Mandy Lieu
{{Short description|Malaysian-American actress (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox Model
| name = Mandy Lieu
| caption =
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ipoh, Malaysia
| occupation = Model, actress, TV host
| death_date =
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
| haircolor = Black
| eyecolor = Dark Brown
| agency = Quest Artists & Models Hong Kong{{Cite web|url=http://questmodel.com.hk/artist/mandy/|title = Mandy 劉碧麗 - QUEST Artists & Models}}
| spouse =
| homepage =
||partner=Alvin Chau}}
{{Chinese
| title = Mandy Lieu's Unofficial Chinese Name
| t = 劉碧麗
| s = 刘碧丽
| poj = Lâu Phek-lê
| j = Lau4 Bik1 Lai6
| phfs = Liù Pit-li
| p = Liú Bìlì
}}
Mandy Lieu (born March 20, 1985) is a Malaysian-American model, actress, and TV show host based in Hong Kong[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5375974/bio Mandy Lieu Biography'] and currently residing in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-01|title=Did M'sian Model Mandy Lieu Mortgage An Apartment For Former Lover Alvin Chau?|url=https://hype.my/2021/254208/msian-model-mandy-lieu-mortgage-apartment-alvin-chau/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Hype Malaysia|language=en-US}} She has appeared in Hong Kong television shows and movies such as Horseplay and To the Fore.[http://www.ahmike.com/2015/08/mandy-lieu-plays-mistress-in-eddie-peng-new-movie-to-the-fore.html Mandy Lieu Plays A Mistress In Eddie Peng(彭于晏)'s New Movie 'To The Fore(破風)']
Early life
Mandy Lieu's father is a white American and he disappeared before she was born. Her mother is Malaysian-Chinese and unemployed at that time.[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/enews/realtime/20130313/51298065 (突發)爭寵成功狂曬命！洗米嫂表現風騷] Lieu and her younger brother grew up in a single parent household in Malaysia and moved to Kuala Lumpur with her family when she was 8. She worked as a part-time model during her free time. In 2003, she went to Hong Kong to develop her modelling career after dropping out of school and she had appeared in television advertisements.
Career
= Model =
Mandy Lieu rose to fame in a shampoo commercial in Malaysia, which led a new chapter in her life. She then moved to Tokyo at age 17, one year later she arrived in Hong Kong. She repeatedly and frequently featured on the cover of many magazines, including More, Me, HIM, Marie Claire, Fashion & Beauty, Wedding Deluxe, Ketchup, Darizi, Elle Wedding. Lieu face has been used as the face of many campaigns, like Hugo Boss, TAG Heuer Watch, Max & Co., Salvatore Ferragamo, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Dior, Omega to HK Fashion Week, Ted Baker, Miu Miu, Mulberry, Shiseido, and Swarovski.
= Acting =
In 2012, Mandy broke into film by playing a supporting role in Tai Chi 0. Her career path kept expanding with box-office successes like Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) and To the Fore (2015).
Personal life
Growing up in multicultural country, Mandy Lieu is multilingual and can speak Malay, Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.
Mandy Lieu stated that she does not officially have a Chinese name despite the rumour that her Chinese name is 劉碧麗. She said that 劉碧麗 is a name created by netizens, and she later accepted this name as it became too widespread.2013年8月20日，無綫電視，《今日VIP》[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/enews/realtime/20130313/51298065 Mandy Lieu中文名叫劉碧麗？]
In 2020, Mandy Lieu bought Ewhurst Park estate, near Basingstoke, with the intent to change the 925-acre estate to produce food for her restaurant and rewild parts of it.{{Cite web |title=Mandy Lieu who? The Malaysian model who paid £28 million for Ewhurst Park estate |url=https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/18858118.mandy-lieu-buy-ewhurst-park-estate/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Basingstoke Gazette |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Beament |first1=Emily |last2=Mather |first2=Rachel |date=2022-09-26 |title=The Hampshire hunting land being converted into 'edible landscape' |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/former-hunting-land-near-basingstoke-7626738 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=hampshirelive |language=en}} In 2023, a pair of beavers to be released on the grounds, thereby reintroducing beavers in Hampshire, where they became extinct 400 years ago.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-16 |title=Beavers to be reintroduced in Hampshire for first time in 400 years |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/16/beavers-reintroduced-hampshire-first-time-in-400-years |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
=Relationship=
Mandy Lieu dated Bolin Chen for three years before they broke up in 2011. She gave birth to a daughter on 20 May 2015 fathered by the already married Macau casino tycoon Alvin Chau (Chau Cheok Wa's). Mandy Lieu had dated Alvin Chau for over five years but it ended when he refused to divorce his wife Heidi Chan.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-01|title=Did M'sian Model Mandy Lieu Mortgage An Apartment For Former Lover Alvin Chau?|url=https://hype.my/2021/254208/msian-model-mandy-lieu-mortgage-apartment-alvin-chau/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Hype Malaysia|language=en-US}} Subsequently, Alvin Chau paid her HK$300 million (RM158 million) as a “breakup fee” in November 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-05|title=Macau Tycoon Alvin Chau Paid Ipoh-born Model RM158 Million As "Breakup Fee"|url=https://hype.my/2019/176287/macau-tycoon-alvin-chau-paid-ipoh-born-model-rm158-million-as-breakup-fee/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Hype Malaysia|language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Television=
- 2008: Dressage to Win
=Master of Ceremonies=
- 2010: Mr. Hong Kong
- 2013: Asian Film Awards
=Game Shows=
- 2013: Super Trio Maximus
- 2014: The Conquerors (episode 10)
- 2014: Summer Splash (episodes 6–10)
=Hostess=
- 2009: Lifetival
- 2010: 老虎都要 party
- 2010: 日本‧不盡的享樂
=Films=
- 2012: Taichi 0
- 2014: The Splash Muses
- 2014: Horseplay
- 2014: Black & White: The Dawn of Justice
- 2015: To The Fore
References
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External links
- {{Sinaweibo|5288836028|刘碧丽MandyLieu}}
- {{facebook|MandyLieuOfficalPage|Mandy Lieu}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151127035641/http://blogs.elle.com.hk/mandylieu/ mandylieu's blog]
- {{Sinaweibo|elitemandylieu|Mandy_Lieu}}
- {{Sinaweibo|welovemandymandy|welovemandylieu}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100618225144/http://mandyforum.6k.cc/ Mandy Lieu forum:)]
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Category:Hong Kong film actresses
Category:Hong Kong television actresses