Karen Mok

Karen Mok
Karen Mok at 2007 Taipei IT Month
Chinese name	莫文蔚
Pinyin	Mò Wénwèi (Mandarin)
Jyutping	mok6 man4 wai3 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Karen Joy Morris
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	2 June 1970 (1970-06-02) (age 41) Hong Kong
Occupation	singer, actress, composer, producer, designer
Genre(s)	Cantopop, C-Rock, Alternative pop, Pop rock
Instrument(s)	Piano, Oboe, Gu Zheng
Label(s)	Star Records (1993-1995) Rock Records (1996–2001) Sony BMG (2002–2008) Universal Music (2009-present)
Years active	1993 - present
Spouse(s)	Johannes (2011 - present)
Official Website	Karen's Official Website
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress 1996 Fallen Angels Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting Actress 1996 Fallen Angels Golden Melody Awards Best Female Mandarin Artist 2003 [i] Best Mandarin Album of The Year 2008 L!VE is… KAREN MOK MTV Asia Awards Inspiration Award 2008

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mok.

Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, (born 2 June 1970) is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.

Biography

Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.5 student, she received the 1st Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. She later left Hong Kong in 1987 and studied abroad.^[1] She attended United World College of the Adriatic near Trieste, Italy from 1987 to 1989, and majored in Italian literature when studying at the University College London, University of London. Mok is the sister of the writer and producer Trevor Morris, and a descendant of Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, and French.^[2] She is Eurasian: her father is half-Chinese and half-Welsh, while her mother is half-Chinese, quarter-Iranian, and quarter-German.^[3][4]

Mok is often credited as Karen Mok in Chinese movies, but as Karen Joy Morris (her birth name) in Hollywood movies. She supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Disney's "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" (2001). Mok performed in the international tour of the hit Broadway musical Rent as Mimi during the Asian stops of the musical in 2005 and 2006.

In Oct 2008, Karen Mok launched her own brand of perfume in Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

She tied the knot with her first boyfriend Johannes at a church in Florence, Italy, on 1st October 2011.

Activism

Mok is an advocate for animals and one of only five Asian celebrities to make People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia-Pacific's (PETA) first-ever Best-Dressed 2008 list.^[5] Mok has joined efforts to help bears in China whose bile is used for medicinal purposes/^[6]

In 2007, Mok was involved with MTV EXIT, a campaign against human trafficking in Asia. She presented Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special, a documentary on trafficking.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Mok at the 2009 Hong Kong International Film Festival

Year	Film
2011	East Meets West 2011
	The Law of Attraction
2010	The Road Less Traveled
	Go Lala Go!
2008	棺木 The Coffin
	迷果 Lost Indulgence
2007	老港正傳 Mr. Cinema
2006	四大天王 The Heavenly Kings (cameo)
2005	童夢奇緣 Wait 'Til You're Older
	龍刀奇緣 DragonBlade (voice for animated film)
2004	環遊世界80天 Around the World in 80 Days (USA) (credited as Karen Joy Morris)
	大佬愛美麗 Enter the Phoenix
2003	千機變 The Twins Effect
2002	夕陽天使 So Close
	豬扒大聯盟 The Irresistible Piggies
	Office有鬼 Haunted Office
2001	絕世好bra La Brassiere
	少林足球 Shaolin Soccer
	九龍冰室 Goodbye, Mr. Cool
	走到底 All the Way
2000	車神傳說 The Roaring Wheels
	煙飛煙滅 From Ashes to Ashes
1999	心動 Tempting Heart
	喜劇之王 The King of Comedy
1997	熱面最強 Task Force
	算死草 Lawyer Lawyer
	初纏戀後之二人世界 First Love: The Litter on the Breeze
	97古惑仔之战无不胜 Young and Dangerous 4
1996	食神 God of Cookery
	色情男女 Viva Erotica
	黑俠 Black Mask
	飛虎II之傲氣比天高 Best of the Best
	我愛廚房 Kitchen
	四面夏娃 Four Faces of Eve
	古惑仔III之隻手遮天 Young & Dangerous III
	古惑女 Sexy and Dangerous
	4 個 32A 和一個香蕉少年 Those Were the Days
	wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net
1995	墮落天使 Fallen Angels
	回魂夜 Out of the Dark
	救世神棍 Heaven Can't Wait
	西遊記2 之仙履奇緣 A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
	西遊記之月光寶盒 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1994	清官難審 Family Affair

