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Biography
Not to be confused with Shermon Tang.
Sheren Tang Shui-man is a famous Hong Kong television actress who is known for not signing a long-term contract with TVB, preferring to work on a per-drama contract with the TV station. She is most famous for her roles in the mega-hit TVB drama series like War and Beauty, La Femme Desperado, The Family Link, Rosy Business and No Regrets. She moved over to rival station ATV in 1996 and returned to TVB in 2000.
Career
In 1985, Tang joined TVB's training classes. Months later, after her graduation, Tang was cast in her first role in The Legend of the General Who Never Was 1985 with Alex Man as his leading lady.
Her acting in War and Beauty as Yu Fei (如妃) was critically acclaimed, making her a hot favourite for the "Best Actress" award in 2004. However, she did not win, with the award being given to Gigi Lai instead. Votings were closed the night before the awards ceremony, with Tang leading by a landslide; thus many people concluded that the "Best Actress" award would surely go to her. Tang, instead, went home with the My Favourite Powerhouse Actress Award (now renamed as Best Supporting Actress award). This attracted a lot of backlash and anger from the citizens of Hong Kong, which prompted the ICAC to conduct investigations into the award show. The situation worsened when TVB asked Lai to film The Charm Beneath, which Tang was originally supposed to film with Bobby Au-yeung.
Her role as Hilda (海翹) in La Femme Desperado in 2006 was once again very well received by the Hong Kongers, making her a hot favourite for the "Best Actress" award. The award however, went to Charmaine Sheh for her role in Maiden's Vow.
In 2009, Tang's role as 4th Wife (四奶奶) in Rosy Business brought her much popularity, making her a hot favourite for the "Best Actress" award once again. However, it was said that TVB pushed back the awards to December so that Grand Production dramas Born Rich and Beyond the Realm of Conscience could be included in the nominations, greatly diminishing Tang's chance of winning the award. It was rumoured that TVB had initially wanted to promote the female lead of Beyond the Realm of Conscience, Tavia Yeung, to become the Best Actress. However, Yeung has openly rejected TVB's offer, saying that if Tang did not get the "Best Actress" award, she would join the rest of the netizens to protest against TVB's decision.
Fortunately, this time round, with TVB producer Catherine Tsang backing her, Tang was duly awarded her "Best Actress" award, much to the joy of Hong Kong citizens, whereby there was a petition signed by them for TVB to award Tang her long-overdue "Best Actress" award, failing which they will hold protests outside TVB City.
At the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards which was held on 5 December 2010, thanks to her brilliant performance as Cheng Gau-Mui (鄭九妹) in the highly acclaimed indirect sequel to Rosy Business, No Regrets, Tang was once again seen as a hot favourite for the "Best Actress" award. Due to strong backing from the netizens, Tang was once again awarded the coveted "Best Actress" award, making her the first actress in Hong Kong to win this top award consecutively.
To date, Tang remains the only TV actress in Hong Kong who has starred in 6 TVB dramas, in which she was the lead actress, that has reached the 40-point mark. 3 of these dramas, namely War and Beauty, Rosy Business and La Femme Desperado have been awarded the "Best Drama" award at the TVB Anniversary Awards.
In 1998, she also appeared in Liang Po Po: The movie as a foreign talent from Hong Kong that is engaged as an expert to impart knowledge of the triad to local gangsters like Liang Po Po.
Filmography
TVB series
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Legend of the General Who Never Was | Liu Kam-fa | |
| The Possessed | |||
| Happy Spirit | Yeung Hoi-yee | ||
| 1986 | New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | Chow Chi-Yeuk | |
| Brothers Under the Skin | Ling Choi-yue | ||
| The Legend of Wong Tai Sin | |||
| 1987 | The Greenhorns | ||
| Police Cadet 1988 | |||
| 1988 | The In-Between | ||
| Twilight of a Nation | Hon Bo-Ying | ||
| 1989 | The Vixen's Tale | ||
| The Sword and the Sabre | |||
| I Do, I Do | Lily | ||
| The War Heros | |||
| "Police Cadet 1988" | |||
| Ode to Gallantry | Ding Dang | ||
| 1990 | The Enforcer's Experience | ||
| Friends and Lovers | |||
| 1991 | On the Edge | Wong Kwun-yin | |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong | Pang Hon | |
| 1993 | Zhan Zhao: The Southern Hero | ||
| 1994 | The Intangible Truth | Ma Kit | |
| Fate of the Clairvoyant | Tong Mun-Yung | ||
| Filthy Rich | |||
| 1995 | Sharp Shooters | Poon Wai-yan | |
| Files of Justice IV | Yin Chi-Kit (Joyce) | ||
| 2000 | The Threat of Love | Yip Miu-yu/Fong Yiu | |
| Healing Hands II | Tsui Ka-wing | ||
| 2001 | Screen Play | Koi Jing-ying | |
| Country Spirit | Koo Yiu | ||
| 2002 | Good Against Evil | Lau Siu-tao | |
| 2003 | The Threat of Love II | Ding Yue-ying/Chu Sau-ping/Mei/ Fong Yee-lei/Tung Sin-tung/Cheung Fan | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Aqua Heroes | Sui Kin Yee | ||
| 2004 | War and Beauty | Niu-hu-lu Ru-yue | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character Ming Pao Weekly Magazine Award for Outstanding Actress in Television Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| 2005 | The Prince's Shadow | So Sam | |
| 2006 | La Femme Desperado | Hoi Kiu | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) |
| 2007 | The Family Link | Mung Ka-Ka | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character |
