Kelly Chen Actress Information

Kelly Chen is a multi talented Hong Kong actress and Canto-pop star. She has starred in over 26 hit movies and TV series and she has almost 20 million record sales of her 38 albums. Kelly Chen’s success as a singer earned her the title of the diva of asia.

Names
Full English name – Kelly Chen Wai-lam
Chinese name – 陈慧琳
Pinyin – Chen Hui Lin
Birth name – Vivian Chen Wai-man

Details
Date of birth – 13^th September 1973
Place of Birth- Hong Kong, China
Height – 1.73

Background
Kelly Chan was born in Hong Kong where she attended primary school. She later moved to Japan to attend high school and to New York where she graduated from Parsons School of Design majoring in graphic design. She has an elder sister, a younger brother, husband Alex Lau who she married in 2008 after a 16 year relationship and two sons born in 2009 and 2012.

Acting Career
Kelly Chen’s career is focused on three interrelated areas, commercial acting, TV and movie acting and singing.  Her commercial work started while she was still studying at Parsons in New York when she appeared in two commercials, one for Shanghai beer and the other for the Bank of Hong Kong. Her singing career started in 1995 when she returned to Hong Kong after graduation and was featured in a Jacky Cheung music video. Her acting career also started in 1995 when she appeared in her first film “What Ever Will Be, Will Be” and sang the movie’s theme song.

“What Ever Will Be, Will Be” was to be the first of many cases where Kelly Chen combined her singing and acting career together so they support each other. Many Hong Kong move stars where successful as singers and actors but very few were able to combine singing and acting this way. From 1995 to 1998 Kelly’s singing career took of and she released albums in both Cantonese and Mandarin, held concerts and went on a world tour.

After she appeared in the TV series “Don’t Cry Baby” in 1999-2000 with Japanese star Kyoko Fukada and performed two concerts in Japan during this time, Kelly Chen was also popular in Japan with a large fan base. By 2007 Kelly Chen was the 3^rd highest paid entertainer in China with Jacky Chan coming first and Andy Lau second. Despite being a singing diva first and a movie star second, Kelly Chen has starred in over 25 successful movies and over 6 TV series and won a number of acting awards. Her movies include box office hits such as Infernal Affairs (2002) and Tokyo Raiders (200).

Movie and Film Titles
The Monkey King (2012)
Goddess of Mercy – Guanyin

All's Well, Ends Well 2012 (2012)
Julie

72 Tenants fo Prosperity (2010)
Singer

An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
Yen Feier

It’s a Wonderful Life (2007)

McDull, the Alumni (2006)
'OL' – Office Lady

Super Model (2004)
Cameo

Breaking News (2004)
Commissioner Rebecca Fong

Infernal Affairs: End Inferno 3 (2003)
Dr. Lee Sum Yee

Love Under the Sun (2003)

Infernal Affairs (2002)
Dr. Lee Sum Yee

Between Calmness and Passion (2001)
Aoi

Merry-Go-Round (2001)
Fung's admirer

Lavender (2001)
Athena

Half Cigarette (2000)
Policewoman

And I Hate You So (2000)
Luna Ng

Tokyo Raiders (2000)
Macy

Hot War (1998)
Blue Szeto

Anna Magdalena (1998)
Mok Man-Yee

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997)
Madame Trunk (voice)

Lost and Found (1996)
Chai Lam

What Ever Wil Be, Will Be (1995)
Wing

The Age of Miracles (1995)
Policewoman

TV Series
Regalia Bay (2004)
Friends (2002)
Non Marriage Family (2001)

Toshinden xinde chansheng (2000)
Uranus

Don't Be a Cry Baby (1999)
Lin

Toshinden sha shou Hao (1998)
Uranus (voice)

Awards for Film and TV
28th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee  – Best Original Film Song – Kelly Chen – An Empress and the Warriors

20th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Original Film Song – Kelly Chen – Lavender

16th Hong Kong Film Awards
Winner – Best Original Film Song – Kelly Chen – Lost and Found

15th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best New Performer – Kelly Chen – Whatever Will Be, Will Be
Nominee – Best Original Film Song – Kelly Chen – Whatever Will Be, Will Be

Supporting websites for Kelly Chen

IMDb Actor Database for Kelly Chen
Kelly Chen Official Website