Michelle Ye
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Michelle Ye | |||||||||||
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| Born | 14 February 1980 Hangzhou, China | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1999–present | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actress 2010 Accident | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉璇 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶璇 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Ye Xuan, Michelle Yip, Yip Suen | ||||||||||
| Origin | China | ||||||||||
Michelle Ye or Ye Xuan (born 14 February 1980) is a Chinese actress and producer. She is best known for her roles in Eternal Happiness, Triumph in the Skies, and Lost in the Chamber of Love. Her most notable role was in the 2009 film Accident, in which she won the 2010 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.[1]
Ye has worked as an on-site reporter for TVB at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. In 1999, she won the Miss Chinese International competition.
Apart from her acting career, she is the owner and chairman of the production company Michelle Ye Studios-Zhejiang Bohai Television Ltd, the owner of a sushi restaurant, and the vice-president of the Hengdian Film Association.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Michelle Ye was born in Hangzhou, China. She was named after her mother's favorite actress Zhou Xuan. Ye's mother was a housewife and her father a lawyer. Her father was constantly on business travel, thus leaving Ye to be cared for by her mother solely. When Ye was seven years old, her father moved overseas and only returned home for a total number of weeks within a year.[clarification needed] Ye's parents divorced when she was nine years old. Her mother no longer wanted to care for her and instead wanted Ye's father to know what it was like to take care of their child.[2]
Ye then lived with her paternal grandparents. Her grandparents were retired professors who lived in a professor's hostel in the university. Her grandfather was very strict with her academics, and under his guidance, her academic results were good. She was involved in a lot of school activities.[3]
At the age of 10, her father brought her grandparents and Ye to New York City. Her grandparents could not acclimate to the new environment and returned to China. Her father was still busy with his career, and at the age of 13, Ye asked to move out. Her father agreed and let her rent an apartment. Every month she would go to her father's company for spending money, and was otherwise self-sufficient. To earn extra money, she lied about her age to work in a video rental store, from where she rented many series and movies, sparking her interest in the entertainment business.[4]
She attended John Dewey High School. While there, she learned to speak Cantonese from a classmate. She won first place in the botany category at the International Science and Engineering Fair in 1998. She was the valedictorian of her class, thus earning a full scholarship to Wellesley College, where she majored in political science.[5]
She was influenced by her stepmother to enter the 1998 Miss Greater Chinatown NYC beauty pageant. She was 2nd runner up, but the winner resigned and the 1st runner up declined the title.[6] She accepted the title and competed in Hong Kong for the Miss Chinese International 1999 competition on her birthday and won.[7] After the competition, she went back and finished her first year of college, but subsequently opted to terminate her studies and sign a contract with TVB.
Entertainment career
[edit | edit source]In 2011, Michelle Ye's contract with Media Asia Films expired and she chose not to renew it and left to set up Michelle Ye Studio in Beijing, signing with Qiangshi Media as a producer.[8]
Other projects
[edit | edit source]Ye published an autobiography titled Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue in July 2006.
In 2011, Ye established her own production company (Michelle Ye Studios-Zhejiang Bohai Television Ltd) and has produced and starred in three series thus far, Ninth Widow, Athena, and Purple Hairpin. However, Ye has not ruled out a return to TVB, after revealing she invited by several producers.[9] In 2012, Ye was voted Vice President of the Hengdian Film Association, and opened a sushi restaurant in Hengdian.
