Moon Lau
Moon Lau | |||||||||||||
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| 劉佩玥 | |||||||||||||
 Lau in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1989 British Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China) | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television host, author | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
| Notable work | Two Steps from Heaven The Exorcist's Meter series Life on the Line The War of Beauties | ||||||||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉佩玥 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘佩玥 | ||||||||||||
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| Website | webpage | ||||||||||||
Moon Lau Pui-yuet (Chinese: 劉佩玥, born 9 September 1989) is a Hong Kong actress under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. She also holds the second runner-up title of the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.[1]
Early and personal life[edit]
Moon Lau was born in Hong Kong and lived with a large family of seven. Her mother, Lam Kiu (林嬌), was contestant #15 in the 1985 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.She also has a younger brother. Lau attended Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School located in the Sha Tin district of Hong Kong. In 2011, she graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Communication (Honours), majoring in Film and Media Arts.
During university, Lau worked as a model, signed under agency Jacso Entertainment for two years.[2] After graduating from university she worked as an airline flight attendant for two years and later as a project manager before signing up for the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Friendship[edit]
Lau became best friends with Jeannie Chan and Stephanie Ho as they became close while filming the drama Raising the Bar. She is also good friends with William Chak, Adrian Chau, Daniel Chau, Joey Law, Roxanne Tong, Tammy Au-yueng, Bob Cheung, Matthew Ho, Hubert Wu, Jacky Cai and Hera Chan.
Career[edit]
Pageant Career (2013)[edit]
Lau entered the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant in May 2013. She was contestant #6 and was the tallest of all participants, standing at 5'8.5″.[3] The final list of 20 contestants were revealed at a press conference on 4 July 2013. Lau's chosen location for her photoshoot was Taipei, Taiwan, where she was grouped together with fellow contestants Sisley Choi and Vicky Chan.[4] The semifinal round was held live on 25 August 2013. Lau's Q&A question was given by Carol Cheng, who asked Lau the size of the home she grew up in since she came from a large family of seven, to which Lau answered, "I grew up in a comfortably well-off family. Our house is about a 1,000 feet." With 29,835 votes, Lau became the fifth of ten total contestants to make it into the final round.[5] On 1 September 2013, she was crowned the 2013 Miss Hong Kong second runner-up with a total of 60,000 votes.
Acting Career (2015–present)[edit]
After participating in the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Lau hosted variety shows as a beginner. In 2014, she filmed her first television drama, Raising The Bar, which was broadcast in early 2015. In mid-late 2016, Lau starred in the critically acclaimed martial arts drama A Fist Within Four Walls. She won the Best New TVB Artiste award at the 2016 StarHub TVB Awards and the Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia.[6] In the drama Two Steps from Heaven, Lau gained recognition with her role as the third party of Bosco Wong’s character[7] and garnered her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. With her performance in 2016, she earned her first nomination for Most Improved Female Artiste as well.
In 2017, Lau's performance in the critically acclaimed supernatural drama The Exorcist's Meter was well received, for which she garnered her first Most Popular Female Character nomination at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.[8] In 2018, Lau took on her first female leading role in the drama Life On The Line, earning her first Best Actress nomination at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards. In December 2018, she starred as the female lead in the drama Wife Interrupted, again collaborating with Hubert Wu.
In 2020, Lau reprised her role in the sequel The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter, for which she was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2021, Lau received attention with her villainous role in the crime drama Sinister Beings.[9] With her role in the time-travelling drama Take Two, she was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards.
At the 2022 TVB Anniversary Awards, Lau won the Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia award for her role, Lee Ching-yi in The War of Beauties.
Published works[edit]
Lau had been influenced by her grandfather, who was an author, into reading and writing books since she was young. One of her lifetime goals was to release her own book before the age of 30. After stepping into the entertainment industry, Lau focused on acting, but she never forgot about her childhood dream of becoming an author.
Smiling My Way Through (2018)[edit]
In April 2018, Lau went to America with her makeup artist and photographer to take photos for her book. She wrote a book on her own life experiences as well as her journey to becoming an actress. On 7 July 2018, Lau officially announced on Instagram that she would be releasing her own multimedia book called Smiling My Way Through (我的微笑之道). Her book was released on 18 July 2018, featuring at the Hong Kong Book Fair 2018. There was a book signing there as well.[10] Since it was a self-funded book, only 3000 copies were printed, where part of it was sold online to international readers. With positive feedback on her first book, Lau expressed she would consider writing a second book in 2019.
