Anita Mui | |||||||||||||
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梅艷芳 | |||||||||||||
 Mui in 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Born | (1963-10-10)10 October 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 2003(2003-12-30) (aged 40) | ||||||||||||
| Burial place | Po Lin Monastery,Lantau Island, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1982–2003 | ||||||||||||
| Family | Ann Mui (sister) | ||||||||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Madonna of the East | ||||||||||||
| Origin | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
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| Instrument | Vocals | ||||||||||||
| Labels | Capital Artists (1982–2000) Music Nation Group (2001–2003) | ||||||||||||
Musical artist | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 梅艷芳 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梅艳芳 | ||||||||||||
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Anita Mui Yim-fong (Chinese:梅艷芳; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to theCantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as "Queen of Cantopop". She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers.[1]
Mui once held a sold-out concert inHammersmith,London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of Asia", which brought her to further international fame.[2] That title stayed with her throughout her career, in both Eastern and Western media.[3][4][5]
In the 1980s, thegangtai style of music was revolutionised by Mui's wild dancing and on-stage femininity.[6] She was famed for her outrageous costumes and high-powered performances in tandem withcontralto vocals, which are rare in female artists.[7] Her 1985 album,Bad Girl, sold over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong and remains thehighest-selling album of all time in the territory.
Her fan base reached far beyond Hong Kong into many parts of Asia, includingTaiwan,China,Singapore, Korea,Japan[8][9] andMalaysia. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, where stars often rise and fall quickly, Mui consistently remained in the spotlight for 21 years (1982–2003). Her career came to an abrupt end in 2003 when she announced she hadcervical cancer. She died later that year at the age of 40;[1][4] her sister,Ann Mui, died three years earlier, at the same age from the same disease.
Mui was born atFa Yuen Street inMong Kok,Kowloon, in October 1963.[2][10] She is the youngest daughter in a family of four children, and the only one of the four born in Hong Kong, as her siblings were born in China. Her mother Mui Tam Mei-kam was born inXiguan,Guangzhou, still alive as aCentenarian.[11] She was a Chinese medicine practitioner, who opened Yuet Wah Chinese Medical Clinic, Wah Geong Chinese and Western Music College, and a music brand in Hong Kong. Her siblings are Mui Kai-Ming, Mui Tak-Ming and singerAnn Mui,[4] The children were raised in a single parent family. Mui's father died when she was very young. In some of her interviews, Mui mentioned that she had little memory of her father and that her family was impoverished. This meant that she had to help provide for her siblings at an early age, dropping out of school at the age of 13 or 14. More hardship followed the family when the bar that her mother ran was destroyed by a fire.[2] To earn a living, Mui entered the show business around the age of four with her sister Ann.[3][12] She performedChinese operas and pop songs in theatres, amusement parks and on the streets.[3][12] Both Mui and her elder sister Ann performed in practically any nightclub that offered them a chance to make a living.[2]
At the age of 15, due to the frequency of performances at different venues (up to six venues per day) that she had, her voice was affected due to the development ofnodules on her vocal cords. Following the advice of the doctor, she took a year off and to keep herself occupied, she attended art lessons with her cousin. After a year, she started performing again despite the change in her vocal range, which lowered her voice by an octave.[13]
In 1982, encouraged by her sister, Mui competed in the firstNew Talent Singing Awards. There, Mui got a big break by emerging champion with the song "The Windy Season" (風的季節), originally sung byPaula Tsui, beating over 3,000 contestants.[12][14] Despite her title as "new talent" at that time, she had already been singing for more than 10 years performing as a busker from street and club performances during her childhood.[15]
For winning the New Talent contest, Mui released her debut album,Debt Heart (心債), with the local record companyCapital Artists.[15] The album drew a lukewarm response from the market. However, her subsequent albums,Red (赤色梅艷芳) (1983) andLeaping in the Spotlight (飛躍舞台) (1984) fared much better, as she developed her personal style and image, with guidance and support from fashion designerEddie Lau. In 1983 and 1984, she won theRTHK Top 10 Gold Songs awards back to back.[16][17]
Her winning streak continued when she won another major award in 1985, her firsttop 10 Jade Solid Gold Best Female Singer award.[18] Thereafter, she won the award every year until 1989.[19][20][21][22] She was awarded the Gold Songs Gold Awards (金曲金獎) in 1989 for the ballad "Song of the Sunset" (夕陽之歌), which became one of her signature songs throughout her career.[23]
In 1985, at the age of 21, Mui held her first concert lasting 15 nights (thus being one of the youngest singers to hold a concert at theHong Kong Coliseum).
