Alice Chan

Alice Chan Wai is a Hong Kong actress currently contracted to TVB.

Early life Alice Chan was born in Beijing, with ancestry in the county-level city of Puning in Guangdong. She settled in Hong Kong with her parents and elder sister when she was one-and-a-half years old. After graduating high school, she attended Chu Hai College of Higher Education but She stopped after two years of study to enter the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant at 22 years old.

Career Chan began her television and acting career after winning the Miss Asia 1996 beauty pageant. She signed a management contract with Asia Television (ATV) that same year, and began filming her first television production. Chan quickly became one of the most popular actresses in ATV, alongside Joey Meng, Kristal Tin and Kristy Yang. In 2005, she gained recognition for her leading role of a series that was loosely based on the late actress Anita Mui.

Chan retired from the industry after marrying the Taiwanese businessman James Yen. In 2012, after divorcing with Yen, Chan returned to acting and signed an artiste contract with TVB.

In 2018, Chan earned critical acclaim with her role as the villainous Princess Taiping in the period drama Deep in the Realm of Conscience and won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Personal life In 2008, Chan married Taiwanese businessman James Yen. They divorced in 2012. In 2019, Chan was spotted dating with a doctor. She later admitted that she was in a new relationship with a doctor named Aldous Chan. On 22 November 2021, Chan announced her engagement with her boyfriend. On 26 September 2022, the couple held their wedding in The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Chan is good friends with Wonder Women co-actresses Miriam Yeung and Rebecca Zhu.

Filmography

Television dramas (ATV) + Year Title Role Notes 1997 The Snow is Red Chan Yuen-sheung Coincidentally Lang Chui The Year of Chameleon Aunt D My Brother, My Mum Chu Man-wai 1998 Pretty Police Woman Officer Chow Mei-yee My Date with a Vampire Miu-sin / Guanyin 1999 Ten Tigers of Guangdong Tung Chi Hai Rui Dou Yan Song Yang Xiaodong 2000 Divine Retribution Cheng Hei-man A Dream Named Desire Pauline Chan Ho-yan 2001 Healing Hearts To Where He Belongs Yau Ying A True Cop Story Kwok Yun-yung Love Out of Gamble Siu Chi-fong 2002 Son from the Past Kam Lan / Hung Ling As You Wish Maria 2003 Jin Ye Wu Feng Xie Ling Long Shu Si Jiao Liang The Chinese Medic Master Yeung Piu-piu Mama, I Love You Ho Yi-kuen Light of Million Hopes Ng Tin-yuen 2004 My Date with a Vampire III Yiu-king / Holy Mother of Yiu Lake 2005 A Dream Named Desire II Lui Kim-fong 2006 Mei Yan Fang Fei Fang Yanmei Concubine of Qing Emperor Boerjite Shi Jingzhen 2007 Project A Lau Yu-yin 2008 The Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung Fong Chi-wah

Television dramas (TVB)

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Studio) + Title Year Role Notes Flying Tiger 3 2021 Tina Or Tsz-sin Guest Appearance

Film 1997: 97 Lan Kwai Fong 1999: Dial D for Demons 2000: Guilty or Not 2000: A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear 2000: Phantom Call 2000: Bio-Cops 2000: Ransom Express 2001: City of Desire 2006: Wise Guys Never Die 2007: The Lady Iron Chef 2013: Hardcore Comedy 2014: Iceman 2016: Buddy Cops 2019: The Fallen TBA: Endless Battle

Television variety shows 2024: From Shenzhen to Zhongshan

Awards and nominations

1996 Miss Asia beauty pageant

2015 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — Lord of Shanghai TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Top 5 Nomination — Lord of Shanghai

2016 StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Female Characters — Lord of Shanghai StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Supporting Actress — Lord of Shanghai TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan TVB Anniversary Award for Best Show Host Nomination — Wai Gor's Wok

2017 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Nomination — Line Walker: The Prelude

2018 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Top 5 Nomination — Deep in the Realm of Conscience TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character — Deep in the Realm of Conscience TVB Anniversary Gala for Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Nomination — Deep in the Realm of Conscience TVB Anniversary Gala for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nomination — Deep in the Realm of Conscience Hong Kong Television Award for Best Leading Actress in Drama Series Top 5 Nomination — Deep in the Realm of Conscience

2019 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — As Time Goes By TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — Wonder Women

2020 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — Forensic Heroes IV TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — Forensic Heroes IV TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nomination — Forensic Heroes IV

2021 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Top 10 Nomination — Murder Diary

2022 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Top 10 Nomination — Communion TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nomination — Against Darkness TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nomination — Communion and Against Darkness TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Top 10 Nomination — Communion TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nomination — Against Darkness TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Nomination — Communion (with Roger Kwok)