Isabel Chan

Chen Yi Ning (Chinese: 陳逸寧, born 1979), known in the West as Isabel Chan or Yat Ning Chan, is a Chinese actress based in Hong Kong. Yat Ning Chan is the Cantonese equivalent of her Mandarin Chinese name. She has been active as a Cantonese language performer since 1998 and has taken part in films, radio, television and advertising work. She was featured in several films directed by Pang Ho-Cheung, including the romantic comedy, Love in a Puff.

Chen Yi Ning was born in 1979 in Chaozhou, and grew up in Hong Kong where she attended Canossa College and Po Ciu Catholic Secondary School. At Hong Kong Shue Yan University, she studied counselling psychology. She married in 2013, and has a son, Lu Junyi.

Until 2007, Isabel Chan was a full-time insurance broker. She has, however, modelled, acted on television and in advertising, and acted in Cantonese language films and videos from 1999; her acting debut was in 1998. As of 2018 she has continued to act in films. She has worked on Hong Kong Radio TV, making music videos.

Singing trio MKB48

Under her Mandarin Chinese name of Chen Yi Ning, she is part of a singing trio called MKB48, or Mega Karaoke Bitches 48, named because the trio wished to disband when they reach the age of 48 years. They have revived Legend, previously sung by Raidas in the 80s, and When I Think of You by Danny Chan. The remake of Legend has been described as the "song of the year ... (MKB48) "is once again inflaming the hearts of fans." Legend (1987) was "a classic work of integrating Chinese musical instruments with the popular British new wave style of the 80s." As of May 2017, MKB48 was considering a tour, after a successful performance in Guangzhou. During a live broadcast performance by the trio, Isabel Chan appeared to accidentally throw a punch at one of the other girls, while executing a dance movement. She apologised and there were no complaints.

• 1999 Seattle International Film Festival China Stars award for actors in best new film or TV series, Summer Vacation before Y2K.