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Candice Yu

Candice Yu is a Hong Kong film actress and occasional singer best known for her films with Shaw Brothers Studio of the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first wife of Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat.

Film career
Yu made her debut in film at the age of 16 in "Let's Rock" and was instantly signed by the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1976 after starring in the film Massage Girls with Chow Yun-fat, her future husband and in Forever and Ever alongside Alan Tang. Yu received her first Hong Kong Film Award nomination in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress in the film My Name is Fame. In 2011, Yu received a 30th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in Once a Gangster. In 2012, Yu received a Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre's Boundless Movement. ==Personal life==
Personal life
In 1983, Yu married Chow Yun-fat, a notable Hong Kong actor, but the marriage only lasted nine months. Yu and Lee have two daughters. ==Filmography==
Filmography
Massage Girls (1976) • The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1976) (TV) • The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) • Forever and Ever (1977) • Death Duel (1977) • Deadly Snail Vs Kung Fu Killers (1977) • The Water Legend (1978) • Legend of the Bat (1978) • Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat (1978) • Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre Part 1 (1978) • Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre Part 2 (1978) • The Gold Dagger Romance (1978) • The Deadly Sword (1978) • Young Lovers (1979) • Writing Kung Fu (1979) • Murder Plot (1979) • Disco Fever (1979) • Reincarnated (1979) • Fatherland (1980) • ''Buddha's Palm'' (1982) • Swordsman Adventure (1983) • Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1983) • The Black Magic with Buddha (1983) • Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984) • Journey of the Doomed (1985) • The Strange Bedfellow (1986) • The Banquet (cameo) (1991) • Swordsman II (1992) • The Spy Dad (2003) • Love is a Many Stupid Thing (2004) • Bar Paradise (2005) • 2 Young (2005) • Rob-B-Hood (2006) • My Name Is Fame (2006) • Whispers and Moans (2007) • House of Mahjong (2007) • Exodus (2007) • Beauty and the 7 Beasts (2007) • Once a Gangster (2010) • Bruce Lee, My Brother (cameo) (2010) • Hi, Fidelity (2011) • Beach Spike (2011) • Nightfall (2012) • Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal (2015) • House of Wolves (2016) • Buddy Cops (2016) • Nessun Dorma (2016) • Tomorrow Is Another Day (2017) • The Heir to the Throne (2024) ==References==
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