Michelle Reis

Michele Monique Reis (Chinese: 李嘉欣; pinyin: Lǐ Jiāxīn or Lee Kar-yan in Cantonese; born June 20, 1970) is a Hong Kong actress.

Biography

Reis was born in Macau which was then a Portuguese colony. Reis is of mixed ancestry as her father is Portuguese and her mother is Chinese. Reis attended Maryknoll Convent School, and matriculated from St. Paul's Secondary School.

Reis started modelling at the age of 14.^[1] She first came to fame when she won the 1988 Miss Hong Kong Pageant at the age 18. Reis was also the first Miss Chinese International in the same year. Following her Miss Chinese International crowning, she went on to participate in the Miss World pageant, where she promoted the image of Hong Kong. However, she withdrew from the Miss Universe pageant due to personal reasons.

Reis started to build a career within the entertainment industry in the 1990s. She starred in commercials eventually leading to movies. She has also appeared in music videos and TVB television episodes.

Filmography

• Miss Du Shi Niang (2003)
• The Irresistible Piggies (2002)
• Beauty and the Breast (2002)
• Every Dog Has His Date (2001)
• Bakery Amour (2001)
• Healing Hearts (2000)
• The City of Strangers (2000)
• When I Fall in Love...with Both (2000)
• The Island Tales (1999)
• Round About Midnight (1999)
• Prince Charming (1999)
• Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
• Young and Dangerous 4 (1997)
• Heaven Earth Great Ambition (1997)
• 100 Ways to Kill Yourself (1996)
• Fallen Angels (1995)
• The Other Side of the Sea (1994)
• Drunken Master III (1994)
• The Black Morning Glory (1993)
• The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk (1993)
• Casino Tycoon II (1992)
• The Story of the Flying Fox (1992)
• Royal Tramp II (1992)
• Zen of Sword (1992)
• The Wicked City (1992)
• A Kid from Tibet (1992)
• Party of a Wealthy Family (1991)
• Swordsman II (1991)
• Perfect Girls (1990)
• Doctor's Heart (1990)
• No Risk, No Gain (1990)
• A Chinese Ghost Story Part II (1990)

See also

• Cinema of Hong Kong
• Macanese people
• Macanese language

References

External links

• IMDb entry
• hkcinemagic entry

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