite Jet Li, as a beautiful and mysterious Mongolian princess), Xin bi xue jian (1993) (opposite Biao Yuen, as a princess posing as a thief), Fei hu wai zhuan (1993) (alongside Leon Lai), and San tin lung bat bo: Tin San Tung Lo (1994) (as a semi-godess, alongside Brigitte Lin and Gong Li). Other notable roles include Mou hap chat gung jue (1993) (as a spider ninja, along with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung), San Ging Dou yu Fei Tin Mau (1993) (as 'Tony Leung Ka Fai''s rival), Siu hap Choh Lau Heung (1993) (along with Aaron Kwok), and the "Wong Fei Hung" serial's parody Wong Fei Hung V: Tit gai dau ng gung (1993) (as Jet Li's love interest).
After an impressive body of work in the early 1990s (she starred in about 50 films between 1990 and 1995), Sharla Cheung moved into producing in 1995 with Yat chin ling yat yeh ji mung jung yan (1995), which starred 'Tony Leung Ka Fai' and Chien-Lien Wu. However, she was unhappy with it and remade the film as Jui nui jai 95 ji Yi mung (1995). The films were commercial failures, and Cheung subsequently retired from the film industry to focus on various business interests.
In the early 2000s, Cheung made a comeback in acting with Leung go duk lap bau jong dik nui yan (2003), a modern urban drama about women facing difficult romantic choices. She also turned to television and portrayed Diao Chan, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China in Diao Chan (2002), opposite Ray Lui. She subsequently starred in such TV shows as Feng man lou (2005) alongside Nicky Wu, and Fan fu da yuan (2006) along with Honglei Sun.
"All for the Winner" also launched Stephen Chow's career, and the two were subsequently paired in many early 90's comedies, in which Cheung usually starred as Chow's love interest. Her pairings with Stephen Chow were huge box office hits such as Thánh Bài 2 (1990), the Trường học Uy Long (1991) trilogy, Lộc Đỉnh Ký (1992), and Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee (1992). They teamed up for about 10 films, however their collaboration came to an end in 1994 with Quan Xẩm Lốc Cốc (1994). Another frequent co-star was Andy Lau, alongside whom she appeared in such films as Thần Bài (1989), Thánh Bài 2 (1990), Yu long gong wu (1991), the Ng yee taam jeung Lui Lok juen: Lui lo foo (1991) trilogy, and Jueh doi shuen giu (1992).
Cheung is known for the many fantasy/martial arts films she's starred in, that include several adaptations of Louis Cha's novels, such as King Hu's Tieu Ngao Giang Ho (1990) (as Ren Yingying, the beautiful Sacred Maiden of the Sun-Moon Sect), Lộc Đỉnh Ký (1992) (as the Divine Lady of the Dragon Sect posing as the Empress Dowager), Yi tin to lung gei: Moh gaau gaau jue (1993) (opposite Jet Li, as a beautiful and mysterious Mongolian princess), Xin bi xue jian (1993) (opposite Biao Yuen, as a princess posing as a thief), Fei hu wai zhuan (1993) (alongside Leon Lai), and San tin lung bat bo: Tin San Tung Lo (1994) (as a semi-godess, alongside Brigitte Lin and Gong Li). Other notable roles include Mou hap chat gung jue (1993) (as a spider ninja, along with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung), San Ging Dou yu Fei Tin Mau (1993) (as 'Tony Leung Ka Fai''s rival), Siu hap Choh Lau Heung (1993) (along with Aaron Kwok), and the "Wong Fei Hung" serial's parody Wong Fei Hung V: Tit gai dau ng gung (1993) (as Jet Li's love interest).
After an impressive body of work in the early 1990s (she starred in about 50 films between 1990 and 1995), Sharla Cheung moved into producing in 1995 with Yat chin ling yat yeh ji mung jung yan (1995), which starred 'Tony Leung Ka Fai' and Chien-Lien Wu. However, she was unhappy with it and remade the film as Jui nui jai 95 ji Yi mung (1995). The films were commercial failures, and Cheung subsequently retired from the film industry to focus on various business interests.
In the early 2000s, Cheung made a comeback in acting with Leung go duk lap bau jong dik nui yan (2003), a modern urban drama about women facing difficult romantic choices. She also turned to television and portrayed Diao Chan, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China in Diao Chan (2002), opposite Ray Lui. She subsequently starred in such TV shows as Feng man lou (2005) alongside Nicky Wu, and Fan fu da yuan (2006) along with Honglei Sun.