Charmaine Sheh Sze-man (Chinese: 佘詩曼; born 28 May 1975)[1] is a Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed second runner-up at Miss Hong Kong pageant 1997 and represented her country at Miss International 1997. Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is best known for her roles in Return of the Cuckoo (2000), War and Beauty (2004), Maidens' Vow (2006), Forensic Heroes II (2008), Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2009), Can't Buy Me Love (2010), When Heaven Burns (2011), Line Walker (2014), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) and The QUEEN of News (2023).

Charmaine Sheh
Sheh in January 2024
Born (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1997–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinShé Shīmàn
JyutpingSe4 Si1-maan6

Career

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Sheh graduated in 1994 from the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a diploma in hotel management.[2] In October 1997, she signed with Hong Kong television network TVB[3] after emerging as second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. The early stage of her career was often characterised by her coy, squeaky voice and criticisms of her acting skills. However, Sheh overcame these shortcomings and made her breakthrough in Return of the Cuckoo in 2000, co-starring with Nancy Sit, Julian Cheung and Steven Ma.[4][5]

In 2006, Sheh became the first TVB actress to win two major awards at the same TVB Anniversary Awards ceremony, clinching the Best Actress Award and My Favourite Female TV Character for her performance in Maidens' Vow.[6][7] Sheh also became the first to win the Best Actress award three times, in 2006, 2014, and 2023.

Sheh also won the Top Four Actresses Award with Ruby Lin, Zhao Wei and Liu Yifei. Sheh was the first Hong Kong television actress to be shortlisted for the semi-finals of the Best Actress category at the 35th International Emmy Awards in 2007.[8][9] In 2011 she was awarded Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her performance in Can't Buy Me Love.

After 14 years, Sheh left TVB to develop her acting career in China and returned in 2014 for a two-year contract with TVBC, a joint venture between TVB and China Media Capital (CMC) and Shanghai Media Group (SMG).

Sheh returned to the small screen in 2014, playing the undercover cop Ting Siu Ka (丁小嘉) in Line Walker, earning critical acclaim. Her on-screen partnership with Raymond Lam was also favoured by viewers. She received eleven awards with her role in Line Walker, including Best Actress and Favourite TV Character at TVB 48th Anniversary Awards, TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2014 and Singapore StarHub TVB Awards 2014, which broke the record of receiving the most awards with a single role in TVB.

In 2018, Sheh was highly praise for her profound portrayal of Hoifa-Nara Shushen (嫻妃) in the Chinese period drama Story of Yanxi Palace. For this role, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 24th Huading Awards and garnered international fame.[10]

She gained some controversy in 2019 when she was seen liking a post on Instagram related to the support of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. This garnered extreme backlash from Chinese citizens calling for her to be banned from the Chinese entertainment industry but she was quick to retract the like and publicly stated that she did not know the context of the photo thinking it was just a nice photograph taken by a known photographer and was extremely shocked when she found out. The statement in turn angered some Hong Kong citizens.[11]

In 2020, Sheh starred in Winter Begonia as the wife of Cheng Fengtai. She portrayed Xiao Hunian in the 2020 drama series The Legend of Xiao Chuo.

In 2023, Sheh portrayed the ambitious and scheming anchorwoman Man Wai-sum (文慧心) in The Queen of News, again earning critical acclaim. She won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress, Malaysia’s Favourite Actress and Greater Bay Area’s Favourite Actress.

