Moon Lau Pui-yuet (, born 9 September 1989) is a Hong Kong actress under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. She also holds the second runner-up title of the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.http://www.jaynestars.com/news/grace-chan-wins-2013-miss-hong-kong-pageant/ Grace Chan Wins 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant!. Retrieved 4 August 2016
Early and personal life Moon Lau was born in Hong Kong and lived with a large family of seven. Her mother, Lam Kiu (林嬌), was contestant #15 in the 1985 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She also has a younger brother. Lau attended Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School located in the Sha Tin district of Hong Kong. In 2011, she graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Communication (Honours), majoring in Film and Media Arts.
During university, Lau worked as a model, signed under agency Jacso Entertainment for two years.http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20120804/00282_051.html 劉佩玥熱愛創作才女攻影圈. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016, After graduating from university she worked as an airline flight attendant for two years and later as a project manager before signing up for the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Friendship Lau became best friends with Jeannie Chan and Stephanie Ho as they became close while filming the drama Raising the Bar. She is also good friends with William Chak, Adrian Chau, Daniel Chau, Bob Cheung, Matthew Ho, Hubert Wu, Jacky Cai and Hera Chan.
Career Pageant career (2013) Lau entered the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant in May 2013. She was contestant #6 and was the tallest of all participants, standing at 5'8.5″.http://www.jaynestars.com/news/2013-miss-hong-kong-contestants-profiles-revealed/ 2013 Miss Hong Kong: Contestants’ Profiles Revealed. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016 The final list of 20 contestants were revealed at a press conference on 4 July 2013. Lau's chosen location for her photoshoot was Taipei, Taiwan, where she was grouped together with fellow contestants Sisley Choi and Vicky Chan.http://www.jaynestars.com/news/2013-miss-hong-kong-pageant-list-of-20-official-contestants/ 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant: List of 20 Official Contestants. Retrieved 4 August 2016 The semifinal round was held live on 25 August 2013. Lau's Q&A question was given by Carol Cheng, who asked Lau the size of the home she grew up in since she came from a large family of seven, to which Lau answered, "I grew up in a comfortably well-off family. Our house is about a 1,000 feet." With 29,835 votes, Lau became the fifth of ten total contestants to make it into the final round.http://www.jaynestars.com/news/2013-miss-hong-kong-semifinals-top-10-finalists-chosen/ 2013 Miss Hong Kong Semifinals: Top 10 Finalists Chosen. Retrieved Aug 4, 2016 On 1 September 2013, she was crowned the 2013 Miss Hong Kong second runner-up with a total of 60,000 votes.
Acting career (2015–present) After participating in the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Lau hosted variety shows as a beginner. In 2014, she filmed her first television drama, Raising The Bar, which was broadcast in early 2015. In mid-late 2016, Lau starred in the critically acclaimed martial arts drama A Fist Within Four Walls. She won the Best New TVB Artiste award at the 2016 StarHub TVB Awards and the Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia. In the drama Two Steps from Heaven, Lau gained recognition with her role as the third party of Bosco Wong’s character and garnered her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. With her performance in 2016, she earned her first nomination for Most Improved Female Artiste as well.
In 2017, Lau's performance in the critically acclaimed supernatural drama The Exorcist's Meter was well received, for which she garnered her first Most Popular Female Character nomination at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2018, Lau took on her first female leading role in the drama Life On The Line, earning her first Best Actress nomination at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards. In December 2018, she starred as the female lead in the drama Wife Interrupted, again collaborating with Hubert Wu.
In 2020, Lau reprised her role in the sequel The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter, for which she was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2021, Lau received attention with her villainous role in the crime drama Sinister Beings. With her role in the time-travelling drama Take Two, she was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards.
At the 2022 TVB Anniversary Awards, Lau won the Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia award for her role, Lee Ching-yee in The Beauty of War.
Published works Lau had been influenced by her grandfather, who was an author, into reading and writing books since she was young. One of her lifetime goals was to release her own book before the age of 30. After stepping into the entertainment industry, Lau focused on acting, but she never forgot about her childhood dream of becoming an author.
Smiling My Way Through (2018)
In April 2018, Lau went to America with her makeup artist and photographer to take photos for her book. She wrote a book on her own life experiences as well as her journey to becoming an actress. On 7 July 2018, Lau officially announced on Instagram that she would be releasing her own multimedia book called Smiling My Way Through (我的微笑之道)' on 18 July 2018, and it would be featuring at the Hong Kong Book Fair that year. Since it was a self-funded book, only 3000 copies were printed, where part of it was sold online to international fans. With positive feedback on her first book, Lau expressed she would consider writing a second book in 2019.