Beginning in late 1987 through early 1988, Mui held a series of 28 concerts at the Coliseum . This established a record at the time and dubbed Mui the title of "Ever Changing Anita Mui" (百變梅艷芳), which had become her trademark.[24] Her popularity was also gaining prominence outside of Hong Kong, as she was invited to sing at the1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony inSeoul together withJanet Jackson as well as also performing her own solo with one of her hit songs of that year, "Blazing Red Lips (烈燄紅唇)".[25][26][27]
On February 12, 1994, Mui was invited to hold a concert at theMGM Grand Garden Arena which is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The venue opened on December 31, 1993, with a concert byBarbra Streisand, and subsequent concerts byLuther Vandross, Mui herself andJanet Jackson.[28] In 1995, Mui performed the song "Bad Girl" (a Cantonese cover of Sheena Easton's "Strut") inGuangzhou, China, where it was banned,[6][29] as it was considered pornographic in nature.[6] The government authorities in Guangzhou were infuriated when she chose to sing the song on the last day of her concert.[29]
In 1990, during her birthday celebration with her fan club, Mui announced that she would put an end to receiving music awards to give a chance to newcomers. She held farewell concerts for 33 consecutive nights before retiring from the stage. At the age of 28, she stepped down from the industry, only to return from retirement in 1994.[30] Mui mentored several Hong Kong newcomer singers who have since become successful, most notablyAndy Hui,Denise Ho,Edmond Leung, the bandGrasshopper, andPatrick Tam.[15]
Mui released 50 albums in total.[31] Her best-selling album was the 1985 "Bad Girl" (壞女孩), which sold over 400,000 copies in a week (platinum 8x by Hong Kong's standards) and broke the selling record in Hong Kong.[15][32][33][34] In 1994, she sold over 10 million albums. She was the first female singer in Hong Kong to achieve such sales result.[3][12][35]
Mui performed in 300 concerts in her career.[3][12]CNN compared her singing career with stars likeDiana Ross andMadonna.[36]
In 1998, aged 35, Mui was awarded theRTHK Golden Needle Award, being one of the youngest recipients to receive the award as a lifetime achievement.[37]
In 2003, Mui announced that she had cervical cancer, from which her sister had also died.[1][12] She held a series of eight shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum from 6–11 November and 14–15 November 2003, which were to be her last concerts before her death.[15][38]
Her symbolic act was to "marry the stage", which was accompanied by her hit song "Sunset Melody" (夕陽之歌) as she exited the stage. The last song she performed on stage was "Cherish When We Meet Again" (珍惜再會時), a rendition ofThe Manhattans' "Kiss and Say Goodbye", on 15 November 2003, where she was accompanied by her friends on stage.
Mui was also well known as an actress across Asia, as she starred in more than 40 films over a 20-year period.[39] Her films were mainly of theaction-thriller andmartial arts variety, but she had also taken comedic and dramatic roles.[citation needed]
Her first acting award as a supporting actress was won at theHong Kong Film Awards for her performance inBehind the Yellow Line (1984) alongside fellow Cantopop iconLeslie Cheung. Three years later in 1987, her performance inStanley Kwan'sRouge, which also starred Cheung, won her the Best Actress Award at theGolden Horse Awards,[4] as well as at theHong Kong Film Awards in 1989.[40] In the same year, she starred alongsideChow Yun-fat inTsui Hark'sA Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon, which features her iconic ballad "Song of the Sunset". She also co-starred with Chow Yun-fat in the 1988 romantic comedyThe Greatest Lover.
