Michelle Reis

Michelle Reis
李嘉欣
Born
Michele Monique Reis

(1970-06-20) 20 June 1970 (age 54)
Nationality
Citizenship
Alma materMaryknoll Convent School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1988–2003, 2009
Known forSwordsman II (1992), The Wicked City (1992), Fong Sai-yuk (1993), Fong Sai-yuk II (1993), The Legendary Ranger (1993), Fallen Angels (1995), Armageddon (1997), Flowers of Shanghai (1998), The City of Lost Souls (2000)
Spouse
Julian Hui
(m. 2008)
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Chinese name
Chinese李嘉欣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jiāxīn
Wade–GilesLi3 Chia1-hsin1
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Gaa1jan1

Michelle Monique Reis (born Michele Monique Reis, 20 June 1970) is a Hong Kong former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder of Macanese descent. In 1988, she won the Miss Chinese International Pageant and Miss Hong Kong beauty pageants. Afterwards, she became a prominent actress in 1990s Hong Kong, often appearing in introspective and independent fare rather than mainstream releases.

Reis often played dynamic characters, with a significant number of her roles centering around characters deemed more "difficult" to portray in Hong Kong cinema, such as prostitutes, femme fatales, and professional killers. Known for her youthful beauty and often deemed "one of the most beautiful women in Asia",[1] Reis has continued to remain in the public eye[2] long after her film career subsided in the early 2000s. Outside of the Chinese-speaking world, she is most famous for her role as the Hitman's Assistant in Fallen Angels (1995), which brought her critical acclaim internationally, as well as status as a cult film character[3] and saw her nominated for “Best Actress" at the 1996 Golden Bauhinia Awards.


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  1. ^ Lee, Olivia (12 July 2011). "Michele Reis is a picture of beauty". The Star. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ Chen, Vivian (20 November 2015). "For actress Michele Reis, motherhood is the role of a lifetime". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ So, Veronica (4 September 2011). "Stylish Movies: Veronica So". Vice. Retrieved 17 August 2022.