Quick Facts
Biography
Alice Chan Wai (born 21 November 1973) is a Hong Kong film and television actress.
Early life
Chan was born in Beijing, with ancestry in the county-level city of Puning in Guangdong. She settled in Hong Kong with her parents and older sister when she was one-and-a-half years old. After graduating high school, she attended Chu Hai College of Higher Education. She stopped after two years of study to enter the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant at 23 years old.
Career
Chan began her television and acting career after winning the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant. She signed a management contract with Asia Television (ATV) that same year, and began filming her first television production. Chan quickly became one of the most popular female actresses in ATV, alongside Joey Meng, Kristal Tin and Kristy Yang. In 2005, she received recognition for her leading role of a series that was loosely based on the late actress Anita Mui.
She retired from the industry after her marrying Taiwanese business man James Yen. In 2012, Chan returned to acting and signed a filming contract with TVB.
Filmography
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Snow is Red | 1997 | Chan Yuen-sheung | |
| Coincidentally | 1997 | Lang Chui | |
| The Year of Chameleon | 1997 | Aunt D | |
| My Brother, My Mum | 1997 | Chu Man-wai | |
| Pretty Police Woman | 1998 | Officer Chow Mei-yee | |
| My Date with a Vampire | 1998 | Miu-sin / Guanyin | |
| Ten Tigers of Guangdong | 1999 | Tung Chi | |
| Hai Rui Dou Yan Song | 1999 | Yang Xiaodong | |
| Divine Retribution | 2000 | Cheng Hei-man | |
| A Dream Named Desire | 2000 | Pauline Chan Ho-yan | |
| Healing Hearts | 2001 | ||
| To Where He Belongs | 2001 | Yau Ying | |
| A True Cop Story | 2001 | Kwok Yun-yung | |
| Love Out of Gamble | 2001 | Siu Chi-fong | |
| Son from the Past | 2002 | Kam Lan / Hung Ling | |
| As You Wish | 2002 | Maria | |
| Jin Ye Wu Feng | 2003 | ||
| Xie Ling Long | 2003 | ||
| Shu Si Jiao Liang | 2003 | ||
| The Chinese Medic Master | 2003 | Yeung Piu-piu | |
| Mama, I Love You | 2003 | Ho Yi-kuen | |
| Light of Million Hopes | 2003 | Ng Tin-yuen | |
| My Date with a Vampire III | 2004 | Yiu-king / Holy Mother of Yiu Lake | |
| A Dream Named Desire II | 2005 | Lui Kim-fong | |
| Mei Yan Fang Fei | 2006 | Fang Yanmei | |
| Concubine of Qing Emperor | 2006 | Boerjite Shi Jingzhen | |
| Project A | 2007 | Lau Yu-yin | |
| The Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung | 2008 | Fong Chi-wah | |
| Friendly Fire | 2012-2013 | Pong Tit-sum | |
| Beauty at War | 2013 | Kwok Yuen-ching | guest star |
| Sniper Standoff | 2013 | Ting Hau | |
| Palace 3: The Lost Daughter | 2014 | Liniang | |
| ICAC Investigators 2014 | 2014 | ||
| Lady Sour | 2014 | Tsin Sheung | |
| Lord of Shanghai | 2015 | Yiu Gwai Sang | |
| With or Without You | 2015 | Lau Yuet O | |
| Angel In-the-Making | 2015 | Cheuk Tse Kwan ( Defea ) | |
| My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan | 2016 | So Yau Nam | |
| Daddy Dearest | 2016 | Chu Lei-san | |
| Married but Available | 2017 | Carol (施露嘉) | |
| Deep in the Realm of Conscience | 2017 |
Film
- 1997: 97 Lan Kwai Fong
- 1999: Dial D for Demons
- 2000: Guilty or Not
- 2000: A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear
- 2000: Phantom Call
- 2000: Bio-Cops
- 2000: Ransom Express
- 2001: City of Desire
- 2006: Wise Guys Never Die
- 2007: The Lady Iron Chef
- 2014: Iceman
- 2016: Buddy Cops
