Post by Julie on Aug 27, 2004 17:42:30 GMT -5
English Name: Ada Choi
Cantonese Name: Choi Siu Fun
Chinese Name: Cai Shao Fen
Nickname: Cha Sil Fun (BBQ Pork Rice), Mei Nu Fen (pretty fun)
Viet Name: Thai Thieu Phan
Date Of Birth: September 17th, 1973
Blood Type: A
Height: 1.73m (5'8'')
Weight: 56kg (123 lbs)
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Horoscope Sign: Virgo
Place Of Birth: Hong Kong
Residency: Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Elementary School: Tong Wah
High School: St. Mary's Church College
Family Members: Grandmother, Father, Mother, Older Brother and
Sister-In-Law, One Nephew And One Niece
Favorite Actress: Cecilia Yip Tung, Xiao Fang Fang
Favorite Actor: Andy Lau
Favorite Singers: Sally Yip, Andy Lau, Faye Wong
Friends In The Movie Industry: Catherine Hung, Fiona Leung, Amy Chan, Felix Wong, Kenix Kwok, Athena Chu, Flora Chan, Vivien Leung, Frankie Lam
Series:
Secret of the Heart
Healing Hands
Healing Hands II
Armed Reaction
Armed Reaction II
Armed Reaction III
Where the Legend Begins
Fate Twister
The Link
Secret of the Heart
At the Threshold of Era
Ada is best remembered for 3 roles... Lee Tong in Files of Justice V (1995), Diana in Secret of the Heart (1998) and Jackie in Healing Hands 1 & 2 (1998, 1999). All three roles aren't your typical good girl roles. Ada rarely plays your typical good girl (and even when she does it isn't as first lead), which may account for why she doesn't have legions of fans. Lee Tong in FOJV transforms from a naive mainland country girl to become a prostitute in HK who is interested in money. However, Lee Tong turns out to be a somewhat likeable but neurotic character. Diana in SOH is also more interested in $$ early in the series and makes several decisions based on that interest... although she "redeems" herself later and you see the good in her. And Jackie in HH1 is a nosy doctor who likes to jumps to conclusions but again later in the series you see many good things in her.
Her debut TV series was The Revelation of the Last Hero (1992) which co-starred Aaron Kwok. Another series was Romance of the White Hair Maiden in 1994 based on Bride with White Hair in which Ada played the Brigitte Lin character. Before Romance White Hair Maiden she was in 9-10 other series... including The Link, Racing Peak, All About Tin etc. Ada won the TV Best Actress award for Secret of the Heart but apparently Ada was so excited and happy to win the Best Actress award that she mistakenly thanked the cast & crew of Healing Hands (which she was also in and for which she won Best Couple with Lawrence Ng) instead of Secret of the Heart.
- when she was young she was very shy and suffered from low self esteem and couldn't approach others. Because she changed schools many times, she found it hard to make friends and her grades weren't very good. She couldn't look people in the eye when she talked to them and so people thought she disliked them.
- she also found the first 5 years in the entertainment industry tough. She was working all the time and her personal life was also fraught with problems. There is her mother's gambling leading to her severing ties with her.
- There were also rumors that she was "forced" to be with wealthy business Lam Mun Hoong to support her mother's habit. The latest is that her mother has gone into hiding because the triads in Macau are after her.
- Ada knew about Christianity when she was in secondary one (that would be when she was 12), but she only became a Christian in 1995 when she was struggling with the hectic workload. Christianity also helped give her confidence and self-esteem.
Credits: Caroline Chai, brns.com