Myolie Wu


Myolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is previously managed by Hong Kong TVB television station and Neway Star. In 2011, she won Best Actress for her role in Curse of the Royal Harem, Most Favourite TV Female Character for her role in Ghetto Justice and also "Extraordinary Elegant Actress" at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2011, making her the first ever Triple TV Queen of the year.

Early years

In her schooling days, Myolie Wu received high school education in Boarding School at Methodist College Belfast, Northern Ireland. She later returned to Hong Kong and attended the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, majoring in Biochemistry.
During her first year in university, Wu took part the Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1999 and clinched second runner-up. Shortly afterward, she signed on to TVB as a full-time contracted artiste and withdrew from school.

Career

Acting

In her early years, Myolie Wu started out as supporting characters in television serials. Her acting began to gain recognition through her breakthrough performance in Golden Faith, in which she portrayed the mentally challenged younger sister of Gallen Lo's character, Ivan Ting. Her role was well received by the audience and she was awarded the Most Improved Female Artiste Award at the 2002 ''TVB Anniversary Awards.
Wu was offered her first lead role in Survivor's Law in 2003. In the same year, she also starred in the classic TVB drama Triumph in the Skies alongside veteran actors Francis Ng and Flora Chan. Both series received high viewership ratings and she soon rose to popularity.
In 2005, TVB aired five drama serials in which Wu was lead actress. She received further acknowledgement for her acting in the hit series Wars of In-Laws where she played the shrewd daughter in-law of Liza Wang. The same serial was also what sparked her ongoing rumours with co-star Bosco Wong.
In 2007, Wu was paired with Mainland actor Feng Shao Feng in the TVB-CCTV joint production The Drive Of Life. The couple was well received by fans. She also starred as Chow Lai-Man in the second installment of War of In-Laws, Wars of In-Laws II in the same year.
Wu took another step in her acting career in 2009 by filming her first Mainland drama Beauty's Rival in Palace, in which she guest-starred in for five episodes and was once again paired with Feng Shao Feng. The drama achieved a high viewership rating and her performance was well-praised. She continued to film her second Mainland series Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law as lead actress the same year and gained widespread popularity in mainland China.
She also filmed her third Mainland drama Racecourse alongside boyfriend Bosco Wong in late 2010. The series was their third collaboration portraying a couple.
In 2011, Wu starred in TVB dramas The Rippling Blossom, Ghetto Justice, and Curse of the Royal Harem and all three series were listed as Top 5 in viewership ratings of the year. She was crowned "TV Queen" at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards after being awarded Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Curse of the Royal Harem and My Favorite Female Character for her role in Ghetto Justice. She was also voted by the audience as the Most Extraordinary Elegant Actress'' during the awards, making her the first ever TVB actress to win 3 awards at the same award ceremony.
In 2015, Wu decided not to renew her contract with TVB, and signed with GME China.
With the support of her fellow actresses, Wu opened a bridal studio business as part of her venture into business.

Music

Myolie Wu took the first step in her singing career through singing the theme song for her television series War and Destiny in 2007.
She then signed on to the music label Neway Star in 2008 and released her first EP entitled Evolve. In 2009, she released her second EP Loveholic and held her first solo mini-concert. The concert version Liveholic of her EP Loveholic was then released in early 2010.
She continued to sing theme songs for TVB's television series.

Personal life

Myolie Wu is best friends with Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Elaine Yiu, Selena Lee and Mandy Wong. They formed the friendship group “胡說八道會” after the Chinese idiom 胡說八道 meaning "nonsense talk", in addition to several members sharing the same last name Wu "胡". In 2017, the group filmed a travel show together.
After ending her 8-year relationship with Bosco Wong, Wu began dating British born Philip Lee in 2014. They got married in December 2015. It was announced on 14 May 2017 via Instagram that she was expecting her first child with her husband. On 13 October 2017, Wu gave birth to the couple's first son, Brendan, which she announced via Instagram. On 21 June 2019, she gave birth to their second son, Ryan. In 2020, she announced she is pregnant with their third child. On 4 April 2021, she gave birth to their third son, Liam.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Source:

Variety and reality show

  • 2002 – The Weakest Link , hosted by Carol Cheng
  • 2002 – Russian Roulette , hosted by Dayo Wong
  • 2002 – Super Trio Series Season 6 A Trio Delights, hosted by Eric Tsang, Jerry Lamb, Chin Ka Lok
  • 2004 – Super Trio Series Season 7 The Super Trio Continues, hosted by Eric Tsang, Jerry Lamb, Chin Ka Lok
  • 2006 – Beautiful Cooking , hosted by Ronald Cheng, Alex Fong, Edmond Leung
  • 2006 – King of Games , hosted by Jerry Lamb, Sam Lee, Nancy Lan Sai, Rocky Cheng, Lanmui Lee
  • 2007 – Challenge of the Stars , hosted by Natalis Chan
  • 2007 – Is that Right , hosted by Elvina Kong and Jack Wu
  • 2007 – Deal or No Deal , hosted by Alfred Cheung
  • 2008 – Strictly Come Dancing Season II
  • 2009 – Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? hosted by Leo Ku
  • 2009 – Star Awards -Guest/Award Presenter
  • 2009 – Beautiful Cooking II , hosted by Ronald Cheng, Alex Fong, Edmond Leung
  • 2009 – Mini Fama Mega Fun , hosted by Fama, Kitty Yuen
  • 2015 – Wonderful Friends
  • 2016 – Star Awards 2016 -Guest/Award Presenter
  • 2016 – Star Awards 2016 – Guest/Award Presenter
  • 2017 - The Sisterhood Traveling Gang
  • 2020 – Every Body Stand By Season II

