Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man is a Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed second runner-up at Miss [Hong Kong Pageant |Miss Hong Kong pageant] 1997 and represented her country at Miss International 1997. Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is best known for her roles in Return of the Cuckoo, War and Beauty, Maidens' Vow, Forensic Heroes II, Beyond the Realm of Conscience, Can't Buy Me Love, When Heaven Burns, Line Walker, Story of Yanxi Palace and The QUEEN of News.
Career
Sheh graduated in 1994 from the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a diploma in hotel management. In October 1997, she signed with Hong Kong television network TVB after emerging as second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. The early stage of her career was often characterised by her coy, squeaky voice and criticisms of her acting skills. However, Sheh overcame these shortcomings and made her breakthrough in Return of the Cuckoo in 2000, co-starring with Nancy Sit, Julian Cheung and Steven Ma.In 2006, Sheh became the first TVB actress to win two major awards at the same TVB Anniversary Awards ceremony, clinching the Best Actress Award and My Favourite Female TV Character for her performance in Maidens' Vow.
Sheh also became the first to win the TVB Anniversary [Award for Best Actress |Best Actress] award four times, in 2006, 2014, 2023, and 2025.
Sheh also won the Top Four Actresses Award with Ruby Lin, Zhao Wei and Liu Yifei. Sheh was the first Hong Kong television actress to be shortlisted for the semi-finals of the Best Actress category at the 35th International Emmy Awards in 2007. In 2011 she was awarded Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her performance in Can't Buy Me Love.
After 14 years, Sheh left TVB to develop her acting career in China and returned in 2014 for a two-year contract with TVBC, a joint venture between TVB and China Media Capital and Shanghai Media Group.
Sheh returned to the small screen in 2014, playing the undercover cop Ting Siu Ka in Line Walker, earning critical acclaim. Her on-screen partnership with Raymond Lam was also favoured by viewers. She received eleven awards with her role in Line Walker, including Best Actress and Favourite TV Character at TVB 48th Anniversary Awards, TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2014 and Singapore StarHub TVB Awards 2014, which broke the record of receiving the most awards with a single role in TVB.
In 2018, Sheh was highly praise for her profound portrayal of Hoifa-Nara Shushen in the Chinese period drama Story of Yanxi Palace. For this role, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 24th Huading Awards and garnered international fame.
She gained some controversy in 2019 when she was seen liking a post on Instagram related to the support of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. This garnered extreme backlash from Chinese citizens calling for her to be banned from the Chinese entertainment industry but she was quick to retract the like and publicly stated that she did not know the context of the photo thinking it was just a nice photograph taken by a known photographer and was extremely shocked when she found out. The statement in turn angered some Hong Kong citizens.
In 2020, Sheh starred in Winter Begonia as the wife of Cheng Fengtai. She portrayed Xiao Hunian in the 2020 drama series The Legend of Xiao Chuo.
In 2023, Sheh portrayed the ambitious and scheming anchorwoman Man Wai-sum in The Queen of News, again earning critical acclaim. She won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress, Malaysia’s Favourite Actress and Greater Bay Area’s Favourite Actress.
