Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Actress, Director, Writer |
Birth Day | May 23, 1974 |
Age | 49 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
Chinese name | 杨采妮 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Yáng Cǎinī (Mandarin) |
Jyutping | Jeong4 Coi2 Nei4 (Cantonese) |
Other names | Charlie Yeung |
Origin | Hong Kong |
Occupation | Singer, actress, film director |
Years active | 1992–present |
Genre(s) | Cantopop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Spouse(s) | Qiu Shao Zhi (m. 2013) |
Net worth
Charlie Yeung, a multi-talented individual recognized as an actress, director, and writer, was born in 1974. With her diverse skill set, she has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry, showcasing her prowess in various mediums. As of 2024, Charlie Yeung's net worth is estimated to range between $100,000 to $1 million. This impressive financial achievement reflects her success and the valuable contributions she has made throughout her career.
Biography/Timeline
In 1992, she was signed on to be a singer with EMI (Hong Kong). After releasing a couple of albums with some success (she won the TVB Jade Solid Gold (1993)'s Gold Award of "The Best New Female Singer"), she made her feature-film debut in Wong Kar-wai's arthouse martial arts film Ashes of Time alongside superstars such as Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Brigitte Lin.
Between 1994 and 1997, she was arguably the most popular Artist in Hong Kong, with her charming face appearing everywhere from magazines and posters to advertisements and movies.
At the height of her popularity in 1997, however, she called it quits and retired from the industry to start an image consultant Business with her Singaporean lawyer-boyfriend in Malaysia.
In 2004, after a failed relationship and Business, she made her comeback as the lead Actress in Jackie Chan's New Police Story. Following that, she collaborated once again with Tsui Hark in the martial arts movie Seven Swords and starred alongside Andy Lau in the love movie All About Love. She later co-starred in the film After This Our Exile opposite Aaron Kwok. She has made plans to appear in a sequel to Seven Swords. She also played the deaf love interest to Nicolas Cage in Bangkok Dangerous.
In 2006, Yeung and her friends Valen Hsu, Gigi Leung and Angelica Lee, formed "Hope Foundation", a non-profit organization to help children in need, and later formed "Save-a-Smile".
Young married her long-time Singaporean boyfriend Khoo Shao Tze on 2 November 2013. The couple had met in 1993 but split up for a period of time. They reportedly got back together in 2011. In early January 2017, she and Khoo announced that they are expecting. On 27 April 2017, Charlie gave birth to twin boys.