Valerie Chow

Name: Valerie Chow
Chinese name 周嘉玲 Pinyin Zhōu Jiālíng (Mandarin) Jyutping Zau1 Gaa1ling4 (Cantonese) Birth name Valerie Chow Kar-Ling Birthdate: 16 December 1970 (1970-12-16) Birthplace: Hong Kong Profession: Actress and model Years active 1990s-2000s Spouse(s) Darryl Goveas (2005-present) Children 1 daughter (b. 12 March 2008)

She has starred in numerous films and several television series, most memorably in Wong Kar-Wai’s 1994 feature, Chungking Express, which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards. A former Miss Hong Kong runner-up (1991), she is also the first Chinese model to be signed by US cosmetics company Revlon in 1998.

2000-02: Part-Time Actor She returned to Hong Kong as a part-time actor in 2000. The following year saw her return to the small screen in the ATV series, Healing Hearts, with greater success. Her role as a smart and sophisticated lawyer was much better received and made her recognised by audiences as emblematic of the ‘perfect modern woman.’ The role briefly revived her career, leading to many magazine covers, and an ad campaign with Neutrogena Hong Kong. She also appeared alongside co-star Leslie Cheung in Inner Senses (2002), which was to be his last film.