Louisa So

{{infobox person

| name = Louisa So

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|1|16}}

| birth_place = Hong Kong

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080220000042/http://www.soyukwa.com/en/index.htm Louisa SO Yuk-wa's official website]

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 蘇玉華

| s = 苏玉华

| p = Sū Yùhuā

| j = Sou¹ Juk⁶ Waa⁴

}}

Louisa So Yuk Wa ({{zh|t=蘇玉華|s=苏玉华|p=Sū Yùhuā}}; Born 16 January 1968 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actress in drama and TV series. She is considered the "Cooking Mistress" of Hong Kong after winning the comedy cooking show Beautiful Cooking. In August 2009, she travelled by train across the United States, during which time she met Guardian journalist Douglas Rogers.{{cite news |title= The rail thing: across America by train|author= Douglas Rogers|newspaper= The Guardian|date= 30 January 2010|url= https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jan/30/america-rail-train-los-angeles?page=5}} After a brief break in 2009, she unexpectedly returned to acting in 2014 as the protagonist in the TVB drama Rear Mirror, a role that brought her wide critical acclaim, after the show received high viewership ratings.{{cite web |title=Louisa So: I'll get married if the rating hits 40! |date= 23 August 2014|url= https://sg.news.yahoo.com/louisa-ill-married-rating-hits-40-041409304.html}}

In 2020, Louisa tied the knot with her long-time partner Poon Chan Leung, a Hong Kong actor.{{cite web|url=https://38jiejie.com/2020/05/12/louisa-so-ties-the-knot-with-poon-chan-leung-after-24-years-together/|title=Louisa So ties the knot with Poon Chan Leung after 24 years together|date=12 May 2020 }} 38jiejie. 2020-05-12

Filmography

=Television series=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=1\|1994 \| Journey of Love \| Yuen Suk-kuen \|
rowspan=5\|1995 \| Detective Investigation Files \| Gigi Yung \|
Detective Investigation Files II \| Gigi Yung \|
The Condor Heroes 95 \| Kung-suen Luk-ngok \|
A Kindred Spirit \| Chan Wing-kam \|
The Criminal Investigator \| \|
rowspan=2\|1996 \| One Good Turn Deserves Another \| Chow Zi-san \|
Night Journey \| Ding Siu-yuk \|
rowspan=2\|1997 \| Dark Tales II \| \|
Journey to the West II \| Eldest Fairy Xueliang \|
rowspan=2\|1998 \| Moments of Endearment \| Yeung Zan-nam \|
ICAC Investigators 1998 \| Shum Po-san \|
rowspan=3\|1999 \| Anti-Crime Squad \| Chow Nin-kiu \|
Road to Eternity \| Lin-fa \|
Life for Life \| Tsui Suk-ngo \|
rowspan=1\|2000 \| Lost in Love \| Tse Suk-mei \|
rowspan=3\|2001 \| At Point Blank \| Wan Yuen-yau \|
The Awakening Story \| Susan Chiu Cheuk-lam \|
Colourful Life \| Chow Mung-han \|
rowspan=1\|2002 \| The Battle Against Evil \| Sui Fu-yung/Fu-yung Sin-zi \|
rowspan=1\|2003 \| Triumph in the Skies \| Ruby Pui Ka-lo \|
rowspan=2\|2005 \| Misleading Track \| Yan Ting (Yen) \| Warehoused and broadcast in 2005 Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10)
Guts of Man \| Duen Dan-fung \| Warehoused series
rowspan=2\|2006 \| Bar Bender \| Chong Hiu-wai \|
Men in Pain \| Wong Dak-kiu \|
rowspan=1\|2007 \| Phoenix Rising \| Yim Pui-Woo/Yeung Choi Yiu \| Warehoused and broadcast in 2008
rowspan=2\|2008 \| Wasabi Mon Amour \| Ko You-mei (Ah Me) \|
Best Selling Secrets (2008) \| Lai Pong Yue-yuk \| Guest Appearance
rowspan=2\|2009 \| The Winter Melon Tale \| Chung Pik-yuk \|
A Bride for a Ride \| Mo Sam-leung \|
rowspan=1\|2013 \| The Hippocratic Crush II \| Moon Sun Man-yuet \|
rowspan=1\|2014 \| Rear Mirror \| Anson Yiu Ngai-yan \| Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
rowspan=1\|2015 \| Lord of Shanghai \| Cho Yuet-Lan \| Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
rowspan=1\|2018 \| The Forgotten Valley \| Song Ming-Fung \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=1|1994

| Journey of Love

| Yuen Suk-kuen

rowspan=5|1995

| Detective Investigation Files

| Gigi Yung

Detective Investigation Files II

| Gigi Yung

The Condor Heroes 95

| Kung-suen Luk-ngok

A Kindred Spirit

| Chan Wing-kam

The Criminal Investigator

rowspan=2|1996

| One Good Turn Deserves Another

| Chow Zi-san

Night Journey

| Ding Siu-yuk

rowspan=2|1997

| Dark Tales II

Journey to the West II

| Eldest Fairy Xueliang

rowspan=2|1998

| Moments of Endearment

| Yeung Zan-nam

ICAC Investigators 1998

| Shum Po-san

rowspan=3|1999

| Anti-Crime Squad

| Chow Nin-kiu

Road to Eternity

| Lin-fa

Life for Life

| Tsui Suk-ngo

rowspan=1|2000

| Lost in Love

| Tse Suk-mei

rowspan=3|2001

| At Point Blank

| Wan Yuen-yau

The Awakening Story

| Susan Chiu Cheuk-lam

Colourful Life

| Chow Mung-han

rowspan=1|2002

| The Battle Against Evil

| Sui Fu-yung/Fu-yung Sin-zi

rowspan=1|2003

| Triumph in the Skies

| Ruby Pui Ka-lo

rowspan=2|2005

| Misleading Track

| Yan Ting (Yen)

| Warehoused and broadcast in 2005

Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10)