| The Drive of Life | Wang Siu-Fun | ||
| 2008 | Your Class or Mine | Yim Ka-Lai | Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10) |
| 2009 | Rosy Business | Hong Po-Kei (4th Wife) | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Ming Pao Weekly Magazine Award for Outstanding Actress in Television Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) |
| 2010 | No Regrets | Cheng Kau-Mui (Miss Kau) | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress My AOD Favourite Award for Top 10 Characters Ming Pao Weekly Magazine Award for Outstanding Actress in Television Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) Nominated - My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| 2013 | Beauty at War | Niu-hu-lu Ru-yue |
ATV series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | I Have a Date with Spring | Yiu Siu-deep |
| The Good Old Days | Cheung Man-fung/Chung Sum-ming | |
| 1997 | Interpol | Law Tze-yin |
Other series
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Mystery Cases of Master Shi | ||
| 2003 | Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story | ||
| 2005 | Huiniang Wanxin | ||
| 2008 | Rose Martial World | Yin Xuehan | |
| 2011 | New My Fair Princess | Empress | Hua Ding Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| City of Falling Snow | Bai Yu-qin | ||
| 2014 | Mei Ren Zhi Zhao | Wu Zetian |
Albums
Main themes
- I Have A Date With Spring (1995)
Awards and achievements
- 1991 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 TV Dramas (8th position/又是冤家又聚頭)
- 1995 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 TV Dramas (1st position/Fate of the Clairvoyant)
- 1996 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 TV Dramas (10th position/廉政英雌)
- 1997 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 TV Dramas (10th position/再見艷陽天)
- 2003 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Supporting Actress (Loving You II a.k.a. The Threat of Love II)
- 2004 TVG Anniversary Award - Best Support Actress (War and Beauty)
- 2004 TVB Anniversary Award - My Favourite Character (Yu Fei in War and Beauty)
- 2004 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Drama (War and Beauty)
- 2004 Yahoo! "Most Popular Actress" award
- 2004 My Favourite TV Character (voted by artistes/War and Beauty)
- 2004 Mingpao Weekly "Acting Award 2004" - Best Actress
- 2004 娱乐满天星 - Most Popular Actress
- 2004 Metro Radio - Best Classic Character (Grand Prize)
- 2004 Radio Television Hong Kong - Most Outstanding Actress
- 2004 Xin Lang (Hong Kong) - Top 10 Outstanding People (4th position)
- 2005 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Artistes (1st position)
- 2005 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 TV dramas (1st position/War and Beauty)
- 2005 Astro TV Award - My Favourite Character (Yu Fei in War and Beauty)
- 2005 Astro TV Award - My Favourite Drama (War and Beauty)
- 2005 Astro TV Award - Most Unforgettable Scene (Yu Fei crying pitifully after her princess died in War and Beauty)
- 2005 FarmX Teen Power B-Day Party - Most Popular TV Personality Prize
- 2006 Annual Golden TVS Award - Best Actress 《青城之恋》 (Mainland China drama)
- 2006 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Drama (La Femme Desperado)
- 2006 Hong Kong TV Award - Most Outstanding Artiste
- 2007 Astro TV Award - Most Unforgettable Scene (Hilda was shocked and sad when she found out Ling betrayed her in La Femme Desperado)
- 2007 Astro TV Award - My Favourite Character (Hilda in La Femme Desperado)
- 2007 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Dramas (5th position/La Femme Desperado)
- 2007 Metro Radio - Best Newsworthy TV Queen
- 2008 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Dramas (3rd position/The Drive of Life)
- 2009 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Dramas (7th position/The Family Link)
- 2009 Mingpao Weekly "Acting Award 2009" - Best Actress
- 2009 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Drama (Rosy Business)
- 2009 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Actress (Rosy Business)
- 2009 YAHOO! Asia Buzz Awards - "Most Popular Actress" Award
- 2009 YAHOO! Asia Buzz Awards - "Most Popular Drama" Award (Rosy Business)
- 2009 腾讯网星光大典 - Most Popular Female Artiste
- 2009 腾讯网星光大典 - Most Popular Drama (Rosy Business)
- 2009 My Favourite TV Character (voted by artistes/Rosy Business)
- 2009 Best Actress (voted by artistes/Rosy Business)
- 2010 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Artistes (1st position)
- 2010 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Dramas (2nd position/Rosy Business)
- 2010 My Favourite TV Character (voted by artistes/No Regrets)
- 2010 MY AOD My Favourite TVB Awards Ceremony - My Favourite Character (Cheng Gau Mui/No Regrets)
- 2010 Best Actress (voted by artistes/No Regrets)
- 2010 Eileen Cha's Netizens' Choice - Best Actress
- 2010 Eileen Cha's Netizens' Choice - Best Drama (No Regrets)
- 2010 YAHOO! Asia Buzz Awards - "Most Popular Drama" Award (No Regrets)
- 2010 YAHOO! Asia Buzz Awards - "Best Drama Theme Song" Award (No Regrets)
- 2010 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Actress (No Regrets)
- 2011 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Artistes (3rd position)
- 2011 Next Magazine Award - Top 10 Dramas (2nd position/No Regrets)
- 2011 2nd StarHub-TVB Awards - My Favourite Character (Cheng Gau Mui/No Regrets)
- 2011 2nd StarHub-TVB Awards - My Favourite TVB Drama (No Regrets)
- 2011 Mingpao Weekly "Acting Award 2011" - Best Actress
- 2011 Mingpao Weekly "Best TV programme" - No Regrets