Janice Man
{{short description|Chinese actress and fashion model}}
{{family name hatnote|Man|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Janice Man
| image = Janice Man.jpg
| caption = Man in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|29}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
|nationality = Chinese
| other_names = JM
珊珊 (Shānshān)
奶珊
小文
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2002–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Carl Wu|2019}}
| agency = Amusic (2009-2014)
Sun Entertainment Culture Ltd (2014–present)
JM Workshop Ltd (2014-present)
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 文詠珊
| s = 文咏珊
| p = Wén Yǒngshān
| j = Man4 Wing6 Saan1
}}
}}
Janice Man (born December 29, 1988) is a Hong Kong actress and fashion model.
Career
Janice Man is an actress and fashion model from Hong Kong and has played leading roles in several Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong movies and TV series, including The Graduation Song, The Legend of Zu, Helios, Cold War 2, Nightfall and The Midnight After.
Janice Man was discovered by talent seekers on the streets of Hong Kong, and became a professional model since the age of 14. Her modeling career took a sharp turn upwards in 2007 when she participated in television series such as 過渡青春 and movies like Love Is Not All Around. In 2009, August 13, it was announced she signed the contract with Leon Lai's star artist management, A-Music. She later appeared in Hong Kong's Asia Exhibit, Summer Pop Live in HK, and other live concerts. Her fame rose steadily in Asia as she was cast in leading roles in several important films and TV series in Hong Kong and China, working with famous co-stars such as Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung and Korean Movie Star, Kim Jae-wook. She was also featured in commercials for Opaque, Ipsa, I.T. Group, Bausch & Lomb, Adidas and Forever Mark. Her more recent accomplishments show a slow but steady turn to more film and TV work, with a critically acclaimed performance in Nightfall in 2012, starring along Simon Yam and Michael Wong.
In 2011, she won the Best Dressed award at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards.
She was the spokesperson of Dr. Kits Hong Kong in 2011, SK-II Facial Treatment Essence from 2013 – 2014 and Adidas Hong Kong's Winter Jacket in 2015.
She is the spokesperson of Bausch & Lomb (Lacelle Series) (from 2011), IPSA and Forevermark (Diamond Ambassador).
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Love Is Not All Around | Nik's ex-girlfriend | | |
| rowspan=2|2008 | See You in YouTube 愛鬥大 | Janice | | |
| La Lingerie | Donut | | | |
| 2009 | Basic Love | June | | |
| 2010 | Frozen | Monica | | |
| rowspan=2|2011 | Punished | Daisy | | |
| Turning Point 2 | Carmen | | | |
| rowspan=2|2012 | Nightfall | Eva / Zoe / Tsui | | |
| Passion Island 熱愛島 | Jennes | | | |
| 2013 | Mortician 臨終囧事 | | | |
| 2014 | The Midnight After | Yuki | | |
| rowspan=3| 2015 | Tales of Mystery | Pei Wen | | |
| Helios | Zhang Yiyun | | | |
| Paris Holiday | | | ||
| rowspan=2| 2016 | Nessun Dorma | | | |
| Cold War 2 | |{{cite web |title=Chow Yun Fat joins Cold War 2 cast |url=http://newfilmbizasia.herokuapp.com/news/chow-yun-fat-joins-cold-war-2-cast |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122850/http://newfilmbizasia.herokuapp.com/news/chow-yun-fat-joins-cold-war-2-cast |archivedate=2015-12-22 |accessdate=2015-10-13}} | ||
| 2017 | The Brink | Suet | | |
| rowspan=2| 2021
|Mother of Kobayashi Anna | | | |||
| Sheep Without a Shepherd 2 误杀2
|A Ling | | | |||
| rowspan=2| 2022
|Zhao Min | | | |||
| New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 倚天屠龍記之聖火雄風
|Zhao Min | | | |||
| 2023
|Li Mu Zi | | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2| 2015 | The Graduation Song 畢業歌 | Wang Duoying | | |
| Legend of Zu Mountain | Zhou Qingyun | | | |
| 2016
|Shuttle Love Millennium 相爱穿梭千年2 |Wang Lin |Main Role | | |||
| 2017 | Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy | Pan Xi | Main Role
| |
| 2018 | The Great Adventurer Wesley 冒险王卫斯理 | Fong Tin-nga | | |
| 2019 | Nice to Meet You 只为遇见你 | Gao Jie | Main Role |
| 2020
|Li Ning Yu |Main Role | | |||
| rowspan=2|2021
|Demi-Gods and Semi-Devil 天龙八部 |Wang Yuyan |Main Role | | |||
| Sword Snow Stride 雪中悍刀行
|Xu Wei Xiong |Guest Role | | |||
| {{TBA}}
|An Lan |Lead Role |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2906761}}
- [http://www.weibo.com/janiceman Janice Man] on Weibo {{in lang|zh}}
- [http://www.xanga.com/Janice_M Janice Man's Xanga]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130629005150/http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=15718 Janice Man Wing San] at Hong Kong Cinemagic
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Category:21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Category:Hong Kong film actresses
Category:Hong Kong television actresses