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Catherine Chau

Catherine Chau

Actor · Born July 23, 1979 (47) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Catherine Chow Ka-Yee (Chinese: 周家怡) is a Hong Kong actress. She started by completing the 1996 TVB Acting Class and graduating in 1998. She was nominated for Most Improved Female Artist at the TVB Anniversary Awards (2009). Her notable roles include The Dance of Passion (2006), My Sister of Eternal Flower (2011), Men with No Shadows (2011) and The Menu (2015). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1979 (47)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 71 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Catherine Chau's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Power
23%
Self
20%
Society
16%
Ideas
13%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
4
Warm
2
Dread
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Catherine Chau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Chau'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

71 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bird of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Under the Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 15 episodes · as Alice Au

  • Wakesurf Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Case X Decoded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lee Sze-yi

  • Games of Two Halves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · as Mung Mei

  • 翻盘下半场 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 破·地獄：感恩特别版 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as 曾美玉

  • The Last Dance(2024)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Inexternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ms. Chan

  • Through A Lens Darkly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tsung Sau-ling

  • We Are Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as 张佩怡

  • The Goldfinger(2023)

    as Sun Hui

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ready O/R Rot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nurse

  • Death Notice: A Serial Killer Leaving Notes(2023)

    as Pak Fei Fei

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • YUM Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cher

  • Life Must Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Yanki

  • Parents League (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Kids' Lives Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 25 episodes · as Kay Mak Hoi-kei

  • The Gutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 15 episodes · as Sammy

  • The Grand Grandmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mei

  • Haters Gonna Stay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • First Night Nerves(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Project Gutenberg(2018)

    as Madam Ho

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Agent Mr. Chan(2018)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Husband Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Wife

  • The Legendary Tycoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 42 episodes · Actor

  • 29 + 1(2017)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Menu(2016)

    as Fong Ying

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Margaret & David: Green Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · as Margaret

  • 玛嘉烈与大卫系列 绿豆 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • 瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 綠豆 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as 瑪嘉烈

  • Heaven in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Wong Yuen Yune

  • Ten Years(2015)

    as Office Lady (segment "Dialect")

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Supervisor of Public Relations Dept.

  • The Menu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · as 方凝 Fong Ying

  • Hot Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Twilight Online (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Psychiatrist

  • Fierce Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Gloves Come Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 25 episodes · as Tsui Suk Wai

  • The Hippocratic Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 25 episodes · as Wong Hoi-kei

  • When Heaven Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Men with No Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · as Wen jia ling

  • My Sister of Eternal Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Show Me the Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 80 episodes · Actor

  • Growing Through Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Beauty Knows No Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Fly with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • A Bride for a Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 21 episodes · Actor

  • The King of Snooker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Love Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Dicey Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 35 episodes · Actor

  • The Gentle Crackdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as 妓女

  • The Dance of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • Hidden Treasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Strike at Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Shades of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • War and Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 30 episodes · as 白兰

  • The Legend Of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Love is Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Colourful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Green Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 25 episodes · as May

  • Incurable Traits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Ups And Downs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • At the Threshold of an Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sophia（Joe&Tina职员）

  • Face to Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Game of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 20 episodes · as 江守言之妻

  • Armed Reaction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 32 episodes · as Fion

  • Detective Investigation Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 50 episodes · as 黃琪琪 Wong Kei Kei

  • 1971 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Nemesis In The Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles, 69 of them dated from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Project Gutenberg (2018)

$188M worldwide

Highest rated

Project Gutenberg (2018)

Midcredits 77th

Film career

19952026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2015Screen debut· Office
  • 2015First top-billed film· Ten Years

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 20% of 5 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 Catherine Chau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Ten Years (2015)

68th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Last Dance (2024)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 58. 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 Catherine Chau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Catherine Chau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chung-Chi Cheung shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers