Jennifer Yu (actress)

Jennifer Yu Heung-ying (born 5 July 1993) is a Hong Kong actress, singer, and model.[1]

For the chess player, see Jennifer Yu (chess player).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Jennifer Yu
Yu at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards on 14 April 2024
Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993
British Hong Kong
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • model
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Tim Luk
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(m. 2020)​
Children2
RelativesZoe Yu (sister)
Chinese name
Chinese余香凝
Hanyu PinyinYú Xiāngníng

Personal life

Yu announced in October 2020 that she would be marrying her boyfriend Tim Luk, who is not from the entertainment industry, in November. The following month, Yu announced that she was pregnant.[2] Their daughter, Clare, was born in May 2021.[3]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016International Film Festival & Awards MacaoBest New Young Actress or ActorSisterhoodWon
2017Chinese Film Media AwardsBest New PerformerNominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressNominated
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest New PerformerNominated
2019Best ActressDistinction[4]Nominated
Best Supporting ActressMan on the DragonNominated
Best Original Film SongDistinctionNominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressNominated
202259th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActressFar Far AwayNominated
202329th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressNominated
41st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
60th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressIn Broad DaylightNominated
202430th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards[5]Best ActressWon
19th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Annual Awards[6]Best ActressWon
42nd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressWon

References
  1. Jennifer Yu 余香凝 - Jam Cast Management (HK) Ltd Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "HK actresses Myolie Wu and Jennifer Yu announce pregnancies". The Star. 2020-12-28
  3. "Jennifer Yu is now a mum". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. Hong Kong Film Awards (accessed 2015-05-05).
  5. "第三十屆香港電影評論學會大獎頒獎禮 - 香港電影評論學會". The Hong Kong Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. "梁朝偉勇奪導演會頒獎禮影帝　余香凝再下一城封影后" [Tony Leung Chiu-Wai won the Directors' Award Ceremony and Best Actor Yu Xiangning won the Best Actress Award again]. HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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