Sharla Cheung Man (born 7 February 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer.
Career Cheung was discovered by Wong Jing, who cast her in her first film role in the 1986 film The Magic Crystal. She continued to work with the director on many of his productions in the early 1990s as well. Cheung gained popularity with the numerous films she starred in alongside Stephen Chow, in which she was frequently cast as Chow's love interest after winning the Miss Asia contest. They partnered for more than 10 films from 1988 to 1994, including All for the Winner, God of Gamblers II, Fist of Fury 1991, Fight Back to School, Royal Tramp, and King of Beggars. Another frequent co-star is Andy Lau, who appeared alongside Cheung in such films as God of Gamblers, God of Gamblers II, and Lee Rock.
Cheung finished from the acting school after middle school.
After an impressive body of work in the early 1990s (she starred in about 50 films between 1990 and 1995), Cheung became a film producer in 1995 with Dream Lover (starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Wu Chien-lien). However, Cheung was unhappy with it and she remade the film as Romantic Dream (starring Cheung and Lau Ching-wan). Both versions opened in 1995. The films, however, were commercial failures, and Cheung then retired from the film industry to focus on various business interests.
Cheung made a comeback in acting in the early 2000s to star in several television series. She appeared in such TV series as My Celebrity Boyfriend () in 2003 and Legend of the Book's Tower () in 2005 alongside Nicky Wu. In 2002, she portrayed Diaochan, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, opposite Ray Lui, in the television series Diao Chan ().
Filmography (as actress) Year Title Role Notes1986 The Magic Crystal Winnie Shen / 沈薇妮 1987 The Romancing Star Man / 阿敏 1988 Bet on Fire 火舞風雲 Min / 程敏 1988 Faithfully Yours Ying / 阿英 1989 Operation Pink Squad II 猛鬼大廈 Mun / 阿敏 a.k.a. Thunder Cops1989 Dream of Desire 花心夢裡人 Sally Cheung 1989 Little Cop Dark Skin 1989 The Romancing Star III Auntie Man / 文文 1989 God of Gamblers Janet 1990 Swordsman Ren Yingying / 任盈盈 1990 My Neighbours are Phantoms 嘩鬼住正隔籬 Siu Sin / 小倩 1990 All for the Winner Yee Mong / 綺夢 1990 Story of Kennedy Town Li / 麗 1990 God of Gamblers II Dream Lo / 夢籮 1991 Fist of Fury 1991 Mandy Fok / 阿敏 1991 Devil's Vindata 妖魔道 Mandy / 白敏兒 a.k.a. Devil's Vendetta1991 A Chinese Legend 追日 Ching-er / 青兒 1991 Fight Back to School Miss Ho 1991 God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai Yee Mong / 綺夢 cameo1991 Lee Rock Grace / 白月嫦 1991 Lee Rock II Grace / 白月嫦 1991 The Fatal Game 毒豪 a.k.a. Tricky Gambler1991 Tiger Cage 3 Suki Cheung 1991 Dances with Dragon Moon / 陳月光 a.k.a. Dance with the Dragon1991 Lover-at-Large 難得有情郎 Lily Lam / 林寶蓮 1992 Fist of Fury 1991 II Min (阿敏) / Yuen Chuen (婉君) 1992 Truant Heroes 逃學英雄傳 Dreamy (Lam Moon) / 林夢想 a.k.a. Truant Hero1992 Cheetah on Fire Peggy a.k.a. Fight to Survive in the Philippines1992 Rhythm of Destiny Siu Hong / 小紅 1992 Fight Back to School II Miss Ho 1992 Royal Tramp Empress Dowager (太后) / Lone-er (龍兒) 1992 Deadly Dream Woman 女黑俠黃鶯 Huang Ying / 黃鶯 1992 It's Now or Never 飛女正傳 Rose (Ying) 1992 Royal Tramp II Lone-er / 龍兒 bit part1992 To Miss with Love 逃學外傳 Ms. Chang / 張敏 1992 Call Girl '92 92應召女郎 Carmen 1992 Handsome Siblings Eva, Supreme Ruler of the Martial World / 移花官官主 1992 Invincible 戰龍在野 1992 King of Beggars Yu-shang / 如霜 1993 Fight Back to School III Man / 阿敏 1993 Legend of the Liquid Sword Jellyfish / 水母陰姬 1993 Last Hero in China Ti Yin-er / 鐵燕兒 a.k.a. Claws of Steel1993 Flying Dagger Big Bewitchement / 大風騷 1993 Holy Weapon Spider / 蜘蛛 1993 The Buddhist Spell Shen / 湘兒 1993 The Sword of Many Loves Purple Yuen / 袁紫衣 1993 Chez n' Ham 芝士火腿 Fanny / 粉腸 a.k.a. Curry and Pepper 31993 The Sword Stained with Royal Blood Ah Kau / 阿九 1993 Kung Fu Cult Master Yan So-So (殷素素) / Chao Min (趙敏) 1994 Underground Judgement 地下裁決 Senny/Lisa 1994 The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens Purple / 阿紫 a.k.a. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils1994 Hail the Judge Chi Siu-Lin / 戚秦氏 1994 Crystal Fortune Run 暴風眼 Wind Yip / 葉風 1994 God of Gambler's Return Wan Yau, Ko Chun's wife / 溫柔 1995 Romantic Dream 追女仔95之綺夢 Mandy also producer1995 Dragon Killer 狂情殺手 Lam Miu 1995 Ten Brothers 十兄弟 Wai-leung / 慧娘 1996 Back for Your Life 索命 a.k.a. Avenger (復仇者)2000 Zhanguo Hongyan Xi Shi 戰國紅顏 西施 Xi Shi / 西施 TV series2002 Diao Chan 貂蝉 Diao Chan / 貂蝉 TV series2003 The Two Individual Package Women 兩個獨立包裝的女人 Christy Cheung 2003 The Sixth Sense 第六感 Cheung Ying-yu (張影月) / Cheung Xin-yu (張星月) 2003 Wo De Ming Xing Zai Nan You 我的明星仔男友 Li / 麗 TV series — a.k.a. My Celebrity Boyfriend2004 Cang Hai You Long 沧海游龙 Jin Zhu (金珠) / Xin Yonglian (辛咏莲) TV series — a.k.a. Chang Hai You Long2005 Legend of the Book's Tower 風滿樓 Fang Yun'er (方云儿) / San Nainai (三奶奶) TV series 2006 Fan Fu Da Yuan 范府大院 Nian Ren / 念人 TV series 2022 Inn 客栈 Yu Liufang / 玉留芳 short film
Filmography (as producer) Year English Title Chinese Title Other notes 1995 Dream Lover 一千零一夜之夢中人 Romantic Dream 追女仔95之綺夢 also actress
References
External links Sharla Cheung Man at the Hong Kong Movie Database
Full filmography at HK Cinemagic Sharla Cheung at the Chinese Movie Database