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Karen Joy Morris (born 2 June 1970), better known as Karen Mok or Mok Man-wai (莫文蔚) among Chinese-speaking communities, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong actress and singer-songwriter. == Biography == Mok is the sister of the writer and producer Trevor Morris, and a granddaughter of Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, and French.〔(''Hong Kong Movie Database'' )〕 She is of mixed ancestry: her father is half Chinese and half Welsh, while her mother is half-Chinese, quarter-Iranian, and quarter-German.〔 (TIMEasia Karen Mok: 'My Best is Yet to Come' 3/13/2000 )〕〔Beech, Hannah (23 April 2001) ("Eurasian invasion" ), ''Time Asia''.〕 Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.5 student, she received the 1st Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. She later left Hong Kong in 1987 and studied abroad.〔Episode 44, 19 April 2008 – Be My Guest〕 She attended United World College of the Adriatic near Trieste, Italy from 1987 to 1989, and majored in Italian literature when studying at the Royal Holloway, University of London. Mok is often credited as "Karen Mok" in Chinese and Hong Kong films, but as "Karen Joy Morris" (her birth name) in Hollywood productions such as ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (2004). She supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Walt Disney's ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' (2001). Mok performed in the 10th anniversary Asian tour of the hit Broadway musical ''Rent'' in the lead role of Mimi in 2005 and 2006. Mok carried the torch at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HK star Karen Mok: Olympic torch is my best birthday gift )〕 and performed at the opening and closing ceremonies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mok pictures - 2008 China Mobile ... )〕 In October 2008, she launched her own brand of perfume in Hong Kong. Mok has completed many endorsement agreements with leading brands such as Canon,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Canon 2009 TVC (Mainland China) )〕 Kappa,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Press release - China Dongxiang (Group) Co. Ltd )〕 Cadillac,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chinese Cadillac SRC ad with Karen Mok )〕 Clear,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Karen Mok endorsements )〕 Chow Tai Fook,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=China Jewelry Market Leading Brands )〕 Lux,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lux "Exhibition" Karen Mok TVC )〕 Titus,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Solvil et Titus Ladies Watch Collection )〕 and Mandarin Oriental.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Celebrity Fans | Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group )〕 Mok married her first boyfriend, German-born Johannes Natterer, at a church near Florence, Italy, on 1 October 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Celebrity weddings: Karen Mok and Johannes )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prestige Hong Kong - Luxury Lifestyle .... )〕 Mok conducted a number of international concert tours, the most recent ones being "The original Karen Mok show" (2011/2012),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The original Karen Mok show )〕 "The Age of MOKnificence" (2014/2015)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Age of MOKnificence" KAREN MOK CONCERT WORLD TOUR 2015 – MACAO )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Press Conference - KAREN MOK 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR )〕 and “REGARDEZ” (start Sep 2015)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Tour 2015 )〕 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「Karen Mok」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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