Ada Choi Siu-fan (Chinese and Cantonese; 蔡少芬; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress. She gained recognition with films, such as Hail the Judge (1994) and A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella (1995), and rose to prominence with TVB dramas, such as Healing Hands (1998–2000) and Where the Legend Begins (2002). She shifted her career to mainland China in the 2010s, where she found success with Empresses in the Palace (2012).
Career Choi was born in 1973 in Hong Kong to a Chaoshanese family. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, Teochew and English. In 1989, at the persuasion of her family, Choi participated in a modeling contest held by TVB at age 15. Two years later, she was a contestant in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant. During the semi-finals she placed first with an overall score of 483. She eventually finished as the second runner-up during the finals. As a result, she signed a contract with TVB and starting taking on acting jobs. She won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress for her performance in Secret of the Heart (1998). Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Choi is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s.
Followed by a stalled career and limited earnings at TVB, Choi shifted her focus to mainland China in the 2010s, where she found success with the costume drama Empresses in the Palace (2012). Since then, she appeared mainly in variety and reality shows, such as Up Idol (2015), Run for Time (2015), My Dearest Ladies (2019) and Viva La Romance (2020).
Personal life On 12 January 2008, Choi married Chinese actor Zhang Jin, whom she had dated for more than four years. He was her co-star in a number of Zhouyi Media television productions including The Legend of Magic Mirror (2003) and Eight Charts (2005). They have two daughters, Zoe and Chloe, born in 2011 and 2013 respectively.; accessed 25 July 2015."Ada Choi: I'm not giving birth anymore" , jaynestars.com; accessed 25 July 2015. In 2019, they announced on social media that they were expecting their third child. They welcomed their son, Joey Zhang Le'er aka Yudan in November 2019.
Filmography and awards
Television YearTitleRole 1992 Revelation of the Last Hero Ling Seung 1993 Racing Peak Chung Oi Ling All About Tin Gu Suet The Link Chai Suet Yi The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back Tin Heung The Movie About Stupid Mr. Lee Fat Jak Fong Man of Wisdom Seung Seung 1994 Shade of Darkness Lo Siu Mei 1995 The Romance of the White Hair Maiden Lin Ngai-seung Justice Pao Mang Yu Yik / Suen Siu Nga The Fist of Law Fa Gu 1997 File of Justice V Lee Tung 1998 Healing Hands Jackie Tong Chi Lai Secret of the Heart Diana Suen Wah 1999 A Matter of Business Wong Yuk Fan At the Threshold of An Era Tin Ning Unnatural Born Killer Tse Ngan Giu 2000 Healing Hands II Jackie Tong Chi Lai At the Threshold of An Era II Tin Ning 2001 Armed Reaction III Wai Ying Chi On the Track or Off Luk Wing Yee 2002 Where the Legend Begins Yan Fuk 2003 Fate Twisters Sheung Hei The Legend of Magic Mirror () Dou Dou () The Legend of Magic Mirror II Dou Dou 2004 Armed Reaction IV Wai Ying Chi To Catch the Uncatchable Vivian Lee Wai Wai 2005 Seven Swordsmen () Flying Red Sash Eight Charts () Qian Xun 2007 Tian Xian Pei () Fourth Fairy (Guest star) 2008 Lei Hen Jian ( Die Wu () 2008-2009 The Gem of Life Hong Nga-Sze (Jessica) 2010 Fly with Me Leung Hau-chi (Yvonne) / Janet Bin Who's the Hero () Tung Fa-shun () 2011 Xi Jin Du () Shao Yue'e () 2012 The Legend of Zhen Huan Empress Xiaojingxian In Love with Power () Empress Xiaoduanwen 2013Beauty at War Bouamukchaai Sheung-ling 2015Run for Time Cast Member2017 Oh My Grad 2018 Woman in Love
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1994 Hail the Judge Yu Yin Fist of Legend Hua's girlfriend 1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella Princess Iron Fan The Golden Girls Lulu Shum 1996 Love and Sex Among the Ruins Billie Nominated - Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actress Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2 Deda Nominated - Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Supporting Actress Bloody Friday Ada Mystery Files Foo Man Dik 1997 Passionate Nights Walk In May Troublesome Night Ken's love interest Made in Heaven Lily Wong Ah Fai, the Dumb Jody 1998 T.H.E. Professionals Casino The Suspect Annie Chung Your Place or Mine! Vivian Ng Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress Rape Trap Li Shan-Shan 1999 The Doctor in Spite of Himself Don My Heart Will Go On 2000 Paramount Motel Li Yuk-hing 2004 The Miracle Box Dr. Joanna Tse 2009 Rebellion Cheung Wah Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress2010 Just Another Pandora's Box Princess Iron Fan Guest star 2013 My Lucky Star 2014 Just Another Margin One Step Away 2016 S Storm Wong Man-ling 2018 Agent Mr Chan Guest star 2019 Assassins and the Missing Gold 2025 Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants Li Ping
Ada Choi at douban.comAda Choi at chinesemov.com
References
External links Official Sina Blog of Ada Choi Ada Choi on Sina Twitter
HK cinemagic entry
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | TVB Anniversary Awards
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | Ming Pao Anniversary Awards
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | Miss Hong Kong