Filmography Television dramas
TVB Year English title Chinese title Role Notes2015Raising the Bar四個女仔三個BARHolly Tsang Ho-Yan (曾可欣)Major Supporting RoleWudang Rules潮拜武當 Yeung Sam-Wu (楊三瑚) Supporting RoleAngel In-the-Making實習天使Abby Tang Lai-Ching (鄧勵幀)Major Supporting Role2016Over Run OverEU超時任務 Ho Siu-Mei (賀小美) Supporting RoleBlue Veins殭 Rosa Law Wing-Yee (羅穎兒) Supporting RoleHouse of Spirits一屋老友記 Lui Sing-Sun (呂星晨) Supporting RoleA Fist Within Four Walls城寨英雄Audrey Or Tak-Li (柯德莉)Major Supporting RoleTwo Steps from Heaven幕後玩家Emma Yip Yip (葉燁)Major Supporting Role2017The Exorcist's Meter降魔的Bella Pui Pui-Na (貝貝娜)Major Supporting RoleMy Ages Apart誇世代Annoying Customer (麻煩客)Guest Appearance (ep. 15)2018Life on the Line跳躍生命線Tanya Cheung Ho-Kei (章可祈)Main RoleWife Interrupted救妻同學會Jill Chiu Cheuk-Wing / Lam Ka-Yu (趙卓穎 / 林家榆)Main Role2019Our Unwinding Ethos十二傳說Topaz Wong Yuk (黃玉)Major Supporting Role2020The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter降魔的 2.0Bella Pui Pui-Na (貝貝娜)Major Supporting RoleThe Offliners堅離地愛堅離地Moment Cheung Loi (張萊)Major Supporting Role2021Armed Reaction 2021陀槍師姐2021Cheuk Yee-Ting (卓依婷)Guest Appearance (ep. 1)Sinister Beings逆天奇案Rachel Yau Lai / Ha Yau-Lai (尤麗 / 夏悠麗)Major Supporting RoleBattle Of The Seven Sisters七公主Maya Cheuk Mei-Nga (卓美雅)Major Supporting RoleThe Line Watchers把關者們Fong Ching-Long (方晴朗)Major Supporting RoleTake Two換命真相Purple Yeung Tsz-Shan (楊紫山)Major Supporting RoleA Love Of No Words十月初五的月光Shun’s Girlfriend (信女友)Supporting Role 2022The Righteous Fists鐵拳英雄Po Ching-Sum (步青心)Supporting RoleThe Beauty of War美麗戰場Joey Lee Ching-Yee (李靜兒)Main RoleI’ve Got The Power超能使者Ting Shuk-Man (丁淑敏)Major Supporting Role 2023 The Invisibles 隱形戰隊Shadow To Siu-Chik (杜小婕)Major Supporting RoleSpeakers of Law法言人Carol Cheng Chin-Yuk (鄭千玉)Special Appearance (ep.1) Secret Door 隱門Hailey Tang Hei-Yi (鄧希宜)Major Supporting Role2024Sinister Beings 2逆天奇案IIHa Yau-Sin (夏悠倩)Major Supporting Role2025Anonymous Signal奪命提示Keung Hei-Man (姜曦文)Major Supporting RoleHeroes in White俠醫Natalie Shum Yee-Ting (沈綺婷)Major Supporting RoleThe Queen of Castle巨塔之后Man Yee-Ka (文以珈)Major Supporting RoleTBA 非份之罪 Cheuk Yee-Ting (卓依婷)Major Supporting Role
Shaw Brothers YearDramaChinese titleCharacterRole2019Flying Tiger 2飛虎之雷霆極戰Ting Sin-kwan (丁羡君)Guest Appearance2025Prism Breakers執法者們Tsui Sze-sze (徐思思)Supporting Role
Television host Year English title Chinese title Other Hosts 2013-2015 Own Sweet Home 安樂蝸Bella Lam, Erin Wong, Cindy Yeung, Det Dik, Alex Yung 2014-2015 Youth Nation 激優一族Matthew Ho, Kayee Tam, Jarvis Chow, Christy Chan 2015 Y AngleMatthew Ho, Kayee Tam, Jarvis Chow, Christy Chan, Jarryd Tam, Dickson Yu, Charles Sze-To 2017Wellness On The Go星級健康Nancy Wu, Elaine Yiu, Chris Lai, Katy Kung2018Fun Abroad (Season 2)3日2夜 (第二輯)Jeannie Chan2019Inter Inter Intergen跨跨跨世代Susan TseFun Abroad (Season 3)3日2夜 (第三輯)Meiki Wong2021解構心機女Crystal Fung, Kaman Kong, Winki Lai, Joey Thye
Awards and nominations
Miss Hong Kong 2013 YearAwardResult2013Miss Hong Kong 2nd Runner-up
StarHub TVB Awards YearAwardDramaRoleResult 2016Best New TVB ArtisteMy Favourite TVB Supporting ActressA Fist Within Four Walls (城寨英雄)Audrey Or Tak-li (柯德莉)2017My Favourite TVB Female CharactersTwo Steps From Heaven (幕後玩家)Emma Yip Yip (葉燁)