In 1990, she was cast in the titular role forKawashima Yoshiko, a biopic of the flamboyant cross-dressing spyYoshiko Kawashima based on the novel byLilian Lee, who also authored the original novel and screenplay forRouge. In 1992, she starred alongside comedy iconStephen Chow inJustice, My Foot!, proving her calibre in the comedy genre. She also paired up with Stephen Chow in 1993 inFight Back to School III. In the same year, she starred inThe Heroic Trio withMichelle Yeoh andMaggie Cheung, and it proved to be one of her most popular action films. In 1994 and 1995, she found some international recognition by starring oppositeJackie Chan inThe Legend of Drunken Master andRumble in the Bronx.[2] In 1996, she starred inWho's the Woman, Who's the Man with Leslie Cheung andAnita Yuen in a gender-bending love triangle story.
Later, in 1997, she also won another best supporting actress award at theHong Kong Film Awards for her role inEighteen Springs. In 2001, she starred in yet anotherJohnnie To comedyWu Yen alongsideSammi Cheng andCecilia Cheung as the lewd yet charming Emperor Qi. In 2002, she won Best Actress at theChangchun Film FestivalGolden Deer Awards for Best Actress with her performance inJuly Rhapsody, which she starred alongsideJackie Cheung.[41]
In 2003, Mui was originally cast for a major role forHouse of Flying Daggers but eventually declined due to her failing health before any of her scenes were filmed.[42] After her death on 30 December 2003, directorZhang Yimou decided to alter the script to remove her character rather than recasting her.[42] The film is dedicated to her memory.[42]
Throughout her career, thetabloid magazines were unforgiving. Rumours relentlessly plagued Mui, who was accused of having tattoos on her arms and plastic surgery, being addicted to drugs, suicidal behavior and being linked to the death of atriad leader in the 1980s and 1990s.[15] Rumours of affairs with leading actors also circulated.[2]
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Mui attended a local Hong Kong rally publicly calling for democracy during the1989 Tiananmen Square protests that reportedly drew in 1 million people, which led to the founding ofHong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.[43][44] She also performed at the 1989 Hong Kong concert for Chinese Democracy and vowed never to perform again in mainland China.[45] Her rendition ofBloodstained Glory (血染的風采) has been praised as best among many. According to the posthumous memoirs of democracy activistSzeto Wah, Mui lent significant financial and material support toOperation Yellowbird, to help activists flee from China after the Tiananmen protests.[46]
Mui was also actively involved in charitable projects throughout her career to give back to the community. After theEastern China flood of 1991, she changed her mind about her boycott of mainland China and took part with other Hong Kong stars in a Beijing concert to raise funds for victims of the catastrophe.[45]
TheTibetan red-crownShamarpa (ofKagyudpa lineage) once said "She had a true heart. She was an unconventional woman and brought happiness to lots of people during her life."[3][12] Her establishment of a nursing home inSan Francisco, prompted the mayor of the city in 1992 to name 18 April as "Anita Mui Day".[2] In 1993, she established the "Anita Mui True Heart Charity Foundation" (梅艷芳四海一心基金會). That same year, she was also one of the founders of theHong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.[15][47] The Canadian city ofToronto declared 23 October 1993 to be "Anita Mui Day".
During thesevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, she initiated a fundraising concert titled the1:99 Concert to raise money for SARS-affected families, which attracted famous fellow celebrities such asAndy Lau andJacky Cheung.[4][44] She was also awarded the "Fighting Against SARS Award" fromRTHK and the newspaperMing Pao.[47] In 2003, she wrote and published the bookThe Heart of the Modern Woman (現代女人心). Profits from the book went to the Children's Cancer Foundation.[5]
In 1990, Mui began dating Benjamin Lam Kwok-bun, who was a member of theJackie Chan Stunt Team. The relationship ended three years later.[48] Despite rumours of her dating several men, Mui never married during her lifetime.[49]
On 5 September 2003, Mui publicly announced that she had cervical cancer, from which her sister had also died.[1][12]
Mui eventually succumbed to cervical cancer and died of respiratory complications leading to lung failure atHong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital on 30 December 2003 at 2:50 amHong Kong Time.[1][4][5] She was 40 years old. Thousands of fans turned out for her funeral atNorth Point in January 2004 including Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh.[3][12][50] Mui was cremated and her ashes are interred at thePo Lin Monastery's mausoleum onLantau Island.
In her will, Mui bequeathed two properties to her fashion designer,Eddie Lau, and the remainder to the Karen Trust – atrust she had set up and looked after by HSBC International Trustees. Its beneficiaries included her mother,Tam Mei-kam [zh], and four nieces and nephews. The Karen Trust provided Tam with a life tenancy ofHK$70,000 per month; upon Tam's death, the estate would go to the New Horizon Buddhist Association (妙境佛學會).[51]
In 2005, Tam received a HK$705,000 lump-sum payment from the trust in May. She applied for and obtained a hardship grant to pay for medical expenditure of $50,000 in December; her application for funds from the estate to challenge the will was denied.[52] In 2008, Mui's estate was estimated to be worth HK$100 million. Tam Mei-kam contested the will, arguing that Mui was mentally unfit when she executed her will in 2003, weeks before her death. TheHigh Court ruled that Mui was of sound mind when she signed the will, and that she simply did not trust her mother with money.[1][53]
Over the years, Tam mounted several legal challenges to the will, and succeeded in having the life tenancy varied to HK$120,000.[53][54] Tam reportedly owed $2 million in legal costs in 2011.[51] A fresh appeal by Tam and Mui's elder brother Peter Mui Kai-ming failed at theCourt of Final Appeal in May 2011.[54]
After that challenge, theCourt of First Instance declared Tambankrupt on 25 April 2012 for failing to pay legal fees, whilst allowing her to continue receiving her monthly allowance.[55] In January 2013, the court ruled that the monthly tenancy of HK$120,000 to Tam, suspended since the previous July, would continue to be frozen due to mounting debts of the estate.[56] Her brother was declared bankrupt on 17 January 2013 for failing to pay legal fees relating to the appeals.[57] In May 2013, the court ordered the estate to pay Tam HK$20,000 a month for her living costs, as well as $240,000 to settle her overdue rent.[58]
In 1998, anATV-produced television seriesForever Love Song told a story of a character which was loosely based on that of Mui, but the character names were purposely changed. In 2007, a television series was produced in China titledAnita Mui Fei (梅艷芳菲) to tell the story of her life. The 42-episode series was broadcast byChina Education Television. Some subjects, such as her suffering from cancer,Leslie Cheung's suicide and her mother's real estate dilemma, were avoided.[59]Alice Chan portrayed Mui in the series.[60]
On 23 September 2004, the Anita Mui True Heart Digital Multimedia Studio was opened at theUniversity of Hong Kong. It included state-of-the-art equipment for digital audio and video editing.[61] InCauseway Bay, an Anita Mui-themed cafe called Happiness Moon (囍月) is also dedicated to her legacy.[62]
On 11 October 2008, a show onTVB, titledOur Anita Mui (我們的梅艷芳), was dedicated to Mui. Many fans and off-stage personnel who worked with her had a chance to talk about their personal experiences with Mui. Singers who participated in the show included Andy Hui,Edmond Leung, andStephanie Cheng.[citation needed] On 18 July 2014, astatue of Anita Mui was unveiled on Hong Kong'sAvenue of Stars.[63]
