The 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2024 | Yu Heung-ying won the “Best Actress” award with the hot film “Under the Sun”, marking her second nomination for “Best Actress” after “Echoes of the Rainbow” and her first time on the throne of the queen! Yu Heung-ying has been in the industry for 13 years, transforming from a model to a powerful actress, and from a supporting role in movies to the position of leading actress. She never takes any role lightly. How did she pave her way to become the queen of the screen?
At the age of 30, Yu Xiangning was nominated for the Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards this year. Prior to that, she was nominated for the Best Leading Actress at the 60th Golden Horse Awards for her performance in “Under the Sun” last year. She also won the Best Actress award at the 30th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, the Hong Kong Directors’ Guild Awards, and the “Best Actress” award at the Hong Kong Netizen Film Critics HIGHLIGHT Awards for her role in the same film. Her acting skills have been widely recognized. In “Under the Sun,” Yu Xiangning plays the journalist Ling Xiaoqi, who leads a team to uncover a sexual assault case involving the director of a disabled nursing home. Her delicate performance has been praised, leaving a deep impression on the audience.
When Yu Xiangning first debuted, she was nominated for “Best New Performer” at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in the movie “Bone Sister.” Although she did not win, she began to make a name for herself in the Hong Kong film industry. Subsequently, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards for her work in “Auntie Flow,” “Echoes of the Rainbow,” and “Crossroads.” She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards for “Crossroads” and “Under the Sun,” but unfortunately missed out on the awards. This time, winning Best Actress for “Under the Sun,” marks her first Best Actress award in her 13-year acting career!
Debuted in 2011, Yu Xiangning started her career as a model, participating in numerous advertising shoots and appearing in TV dramas in Hong Kong and Taiwan, including “Always and Ever” and “Law dis-Order.” It wasn’t until 2016 that she officially embarked on her acting career, making her debut in the film “Sisterhood” and portraying the experienced character Ling Ling. Despite having limited screen time at the time, her strong acting skills earned her a nomination for “Best New Performer” at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, further attracting attention from the audience and successfully transitioning into a promising new actress.
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Later on, he gradually appeared in various film and television works, including “In the Name of Youth”, “Three Kidnappers Seven Hearts”, “Baby’s Revenge”, “Cui Si”, “Before Death After Life”, “Beautiful Inside”, “Seven Band”, “Shadow Space”, “Forty-Four Corpses at the Time of Death”, “Our Eighteen Years”, “Extraordinary”, “Countercurrent Uncle”, “Yuanlu Shangala”, “Under the Sun”, and other works, becoming well-known and highly acclaimed for his acting skills.
From a model to a recognized powerhouse, Yu Xiangning has always maintained a humble and diligent attitude, constantly improving her acting skills, proving herself with effort and strength, bringing more exciting works and roles to the audience. She is grateful to every professional film critic who has accompanied her growth: “Nutritious film reviews are very important to an actor. I will continue to act with my life, study hard for a lifetime, and hope to be an actor who is constantly improving!”
Yoyo Ning is not only a talented actress, but she actually joined the music industry in 2017 and released her first hit song “The One You Love”. In the same year, she won the Bronze Award for New Artist at the 2017 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation. She also sang the theme song “Sunshine Everywhere” for the movie “No Ordinary Love”, which was nominated for “Best Original Film Song” at the 2019 Hong Kong Film Awards. It is evident that Yoyo Ning possesses both musical and acting talent!
After getting married and having children, women can still have the right to pursue their dreams. In 2020, Yu Xiangning announced her marriage to her non-industry boyfriend Lu Zhengdu, gave birth to her eldest daughter Clare in the same year, and gave birth to a son in 2023. Balancing career and family, she, as a mother of two, not only did not give up on pursuing her dream of acting, but also worked hard in acting while taking care of her family. When she won awards, she also thanked her husband for his rational understanding of her emotional side as an actress, and expressed her hope for their two children to find their own dreams in the future.
Upon receiving the Best Actress award at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards, Yu Heung-ying promised to dedicate her life to honing her acting skills: “I will spend my whole life chasing my dreams and becoming a better actress.” She also expressed special thanks to her mother for silently supporting her and providing positive energy, as well as emotionally encouraging all women not to give up on their dreams and not to limit themselves because of age: “As a woman, no matter what stage of life we are in, we can all strive to pursue our dreams.”
