Hui Wei | Karen Mok
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Today Online - Found Jan. 14, 2010 Award-winning Hong Kong singer/actress Karen Mok's first Mandarin release for Universal Music is an interesting one. |
Shya's quest for perfection
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Asiaone - Found Mar. 1, 2010 ... designer and art director, creating hundreds of album covers, including one featuring a tastefully naked Karen Mok stretched on a black... |
Party of Six: Bringing students together
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Student Life - Found Mar. 3, 2010 U. students: freshmen Karen Mok and Joe Sutherland, sophomores Owen Qi and Cameron Chiang, and senior Guillaume Auffret. |
Photo: top 9 bizarre baths you could ever have (7)
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People's Daily Online - Found Jan. 20, 2010 &$ &$ 7.Milk bath Famous movie star and singer Karen Mok enjoying the milk bath.&$ ?1? ?2? ?3? ?4? Chris takes a bath in ratings - Adelaide Now Explore All |
Top singers honored at annual Beijing Pop Music Awards (3)
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People's Daily Online - Found Feb. 10, 2010 &$ &$Karen Mok wins the Best Album (CFP Photo)&$ &$&$ ?1? ?2? ?3? &$&$ |
Attitude | Alan Kuo
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Today Online - Found Feb. 4, 2010 But now, some seven years since he made his breakthrough (in a duet with Karen Mok on Love You To Death), he's shown just how far he's come. |
D.C. study program to begin in September
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Student Life - Found Jan. 30, 2010 ?I?m really excited about it because of the internship possibilities and just being in D.C.,? freshman Karen Mok said. |
CDs: Taiwan
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Taipei Times Online - Found Jan. 17, 2010 ??) takes what Mok started in her Golden-Melody winning album L!ve Is ... Karen Mok (??????) and pushes further. Mok continues... |
Youku.com to Broadcast Star-Studded Pop Concert December 20
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Houston Chronicle - Found Dec. 18, 2009 Chinese-American singer Wang Leehom; Hong Kong singer and actress Karen Mok; |
Youku.com to Broadcast Star-Studded Pop Concert December 20
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Interest!ALERT - Found Dec. 18, 2009 Chinese-American singer Wang Leehom; Hong Kong singer and actress Karen Mok; |
Karen Mok Biography
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Karen Mok
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| 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 | June 2, 1970 Hong Kong |
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| 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) |
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| Years active | 1993 - present | |||||||||||||||||
| Official Website | Karen's Official Website | |||||||||||||||||
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- 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, is a two-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.
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Biography
Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. 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 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.34
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
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
| Year | Film |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Mandarin | 1999 |
| 6th | Ni Ke Yi (你可以; You Can) | Cantonese | 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 | Ai Sha Ni X [愛死妳 X; Love Killed You X Note: This album is more commonly known as simply "X" among English-speakers. | 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 | Aftertaste (回蔚)(Digital Album) | Mandarin | 2009 |
EPs
| No. | Album Title | Language | Year of Release |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 4th | 夕陽天使 電影原聲大碟 So Close | 2002 |
| 5th | 求婚事務所 電視原聲大碟 Say Yes Enterprise | 2004 |
Awards
| Years | Awards |
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References
- ^ Episode 44, April 19, 2008 - Be My Guest
- ^ GiantRobot profile and interview
- ^ TIMEasia Karen Mok: 'My Best is Yet to Come' 3/13/2000
- ^ Beech, Hannah (April 23, 2001) "Eurasian invasion", Time Asia.
- ^ MAGGIE Q, KAREN MOK, AND SUN LI MAKE PETA'S EXCLUSIVE BEST-DRESSED LIST
- ^ http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=7SHTW7U9HLHA
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