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Chingmy Yau

Chingmy Yau

Actor · Born May 16, 1968 (58) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

​Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching (Chinese: 邱淑貞, born May 16, 1968) get her start in the entertainment industry by participating in beauty pageants. It was after her appearance at the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant in 1989 (where she took the "Miss Photogenic" trophy) that she began to get film offers. Most of her early work consisted of her playing goody-two-shoes roles in romantic comedies until notorious film-maker Wong Jing took Yau under his wing -- and into his bed, even though he was married at the time. Yau became one of the queens of Category III (Hong Kong's version of the NC-17 rating, given to movies with high doses of sex and/or violence) films, through her roles in movies such as the deliciously sleazy Naked Killer (1992).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 16, 1968 (58)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Chingmy Yau's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
29%
Power
23%
Survival
8%
Self
6%
Society
2%
Revenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 7 · Earnest 9

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 15

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 11

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 15
Hero
6 of 15
Shadow
2 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Absurd
14
Thrilling
10
Melancholic
10
Joyful
9
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chingmy Yau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chingmy Yau's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Left Right Love Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Carol

  • Hold You Tight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ah Moon / Rosa Gao

  • Lawyer Lawyer(1997)

    as Lotus Shui

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 星空下的傾情 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Feel 100%... Once More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gobby

  • 4 Faces of Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Nurse/Cherry Chan

  • Bodyguards of Last Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Siu Dau

  • Street Angels(1996)

    as Tung Yen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Satan Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Chan Shou-Ching

  • Young and Dangerous 2(1996)

    as Ding Yiu

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Blind Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Yim Tung Tung

  • I'm Your Birthday Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Cher Lo

  • Legendary Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lui Chi Lan

  • High Risk(1995)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Saint of Gamblers(1995)

    as Destiny

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lover of the Last Empress(1995)

    as Hui Yu Lan/Empress Tzu Hsi

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 1941 Hong Kong on Fire(1994)

    as Law Mong-Dai

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Return of the God of Gamblers(1994)

    as Hoi Tong

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Return to a Better Tomorrow(1994)

    as Chili

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Modern Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Chanel

  • The Modern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as BoBo

  • The New Legend of Shaolin(1994)

    as Red Bean

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Cult Master(1993)

    as 小昭

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ghost Lantern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Siu Fu Yung

  • Boys Are Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ching Siu Sze

  • Future Cops(1993)

    as Chun May

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Psycho Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Naked Killer 2(1993)

    as Yau Yuk Nam

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Legend Of The Liquid Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Flowerless

  • 情场妙女郎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • City Hunter(1993)

    as Saeko Nogami / Anna

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Millionaire Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Shun

  • Naked Killer(1992)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Royal Tramp II(1992)

    as Princess King Ning

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • She Starts the Fire(1992)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Dream Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jane

  • Casino Tycoon II(1992)

    as Mrs Ho Mei

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Royal Tramp(1992)

    as Princess King Ning

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Modern Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lee Rock III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Rose

  • Casino Tycoon(1992)

    as Mei

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Truant Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Kwan Tak Hing / Ng Siu Yuen

  • Lee Rock II(1991)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lee Rock(1991)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Money Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Koh Tau Tau

  • Tricky Brains(1991)

    as Banana Fung

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • My Neighbours Are Phantoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sandy

  • The Romancing Star 3(1989)

    as Ching

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Busting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Yip Ling

  • Happy Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Cherry's housemate

  • Mr. Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Cha Kit Ching

  • Perfect Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gynaecologist

  • Celebrity Talk Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as 邱淑贞

  • They Came to Rob Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jenny Tung

  • The Crazy Companies II(1988)

    as Tau Tau / Amy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • How to Pick Girls Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Xiao Beibei

  • Mr. Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Wawa

  • Behind Silk Curtains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Crazy Companies(1988)

    as Beanie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Under-Cover Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 20 episodes · as 郑婉华

  • The Last Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Police Cadet 1988 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 40 episodes · as 方敏盈

  • Police Cadet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 40 episodes · as 方敏盈

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1984 to 1999; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

The Return of the God of Gamblers (1994)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Royal Tramp (1992)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

City Hunter (1993)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19841999

Peak 1993 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1991Screen debut· Tricky Brains
  • 1992First top-billed film· Naked Killer
  • 1992Breakout· Naked Killer

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1980s16 · acting1990s47 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 19% of 16 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Chingmy Yau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

1941 Hong Kong on Fire (1994)

58th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Royal Tramp (1992)

Midcredits 86th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Chingmy Yau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chingmy Yau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jing Wong shares the most, 24.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers