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周嘉玲

周嘉玲

Acting1970Hong Kong, China

Biography

Valerie Chow Kar-Ling (Chinese: 周嘉玲) is a former Hong Kong actress, fashion publicist and entrepreneur.

She has starred in numerous films and several television series, most memorably in Wong Kar-wai's internationally acclaimed 1994 feature, Chungking Express, which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards. A former Miss Hong Kong runner-up (1991), she is also the first Chinese model to be signed by US cosmetics company Revlon in 1998.

Since 2003, she has worked primarily as a fashion publicist and in 2010, opened Mama Kid, a children's designer concept store in Hong Kong.

In 2018, she made a surprising return to acting, starring in the film Prison Architect by renowned Chinese visual artist Cao Fei. The film was commissioned by Tai Kwun, the Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong, and screened at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival as part of their Forum Expanded programme.

Acting History

2002
Inner Senses
as Mrs. Chan
Freaky Story
as Chung Chun
2001
The Vampire Combat
as Piu Hung / Lin Qian / Shen
2000
Healing Hearts
as Lawyer Tsing
Sausalito
as Virginia Chow
1999
Futuresport
as Jet Yuen
1998
Phantoms
as Scientist Yamaguchi
1996
1993

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/16/1970(55 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China