Idy Chan | |||||||||||
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| Born | (1960-03-25)25 March 1960 (age 65) | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress Entrepreneur | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1977-1993 2007- | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳玉蓮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈玉莲 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Lin mui (蓮妹) | ||||||||||
Musical artist | |||||||||||
Idy Chan Yuk Lin (born 25 March 1960) is a popular Hong KongTV actress, especially during the 1980s and was named as one of theFive Beauties of TVB.
She started performing in 1977. She is most famous for her portrayal of three of the characters from the three dramas ofJin Yong are her heavenly role ofXiaolongnü along withAndy Lau asYang Guo in the1983 TVB adaptation ofLouis Cha'sWuxia novelThe Return of the Condor Heroes,Wang Yuyan on TheDemi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982), and as the innocent Xiaozhao withAdam Cheng asZhang Wuji onThe Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (1978).
In 1982, she also portrayed Wang Yuyan intelevision andfilm adaptations ofDemi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Idy was more popular in her small screen work, however she was in many good films from the early 1980s to the early 1990s likeCasino Raiders.
Off-screen, the long 5-year (1978–1983) romance between Idy andChow Yun-fat also made headlines in the early days of their TV careers. The shooting of the TVB seriesThe Return of the Condor Heroes resulted in Andy Lau's unrequited love with her.[1] Idy also settled inNew York, U.S. during her short marriage with business man Peter Chan Siu-Moo.
In 1988, She playedHuang Rong in TaiwanCTV'sThe Legend of the Condor Heroes (1988) Not popular in Asia
Idy Chan has become less active since 1993. In 2007, she returned to shoot the TVB seriesCatch Me Now, which also marked her comeback. Ever since, she occasionally appears on TV shows inMainland China andHong Kong. Besides running her own and family businesses in advertising and restaurant, she's also an active volunteer of many charities.
WithinHong Kong culture she is known to have won thelottery multiple times. One of the most publicized response was in the 2007 episode ofBe My Guest. She was interviewed byStephen Chan Chi Wan, who asked whether winning the Canadian lottery of 17 million and Hong Kong lottery of 30 million dollars was true. She deflected the question hoping to answer it in private.[2]
| Year | Chinese & English Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles 名媛望族 | Aisin Gioro Yee-yin | TVB 45th Anniversary Drama |
| Love Thy Family 愛回家 | |||
| 2008 | Catch Me Now 原來愛上賊 | Bao Yung-Yung | |
| 1993 | Can't Stop Loving You 愛到盡頭 | Telemovie | |
| 1992 | Thief Of Time 群星會 | TVB 25th Anniversary Special | |
| The Key Man 巨人 | |||
| Red Lanterns Hanging High 大紅燈籠高高挂 | (CTS) | ||
| 1991 | Days of Glory 豪門 | (aTV) | |
| Queen Singer 賽金花 | (TTV) | ||
| 1990 | Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 玉梨魂 | Telemovie | |
| 1988 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射雕英雄傳 | Huang Rong | |
| 1987 | The Grand Canal 大運河 | TVB 20th Anniversary Series | |
| 1986 | The Upheaval 小島風雲 | ||
| 1985 | Pink Lady (lit.) 紅粉佳人 | ||
| The Battlefield 楚河漢界 | Consort Yu | ||
| The Brave Squad 好女當差 | |||
| 1984 | Love Me, Love Me Not 信是有緣 | ||
| 1983 | The Return of the Condor Heroes 神鵰俠侶 | Siu-lung-nui | |
| In The Same Boat 四海一家 | |||
| 1982 | The Wild Bunch 十三太保 | ||
| Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils I & II 天龍八部 之 六貾神劍 - 虛竹傳奇 | Wong Yu-yin | ||
| 1981 | The Hawk 飛鷹 | ||
| Come Rain, Come Shine 風雨晴 | |||
| 1980 | This Land Is Mine 風雲 | ||
| 1979 | Chor Lau-heung 楚留香 之 無花傳奇 - 最後一戦 | ||
| The Twins 絕代雙驕 | |||
| 1978 | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天屠龍記 | Siu-chiu | |
| Vanity Fair 大亨 | |||
| 1997 | Below the Lion Rock 獅子山下 |
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