Idy Chan


Idy Chan Yuk Lin is a popular Hong Kong TV actress, especially during the 1980s and was named as one of the Five Beauties of TVB.

Career

She joined showbiz in 1977. She is most famous for her portrayal of three of the characters from The Condor Trilogy; her heavenly role of Xiaolongnü along with Andy Lau as Yang Guo in the 1983 TVB adaptation of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes, as the witty Huang Rong in Taiwan CTV's The Legend of the Condor Heroes along with Howie Wong as Guo Jing and as the innocent Xiaozhao with Adam Cheng as Zhang Wuji on The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
In 1982, she also portrayed Wang Yuyan in television and film adaptations of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Idy was more popular in her small screen work, however she was in many good films from the early 1980s to the early 1990s like Casino Raiders.
Off-screen, the long 5-year romance between Idy and Chow Yun-fat also made headlines in the early days of their TV careers. The shooting of the TVB series The Return of the Condor Heroes resulted in Andy Lau's unrequited love with her. Idy also settled in New York, U.S. during her short marriage with business man Peter Chan Siu-Moo.
Idy Chan has become less active in the showbiz since 1993. In 2007, she returned to shoot the TVB series Catch Me Now, which also marked her comeback to the showbiz. Ever since, she occasionally appears on TV shows in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Besides running her own and family businesses in advertising and restaurant, she's also an active volunteer of many charities.

Lottery streak

Within Hong Kong culture she is known to have won the lottery multiple times. One of the most publicized response was in the 2007 episode of Be My Guest. She was interviewed by Stephen Chan Chi Wan, who asked whether winning the Canadian lottery of 17 million and Hong Kong lottery of 30 million dollars was true. She deflected the question hoping to answer it in private.

Filmography

Television Series

Films