Filmography[edit]
Television Dramas[edit]
TVB[edit]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Raising the Bar | 四個女仔三個BAR | Holly Tsang Ho-Yan (曾可欣) | Major Supporting Role |
| Wudang Rules | 潮拜武當 | Yeung Sam-Wu (楊三瑚) | Supporting Role | |
| Angel In-the-Making | 實習天使 | Abby Tang Lai-Ching (鄧勵幀) | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2016 | Over Run Over | EU超時任務 | Ho Siu-Mei (賀小美) | Supporting Role |
| Blue Veins | 殭 | Rosa Law Wing-Yee (羅穎兒) | Supporting Role | |
| House of Spirits | 一屋老友記 | Lui Sing-Sun (呂星晨) | Supporting Role | |
| A Fist Within Four Walls | 城寨英雄 | Audrey Or Tak-Li (柯德莉) | Major Supporting Role | |
| Two Steps from Heaven | 幕後玩家 | Emma Yip Yip (葉燁) | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2017 | The Exorcist's Meter | 降魔的 | Bella Pui Pui-Na (貝貝娜) | Major Supporting Role |
| My Ages Apart | 誇世代 | Annoying Customer (麻煩客) | Guest Appearance (ep. 15) | |
| 2018 | Life on the Line | 跳躍生命線 | Tanya Cheung Ho-Kei (章可祈) | Main Role |
| Wife Interrupted | 救妻同學會 | Jill Chiu Cheuk-Wing / Lam Ka-Yu (趙卓穎 / 林家榆) | Main Role | |
| 2019 | Our Unwinding Ethos | 十二傳說 | Topaz Wong Yuk (黃玉) | Major Supporting Role |
| 2020 | The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter | 降魔的 2.0 | Bella Pui Pui-Na (貝貝娜) | Major Supporting Role |
| The Offliners | 堅離地愛堅離地 | Moment Cheung Loi (張萊) | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2021 | Armed Reaction 2021 | 陀槍師姐2021 | Cheuk Yee-Ting (卓依婷) | Guest Appearance (ep. 1) |
| Sinister Beings | 逆天奇案 | Rachel Yau Lai / Ha Yau-Lai (尤麗 / 夏悠麗) | Major Supporting Role | |
| Battle Of The Seven Sisters | 七公主 | Maya Cheuk Mei-Nga (卓美雅) | Major Supporting Role | |
| The Line Watchers | 把關者們 | Fong Ching-Long (方晴朗) | Major Supporting Role | |
| Take Two | 換命真相 | Purple Yeung Tsz-Shan (楊紫山) | Major Supporting Role | |
| A Love Of No Words | 十月初五的月光 | Shun’s Girlfriend (信女友) | Guest Appearance (ep. 20) | |
| 2022 | The Righteous Fists | 鐵拳英雄 | Po Ching-Sum (步青心) | Guest Appearance (ep. 30) |
| The War of Beauties | 美麗戰場 | Lee Ching-Yi (李靜兒) | Major Supporting Role | |
| I’ve Got The Power | 超能使者 | Ting Shuk-Man (丁淑敏) | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2023 | The Invisibles | 隱形戰隊 | Shadow To Siu-Chik (杜小婕) | Major Supporting Role |
| Speakers of Law | 法言人 | Carol Cheng Chin-Yuk (鄭千玉) | Special Appearance (ep.1) | |
| Secret Door | 隱門 | Hailey Tang Hei-Yi (鄧希宜) | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2024 | Sinister Beings (Sr. 2) | 逆天奇案II | Ha Yau-Sin (夏悠倩) | Major Supporting Role |
| TBA | Death Hint | 奪命提示[11] | Keung Hei-man (姜曦文) | Main Role |
Shaw Brothers[edit]
| Year | Drama | Chinese Title | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Flying Tiger 2 | 飛虎之雷霆極戰 | Ting Sin-kwan (丁羡君) | Guest Appearance |
Television Host[edit]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Other Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2015 | Own Sweet Home | 安樂蝸 | Bella Lam, Erin Wong, Cindy Yeung, Det Dik, Alex Yung |
| 2014-2015 | Youth Nation | 激優一族 | Matthew Ho, Kayee Tam, Jarvis Chow, Christy Chan |
| 2015 | Y Angle | Matthew Ho, Kayee Tam, Jarvis Chow, Christy Chan, Jarryd Tam, Dickson Yu, Charles Sze-To | |
| 2017 | Wellness On The Go | 星級健康 | Nancy Wu, Elaine Yiu, Chris Lai, Katy Kung |
| 2018 | Fun Abroad (Season 2) | 3日2夜 (第二輯) | Jeannie Chan |
| 2019 | Inter Inter Intergen | 跨跨跨世代 | Susan Tse |
| Fun Abroad (Season 3) | 3日2夜 (第三輯) | Meiki Wong | |
| 2021 | 解構心機女 | Crystal Fung, Kaman Kong, Winki Lai, Joey Thye | |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Miss Hong Kong 2013[edit]
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Miss Hong Kong 2nd Runner-up | Won |
StarHub TVB Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Drama | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best New TVB Artiste | — | — | Won |
| My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | A Fist Within Four Walls (城寨英雄) | Audrey Or Tak-li (柯德莉) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | My Favourite TVB Female Characters | Two Steps From Heaven (幕後玩家) | Emma Yip Yip (葉燁) | Nominated |
TVB Star Awards Malaysia[edit]
| Year | Award | Drama | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste | Over Run Over, Blue Veins, House of Spirits, A Fist Within Four Walls | — | Won |
| Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | A Fist Within Four Walls (城寨英雄) | Audrey Or Tak-li (柯德莉) | Top 3 | |