In 2019, she was the subject of the filmDearest Anita. The film centered around individuals whose lives had been shaped by her work, including her fans and beneficiaries of her philanthropic work.[64]
In 2021, she was portrayed in the biopicAnita (梅艷芳), directed by Longman Leung.[65][66][67] She was played by the Hong Kong modelLouise Wong.[68]
Her work and stage costumes were displayed in an exhibition titled "Timeless Diva: Anita Mui" in theHong Kong Heritage Museum lasting around eight months from 24th December 2023 to 2nd September 2024, commemorating the 20th anniversary of her passing. The exhibit included items from her private collection, including herTBS Award from the 1983 12thTokyo Music Festival which was since housed in the museum, with courtesy of her former fashion designer and close friendEddie Lau.[69]
English titles are official English titles used by record labels for below releases:Express (part of EMI Japan)
Compilations released after 2004 are not included here:Capital Artists Ltd. (Cantonese)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| RTHK | TVB | 903 | 997 | |||
| "Debts of the Heart心債" | 1982 | 1 | — | — | — | Debts of the Heart心債 |
| "Red Doubts 赤的疑惑" | 1983 | 1 | — | — | — | Red Anita Mui赤色梅艷芳 |
| "Hand Over My Heart交出我的心" | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| "Red Impact赤的沖擊" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Leaping in the Spotlight飛躍舞台" | 1984 | 6 | — | — | — | Leaping in the Spotlight飛躍舞台 |
| "Don't Believe Love Is a Crime不信愛有罪" | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Years Flow Like Water似水流年" | 1 | — | — | — | The Years Flow Like Water似水流年 | |
| "Dream Embrace夢幻的擁抱" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Manjusaka蔓珠莎華" | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Towards a New Day邁向新一天" | 3 | — | — | — | 華星影視新節奏(第二輯) | |
| "Bad Girl壞女孩" | — | — | — | — | Bad Girl壞女孩 | |
| "Flame on the Iceberg冰山大火" | 1986 | 1 | 9 | — | — | |
| "Walking My Way Alone孤身走我路" | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| "Dream Partner夢伴" | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| "Temptress妖女" | — | 3 | 7 | — | Temptress妖女 | |
| "Break the Iceberg將冰山劈開" | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| "Love Warrior愛將" | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| "Gossip Girl緋聞中的女人" | 1987 | — | 6 | 16 | — | |
| "Burning Tango似火探戈" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Burning Tango似火探戈 | |
| "Decorated Tears裝飾的眼淚" | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| "Cherish When We Meet Again珍惜再會時" | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| "Relax放鬆" | — | 7 | 14 | — | ||
| "Oh No! Oh Yes!" | — | — | 17 | — | ||
| "Flaming Red Lips烈焰紅唇" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Flaming Red Lips烈焰紅唇 | |
| "Church of Sadness傷心教堂" | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | ||
| "If I Were a Man假如我是男人" | 1988 | — | — | 9 | — | |
| "Rouge胭脂扣" | — | 9 | 16 | — | ||
| "Better Not To Meet不如不見" | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | Drunk in Dreams Together夢裡共醉 | |
| "Drunk in Dreams Together夢裡共醉" | — | 1 | 13 | — | ||
| "Stand By Me" | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | ||
| "Love You, Miss You愛你，想你" | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "Lady淑女" | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Lady淑女 |
| "Love at First Dance一舞傾情" | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | ||
| "Night Leopard黑夜的豹" | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | ||
| "Little Angel小天使" | 5 | — | 15 | — | 親親小天使歌集 | |
| "United in Heart四海一心" | — | — | 23 | — | The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I | |
| "Sunset Melody夕陽之歌" | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | In Brasil | |
| "Summer Lover夏日戀人" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| "Say It If You Love Me愛我便說愛我吧" | — | 7 | 15 | — | ||
| "Life of Passion火紅色人生" | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTHK | TVB | 903 | 997 | |||
| "Cover Girl封面女郎" | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Cover Girl封面女郎 |
| "Yelia耶利亞" | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | ||
