Ada Choi
Born (1973-09-17) 17 September 1973[1]
Hong Kong
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children
  • Zoe Zhang Chu'er (daughter)
  • Chloe Zhang Xin'er (daughter)
  • Zhang Le'er (son)
AwardsTVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress
1998 Secret of the Heart
My Favorite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)
1998 Healing Hands
2001 Healing Hands II
2004 To Catch the Uncatchable
My Favourite Television Character
2001 Armed Reaction III
2002 Where the Legend Begins
2004 To Catch the Uncatchable

Chinese name
Chinese蔡少芬

Ada Choi Siu-fan (Chinese: 蔡少芬; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, as an evil empress in the Chinese television series Empresses in the Palace (甄嬛傳), and to a lesser extent, for her film work.

Career

Choi was born in 1973 in Hong Kong to a Chaozhou family. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, Teochow and English. In 1989, at the persuasion of her family, Choi participated in a modeling contest held by TVB at age 15.[2] Two years later, she was a contestant in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant.[3] During the semi-finals she placed first with an overall score of 483. She eventually finished as the second runner-up during the finals.[4] As a result, she signed a contract with TVB and starting taking on acting jobs.[5] She won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress for her performance in Secret of the Heart (1998). Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Choi is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. In 2009, she starred in Rebellion as a triad gang leader who chain-smokes and curses, a different type of role for Ada. In recent years, she has participated in numerous variety and reality shows as a regular cast member including Up Idol (2015), Run for Time (2015), My Dearest Ladies (2019) and Viva La Romance (2020).

Personal life

On 12 January 2008, Choi married Chinese actor Max Zhang[6][7] whom she had dated for more than four years. He was her co-star in a number of Zhouyi Media television productions including The Legend of Magic Mirror (2003) and Eight Charts (2005). They have two daughters, Zoe and Chloe, born in 2011 and 2013 respectively.[8][9] In 2019, they announced on social media that they were expecting their third child. [10] They welcomed their son, Joey Zhang Le'er aka Yudan in November 2019.

Filmography and awards

Television

Year Title Role
1992Revelation of the Last HeroLing Seung
1993Racing PeakChung Oi Ling
All About TinGu Suet
The LinkChai Suet Yi
The Buddhism Palm Strikes BackTin Heung
The Movie About Stupid Mr. LeeFat Jak Fong
Man of WisdomSeung Seung
1994Shade of DarknessLo Siu Mei
1995The Romance of the White Hair MaidenLin Ngai-seung
Justice PaoMang Yu Yik / Suen Siu Nga
The Fist of LawFa Gu
1997File of Justice VLee Tung
1998Healing HandsJackie Tong Chi Lai
Secret of the HeartDiana Suen Wah
1999A Matter of BusinessWong Yuk Fan
At the Threshold of An EraTin Ning
Unnatural Born KillerTse Ngan Giu
2000Healing Hands IIJackie Tong Chi Lai
At the Threshold of An Era IITin Ning
2001Armed Reaction IIIWai Ying Chi
On the Track or OffLuk Wing Yee
2002Where the Legend BeginsYan Fuk
2003Fate TwistersSheung Hei
The Legend of Magic Mirror (水月洞天)Dou Dou (豆豆)
The Legend of Magic Mirror IIDou Dou
2004Armed Reaction IVWai Ying Chi
To Catch the UncatchableVivian Lee Wai Wai
2005Seven Swordsmen (七劍下天山)Flying Red Sash
Eight Charts (八阵图)Qian Xun
2007Tian Xian Pei (天仙配)Fourth Fairy (Guest star)
2008Lei Hen Jian (淚痕劍Die Wu (蝶舞/琥珀)
2008-2009The Gem of LifeHong Nga-Sze (Jessica)
2010Fly with MeLeung Hau-chi (Yvonne) / Janet Bin
Who's the Hero (勝者為王)Tung Fa-shun (童花順)
2011Xi Jin Du (西津渡)Shao Yue'e (邵月娥)
2012The Legend of Zhen HuanEmpress Xiaojingxian
In Love with Power (山河恋·美人无泪)Empress Xiaoduanwen
2013Beauty at WarBouamukchaai Sheung-ling
2015Run for TimeCast Member
2017Oh My Grad
2018Woman in Love

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994Hail the JudgeYu Yin
Fist of LegendHua's girlfriend
1995A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - CinderellaPrincess Iron Fan
The Golden GirlsLulu Shum
1996Love and Sex Among the RuinsBillieNominated - Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actress
Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2DedaNominated - Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Bloody FridayAda
Mystery FilesFoo Man Dik
1997Passionate Nights
Walk InMay
Troublesome NightKen's love interest
Made in HeavenLily Wong
Ah Fai, the DumbJody
1998T.H.E. Professionals
Casino
The SuspectAnnie Chung
Your Place or Mine!Vivian NgNominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress
Rape TrapLi Shan-Shan
1999The Doctor in Spite of HimselfDon
My Heart Will Go On
2000Paramount MotelLi Yuk-hing
2004The Miracle BoxDr. Joanna Tse
2009RebellionCheung WahNominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress
2010Just Another Pandora's BoxPrincess Iron FanGuest star
2013My Lucky Star
2014Just Another Margin
One Step Away
2016S StormWong Man-ling
2018Agent Mr ChanGuest star
2019Assassins and the Missing Gold

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References

  1. ↑ "蔡少芬生日和张晋过二人世界 宣布"封肚"". 8World Entertainment Lifestyle.
  2. ↑ "The Independent: Netizen paid SGD930 for an injection after seeing fake ad featuring Ada Choi". 5 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Independent: Netizen paid SGD930 for an injection after seeing fake ad featuring Ada Choi". 5 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ada Choi Says She Joined Showbiz So She Could Stop Doing Housework". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ada Choi Says She Joined Showbiz So She Could Stop Doing Housework". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ada Choi & Max Zhang Gets Married!". 19 January 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ada Choi and Actor Zhang Jin Get Married". 12 January 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ↑ 帶埋囡囡內地拍劇 蔡少芬微博放便便; accessed 25 July 2015.(in Chinese)
  9. ↑ "Ada Choi: I'm not giving birth anymore" Archived March 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, jaynestars.com; accessed 25 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "3rd Baby on the Way: Ada Choi Announces Pregnancy". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  11. ↑ Ada Choi at douban.com
  12. ↑ Ada Choi at chinesemov.com
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