 
Charmaine Sheh in January, 2019

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Time Off Mak Yun-Yee
1999 Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Miu Yeuk-lan
Detective Investigation Files IV Man Yuen-lan
2000 Crimson Sabre Ah-kau / Princess Cheung-ping
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre Chow Chi-yeuk
Return of the Cuckoo Chuk Kwan-ho TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)
2001 Country Spirit Lai Sun-fung TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Seven Sisters Wong Yuk-jam
2002 A Herbalist Affair Ruby Ng Sin-yu Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
Love is Beautiful
The White Flame Charlie Yuk Choi-ling
Witness to a Prosecution II Yuen Yuk-chu
2003 Perish in the Name of Love Princess Cheung-ping TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Point of No Return Ho Seung-hei
Life Begins at Forty Kelly Kwan Tze-kei Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Carry Me Fly and Walk Off Qin Fang
The Voyage of Emperor Qian Long to Jiangnan Empress / Zixia
2004 Love Stories in Regalia Bay Guest star
Fantasy Trend Charmaine Sheh Guest star
Angels of Mission Yiu Lai-fa Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
War and Beauty Tung-ka Yee-sun TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)
2005 Yummy Yummy – Food For Life Mandy Chow Man-hei Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10)
Always Ready Carrie Hong Yau-nam
Strike at Heart Siu Keng
2006 Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion Chun Mung-yiu
The Dance of Passion Ka Chun-fen Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 20)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 20)
Maidens' Vow Ngai Yu-fung / Wong Tze-kwan /
Jenny Bak Wai-jan / Dai Sze-ka
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
Glittering Days Chu Yuk-lan (Fan Lan) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
2007 The Drive of Life Wing Sau-fung
Word Twisters' Adventures Lap-lan Ching-ching Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
2008 Forensic Heroes II Bell Ma Kwok-ying Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10)
When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West Yip Heung-ching
2009 You're Hired Lam Miu-miu Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
Beyond the Realm of Conscience Lau Sam-ho South Korea Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
Nominated – Ming Pao Anniversary Awards for Outstanding Actress in Television
2010 Can't Buy Me Love Princess Chiu-yeung TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama
Power Academy Award for Outstanding Actress in Television
Asian Television Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress
Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Top 10 Favourite TV Characters
Ming Pao Anniversary Awards for Outstanding Actress in Television
Ming Pao Anniversary Awards for My Most Supportive Performance
Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress
Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite On Screen Couple
South Korea Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Justice, My Foot Wanzhong Wuyi
2011 My Sister of Eternal Flower Fa Lai-Chu Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15)
Female Constables Liu Mingyue
2011–2012 When Heaven Burns Hazel Yip Chi-Yan TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 10)
Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Top 15 Character
2012 Let It Be Love Chloe Tung Oi-ying Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Best Screen Couple
Marry into the Purple Shen Yingxiu
The Legend of Kublai Khan Empress Chabi
2014 A Time of Love Crystal
Line Walker Ding Siu-Ka Singapore StarHub TVB Awards for Best Actress
Singapore Starhub TVB Awards for My Top 6 Favourite Female TV Character
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite Actress
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Top 15 Favourite TV Character
Nominated – TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Most Favourite On-Screen Couple with Raymond Lam (Top 3)
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama
15th Huading China Award 2015 for Best TV Series Actress
Weibo's Star 2014 for Weibo's Powerful TV Drama
Weibo's Star 2014 for Weibo's Powerful TV Female Character
Weibo's Star 2014 for Weibo's Powerful On-Screen Couple (with Raymond Lam)
2016 A Time of Love II Crystal
2017 Bet Hur Si Siu-Dung Nominated – TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Top 15 Favourite TV Character
2018 My Ages Apart Leng Lui Guest Star
Story of Yanxi Palace Hoifa-Nara Shushen Nominated_Best Supporting Actress 24th Huading Awards

Domestic TV Series Ceremony, China: Breakthrough Actress of the Year

2020 Winter Begonia Fan Xiang'er Chinese American Film festival, Golden Angel TV Award Best Leading Actress
The Legend of Xiao Chuo Xiao Hunian
2023 The QUEEN of News Man Wai-sum TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
TVB Anniversary Awards for Malaysia's Most Favorite Actress
TVB Anniversary Awards for Greater Bay Area's Most Favorite Actress
2024 The Heir to the Throne Charlotte Yau Hou-yee [12][13]