| "Heart Remains Cold心仍是冷" | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| "Heart Remains Cold (solo)心仍是冷" | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Facing Fate with a Smile笑看風雲變" | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| "Return似是故人來" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Music Factory. Queen's Road East | |
| "The Road Has Come to an End路...始終告一段" | — | — | 13 | — | The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II | |
| "Jungle of Desire慾望野獸街" | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Jungle of Desire慾望野獸街 |
| "What Day何日" | 20 | — | 26 | — | The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II | |
| "Dream Temptress夢姬" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Jungle of Desire慾望野獸街 | |
| "Faithfully" | — | 3 | 17 | — | ||
| "Godfather's Woman教父的女人" | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "Touch" | 1 | — | 3 | — | The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I | |
| "Too Late to Turn Back回頭已是百年身" | 1992 | 4 | — | 5 | — | |
| "It's Like This是這樣的" | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Intimate Lover親密愛人" | 9 | — | 8 | — | Intimate Lover親密愛人 | |
| "Woman's Heart女人心" | 1993 | — | — | 15 | — | Drama of Life戲劇人生 |
| "Where Does Love Belong情歸何處" | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | It's Like This是這樣的 |
| "In the Hazy Rainy Night朦朧夜雨裡" | 1 | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Like the Night如夜" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| "Grateful感激" | 11 | — | 10 | — | ||
| "It's Not Me他不是我" | 10 | — | — | — | IFPI 100%正版 | |
| "Free Your Head and Mind放開你的頭腦" | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | Caution小心 | |
| "Caution小心" | — | — | 22 | — | ||
| "Drunk Twilight醉矇矓" | — | — | 13 | — | ||
| "The Song Girl歌之女" | 1995 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | The Song Girl歌之女 |
| "Lonely Love愛我的只有我" | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "Total Eclipse心全蝕" | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "Love Does Not Compromise愛是沒餘地" | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| "We Cried我們都哭了" | — | — | 6 | — | We Cried 我們都哭了 | |
| "Night Snake夜蛇" | 1997 | 10 | — | 12 | — | Illusions鏡花水月 |
| "Embrace the One in Front of You抱緊眼前人" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| "Flower Woman女人花" | — | — | — | — | Flower Woman女人花 | |
| "Day and Night朝朝暮暮" | 1998 | 11 | — | 9 | — | Love Songs情歌 |
| "You Keep Me Here你留我在此" | 17 | — | — | 17 | Variations變奏 | |
| "Beautiful Penang檳城艷" | — | — | 13 | — | ||
| "East Mountain Rainy West Mountain Sunny東山飄雨西山晴" | 8 | 8 | — | — | ||
| "Moonlight on My Bed床前明月光" | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | Moonlight on My Bed床前明月光 | |
| "The Wolf Love the Sheep愛上狼的羊" | 3 | — | — | 9 | ||
| "Brilliant Stage艷舞台" | 1999 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Larger Than Life |
| "Nausea不快不吐" | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| "Women's Problem女人煩" | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Hanging the Bell on the Rattan長藤掛銅鈴" | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | Nothing to Say沒話說 | |
| "Dont Be a Woman in Your Next Life下輩子別再做女人" | — | 7 | — | 6 | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTHK | TVB | 903 | 997 | |||
| "I'm So Happy我很快樂" | 2000 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | I'm So Happy |
| "Lessons in Love愛的教育" | 13 | — | 6 | 5 | ||
| "Welcome Bed牀呀! 牀!" | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||
| "Glamour Forever芳華絕代" | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | With |
| "Love Is Difficult相愛很難" | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| "Single Woman單身女人" | — | — | 5 | 7 | ||
| "Women's Sorrows (duet)女人之苦" | — | — | — | 9 | On Hits (Special Edition) | |
| "Return (Live Version)似是故人來" | 2003 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Summer Kisses, Winter Tears香江花月夜 | Fong Chi Mei |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1985 forBehind the Yellow Line | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress 1987 forRouge | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress 1989 forRouge | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1998 forEighteen Springs | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Golden Needle Award 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Professional Spirit Award 2004 | Succeeded by |
