Gigi Lai

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Gigi Lai (born October 1, 1971) is a Hong Kong actress under contract to the Hong Kong TVB television channel.

Biography

She is the granddaughter of Mr. Lai Man-Wai, who was a key figure of the first generation filmmakers, and has been referred to as "Father of Hong Kong Cinema". Gigi's father was born deaf and when her family went bankrupt, she entered the entertainment industry at the age of 14 to earn money to support the whole family.

Gigi is very well known for her beautiful image and her love of beauty, the Hong Kong media has given her the nickname "Goddess of Beauty" (愛美神). In the past, Gigi would turn down roles if they affected her appearance on screen. However, later in her career, Gigi had overcome her self-claimed "superficial and childish image" and began to embrace many critically acclaimed roles. She has since won a Best Actress award.

After entering the entertainment industry, Gigi first started out as a singer, she released many albums during the 1990s, in both Cantonese and Mandarin. Gigi has made several box office hits, especially for her role as the innocent and stuttering "Smartie" in the popular "Young and Dangerous" movie series.

She won the TVB's Most Popular Actress Award in 2004 defeating the hot favourite Sheren Tang. She portrayed a scheming and conniving concubine in the hit series "War and Beauty". Gigi has since become very popular with fans from Hong Kong and mainland China and many overseas countries.

After filming an 80-episode series The Gem of Life, she announced that she will not film any new series for at least one year because she needs to take care of her brother and his business after the latter was seriously injured in a car accident in 2007.

Filmography

* "The Gem of Life" (2008) (upcoming TV series)
* "The Ultimate Crime Fighter" (2007) (TV series)
* "Life Art" (2007) (TV series)
* "The Dance of Passion" (2006) (TV series)
* "The Charm Beneath" (2005) (TV series)
* "Healing Hands III" (2004) (TV series)
* "Shades Of Truth" (2004) (TV series)
* "War and Beauty" (2004) (TV series)
* "Riches to Stitches" (2004)
* "Fate Twisters" (2003)
* "Doomed to Oblivion" (2003)
* "The Dark Side of My Mind" (2003)
* "Devil Face, Angel Heart" (2002) - Wendy
* "" (2002)
* "For Bad Boys Only" (2000)
* "Okinawa Rendez-vous" (2000) - Sandy
* "" (2000) - Rong Yu
* "For Bad Boys Only" (2000)
* "Fist Power" (2000) - Hung
* "Black Blood" (2000)
* "The Legend of the Flying Swordsman" (2000) - Cher
* "Man Wanted 3" (2000)
* "Queenie & King the Lovers" (2000) - Eliza
* "" (2000) - Nancy
* "To Where He Belongs" (2000)
* "The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" (2000)
* "A Wicked Ghost" (1999) - Cessy
* "The Accident" (1999)
* "Troublesome Night 6" (1999) - Kwok Siu Heung
* "Ninth Happiness" (1998)
* "Haunted Mansion" (1998) - Ah Gi
* "The Three Lustketeers" (1998)
* "Theft Under the Sun" (1997) - Fai-fai
* "24 Hours Ghost Story" (1997) - Siu Wan
* "All's Well, Ends Well 1997" (1997) - Gigi
* "" (1997) - Mona Chin
* "Cause We Are So Young" (1997) - Mimi
* "The Criminal Investigator II" (1996) (TV series) - Tammy
* "Street of Fury" (1996) - Yi
* "Till Death Do We Laugh" (1996) - Mill
* "Young and Dangerous 3" (1996) - Smartie/Stammer
* "Young and Dangerous 2" (1996) - Smartie/Stammer
* "Young and Dangerous" (1996) - Smartie/Stammer
* "To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui" (1994) - Moon
* "Heroes from Shaolin" (1993)
* "Kung Fu Cult Master" (1993) - Chow Chi Yu
* "Secret Signs" (1992) - Jackie
* "A Wicked Ghost" (1992)
* "Wong Fei Hung Returns" (1992)
* "Lung tik tin hon" (1992) (TV series) - Chok Nga-Yan
* "Queen of Gamble" (1991) - Linda
* "Queen of Gambler" (1991)
* "Spiritual Trinity" (1991) - Hsiu-Shuan
* "Queen of the Underworld" (1991)
* "Dragon in Jail" (1990) - Winnie Sung
* "United We Stand" (1986)
* "The Family Strikes Back" (1986)
* "Happy Ghost II" (1985) - Student

Awards

*1993 Best Selling Single
*1994 Top 10 Chinese Songs (Silver Medal)
*1994 JSG Best New Talent Singer
*2004 TVB 37th Anniversary – Best Actress Award, as Yuk Ying in War and Beauty
*2004 TVB 37th Anniversary – Best Character Award, as Yuk Ying in War and Beauty
*2004 Black and White Television Characters Awards, Favourite Actress Award
*2004 Metro's Best Duet Collaboration Award for the Song “Poison” with Bowie Lam
*2004 Metroshowbiz TV awards – Top 10 TV Actors and Actresses
*2004 Watson's Annual Health & Beauty Awards – Artiste with Perfect Skin
*2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular Magazine Cover Artiste
*2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular Female Artiste
*2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular Female in Ancient Drama
*2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular of them all
*2005 Next Magazine TV Awards Top 10 TV Artists
*2005 Next Magazine Sponsorship Award - Best Style Actress
*2005 Top Ten Best Dressed Personalities Awards
*2005 Watson's Annual Health & Beauty Awards – Artiste with Perfect Skin
*2005 Metroshowbiz TV awards – Top 10 TV Actors and Actresses
*2006 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Female Character Award for War and Beauty
*2006 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Lethal Beauty Award for War and Beauty
*2006 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Top 10 TV Artists
*2006 Watson's Annual Health & Beauty Awards – Artiste with Perfect Skin
*2006 China Entertainment Awards – Most Popular Non-Mainland Actress
*2006 Chinese TV 10 Years Awards – 10 Years Outstanding Achievement
*2006 Moves China Award – Artiste of the Year
*2006 China Hunan TV Station - Yuk Ying Won Favourite "War and Beauty" Actress
*2006 Metroshowbiz TV awards – Top 10 TV Actors and Actresses
*2006 Top Ten Best Dressed Personalities Awards
*2006 Actress Most Men Want to be Watching World Cup with
*2007 Astro TV Drama Award – Favorite Moment Award for Frances in Healing Hands 3
*2007 Health Choice Award
*2007 China/HK 10th Entertainment Awards - Most Popular Actress Award
*2007 China/HK 10th Entertainment Awards - Best Couple Award with Bowie Lam
*2007 Watson's HWB Awards - Top Diamond Award
*2007 Singapore I-weekly Magazine - Top 10 Most Loved Hong Kong Actresses
*2007 TVB 40th Anniversary - Mainland Audience's Fave TVB Actress Award
*2008 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Actress Award for Dance of Passion
*2008 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Character Award for Dance of Passion
*2008 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum - Top Six Most Popular Hong Kong TV Female Artistes
*2008 HKFDA 20th Annual Best Dressed Personalities Awards

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481687/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.laichi.org/bbs/index.php Gigi's Chinese Official Forum]
* [http://www.gigi-lai.net/ Gigi Channel]

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