Deanie Ip
Deanie Ip[note 1] (born 25 December 1947) is a Hong Kong singer and actress.[1][2] She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and three times for Best Supporting Actress. Deanie also won the Golden Horse Awards once for Best Leading Actress and twice for Best Supporting Actress ; she also won a Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Her Cantopop albums were released by Universal Music Group and several local labels. A Hakka of Huiyang ancestry, she speaks Cantonese, Dapeng dialect, Mandarin and English.
Deanie Ip | |||||||||||
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Born | Dapengcheng, Guangdong, China | 25 December 1947||||||||||
Occupation | Singer | ||||||||||
Awards | Volpi Cup Best Actress 2011 A Simple Life Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress 2012 A Simple Life Best Supporting Actress 1985 My Name Ain't Suzie 1991 Dances with Dragon 2018 Our Time Will Come Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actress 2011 A Simple Life Golden Horse Awards – Best Actress 2011 A Simple Life Best Supporting Actress 1999 Crying Heart | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 葉德嫻 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶德娴 | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||
Labels | Universal Music Group | ||||||||||
Music career
In the 1980s, Ip released five albums with a local producer. After complaining about the direction of the Cantopop industry and falling out with her then label, Black and White, Ip chose to retire from music in 1988 and went into semi-retirement, with occasional roles in movies. She returned to the Cantopop scene in 2002 with an EP, which, along with a live recording of her 2002 concert in Hong Kong, were both released by Universal Music Group. In the mid-90s she teamed up with male star Andy Hui to produce the hit duet "教我如何不愛他" (lit. "Teach me how not to love him") and again in 2004 for the award-winner "美中不足" (lit. "A minor defect in something otherwise perfect").
Film career and recognition
Ip has been recognised on several occasions for supporting actress roles except for her role in A Simple Life, where she won Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.[3][4] Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So congratulated her for winning the award. Mr So said this award is not only an international recognition of Ms Ip's outstanding achievement, but a testimony of the level of excellence of the Hong Kong film industry.[5] A Simple Life marked the 10th collaboration between Ip and actor Andy Lau, they first starred together in The Unwritten Law in 1985.[3][6]
Ip has won the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards twice, for her roles in Dances with Dragon (11th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1991), and in My Name Ain't Suzy (5th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1985). Ip also had three other nominations for Best Supporting Actress for Wrong Wedding Trail (4th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1984), Spiritual Love (7th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1987) and for Murder (13th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1993).
She has also won Best Supporting Actress at the 36th Golden Horse Awards for Crying Heart.[7]
Before filming A Simple Life, Ip had a 12-year hiatus from acting, about the hiatus she stated “I was viewed by some in the business as a disobedient actress who loves to play the role of a director on set. I am also not great at networking. I guess these are the reasons why I haven’t been offered a lot of work."[8]
Politics
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Ip has supported Nathan Law, a prominent member of China's Umbrella Movement, as well as taken part in protests.[9][10] She also took part of the recording of the Denise Ho song "Raise the Umbrella" (撐起雨傘)[11][12][13] which was created as encouragement to the movement.[14][15]
In 2019, she participated in various rallies and demonstrations in the 2019 anti-extradition bill protest.[16]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Killers Two | ||
Jing wang shuang xiong | |||
1979 | Lin Ya Zhen lao hu yu xia xie | Madam policewoman | |
1980 | Dangerous Encounters: 1st Kind | Police Officer | |
1981 | The Executor | ||
Love Massacre | |||
Cream Soda and Milk | Won – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress | ||
Sealed with a Kiss | |||
1982 | Carry On Pickpocket | Inspector Ling | |
Mo deng za chai | |||
Love | |||
1983 | Di yi ba jiao yi | ||
1984 | Pom Pom | Anna | |
Wrong Wedding Trail | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | ||
The Return of Pom Pom | Anna | ||
Before Dawn | |||
The Owl vs Bombo | Joyce Leung | ||
1985 | Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom | Anna | |
