Kelly Fu
Born (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2003–present
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
LabelsTVB

Kelly Fu Ka Lei (Chinese: 傅嘉莉; born 6 January 1985) is a Hong Kong-German actress and model. She is currently managed under the Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB).

Career

2003–06: Career beginning

Following her success during the first half of 2003 for her role in her debut TVB drama Hearts of Fencing, Fu played Tsui Kam-mui, the school's campus belle with a train of boys desperate for a chance to date her. In the latter half of the year, she had a supporting role in the box-office success film, Infernal Affairs II. She played May, the girlfriend of the character Chan Wing-yan, who was portrayed by Shawn Yue.

In 2004 and 2005, Fu had supporting roles in the TVB dramas Sunshine Heartbeat and The Great Adventure. After The Great Adventure, Fu took a break from filming TVB dramas, to instead focus on modeling and her film career.

2007–12: Budding film career

In 2007, Fu played So Tsz-kei in The Haunted School. She starred opposite popular Hong Kong actors Chui Tien-you and Theresa Fu. In 2011, she starred in the film Love Is the Only Answer opposite her TVB colleagues, including Charmaine Sheh, Alex Fong and Him Law. In 2012, Fu played Cindy in the film Fairy Tale Killer, starring opposite Sean Lau and Wang Baoqiang.

2013–present: Gaining recognition

In the popular TVB drama sequel to the hit 2003 drama, Triumph in the Skies II (2013), Fu played Josie, a waitress at the airport's cafe, who was the love interest of Ron Ng’s character. This coupling caused a media frenzy in Hong Kong as netizens speculated that they were dating each other in real life. Alongside fellow TVB actress Rebecca Zhu, Fu was chosen by the media as TVB's "Next-Gen Fadans."[1]

In 2014, Fu had a supporting role in the film, Iceman, starring opposite Donnie Yen.

In the 2015 TVB drama Captain of Destiny, Fu played Ha-sim, an imperial maid who served Ruco Chan’s character. She gained recognition by earning her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2017, Fu starred in three TVB dramas. She took on her first female leading role in the comedy drama May Fortune Smile on You, starring opposite Wayne Lai. Fu had expressed that she felt very nervous when she first filmed with Lai, due to his current status as one of TVB's most well-respected actors, as well as her first time starring as female lead. In the drama Burning Hands, Fu played Dawn. With this role, she garnered her first nominations for My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress at the 2017 StarHub TVB Awards and Favourite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters at the 2017 TVB Star Awards Malaysia. In the drama Married But Available, Fu played Kay. This role earned her second nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2018, Fu starred as the second female lead in the TVB drama The Stunt, in which she played Chun Chun, an actress. This role garnered her first nominations for Favourite TVB Actress in both Singapore and Malaysia at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In the 2020 comedy drama Al Cappuccino, Fu played Mandy, the second younger sister of Vincent Wong’s character. She earned her third nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Personal life

On 15 July 2018, Fu launched her own brand, Faa, which specializes in hand-made bridal headbands.

Filmography

TV dramas

TVB

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Hearts of Fencing Tsui Kam-mui Supporting Role
2004 Sunshine Heartbeat Supporting Role
2013 Triumph in the Skies II Josie Kiu Cho-sze Supporting Role
2014 Swipe Tap Love Diana Jiao-fei Major Supporting Role
2015 Captain of Destiny Ha Sim Major Supporting Role
2016 ICAC Investigators 2016 Ching Pui-shan Supporting Role
2017 May Fortune Smile on You Lin Tsz-yong Main Role
Burning Hands Dawn Fok Hei-yan Major Supporting Role
Married but Available Kay Kei Man-yee Major Supporting Role
2018 The Stunt Chun Chun Main Role
2019 Justice Bao: The First Year Tong Hiu-san Major Supporting Role
2020 The Dripping Sauce Carrie Lee Ka-yiu Ep. 24-30
Al Cappuccino Mandy Chiang Chin-yu Major Supporting Role
2021 Murder Diary Mok Hei-yan / Mok Hei-yu Supporting Role
The Kwoks and Whats Erica Fan Man-yi Supporting Role
2022 Ghost Cleansing Ltd Yanny Ching Tsz-yan Main Role
Forensic Heroes V Yoyo Wan Yiu Supporting Role
2023 Night Beauties Paula Yiu So-bor Major Supporting Role
TBA OPM Irene Supporting Role
香港人在北京[2] Major Supporting Role
Filming 神耆小子 Chin Yau-fong Major Supporting Role

Shaw Brothers pictures

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Flying Tiger 3 JJ Supporting Role
2022-2023 Mission Run Wan Choi-sze Supporting Role

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Infernal Affairs II Mary (young version) Supporting Role
2007 The Haunted School So Tsz-kei Supporting Role
2011 Love Is The Only Answer Man Lai Supporting Role
2012 Fairy Tale Killer Cindy Supporting Role
2014 Iceman Female Officer Supporting Role

Discography

Discography
Year Title Album
2017 "財神駕到" (Here Comes the Fortune) with Wayne Lai, Amy Fan, Pal Sinn, and Matthew Ho May Fortune Smile on You 財神駕到

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Captain of Destiny Nominated
2017 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Burning Hands Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Married But Available Nominated
Most Popular Drama Theme Song (shared with Wayne Lai, Pal Sinn, Amy Fan, and Matthew Ho) May Fortune Smile on You Nominated
2018 TVB Anniversary Awards Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore The Stunt Nominated
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated
2020 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Al Cappuccino Nominated
2022 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Ghost Cleansing Ltd Nominated
Most Popular Female Character Nominated
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated

References

  1. "The Media Chooses TVB's Next-Gen Fadans: Rebecca Zhu and Kelly Fu – JayneStars.com".
  2. "微博国际版" (in Chinese).
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