Josie Ho


Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-yi is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is the daughter of the Macao casino magnate Stanley Ho.

Early life and family

Ho is the youngest daughter of businessman Stanley Ho and Ho's second wife Lucina Lam. She has 3 older sisters and 1 younger brother, Pansy, Daisy, Maisy and Lawrence, as well as numbers of half-brothers and half-sisters.

Career

She has played many roles, including portraying the parts of prostitutes, which were in strong contrast to her own wealthy upbringing as a billionaire's daughter. For the film Exiled, Ho did not work with a script. Recalling the experience in a recent interview, she said of director Johnnie To, " basically tells actors what to do... Johnnie wants us to come to the set with our mind completely clean, like a white piece of paper. That way, he can draw whatever he wishes on us." Ho starred alongside Eason Chan in the Pang Ho-cheung directed slasher film, Dream Home.
In 2009, Ho along with husband Conroy Chan, and Andrew Ooi, co-founded 852 Films, a film production company.

Personal life

In November 2003, Ho married musician-actor Conroy Chan Chi-chung in Australia.
She credits her oldest sister Pansy with supporting her early efforts to establish a singing career over the objections of their father.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2005Butterfly/ Hu DeiBest Actress
2004Naked AmbitionBest Supporting Actress
2002Forever and EverBest Supporting ActressWon
2000Purple StormBest Supporting Actress

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
2019The 5th World Grandmaster AwardWorld Most Outstanding Grandmaster Excellence AwardWon
2017In The RoomThe 1st Profima International Film Fest & AwardSupreme Best Supporting ActressWon
2015The Hong Kong Society of CinematographersThe Best Charm ActressWon
2014Tomorrow is another dayThe TVB Anniversary AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2000Purple StormTaiwan Golden Horse AwardBest Supporting Actress