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Perfect Match Ah Yun
2001 Blue Moon Yip Ah-yuen
2002 Love is Butterfly Sprite
2003 The Final Shot Kiwi
2007 The Lady Iron Chef Siu Ah-si
2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity Aunt Three Guest star
2011 Love is the Only Answer Ah Bo
2015 Triumph in the Skies Cassie Poon
Return of the Cuckoo Chuk Kwan-ho
2016 Line Walker Ding Siu Ka
2017 Always Be With You Ah Si
2018 Agent Mr Chan Yu Xiang
The Leaker Carly Yuen
Golden Job Zoe Guest appearance
2019 Siberia An Lan
2022 Death Notice Hon Siu-hung Guest appearance

Variety Shows

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Year Title Role Awards Notes
2022 Memories Beyond Horizon HOST

Music video

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Year Song title Artist Notes
2010 我們很好 We Are Fine Raymond Lam
2014 We Are the Only One Various TVB Artists
2016 無人知道雙子座 The Gemini No One Knows Joey Yung
2018 我們萬歲 Long Live Us Eason Chan

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Discography

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Original title English title Television / film With
帝女芳魂 The Fragrance of the Princess' Soul Theme song for Perish in the Name of Love Steven Ma
星星的加冕 Crowning of Stars Theme song for HK Children's version of Jewel in the Palace
與朋友共 With Friends Theme song for Yummy Yummy – Food for Life Raymond Lam, Kevin Cheng, Tavia Yeung
黃沙中的戀人 Lovers of the Golden Sands Ending song for The Dance of Passion
出走的公主 Runaway Princess Theme song for Runaway Princess (Thai series)
卡門 Carmen Song for Glittering Days
往事只能回味 The Past Can Only be Reminisced Song for Glittering Days
搖搖的祝勉 Silent Wishes Song for Glittering Days Wong Cho Lam
像霧又像花 Like Mist, Like Flower Song for Glittering Days
我的心裏没有他 My Heart Doesn't Have Him Song for Glittering Days
淚的小雨 Teary Raindrop Song for Glittering Days Joel Chan
蝶變 Butterfly Changes Theme song for Maidens' Vow
禁戀 Forbidden Love Ending song for Maidens' Vow
等你 Waiting for You Ending song for Forensic Heroes II
陪你哭也只得我 I Am the Only One to Cry with You Ending song for When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West Joe Ma
風車 (Red) Pinwheel Ending song for Beyond the Realm of Conscience