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]- (1998) Won second runner up in the "Miss Greater Chinatown NYC beauty pageant 1998" [10]
- (1999) Crowned first place as Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999[11]
- (1999) Won "Miss Classic Beauty" Award in the "Miss Chinese International 1999"
- (2002) Nominated as "Most Improved Actress" for TVB 35th Anniversary Awards
- (2002) Nominated as "Favorite Partnership" with Raymond Lam for TVB 35th Anniversary Awards
- (2003) Nominated as "Most Improved Actress" for TVB 36th Anniversary Awards
- (2003) Nominated as "Favorite Actress" for TVB 36th Anniversary Awards
- (2003) Nominated as "Favorite Partnership" with Raymond Lam and Kenneth Ma for TVB 36th Anniversary Awards
- (2005) Nominated as "Best Newcomer" in Hong Kong Golden Horse Award for Moonlight in Tokyo
- (2009) Nominated as "The Best Leading Actress" in The 66th Venice Film Festival for Accident
- (2010) Won "Best Supporting Actress" in 29th Hong Kong Film Awards for Accident
- (2011) Won "Hong Kong and Taiwan's Most Popular Actress of the Year" in LeTV Entertainment Awards
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Moonlight in Tokyo | Lu | |
| 2006 | Undercover Hidden Dragon | Sister Han | |
| 2007 | The Closet | Mang Ping | |
| 2007 | Simply Actors | Judy | |
| 2009 | Lady Cop & Papa Crook | Yammy | |
| 2009 | The Sniper | Mon | |
| 2009 | Vengeance | pregnant woman | |
| 2009 | The First 7th Night | Fong | |
| 2009 | Murderer | Sonny's mother | |
| 2009 | Accident | Woman | |
| 2010 | Fire of Conscience | May | |
| 2010 | Dream Home | Flat 8A owner | |
| 2010 | Once a Gangster | Nancy | |
| 2010 | No Rest for Restrooms | Short film | |
| 2010 | Bruce Lee, My Brother | Lee Hap-ngan | |
| 2011 | Hi, Fidelity | Josephine Ma / Jo-Jo | |
| 2011 | Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu | ||
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | Li Lizhuang | cameo |
| 2011 | Overheard 2 | Tsui Foon | |
| 2012 | Motorway | Mrs. Lo | |
| 2013 | Hotel Deluxe | ||
| 2013 | Drug War | Sal | |
| 2014 | Overheard 3 | Luk Wing-yu | |
| 2015 | King of Mahjong | Ramona | |
| 2015 | Insanity | ||
| 2020 | Thorn Kiss |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Street Fighters | Ho Hei | |
| 2001 | Reaching Out | Jess | |
| 2001 | Gods of Honour | Yeung Lin-fa | |
| 2002 | Treasure Raiders | Cheung Git-git | guest star last episode |
| 2002 | Network Love Story | Yeung Wai-man | |
| 2002 | Eternal Happiness | Mang Lai-kwan | |
| 2002 | Golden Faith | Rain Ching | |
| 2002 | Lofty Water Verdant Bow | Lai Sing-nam | |
| 2003 | Evil Butterfly | Luo Yiping | |
| 2003 | Oriental Flower Maiden | Ma Qili | |
| 2003 | The Case of the Green Hair | mini movie | |
| 2003 | The Driving Power | Ding Ming-jyu | |
| 2003 | Triumph in the Skies | Zita Tung | |
| 2004 | Hard Fate | young Suen Yeen-chou | guest star episode 7-8 |
| 2005 | The Royal Swordsmen | Shangguan Haitang | |
| 2005 | Lost in the Chamber of Love | Cui Yingying | |
| 2005 | The Herbalist's Manual | Dong Ching | |
| 2005 | Central Affairs | Season | |
| 2006 | Central Affairs 2 | Samantha | |
| 2007 | Liao Zhai II | Xiao Qiao | |
| 2007 | Jiao Yi Sheng Ma Ma | Jian Xiao Dan | |
| 2007 | Tutor Queen | Suki | |
| 2010 | The Legend of Yang Guifei | Madame Guo | |
| 2010 | Grandma's Ancient City | ||
| 2010 | Spell of Fragrance | Su Hongyu / Su Yuning | |
| 2011 | Gang Hun | Da Daoshu | |
| 2012 | The Ninth Widow | Wang Putao | |
| 2012 | Find You | Ning Xinran | |
| 2013 | Athena | ||
| 2013 | The Purple Hairpin | Fok Siu Yuk | TVB Overseas |
| 2014 | The Virtuous Queen of Han | Guest star episode 38 | |
| 2014 | Gu Cheng Wang Shi | ||
| 2014 | Muse Dress | ||
| 2018 | The People's Army | Jiang Xu | |
| 2018 | Lou Wai Lou | ||
| 2018 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | ||
| 2020 | In the Name of Father |
Pageant history
[edit | edit source]Michelle Ye was originally 2nd runner up at the 1998 pageant, but the winner and 1st runner up did not want to compete in Hong Kong. She took over the crown and title. She later on represented New York at Miss Chinese International 1999 where she won.[14]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Michelle Ye at IMDb
- Michelle Ye Xuan at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Michelle Ye's Sina weibo
- Michelle Ye's Autobiography/Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- American emigrants to Hong Kong
- Chinese emigrants to the United States
- Actresses from Zhejiang
- Hong Kong film actresses
- Hong Kong television actresses
- Miss Chinese International winners
- Actresses from Hangzhou
- John Dewey High School alumni
- Wellesley College alumni
- Writers from New York (state)
- Women autobiographers
- Hong Kong women writers
- 20th-century Hong Kong actresses
- 21st-century Hong Kong actresses
- Chinese film actresses
- Chinese television actresses
- 20th-century Chinese actresses
- 21st-century Chinese actresses