Derek Yee
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| Chinese name | 爾冬陞 (traditional) | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | 尔冬升 (simplified) | ||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Ěr Dōngshēng (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Yee5 Tung1 Sing1 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1957 Hong Kong |
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| Parents | Yee Kwong 爾光 Hong Wei 紅薇 |
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| Ancestry | Tianjin | ||||||||||||
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Derek Yee Tung-sing (simplified Chinese: 尔冬升; traditional Chinese: 爾冬陞; pinyin: Ěr Dōngshēng; Jyutping: Yee5 Tung1 Sing1), born in 1957, is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity. He is the younger half-brother of famed Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and David Chiang, the latter also a former Shaw Brothers star.
Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Since then Yee turned to screenwriting and directing and has made a career out of making films like C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica and The Truth About Jane and Sam and also gritty dramas like One Night in Mongkok and Protégé.
Derek Yee was a former boyfriend of Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.[1][2]
Filmography
As director and screenwriter
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
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| 1977 | Lady Exterminator | ||
| 1977 | Jade Tiger | ||
| 1977 | Death Duel | ||
| 1977 | The Sentimental Swordsman | ||
| 1977 | Pursuit of Vengeance | ||
| 1978 | Interlude on Rails | ||
| 1978 | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre | Zhang Wuji | |
| 1978 | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II | Zhang Wuji | |
| 1978 | Legend of the Bat | ||
| 1979 | Young Lovers | ||
| 1979 | Full Moon Scimitar | ||
| 1980 | Bat Without Wings | ||
| 1980 | Heroes Shed No Tears | ||
| 1981 | Return of the Sentimental Swordsman | ||
| 1981 | The Battle for the Republic of China | Liu Fuji | |
| 1981 | Black Lizard | ||
| 1982 | Hell Has No Boundary | ||
| 1982 | Buddha's Palm | ||
| 1983 | Shaolin Prince | ||
| 1983 | Shaolin Intruders | ||
| 1983 | Descendant of the Sun | ||
| 1983 | The Supreme Swordman | ||
| 1984 | The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre | ||
| 1984 | My Darling Genie | ||
| 1984 | Last Hero in China | ||
| 1985 | How To Choose A Royal Bride | ||
| 1985 | Let's Make Laugh II | ||
| 1990 | Kawashima Yoshiko | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 1992 | Empress Da Yu'er | Dorgon | |
| 1994 | The True Hero | ||
| 1994 | Master of Zen | Bodhidharma | |
| 2007 | Protégé |
References
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External links
- Derek Yee at the Internet Movie Database
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