TVB Star Awards Malaysia YearAwardDramaRoleResult2016Favourite TVB Most Improved Female ArtisteOver Run Over, Blue Veins, House of Spirits, A Fist Within Four WallsFavourite TVB Supporting Actress A Fist Within Four Walls (城寨英雄) Audrey Or Tak-li (柯德莉) Top 3Top 15 Favourite Drama CharactersFavourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Philip Ng)Online Most Beloved Star
TVB Anniversary Awards YearAwardDramaRoleResult2016Most Improved Female ArtisteOver Run Over, Blue Veins, House of Spirits, A Fist Within Four Walls, Two Steps From HeavenBest Supporting ActressTwo Steps From Heaven (幕後玩家)Emma Yip Yip (葉燁)2017Most Popular Female CharacterThe Exorcist's Meter (降魔的)Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜)2018 Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Life on the Line (跳躍生命線) Tanya Cheung Ho-kei (章可祈) Favourite TVB Actress in MalaysiaBest ActressMost Popular Female CharacterWife Interrupted (救妻同學會)Jill Chiu Cheuk-wing (趙卓穎)2019Best Supporting ActressOur Unwinding Ethos (十二傳說)Topaz Wong-yuk (黃玉)2020Most Improved Female Artiste The Exorcist's 2nd Meter (降魔的2.0) Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) Top 5Best Supporting Actress2021Most Improved Female ArtisteSinister Beings, Battle of The Seven Sisters, The Line Watchers, Take Two Top 10 Best Supporting ActressSinister Beings (逆天奇案)Rachel Yau Lai (尤麗)Take Two (換命真相)Purple Yeung Tsz-shan (楊紫山) Top 5 Most Popular Female CharacterSinister Beings (逆天奇案)Rachel Yau Lai (尤麗)Take Two (換命真相)Purple Yeung Tsz-shan (楊紫山) Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Jonathan Cheung)Sinister Beings (逆天奇案) 2022 Most Improved Female ArtisteThe Righteous Fists, The War of Beauties, I’ve Got The Power Top 5 Best Actress The War of Beauties (美麗戰場) Lee Ching-yi (李靜兒) Top 10 Most Popular Female Character Top 5 Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Jeannie Chan, Hera Chan) Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Bob Lam) Top 5 2023 Best Actress The Invisibles (隱形戰隊) Shadow To Siu-Chik (杜小婕) Top 5 Favourite TVB Actress in Greater Bay Area Top 5 Favourite TVB Actress in MalaysiaBest Supporting ActressSecret Door (隱門)Hailey Tang Hei-yi (鄧希宜) Top 10
People's Choice Television Awards +YearCategory DramaRoleResult 2016 People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste A Fist Within Four Walls (城寨英雄) Audrey Or Tak-li (柯德莉) Top 5 (Ranked 3rd) 2017 People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的) Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的)Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) 2018 People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste Life on the Line, Wife, Interrupted, Fun Abroad Top 5 (Ranked 3rd) 2021 Sinister Beings, Battle Of The Seven Sisters, The Line Watchers, Take Two People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress Sinister Beings (逆天奇案) Rachel Yau Lai (尤麗) Take Two (換命真相) Purple Yeung Tsz-shan (楊紫山)
Hong Kong Television Awards +YearCategory DramaRoleResult 2017 Best Supporting Actress in Drama Series The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的) Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜)
AEG Entertainment Awards