    Music video appearances

  • "Romantic Century" by Myolie Wu
  • "Solo Travel" by Myolie Wu
  • "Fortunately" by Myolie Wu
  • "The Most Beautiful Seventh Day" by Kevin Cheng
  • "The Most Difficult Day" by Vincent Wong & Myolie Wu
  • "Chocolate and Vanilla" by Myolie Wu & Bernice Liu
  • "Because of Love"' by the cast of Strictly Come Dancing
  • "下意識" by Nick Cheung
  • "樱花" by Hacken Lee
  • "You" by Edison Chen
  • "Next Step Special" by Juno Mak

    Discography

Singles

  • "Love Delusion" 戀愛妄想 by Myolie Wu '
  • "Bright Day" 光明日 by Myolie Wu '
  • "Sympathy Points" 同情分 by Myolie Wu '
  • "Soul Mate" 靈魂伴侶 by Myolie Wu '
  • "A Clean Break" 一刀了斷 by Julian Cheung & Myolie Wu '
  • "Loved Once" 愛過 by Julian Cheung & Myolie Wu '
  • "Seeking Love" 尋愛 by Myolie Wu '
  • "Romantic Century" 浪漫世紀 by Myolie Wu '
  • "Solo Travel" 單身旅行 by Myolie Wu '
  • "Time Doesn't Wait For Me" 時間不等我''' by Myolie Wu ''''

    Theme Songs

  • ' Theme Song – "1 plus 1" by Myolie Wu '
  • Lost in the Chamber of Love Theme Song – "Married Clothes" 嫁衣裳 by Ron Ng & Myolie Wu
  • Scavengers' Paradise Theme Song Satay brothers by Roger Kwok, Kenneth Ma, Cherie Kong & Myolie Wu
  • Wars of In-Laws Theme Song – "House Rules" 家規 by Liza Wang, Bosco Wong & Myolie Wu
  • To Grow With Love Sub-Theme Song – "Miss Pig" 豬小姐 by Myolie Wu
  • To Grow With Love Theme Song – "Beautiful Unattractiveness" 醜得漂亮 by Andy Hui & Myolie Wu '
  • War and Destiny Theme Song – "Fortunately" 幸而 by Myolie Wu '
  • ' Theme Song – "Chocolate and Vanilla" 朱古力與雲呢拿 by Bernice Liu & Myolie Wu
  • When A Dog Loves A Cat Theme Song – When a Dog Loves a Cat by Gallen Lo & Myolie Wu
  • Wars of In-Laws II Sub-Theme Song – "The Most Difficult Day" 最難過今天 by Vincent Wong & Myolie Wu
  • Wars of In-Laws II Sub-Theme Song – "Grateful for Meeting You" 感激遇到你 by Bosco Wong & Myolie Wu
  • Burning Flame III Sub-Theme Song – "Intention" 有意 by Kevin Cheng & Myolie Wu
  • A Chip Off the Old Block Theme Song – Mike talks about you by Ron Ng & Myolie Wu
  • Curse of the Royal Harem Sub-Theme Song – "Made in heaven" 天造地設 by Myolie Wu
  • Lady Sour Theme Song – "When You Came into My Life?"是你嗎? by Ron Ng & Myolie Wu
  • Every Step You Take Theme Song – "Angel" 天使''' by Myolie Wu

    Albums

  • Myolie Wu : Evolve
  • Myolie Wu : Loveholic

    Awards

2020

  • Tencent Video Every Body Stand BySeason 2 Best Actor
  • 2020 17th Esquire awards ceremony – Annual Quality Artists
  • 2020 Southern People Weekly – Charismatic Person of the Year Top 12

    2017 & 2018

  • 2018 TV Drama Quality Ceremony – Annual impact drama stars
  • 2017 SINA Weibo Star Awards Ceremony – Weibo Popularity Star II

    2015 & 2016

  • 2016 12th Chinese American Film Festival – Best Actress In A Leading Role of Chinese TV Series
  • 2016 BJTV Crossover Singer Season 1 – Rank no. 13th
  • 2015-2016 onlylady beauty queen award ceremony – The most popular beauty queen of the year
  • Oriental Press Group Internet users choose East 2015 – Public Opinion TV Queen Rank no. 10th