Jennifer Yu

Jennifer Yu (Yu Heung Ying), born on July 5, 1993, is a model, actress, and singer in Hong Kong. She stepped into the entertainment industry in 2011 and shot multiple advertisements. Her film performance began in 2016, and her debut film "Sisterhood" led by her made her popular overnight. This film also earned her a nomination for Best New Performer at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2017, she entered the music scene and released her first solo single "From Whom You Love". In 2018, she was nominated for the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards consecutively with two film works. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress with "Men on the Dragon", and the same year's "Distinction" even earned her a nomination for Best Actress. In 2020, her film "Septet: The Story of Hong Kong" was not only selected for the "Cannes 2020" film list but also became the opening film of the 25th Busan International Film Festival, and it was announced in October that she had married. In 2023, her film "Far Far Away" again earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards. 2024 was even more fruitful. With the film "In Broad Daylight", she successively won the Best Actress Award at the 30th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, nominated for Best Actress at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards, and even won the Best Actress Award at the 2024 Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards. In April of the same year, she once again starred in the film "Over My Dead Body" and premiered in Hong Kong.