Welcome | Great-Grandfather's Wife | ||
Goodbye Mama | |||
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Person at the end #18 | ||
The Unwritten Law | Lau Wai-lan | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |
My Name Ain't Suzie | Wong Ying | Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress | |
Seven Angels | Sergeant | ||
1986 | The Lunatics | Tina Lau | |
Zai jian ma mi | Liza | ||
Pom Pom Strikes Back | Anna | ||
Soul | Lee Yip-Cheong | ||
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen | |||
1987 | Spiritual Love | Chin-Hua | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
1988 | Dragons Forever | Miss Yip | |
The Truth | Lau Wai Lan | ||
Fat lut mo ching | Siu Yuk-Fong | ||
1989 | Carry on Yakuza!! | Mrs. Wong | |
The Truth: Final Episode | |||
1991 | Fantasy Romance | Ghost Prostitute | |
Dances with Dragon | Shi-Yi / Baby | Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
1992 | Fight Back to School II | Inspector Yip | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Arrest the Restless | Teddy's Mother | ||
The Prince of Temple Street | Phoenix | ||
Deadly Dream Woman | Witch Woman | ||
She Starts the Fire | Big Beer | ||
Handsome Siblings | Sissy To | ||
1993 | Murder | Ma Mei-Chun | Nominated – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Days of Tomorrow | Ling's Mother | ||
Man of the Times | Mary | ||
1994 | The New Legend of Shaolin | Red Bean's Mother[17] | |
1995 | Tragic Commitment | Ngank | |
1996 | Thanks for Your Love | Mrs. Li | |
1999 | Criss-Cross Over Four Seas | Ming Sing | TV movie |
Prince Charming | 'Babe' Fei | ||
Crying Heart | Mrs. Fat | Won – Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress | |
2000 | Don't Look Back... Or You'll Be Sorry!! | Marianne Siu | |
Queen of Kowloon | Ah Si | ||
2011 | A Simple Life | Chung Chun-tao | Won – Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress Won – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Actress Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress Won – Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress Won – Asian Film Award for Best Actress Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress Won – Hong Kong Salento International Film Festival for Salento Award Won – Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actress Nominated – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress(runner-up) |
No Regret | |||
2013 | A Complicated Story | Gypsy | |
The Intruder | |||
2017 | Our Time Will Come | Mrs. Fong | Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[18] Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress[19] |
Footnotes
- Deanie Ip is frequently referred to as Deanie Yip although her surname is officially romanised as Ip.
References
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- Best actress award applauded Archived 5 August 2012 at Archive.today Hong Kong Information Services Department. 11 September 2011.
- Yan, Seto Kit (14 March 2012). "Living the life". Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
- "A Moment With … Hong Kong Actress Deanie Ip". 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
- Chung, Winnie (9 October 2012). "Deanie Ip: The actress with very strict work ethics who sticks to her guns". Style Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- Chow, Vivienne (18 May 2015). "Singer says job drought after supporting Occupy worth the sacrifice". Archived from the original on 19 November 2017.
- Kaiman, Jonathan (28 March 2017). "Hong Kong arrests protest leaders day after pro-Beijing candidate elected". Archived from the original on 10 April 2018.
- Qin, Amy; Wong, Alan (24 October 2014). "Stars Backing Hong Kong Protests Pay Price on Mainland" Archived 17 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times
- "林夕作新歌《撐起雨傘》鼓勵年輕人(附歌詞)" [Lin Xi's new song, 'Raise the Umbrella', encourages youngsters (lyrics provided)]. Hong Kong Economic Journal (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
- "Chow Yun-Fat Beats Jackie Chan". The Wall Street Journal. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
- "《撐起雨傘》作曲人 Pan鼓勵學生堅持" ['Raise the Umbrella' songwriter, Pan, encourages students]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
- Chan, Gloria (29 December 2014) "Raise the Umbrella: Occupy anthem may become Hong Kong's song of the year" Archived 30 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. South China Morning Post
- "Elderly take to streets in support of young extradition bill protesters". South China Morning Post. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- Rooney, David (19 February 1995). "The New Legend of Shaolin". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
- "37th Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018.
- "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017.