Carat Cheung
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| Background information | |||
| Chinese name | 張名雅 (traditional) | ||
| Chinese name | 张名雅 (simplified) | ||
| Pinyin | Zhāng Míng Yǎ (Mandarin) | ||
| Jyutping | Zoeng1 Meng4 Aa1 (Cantonese) | ||
| Ethnicity | Han Chinese | ||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||
| Born |
7 December 1987 British Hong Kong | ||
| Occupation | Actress, Model, Presenter | ||
| Label(s) | TVB | ||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||
| Partner(s) | Joe Choy | ||
| Website | TVB artiste page | ||
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Carat Cheung (Chinese: 張名雅; born 7 December 1987) is a Canadian-Chinese actress, model and former beauty pageant queen currently based in Hong Kong and currently under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management.[1][2][3] She is the winner of the 2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Biography
Carat Cheung hails from Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Killarney Secondary School and graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Economics Business Studies.[4] Cheung is also the niece of TVB television drama producer Alfred Cheung Kin-ting.[5] Prior to returning to Hong Kong, Chueng worked as a presenter for Fairchild TV, a Chinese television channel in Canada.
Pageant career
Cheung was a contestant at the 2009 Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant, coming in 1st Runner-Up, behind that years winner Eliza Sam.
In 2012, Cheung returned to Hong Kong in order to participate in the 2012 Miss Hong Kong pageant for a better chance of aspiration to enter into acting. The 2012 was the first Miss Hong Kong pageant to hold viewers choice online voting. The winner was to be selected based on popular online votes by audiences.[6] Cheung was crowned the winner on August 26, 2012, however her win remains highly controversial as TVB's computer servers was disrupted, resulting in a lot of viewers unable to vote for their favorite. At the end, the winner was decided by the judging panel. Netizens and a few TVB artistes was not happy with the final winner result and demanded TVB do a recount to be fair for all the other contestants. Cheung's uncle Alfred Cheung, came to her defense noting all past winners were decided by the judges so the rightful winner was crowned.[7]
After winning the 2012 Miss Hong Kong title, Cheung went on to participate in the 2013 Miss Chinese International Pageant, were she came in as 2nd Runner-Up.
Acting career
Cheung's acting debuted in 2014 with a small roles in TVB drama Tomorrow Is Another Day. The following year she was cast in main supporting roles in dramas Smooth Talker, Wudang Rules and the highly rated Ghost of Relativity which brought her more public attention.[8]
Personal life
On July 31, 2016, Cheung announced on her social media account that she was engaged to her lawyer boyfriend Joe Choy.[9]
Filmography
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tomorrow Is Another Day | 再戰明天 | Kelly | |
| 2015 | Smooth Talker | 以和為貴 | Betty So Fa-yi (蘇花兒) | |
| Wudang Rules | 潮拜武當 | Diana Dai On-na (戴安娜) | ||
| Ghost of Relativity | 鬼同你OT | Anna | ||
| 2016 | House of Spirits | 一屋老友記 | Joanne Chin Cho-kwan (錢祖君) | |
| Daddy Dearest | 超能老豆 | Mak Ka-ka (麥家嘉) | ||
| A Fist Within Four Walls | 城寨英雄 | Wu Nei (胡妮) | ||
References
- ↑ "Carat Cheung denies plastic surgery". Yahoo! News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Tracy Chu, Promoted As One Of The New Lead Actresses In TVB". Chinatopix. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Erica Chen crowned Miss Chinese Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "From Hong Kong to Canada and back: the migrants who came home from home". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ http://et.21cn.com/tv/tvb/zixun/2012/08/26/12787236.shtml, 2012港姐冠军诞生 张坚庭侄女张名雅大热胜出(图)
- ↑ Miss Hong Kong 2012 Will Be Crowned by Viewers. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016
- ↑ 2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant: Carat Cheung Wins Crown!. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016
- ↑ "Kate Tsui and Carat Cheung Will Have Many Cat-Fight Scenes in 'Harmony is a Virtue'". Chinatopix. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Carat Cheung To Marry Lawyer Boyfriend. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016
External links
- TVB profile
- Official Instagram page
- Official Twitter page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Weibo page
| Preceded by Rebecca Zhu 朱晨麗 |
Miss Hong Kong Pageant Winner 2012 |
Succeeded by Grace Chan 陳凱琳 |