| Top 15 Favourite Drama Characters | Nominated | |||
| Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Philip Ng) | — | Nominated | ||
| Online Most Beloved Star | — | — | Nominated |
TVB Anniversary Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Drama | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Most Improved Female Artiste | Over Run Over, Blue Veins, House of Spirits, A Fist Within Four Walls, Two Steps From Heaven | — | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Two Steps From Heaven (幕後玩家) | Emma Yip Yip (葉燁) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Most Popular Female Character | The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的) | Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore | Life on the Line (跳躍生命線) | Tanya Cheung Ho-kei (章可祈) | Nominated |
| Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Female Character | Wife Interrupted (救妻同學會) | Jill Chiu Cheuk-wing (趙卓穎) | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Our Unwinding Ethos (十二傳說) | Topaz Wong-yuk (黃玉) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Most Improved Female Artiste | The Exorcist's 2nd Meter (降魔的2.0) | Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) | Top 5 |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Most Improved Female Artiste | Sinister Beings, Battle of The Seven Sisters, The Line Watchers, Take Two | — | Top 10 |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sinister Beings (逆天奇案) | Rachel Yau Lai (尤麗) | Nominated | |
| Take Two (換命真相) | Purple Yeung Tsz-shan (楊紫山) | Top 5 | ||
| Most Popular Female Character | Sinister Beings (逆天奇案) | Rachel Yau Lai (尤麗) | Nominated | |
| Take Two (換命真相) | Purple Yeung Tsz-shan (楊紫山) | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Jonathan Cheung) | Sinister Beings (逆天奇案) | — | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Most Improved Female Artiste | The Righteous Fists, The War of Beauties, I’ve Got The Power | — | Top 5 |
| Best Actress | The War of Beauties (美麗戰場) | Lee Ching-yi (李靜兒) | Top 10 | |
| Most Popular Female Character | Top 5 | |||
| Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia | Won | |||
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Jeannie Chan, Hera Chan) | — | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Bob Lam) | — | Top 5 | ||
| 2023 | Best Actress | The Invisibles (隱形戰隊) | Shadow To Siu-Chik (杜小婕) | Top 5 |
| Favourite TVB Actress in Greater Bay Area | Top 5 | |||
| Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Secret Door (隱門) | Hailey Tang Hei-yi (鄧希宜) | Top 10 |
People's Choice Television Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Drama | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste | A Fist Within Four Walls (城寨英雄) | Audrey Or Tak-li (柯德莉) | Top 5 (Ranked 3rd) |
| 2017 | People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste | The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的) | Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) | Won |
| People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress | The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的) | Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) | Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) | |
| 2018 | People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste | Life on the Line, Wife, Interrupted, Fun Abroad | — | Top 5 (Ranked 3rd) |
| 2021 | Sinister Beings, Battle Of The Seven Sisters, The Line Watchers, Take Two | — | Nominated | |
| People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress | Sinister Beings (逆天奇案) | Rachel Yau Lai (尤麗) | Nominated | |
| Take Two (換命真相) | Purple Yeung Tsz-shan (楊紫山) | Nominated |
Hong Kong Television Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Drama | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actress in Drama Series | The Exorcist's Meter (降魔的) | Bella Pui Pui-na (貝貝娜) | Won |
AEG Entertainment Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Drama | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Best Couple (with Bob Lam) | The War of Beauties (美麗戰場) | Won |
Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Popular Television Couple (with Jeannie Chan and Hera Chan) | The War of Beauties (美麗戰場) | Won |
References[edit]
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