Awards
| Year | Award | Nominated work |
| 1997 | Miss Hong Kong pageant 2nd runner-up | |
| 2000 | Hong Kong TVB 33rd Anniversary: My Favorite Character Award | Return of the Cuckoo |
| 2000 | Hong Kong TVB 33rd Anniversary: My Favorite Partnership Award | Return of the Cuckoo |
| 2001 | Hong Kong TVB 34th Anniversary: My Favorite Character Award | Country Spirit |
| 2002 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 10 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong MSN Messenger Dream Lover Ranking: TV Female Artistes Category #01 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 10 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong TVB 36th Anniversary: My Favourite Character Award | Perish in the Name of Love |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 06 | |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Filmart: Top Five Most Bankable Hong Kong TV Female Artistes #03 | |
| 2004 | Hong Kong TVB 37th Anniversary: My Favourite Character Award | War and Beauty |
| 2004 | Metro Radio Black and White Television Characters Awards: White Award #1 | War and Beauty |
| 2004 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | Perish in the Name of Love |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 04 | |
| 2005 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Best Actress Award | War and Beauty |
| 2005 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | War and Beauty |
| 2005 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite Couple Award | Point of No Return |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Metro Radio: Top Ten Television Artistes | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Next Magazine TV Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 09 | |
| 2006 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | Yummy Yummy – Food for Life |
| 2006 | China TV Drama Award: Most Popular TV Drama Actress for Hong Kong Region | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong TVB 39th Anniversary: Best Actress Award | Maidens' Vow |
| 2006 | Hong Kong TVB 39th Anniversary: My Favourite Female TV Character Award | Maidens' Vow |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Annual Artiste Award: Best TV Actress Award – Gold | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Annual Artiste Award: Best Newcomer Singer Award – Bronze | |
| 2006 | China Eric Tom "Hero" Award: Top Four Female Chinese Artistes | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 01 | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Philips Extraordinary Acting Award | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Spa Treatment Award Most Perfect Body / Appearance Award | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB Children's Song Award – Top Ten Favourite Children Song | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB Children's Songs Award – Gold | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award – Best Song Award | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Song Award – Top Ten Children's Songs | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award – Best Female Singer | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | China QQ Entertainment Award – Most Favourite Hong Kong TV Actress | |
| 2007 | Singapore i-Weekly Magazine – Most Loved Hong Kong Actress Ranked No. 02 | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB Award – Long Service Award | |
| 2008 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | The Dance of Passion |
| 2008 | Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum – Top Six Most Popular Hong Kong TV Female Artists | |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artists Ranked #05 | |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: RMK High Definition Skin Award | |
| 2008 | Singapore i-Weekly Magazine – Most Loved Hong Kong Actress Ranked No. 01 | |
| 2008 | Yahoo Buzz Award – Most Searched TV Female Artist Award | |
| 2008 | Annual Golden TVS Award – Most Popular HK-Taiwan TV Actress | |
| 2009 | Malaysia Astro WLT TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | The Drive of Life |
| 2009 | Malaysia Astro WLT TV Drama Award: Favourite On Screen Kiss | The Drive of Life |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artists Ranked #08 | |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Philips Charismatic Stars Award | |
| 2010 | Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Award | Forensic Heroes II |
| 2010 | Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite Female TV Character Award | Forensic Heroes II |
| 2010 | Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star | Beyond The Realm of Conscience |
| 2010 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #03 | |
| 2010 | Power Academy Award for Outstanding Actress in Television | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards, TV Personality of the Year | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Hong Kong TVB 43rd Anniversary: My Favourite Female TV Character Award | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Best Actress Award | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Top 10 Favorite TV Character | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Award | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite On Screen Couple | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #01 | |
| 2011 | 16th Asian Television Award: Best Actress | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #02 | When Heaven Burns |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: GlamSmile Best Smile Award | |
| 2012 | Cosmo 2012 | When Heaven Burns |
| 2012 | Yahoo : Best TVB Leading Actress | When Heaven Burns |
| 2013 | Marie Claire : Fashion Icon | |
| 2014 | Starhub TVB Awards : Best TV Actress | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Starhub TVB Award : My Top 6 Favourite Female Character | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Astro TVB Star Award : Best TV Actress | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Astro TVB Star Award : My Top 15 Favourite TV Character | Line Walker |
| 2014 | TVB Weekly Brand Award 2014 : Advertising Queen | |
| 2014 | Yahoo Buzz Asia Award: Most Searched TV Female Artist Award | |
| 2014 | TVB 47th Anniversary Award: Best Actress | Line Walker |
| 2014 | TVB 47th Anniversary Award: My Favorite Female Character | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Most Popular TVB Actress In Mainland China | |
| 2015 | Huading 15th Award 2015: Best Chinese TV Actress | Line Walker |
| 2015 | Weibo Star Awards 2014 : Weibo's Powerful TV Female Character | Line Walker |
| 2015 | Weibo Star Awards 2014 : Weibo's Powerful On-Screen Couple | Line Walker |
| 2018 | Domestic TV Series Ceremony, China : Breakthrough Actress of the Year | Story of Yanxi Palace |
| 2019 | Weibo Award Ceremony: Weibo Goddess | Story of Yanxi Palace |
| 2020 | Chinese American Film Festival : Golden Angel TV Award Best Leading Actress | Winter Begonia |
| 2023 | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | The Queen of News |
| 2023 | TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite Actress | The Queen of News |
| 2023 | TVB Greater Bay Area's Most Favorite Actress | The Queen of News |
| 2023 | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Dressed Female Artiste | - |
| 2024 | 29th Asian Television Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Queen of News |