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Maggie Chen

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Maggie Chen
Traditional Chinese陳美琪
Simplified Chinese陈美琪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Měiqí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Mei5 Kei4
Birth name
Traditional Chinese陳文俊
Simplified Chinese陈文俊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Wénjùn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Man4 Zeon3

Maggie Chen (born Chen Wenjun; 24 September 1955) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese actress known for her role as Xiaoqing in the TV series New Legend of Madame White Snake and other roles in movies such as Supercop 2.[1][2][3]

She is also a philanthropist, polyglot, an author, and a singer-songwriter. She has written and performed her own songs such as "Luo Min Ye" (落玟恋) and the movie song "Qing Si Qian Wo Xin" (情丝牵我心). She has written the books "Wo de Yeman Jimu" (我的野蛮继母) and "Yi Shuang Fei Wang Guangming de Chibang" (一双飞往光明的翅膀).[4] She is proficient in Japanese, French, English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Outside the entertainment industry, she is known for her volunteer work and role as a public education figure. Because of her decades of charity work, she has become known as the "mother of angels."

She attended the University of Macau, graduating in 1987 with an MBA.[citation needed] In 1999, she married a Chinese-American businessman named Xin Shangyong (忻尚永), and in 2008 they adopted a daughter from Shanxi named Lucia.

References

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  1. ^ "Maggie Chan". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong Cinemagic – Maggie Chan Mei Kei". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ 奋斗乌托邦 (14 February 2018). "《美好生活》将播 张嘉译宋丹丹首演母子档|美好生活|张嘉译|白娘子传奇_新浪娱乐_新浪网". Sina Corp. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ "林青霞赵雅芝并非最美 揭80年代港台古装女星_网易女人". lady.163.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.