Michelle Sima
{{Short description|Hong Kong actress (1963–2015)}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Michelle Sima
|image =
|native_name = {{lang|zh-hant|司馬燕}}
|birth_name = Hon Siu-ling ({{lang|zh-hant|韓少玲}})
|birth_date = {{birth date|1963|03|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Hong Kong
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|10|1963|03|15|df=y}}
|death_place = Hong Kong
|other_names = Michelle Sima Yan, Michelle Sze Ma-Yin, Shut-Ma Yin, Si-Ma Yin, Sima Yan
|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 1980–1996
|spouse = Togi Gouw
|children = 2
}}
Michelle Sima ({{zh|t=司馬燕}}; 15 March 1963 – 10 January 2015) was a Hong Kong actress. Sima is credited with over 25 films.
Career
In 1980, Sima became a beauty pageant contestant in Miss Hong Kong, but she was not placed. In 1983, Sima became an actress in Hong Kong films. Sima first appeared as Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian) in The Sensational Pair, a 1983 Drama film directed by Albert Lai Gin-Kwok. Sima was active in the 1980s and early 1990s as a supporting actress or sex symbol role in Cantonese Romantic Comedy, Drama, and Horror films. Sima's last film was The Mad Monk, a 1993 Fantasy film directed by Johnnie To Kei-Fung. Sima is credited with over 25 films. In 1996, Sima retired from the film industry.{{cite web |URL=http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=5162&display_set=eng |title=Si-Ma Yin |website=hkmdb.com |accessdate=30 November 2020}}
Personal life
Sima was born in Hong Kong on 15 March 1963. In 1996, she married Togi Gouw ({{zh|t=吳忠義}}), a Dutch businessman of Chinese Indonesian descent.{{cite news|date=6 July 2018|title=司馬燕離世3年 吳忠義峇里再婚 長子到賀|url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8F%B8%E9%A6%AC%E7%87%95%E9%9B%A2%E4%B8%963%E5%B9%B4-%E5%90%B3%E5%BF%A0%E7%BE%A9%E5%B3%87%E9%87%8C%E5%86%8D%E5%A9%9A-%E5%85%A9%E5%AD%90%E5%88%B0%E8%B3%80-075822617.html|language=zh|work=Yahoo! News|access-date=26 October 2023}}{{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/togigouw/|Togi Gouw}} They had two sons, Ian Gouw and Brian Gouw. The former became an actor.{{cite news|last=Hsia|first=Heidi|date=22 September 2020|title=Former child actor Ian Gouw returns with "Septet"|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/former-child-actor-ian-gouw-084900948.html|work=Yahoo! News|access-date=26 October 2023}}
In 2012, Sima was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She died on 10 January 2015 at the age of 51.{{cite web |URL=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/former-hong-kong-actress-michelle-sima-passes-away-from-cancer/ |title=Former Hong Kong Actress, Michelle Sima, Passes Away from Cancer |website=jaynestars.com |author=Addy |date=13 January 2015 |accessdate=30 November 2020}}{{cite web |URL=https://www.hollywood.com/general/michelle-sima-yan-dead-at-51-59866532/ |title=Michelle Sima Yan dead at 51 |website=hollywood.com |date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=30 November 2020}}
Filmography
= Films =
This is a partial list of films.
- 1983 - The Sensational Pair - Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian)
- 1989 - Doubles Causes Troubles - Inspector Xu
- 1990 - Demoness from Thousand Years (aka Chase From Beyond) - Policeman
- 1993 - The Mad Monk - Pregnant wife
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2203109/ Yin Szema at imdb.com]
- [https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1679391/former-actress-michelle-sima-yan-dies-cancer-aged-51 Michelle Sima Yan at scmp.com]
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