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Cherie Chung Chor-hung (; born 16 February 1960) is a retired Hong Kong film actress. She was one of the top actresses in Hong Kong Film during the 1980s. She participated in the 1979 Miss Hong Kong competition and came in 3rd runner-up. She was later discovered by film director Johnnie To and debuted in his first film ''The Enigmatic Case'' (1980). Her beauty and charm led her to become one of the top actresses in Hong Kong at the time. In her film career, one of her most famous performances was in Mabel Cheung's ''An Autumn's Tale'' (1987), where she portrayed Jennifer, an educated middle-class woman who falls in love with a rude and uneducated man played by Chow Yun-fat. The film became one of the most successful romance flicks in Hong Kong film history. She is known as the "Marilyn Monroe" of Hong Kong entertainment industry due to her beautiful looks. Chung retired from acting in the 1990s. Her last film was John Woo's ''Once a Thief'' (1991), which was also a classic. She married advertising guru Mike Chu in 1991 in the United States. Chu was known for his achievements in the Hong Kong advertising industry. Before the wedding, they come into agreement to be "child-free". On 24 August 2007, Chu died of stomach cancer. He was given a Catholic funeral. She is also very active in promoting environmental protection. ==Filmography== *''Once a Thief'' (1991) - Red Bean *''Zodiac Killers'' (1991) - Mang Tit Lan *''Stars & Roses'' (1989) *''Happy Together'' (1989) *''Wild Search'' (1989) - Cher *''Diary of a Small Man'' (1989) *''Last Romance'' (1988) *''Golden Years'' (1988) - Chu So-So *''Mr. Mistress'' (1988) - Ho's girlfriend *''Chaos by Design'' (1988) *''The Good, the Bad and the Beauty'' (1988) - Ko Sau-Ping *''The Eight Happiness'' (1988) - Beautiful *''Golden Swallow'' (1988) - Hsiao-Hsueh/Lu Hsiao-Ping *''18 Times'' (1988) *''Carry on Hotel'' (1988) *''Bet on Fire'' (1988) - Hung *''Walk on Fire'' (1988) - Miss Chung *''Couples, Couples, Couples'' (1988) - Mary Huang *''Fatal Love'' (1988) - Cecilia Yau Tai-Kam *''The Yuppie Fantasia'' (1988) *''One Husband Too Many'' (1988) - Frances *''Moon, Stars & Sun'' (1988) - GiGi *''An Autumn's Tale'' (1987) - Jennifer *''Spooky Kama Sutra'' (1987) *''Spiritual Love'' (1987) - Wei Hsiao-Tieh *''Goodbye Darling'' (1987) - Josephine *''Double Fixation'' (1987) *''Peking Opera Blues'' (1986) - Sheung Hung *''Happy Ding Dong'' (1986) - Din-Din *''Fascinating Affairs'' (1985) - Diana *''Women'' (1985) *''The Flying Mr. B'' (1985) *''Cher, Last Victory'' (1984) - Cherie Teng *''Banana Cop'' (1984) - Amy *''The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre'' (1984) *''My Darling Genie'' (1984) *''Prince Charming'' (1984) - Yuk Duk-mei *''Maybe It's Love'' (1984) *''Heaven Can Help'' (1984) - Cathy *''Descendant of the Sun'' (1983) - Princess *''Hong Kong, Hong Kong'' (1983) - Man Si Sun *''Hong Kong Playboys'' (1983) - Mei *''Boys and Girls'' (1983) *''Winners and Sinners'' (1983) - Shirley *''Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'' (1983) *''Eclipse'' (1982) *''The Dead and the Deadly'' (1982) - Miss Yuen *''It Takes Two'' (1982) *''The Story of Woo Viet'' (1981) - Shum Ching *''The Postman Strikes Back'' (1981) - Guihua *''The Enigmatic Case'' (1980) - Yao Puipui 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cherie Chung」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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