Discography

Albums

No.	Album Title	Language	Year of Release
1st	同名專輯 Karen	Cantonese	1993
2nd	全身莫文蔚 Karen Mok In Totality	Cantonese	1996
3rd	做自己 To Be	Mandarin	1997
4th	我要說 I Say	Mandarin	1998
5th	就是莫文蔚 This Is Karen Mok	Mandarin	1999
6th	你可以 You Can	Mandarin	1999
7th	莫文蔚NO.1新曲+精選 Karen More	Mandarin	2000
8th	十二樓的莫文蔚 Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor	Mandarin	2000
9th	一朵金花 Golden Flower	Cantonese	2001
10th	[i]	Mandarin	2002
11th	愛死妳 X	Mandarin	2003
12th	如果沒有你 Without You	Mandarin	2006
13th	拉活…莫文蔚 L!VE is… KAREN MOK	Mandarin	2007
14th	就i Karen 莫文蔚精選 i love Karen Mok best collection	Mandarin	2008
15th	Hui Wei (回蔚)(also available as Digital Album)	Mandarin	2009
16th	宝贝 Precious	Mandarin	2010

EPs

No.	Album Title	Language	Year of Release
1st	愛自己 Love Yourself	Chinese	1997
2nd	莫文蔚我愛你 Karen Mok I Love You	Chinese	1998
3rd	Silent	English	1998
4th	回家 BACK	Cantonese	1999
5th	實況轉播 live show	Chinese	1999
6th	Karen Mok	Cantonese	2000
7th	再生 Live Again	Cantonese	2000

Movie/TV Soundtracks

No.	Album Title	Year of Release
1st	我愛你 電影原聲大碟 I Love You	1998
2nd	海上花 電影原聲大碟 Flowers of Shanghai	1998
3rd	喜劇之王 電影原聲大碟 King of Comedy	1999
4rd	走到底 電影原聲大碟 All the way	2001
5th	夕陽天使 電影原聲大碟 So Close	2002
6th	求婚事務所 電視原聲大碟 Say Yes Enterprise	2004

Awards

Years	Awards
1996	Golden Bauhinia Awards: Won Best Supporting Actress (Fallen Angels) Hong Kong Film Award: Won Best Supporting Actress (Fallen Angels)
1997	Golden Horse Award: Nominated Best Actress (God of Cookery) Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Actress (God of Cookery) Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Original Film Song
2000	Golden Bauhinia Awards: Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Tempting Heart)
2003	14th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Won Best Female Mandarin Artist
2006	Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Actress (Wait 'Til You're Older)
2008	19th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Won Best Mandarin Album of The Year 19th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Nominated Best Female Mandarin Artist Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Mr. Cinema) MTV Asia Awards: Inspiration Awards
2011	22nd Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Won Best Female Mandarin Artist

References

1. ^ Episode 44, April 19, 2008 - Be My Guest
2. ^ GiantRobot profile and interview
3. ^ TIMEasia Karen Mok: 'My Best is Yet to Come' 3/13/2000
4. ^ Beech, Hannah (April 23, 2001) "Eurasian invasion", Time Asia.
5. ^ MAGGIE Q, KAREN MOK, AND SUN LI MAKE PETA'S EXCLUSIVE BEST-DRESSED LIST
6. ^ http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=7SHTW7U9HLHA

External links

• Karen Mok's Official Site(English)
• Karen Mok at the Internet Movie Database
• Karen Mok at the HKADb.net
• Karen Mok at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase