Anita Mui Yim-fong (10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years, Mui made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a Cantopop diva. Mui once held a sold-out concert in Hammersmith, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of Asia (?????)" and brought her to further international fame. That title has stayed with her throughout her career, and has been used as a comparison for both Eastern and Western media.In the 1980s, the gangtai style of music was revolutionised by Mui's wild dancing and on-stage femininity. She was famed for her outrageous costumes and high-power performances in combination with contralto vocals, which are rare in female artists. Her fan base reached far beyond Hong Kong into many parts of Asia, including Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia, and other countries as well. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, where stars often rise and fall quickly, Mui remained in the spotlight for 21 years (1982-2003). Her career came to a halt in 2003 when she announced that she had cervical cancer, and she died later that year at the age of 40. Mui's continuing commemoration by the Hong Kong entertainment industry was due not only to her music and film legacies, but also her involvement in charity and humanitarian work.
Instant shining is not eternity. Show business is a hard life. I wonder how many people will remember me after I leave the business for good. My hope is that when they feel bored and look at the stars in the sky, people will think of my name.
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Fact
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Was set to play the rebel leader Nia in House of Flying Daggers (2004) at the time of her death. Out of respect, the role was not recast and the character only appeared in one scene, played by an actress with a similar body type to Anita's, whose face was covered. The film was also dedicated to her.
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In 2003, she announced that she had cancer of the cervix and was determined to fight it but sadly only survived until the end of the year.
Sang the Mandarin version of her songs for the Mandarin version of her movies. Usually, most of the songs in the Mandarin version of HK movies were the original Cantonese ones.
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Did her own dubbing for the Mandarin version of her movies earlier in her career.
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Spoke Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, and some English.
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At one time was called "The Ugly Queen of Pop".
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
July Rhapsody
2002
Lam Man-Ching
Oi gwan yue mung
2001
Tina Cheung
Laam goh lui cheung
2001
Chu Wai Tak
Huang xin jia qi
2001
Michelle
Chung Wu Yen
2001
Emperor Qi / Ancestor Huan
Yan fei yan mie
2000
Short
Ban sheng yuan
1997
Gu Manlu
Who's the Man, Who's the Woman
1997
Fan Fan
My Father is a Hero
1995
Inspector Fong
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
Elaine
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
Ling - Wong's Step-Mother
Jin doi hou hap cyun
1993
Tung / Wonder Woman / Dorothy
Chai gong
1993
Goddess of Mercy (Guest star)
Dong fang san xia
1993
Tung / Wonder Woman / Shadow Fox
To hok wai lung 3: Lung gwoh gai nin
1993
Judy Tong Wong (as Yim-fong Mui)
Xin xian he shen zhen
1993
Pak Wan-Fai
Zhan shen chuan shuo
1992
Yuet
Sam sei goon
1992
Mrs. Sung (as Yim-fong Mui)
Du ba
1991
Mei (as Yim-fong Mui)
Gau yat: San diu hap lui
1991
Yiu May-kwan
Au revoir mon amour
1991
Mui Ye
The Last Princess of Manchuria
1990
Yoshiko Kawashima / Kam Bik-Fai
Luan shi er nu
1990
Mary Sung Chia Pi
Fu gui bing tuan
1990
Jone
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
Chow Ying-Kit
Qi ji
1989
Luming Yang
Gong zi duo qing
1988
Anita
Hei xin gui
1988
Yi qi liang fu
1988
Park
Yan zhi kou
1987
Fleur
Kai xin wu yu
1987
Mui Tai-Heung
Yi wu liang qi
1987
Park
Xiao sheng meng jing hun
1987
Mui
Shen tan zhu gu li
1986
Chiao-Chiao (as Yim-fong Mui)
Ou ran
1986
Anita Chou
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
Fang
Huan le ding dong
1986
Singer in Club
Huai nu hai
1986
18 Golden Destroyers
1985
Qing chun chai guan
1985
Juk nei ho wan
1985
Ge wu sheng ping
1985
Jannie Fong
Yuen fan
1984
Anita
Feng kuang ba san
1983
Biu choh chat yat ching
1983
Fong
Shu zhi suo zhi
1983
Guest star
Nui wor hang dong
1981
TV Series
Keun
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Xin xian he shen zhen
1993
theme vocals
Shuang zhuo
1991
theme vocals
The Last Princess of Manchuria
1990
vocals
Sha shou hu die meng
1989
vocals
Ye zhi nu
1986
theme vocals
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
theme vocals
Pi li qing
1985
vocals
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dong fang san xia
1993
performer: "Female Heart", "Don't Ask All One's Life"