Mandy Lieu
Quick Facts
Biography
Mandy Lieu (born March 20, 1985) is a Malaysian-American model, actress, and TV show host based in Hong Kong. She has appeared in Hong Kong television shows and movies such as Horseplay and To The Fore.
Early life
Mandy Lieu's father is of white American and he disappeared before she was born. Her mother is Malaysian-Chinese and unemployed at that time. Lieu and her younger brother grew up in a single parent household in Malaysia and moved to Kuala Lumpur with her family when she was 8. She worked as a part-time model during her free time. In 2003, she went to Hong Kong to develop her modelling career after dropping out of school and she had appeared in television advertisements.
Career
She rose to fame in a shampoo commercial in Malaysia, which led a new chapter in her life. She then moved to Tokyo at age 17, one year later she arrived in Hong Kong. She repeatedly and frequently featured on the cover of many magazines, including More, Me, HIM, Marie Claire, Fashion & Beauty, Wedding Deluxe, Ketchup, Darizi, Elle Wedding. Lieu face has been used as the face of many campaigns, like Hugo Boss, TAG Heuer Watch, Max & Co., Salvatore Ferragamo, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Dior, Omega to HK Fashion Week, Ted Baker, Miu Miu, Mulberry, Shiseido, and Swarovski.
In 2012, Mandy broke into movie TaiChi O. Her career path keep expanding with box-office successes like Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) and To The Fore (2015).
Personal life
Growing up in multicultural country Lieu is multilingual and can speak Malay, Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.
Mandy Lieu stated that she does not official have a Chinese name despite the rumour that her Chinese name is 劉碧麗. She said that 劉碧麗 is a name created by netizens, and she later accepted this name as it became too widespread.
Relationship
Mandy Lieu had dated Bo-Lin Chen for three years before they broke up in 2011. She gave birth a daughter on 20 May 2015 by the Macau casino tycoon Alvin Chau (Chau Cheok Wa's).
Filmography
Television
- 2008: Dressage To Win
Master of Ceremonies
- 2010: Mr. Hong Kong
- 2013: Asian Film Awards
Game Shows
- 2013: Super Trio Maximus
- 2014: The Conquerors (episode 10)
- 2014: Summer Splash (episdoes 6-10)
Hostess
- 2009: Lifetival
- 2010: 老虎都要 party
- 2010: 日本‧不盡的享樂
Films
- 2012: Taichi 0
- 2012: Don Juan DeMarco
- 2014: The Splash Muses
- 2014: Horseplay
- 2014: Black & White: The Dawn of Justice
- 2015: To The Fore