Grace Chan

Grace Chan Hoi-lam is a Hong Kong–born Canadian actress, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2013 and Miss Chinese International 2014.

Early life Grace Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia with her family at the age of 5. She has a fraternal twin brother and an older sister. Through her maternal grandmother, Chan is of Malay descent. She studied for 5 years and then graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in Communications and a minor in Publishing.

Career Miss Hong Kong 2013 Chan was crowned Miss Hong Kong on 1 September 2013. From the beginning of the pageant, she expressed that it was her childhood dream to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant. As an early favourite, Chan beat the other nine contestants by gaining a majority of the 170,000 votes that were cast from the Hong Kong audience.

Personal life On 26 July 2018, Chan announced via Instagram that she was engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Hong Kong actor, Kevin Cheng. On 12 August 2018, they got married in Bali, Indonesia. In February 2019, Chan announced on Instagram that she gave birth to their first son. She gave birth to their second son in July 2020. In November 2022, she announced that she is pregnant with her third baby on her personal Instagram account. In January 2023, it was announced that she has given birth to their third son.

Filmography Television dramas (TVB) + Year Title Role Notes 2014 Overachievers Abby Chiang Lai Supporting RoleNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female ArtisteNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress 2015 Raising the Bar Giselle Tong Ching-chi Main RoleWon—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female ArtisteNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActressNominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB ActressNominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female TV CharactersNominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Louis Cheung) Captain of Destiny Wong Tai-mui Main RoleWon—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female ArtisteNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character2016 Blue Veins Yoyo Lam Mung-yiu Main Role Won—TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Characters Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated—StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Female Characters Brother's Keeper II "Nana" Ko Yee-na Main RoleNominated—TVB Star Award Malaysia for Favourite TVB ActressNominated—TVB Star Award Malaysia for Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Edwin Siu) 2018 My Ages ApartSheung Shui Guest Appearance Law Kwai-sze Main RoleNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActressNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in SingaporeNominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Sau Choi-sum Main RoleNominated— TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character 2019 Fuk Lan Guest Appearance in Ep. 16–18

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Pictures) + Year Title Role Notes 2018 Chong Nga-shuen Supporting Role

Films Laundry Shop Stars Event (2016) Keyboard Warriors (2018)

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