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Olivia Cheng (Hong Kong actress)

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Olivia Cheng
Born (1960-02-14) February 14, 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)golf trainer, former golf player, former model, former actress
Spouse
Jeffrey Yu
(m. 1991)
AwardsMiss Hong Kong 1979
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭文雅
Simplified Chinese郑文雅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng wén yǎ
WebsiteOlivia Cheng on Facebook

Olivia Cheng Man Nga (simplified Chinese: 郑文雅; traditional Chinese: 鄭文雅; pinyin: Zhèng wén yǎ; born 14 February 1960), is a Hong Kong–based former actress.

Background

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She won the 1979 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and was also elected "Miss Photogenic." She represented Hong Kong in Miss Universe 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, where she went unplaced but ranked a very respectable 21st place in the preliminary swimsuit competition. Olivia created a controversy when she joined ATV (the arch-rival of TVB, the organiser of the Miss Hong Kong pageant) immediately after crowning her successor in 1980. This incident embarrassed TVB so much that in 1981, TVB decided to sign 1.5-year contracts with all Miss Hong Kong winners so that they had to stay with TVB for at least 6 months after their reign was over.

Subsequently, Olivia she was the cover model of the first issue of Playboy magazine's Hong Kong edition, appearing in a topless pictorial inside. More pictures from the same photo session, filmed by Kevin Orpin in Boracay, later appeared as a large format book.

She was married to business executive Jeffrey Yu in 1991.

A high jump champion in secondary school, Olivia was known for her sporty and active image. She is a golf pro and teaches golf now.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Spooky Bunch
1982 Till Death Do We Scare Irene Leen
1982 Shen tan guang tou mei Elana Mann
1983 Feng xie
1983 Shao ye Wei Wei
1984 Zi jin xiong di
1984 Mr. Virgin Ah Ling
1984 Yau friend mou ging Ann
1984 Hua xin luo bo
1984 A Family Affair Nancy Yeung
1985 Hong Kong Graffiti Susan Yang
1985 Why Me? Koko
1986 Millionaire's Express Siu-hon
1986 The Missed Date May
1986 United We Stand Olivia Cheng
1987 Sapporo Story
1987 The Happy Bigamist
1989 Mr. Coconut Ping
1989 The Wild Ones Sandy Kwong
1989 Wo wei cheng nian Sandy Kwong
1990 A Killer's Blues Wai
1990 Trouble Couple Video
1991 Blue Lightning Ellen Fong (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Olivia's twist". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
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Achievements
Preceded by
Winnie Chan
Miss Hong Kong
1979
Succeeded by
Wanda Tai