Guts of Man

| Duen Dan-fung

| Warehoused series

rowspan=2|2006

| Bar Bender

| Chong Hiu-wai

Men in Pain

| Wong Dak-kiu

rowspan=1|2007

| Phoenix Rising

| Yim Pui-Woo/Yeung Choi Yiu

| Warehoused and broadcast in 2008

rowspan=2|2008

| Wasabi Mon Amour

| Ko You-mei (Ah Me)

Best Selling Secrets (2008)

| Lai Pong Yue-yuk

| Guest Appearance

rowspan=2|2009

| The Winter Melon Tale

| Chung Pik-yuk

A Bride for a Ride

| Mo Sam-leung

rowspan=1|2013

| The Hippocratic Crush II

| Moon Sun Man-yuet

rowspan=1|2014

| Rear Mirror

| Anson Yiu Ngai-yan

| Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress

rowspan=1|2015

| Lord of Shanghai

| Cho Yuet-Lan

| Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress

rowspan=1|2018

| The Forgotten Valley

| Song Ming-Fung

=Drama=

1989: Grease 油脂
1989: Such a Lovely Bastille Day 某一年的七月十四日
1989: Biloxi Blues 衝上雲霄
1989: The Normal Heart 常在我心間
1990: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying 登龍有術
1990: Tin Hau - Goddess of Heaven 天后
1990: Goddess Kwun Yum and Virgin Maria 生觀音與瑪莉亞
1990: Terry Nova 光榮之旅
1991: One of the Lucky Ones (Re-run) 伴我同行(重演)
1991: Fou Lei & Fou Tsong 傅雷與傅聰
1991: The Government Inspector 欽差大臣
1991: Deadly Ecstasy 神火
1991: Orchards 情有獨鍾
1992: Nothing Scared 百無禁忌
1992: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會
1992: Noises Off 蝦碌戲班
1992: A Flea in Her Ear 橫衝直撞偷錯情
1992: House of Blue Leaves 藍葉之屋
1992: M Butterfly 蝴蝶君
1993: M Butterfly (Re-run) 蝴蝶君
1993: I Have a Date with Spring (Re-run) 我和春天有個約會
1993: The Legend of the Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎
1993: King Lear 李爾王
1993: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿
1993: The Trial 審判
1994: Amadeus 莫札特之死
1994: Major Barbara 芭巴拉少校
1995: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會
1996: That's Entertainment 播音情人
1997: The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎
1997: That's Entertainment 播音情人
2000: Noises Off 蝦碌戲班
2002: Love in a Fallen City 新傾城之戀
2002: Between Life and Death 生死界
2003: A Serenade 寒江釣雪
2005: Superman Forever 你今日拯救o左地球未呀?
2005: Love in a Fallen City 05 新傾城之戀 05
2006: Love in a Fallen City 06 新傾城之戀 '06 傾情再遇
2007: The Peach Blossom Land 暗戀桃花源
2012: Rabbit Hole 心洞
2013: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會（春天舞台重演版）
2013: The Mad Phoenix (Re-run) 南海十三郎（重演版）
2013: 18/F Block C 十八樓C座
2015: The Amahs 金蘭姐妹
2015: Into the Womb 胎內
2015: Le Dieu Du Carnage (Re-run) 狂揪夫妻（重演）
2017: The Truth 謊言
2018: The Truth (Re-run) 謊言

=Film=

1994: I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會
1995: Paradise Hotel
1995: The Umbrella Story
1997 The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎
2007: It's a Wonderful Life 心想事成
2018: Staycation
2022: The Sparring Partner

[http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=10268&display_set=eng Louisa So at hkmdb.com]

[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Louisa%20So.html Louisa So at chinesemov.com]

Awards and nominations

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Hong Kong Film Award \| 2023 \| The Sparring Partner \| Best Actress \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|title=Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards \|url=https://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist41norm.html \|website=Hong Kong Film Awards \|access-date=5 April 2023}}

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scope="col" |Award

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Nominee / Work

! scope="col" |Category

! scope="col" |Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

Hong Kong Film Award

| 2023

| The Sparring Partner

| Best Actress

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards |url=https://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist41norm.html |website=Hong Kong Film Awards |access-date=5 April 2023}}

References

External links

{{facebook|soyukwa}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061230075731/http://www.tvbspacenews.org.uk/3_160405/artiste.html TVBSpace News]

Category:Hong Kong television actresses

Category:Hong Kong food writers

Category:1968 births

Category:Living people

Category:TVB veteran actors

Category:Alumni of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Category:20th-century Hong Kong actresses

Category:21st-century Hong Kong actresses

Category:Hong Kong film actresses

Category:Reality cooking competition winners