Amy Yip

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Amy Yip


tradchinesename = 葉子楣
simpchinesename = 叶子楣
birthdate = Birth date and age|1967|6|10
birthplace = Hong Kong
yearsactive = 1984 – 1997

Amy Yip (zh-cp|c=葉子楣|p=Yè Zǐmèi; born June 10, 1967 in Hong Kong with family roots in Taishan, Guangdong) is an actress whose lithe frame and disproportionately large breasts made her one of the leading sex symbols of the Hong Kong cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Career

Amy Yip is best known for her roles in Hong Kong Category III films such as "Sex and Zen" and "Erotic Ghost Story". The movie "Sex and Zen" is also the highest grossing Category III movie in the history of Hong Kong box office. Her efforts to avoid fully exposing her breasts in adult movies through clever use of camera angles became known as the "Yip tease".

Yip first came to notice by appearing in various television series' in the mid-1980s. "Erotic Ghost Story" in 1987 proved to be a breakthrough role and she became one of the most popular actresses in Hong Kong and many other parts of Asia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

She retired from acting in 1992. She expressed regret that, given the nature of her films, there were not many memorable roles during her acting career. The only exceptional movie for her was the 1991 movie "Queen of the Underworld" which she portrayed Sister Har, a woman who climbed from the lowest depths of society to become the celebrated queen of the night life in the 1960s and 1970s of Hong Kong.

Personal life

There have been numerous rumours surfacing over the years about Yip married to her long term Orthopedics surgeon-boyfriend Lim Kiam Hwee, and being pregnant. However in an early 2006 interview with an "East Weekly" reporter who spotted Yip walking her dog at Repulse Bay, she declared that she was in a steady relationship with her boyfriend of more than 15 years, and had no intention of getting married or having children in the future. She further disclosed that she had food and beverage businesses set up in Hong Kong and Macau which kept her busy and occupied.

When asked whether she would consider making a comeback in the showbiz, Yip rejected the idea flatly by saying that she was very happy with her current carefree lifestyle, and had no desire of going back to the old days of filming long hours and travelling intensively for movies and record publicity. She also revealed that she was content not revealing her breasts to make a living.

Filmography

* "Chi fei zhou" aka "Indian Fetish Cult" 1997
* "Di xia cai jue" aka "Underground Judgement" 1994
* "Bu wen sao" aka "Stooges in Hong Kong" 1992
* "The Prince of Temple Street" 1992
* "Rou pu tuan zhi tou qing bao jian" aka "Sex and Zen" 1992
* "Te qu ai nu" aka "China Dolls" 1992
* "Bo hao" aka "To Be No. 1" 1991
* "Jiang shi fu xing zi" aka "Vampire Kids" 1991
* "Lao biao fa qian han" aka "Easy Money" 1991
* "Liao zhai yan tan xu ji zhi wu tong shen" aka "Erotic Ghost Story 2" 1991
* "Long mao shao xu" aka "Lethal Contact" 1991
* "Nu ji xie ren" aka "Robotrix" 1991
* "Qian wang" aka "Great Pretenders" 1991
* "Qian sheng" aka "Magnificent Scoundrels" 1991
* "Ye sheng huo nu wang - Ba jie chuan qi" aka "Queen of the Underworld" 1991
* "Zhuo niu zi ku de zhong kui" aka "The Blue Jean Monster" 1991
* "Hua gui zhu zheng ge li" aka "My Neighbor's Phantoms" 1990
* "Huang jia du chuan" aka "Raid on Royal Casino Marine" 1990
* "Huang jia nu jiang" aka "She Shoots Straight" 1990
* "Jian yu bu she fang" aka "Haunted Jail House" 1990
* "Jiu ming xuan yan" aka "Doctor's Heart" 1990
* "Long de chuan ren" aka "Legend of the Dragon" 1990 (cameo)
* "Shi xiong zhuang gui" aka "Look Out, Officer!" 1990
* "Tian shi zhuo jian" aka "Ghostly Vixen" 1990
* "Honorable Mention on TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, episode "The Dark Age". Xander has one singular Anywhere But Here fantasy involving Amy Yip at the water park.
* "Xiao xin jian die" aka "To Spy With Love" 1990
* "Hoi sam gui miu ba" aka "Mr Sunshine" 1989
* "Gui gou ren" aka "Ghost Fever" 1989
* "Qiji" aka "Black Dragon" 1989
* "Shen yong fei hu ba wang hua" aka "The Inspector Wears Skirts 2" 1989
* "Liao zhai yan tan" aka "Erotic Ghost Story" 1987
* "Feng huo shuo ming" aka "Club Le" TV series 1986
* "Jiu gao man ng" TV series

External links

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* [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/yip_amy.htm Love HK Film page on Amy Yip]
* [http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/person.Amy+Yip/aid.007987/qx/titles.htm HKFlix Amy Yip film page]
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=239 HK cinemagic entry]