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Derek Yee

Derek Yee Tung-sing (traditional Chinese: 爾冬陞; simplified Chinese: 尔冬升; pinyin: Ěr Dōngshēng) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.

Early life

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957,[2] the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei (紅薇), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity.[2][3] His elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.[2]

Career

In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong and starred in over 40 movies produced by the studio.

Yee became a screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2004 film One Nite in Mongkok,[4] which won multiple awards. His other notable films include C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica, The Truth About Jane and Sam and Protégé.

In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.[5]

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

As actor

See also

References

  1. ^ "Derek Yee admits to fathering a two-year-old child". sg.style.yahoo.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Derek Yee Tung Sing". Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ 林燕妮访秦沛：电视剧方面我是Living　History，活生生的历史
  4. ^ "One Night in Mongkok". Hong Kong Cinemagic. 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong Film Awards Association Board of Directors (2017-2019)". HKFAA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

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