Valerie Chow

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Valerie Chow
Born	Valerie Chow Kar-Ling December 16, 1970 (1970-12-16) (age 37) Hong Kong
Other name(s)	Rachel Shane
Years active	1990s-2000s

Valerie Chow, aka Rachel Shane in the US, (Chinese: 周嘉玲, pinyin: Zhōu Jiālíng) (born 16 December 1970 in Hong Kong) is a well-known Chinese model and actress. 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.

Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 TV series 4 External links

[edit] Career

She has starred in numerous films and a few television series, most memorably in Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express, as the Flight attendant who breaks up with Cop 633 (Tony Leung), a role that earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards. Other notable film roles include Twentysomething (1994), a guest appearance in Tsui Hark's 1995 feature The Blade as well as Inner Senses in 2002, which saw Chow appear alongside co-star Leslie Cheung. Her role as a smart and sophisticated lawyer named Flora in the 2001 ATV series, Healing Hearts was one of her most popular among the public, and gained her a favorable image as the 'perfect modern woman.'

Since 2003, she has decided to leave the entertainment industry and is currently working as a publicist for the Pedder Group, the shoes and accessories division of Lane Crawford.

[edit] Filmography

• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (新難兄難弟) (1993)
• Twentysomething (晚九朝五) (1994)
• Chungking Express (重慶森林) (1994)
• Lover of the Last Empress (慈禧秘密生活) (1995)
• Dream Killer (野性的邂逅) (1995)
• The Case of the Cold Fish (月黑風高) (1995)
• Ghostly Bus (鬼巴士) (1995)
• Spider Woman (蜘蛛女) (1995)
• Wind Beneath My Wings (空中小姐) (1995)
• High Risk (鼠膽龍威) (1995)
• The Armed Policewoman (95陀槍女警) (1995)
• Red Zone (爆炸令) (1995)
• The Blade (刀) (1995)
• Street Angels (紅燈區) (1996)
• Hero (馬永貞) (1997)
• Phantoms (1998)
• Futuresport (1998)
• Bridge of Dragons (1999)
• Sausalito (一見鍾情) (2000)
• Healing Hearts (俠骨仁心) (2000)
• The Vampire Combat (極速殭屍) (2001)
• Inner Senses (異度空間) (2002)
• Freaky Story (不寒而慄) (2002)

[edit] TV series

• Fate of the Clairvoyant (再見亦是老婆 alt. 都市有情人) (1994)
• John Woo's Once A Thief (appears in one episode) (1997)
• Healing Hearts (俠骨仁心) (2001)
• Tearaway Doctor (上海灘之俠醫傳奇) (2004)

[edit] External links

• Valerie Chow at the Internet Movie Database
• Viva Valerie Chow! - A Comprehensive Fansite
• Valerie Chow Pictures