Awards

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Year Award Nominated work
1997 Miss Hong Kong pageant 2nd runner-up
2000 Hong Kong TVB 33rd Anniversary: My Favorite Character Award Return of the Cuckoo
Hong Kong TVB 33rd Anniversary: My Favorite Partnership Award Return of the Cuckoo
2001 Hong Kong TVB 34th Anniversary: My Favorite Character Award Country Spirit
2002 Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 10
2003 Hong Kong MSN Messenger Dream Lover Ranking: TV Female Artistes Category #01
Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 10
Hong Kong TVB 36th Anniversary: My Favourite Character Award Perish in the Name of Love
2004 Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 06
Hong Kong Filmart: Top Five Most Bankable Hong Kong TV Female Artistes #03
Hong Kong TVB 37th Anniversary: My Favourite Character Award War and Beauty
Metro Radio Black and White Television Characters Awards: White Award #1 War and Beauty
Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award Perish in the Name of Love
2005 Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 04
Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Best Actress Award War and Beauty
Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award War and Beauty
Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite Couple Award Point of No Return
2006 Hong Kong Metro Radio: Top Ten Television Artistes
Hong Kong Next Magazine TV Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 09
Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award Yummy Yummy – Food for Life
China TV Drama Award: Most Popular TV Drama Actress for Hong Kong Region
Hong Kong TVB 39th Anniversary: Best Actress Award[16] Maidens' Vow
Hong Kong TVB 39th Anniversary: My Favourite Female TV Character Award[16] Maidens' Vow
Hong Kong Annual Artiste Award: Best TV Actress Award – Gold
Hong Kong Annual Artiste Award: Best Newcomer Singer Award – Bronze
China Eric Tom "Hero" Award: Top Four Female Chinese Artistes (Fa Dan)
2007 Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 01
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Philips Extraordinary Acting Award
Hong Kong Spa Treatment Award Most Perfect Body / Appearance Award
Hong Kong TVB Children's Song Award – Top Ten Favourite Children Song Crowning of Stars
星星的加冕
Hong Kong TVB Children's Songs Award – Gold Crowning of Stars
星星的加冕
Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award – Best Song Award Crowning of Stars
星星的加冕
Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Song Award – Top Ten Children's Songs Crowning of Stars
星星的加冕
Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award – Best Female Singer Crowning of Stars
星星的加冕
China QQ Entertainment Award – Most Favourite Hong Kong TV Actress
Singapore i-Weekly Magazine – Most Loved Hong Kong Actress Ranked No. 02
Hong Kong TVB Award – Long Service Award
2008 Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award The Dance of Passion
Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum – Top Six Most Popular Hong Kong TV Female Artists
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artists Ranked #05
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: RMK High Definition Skin Award
Singapore i-Weekly Magazine – Most Loved Hong Kong Actress Ranked No. 01
Yahoo Buzz Award – Most Searched TV Female Artist Award
Annual Golden TVS Award – Most Popular HK-Taiwan TV Actress
2009 Malaysia Astro WLT TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award The Drive of Life
Malaysia Astro WLT TV Drama Award: Favourite On Screen Kiss The Drive of Life
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artists Ranked #08
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Philips Charismatic Stars Award
2010 Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Award Forensic Heroes II
Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite Female TV Character Award Forensic Heroes II
Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star Beyond The Realm of Conscience
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #03
Power Academy Award for Outstanding Actress in Television Can't Buy Me Love
Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards, TV Personality of the Year Can't Buy Me Love
Hong Kong TVB 43rd Anniversary: My Favourite Female TV Character Award Can't Buy Me Love
Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Best Actress Award Can't Buy Me Love
Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Top 10 Favorite TV Character Can't Buy Me Love
2011 Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Award Can't Buy Me Love
Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite On Screen Couple Can't Buy Me Love
Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star Can't Buy Me Love
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #01
16th Asian Television Award: Best Actress Can't Buy Me Love
2012 Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #02 When Heaven Burns
Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: GlamSmile Best Smile Award
Cosmo 2012 When Heaven Burns
Yahoo : Best TVB Leading Actress When Heaven Burns
2013 Marie Claire : Fashion Icon
2014 Starhub TVB Awards : Best TV Actress Line Walker
Starhub TVB Award : My Top 6 Favourite Female Character Line Walker
Astro TVB Star Award : Best TV Actress Line Walker
Astro TVB Star Award : My Top 15 Favourite TV Character Line Walker
TVB Weekly Brand Award 2014 : Advertising Queen
Yahoo Buzz Asia Award: Most Searched TV Female Artist Award
TVB 47th Anniversary Award: Best Actress Line Walker
TVB 47th Anniversary Award: My Favorite Female Character Line Walker
Most Popular TVB Actress In Mainland China
2015 Huading 15th Award 2015: Best Chinese TV Actress Line Walker
Weibo Star Awards 2014 : Weibo's Powerful TV Female Character Line Walker
Weibo Star Awards 2014 : Weibo's Powerful On-Screen Couple (with Raymond Lam) Line Walker
2018 Domestic TV Series Ceremony, China ( 国剧盛典) : Breakthrough Actress of the Year Story of Yanxi Palace
2019 Weibo Award Ceremony: Weibo Goddess Story of Yanxi Palace
2020 Chinese American Film Festival : Golden Angel TV Award Best Leading Actress Winter Begonia
2023 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress The Queen of News
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite Actress The Queen of News
TVB Greater Bay Area's Most Favorite Actress The Queen of News
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Dressed Female Artiste
2024 29th Asian Television Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role The Queen of News [17]

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