5 of Hong Kong star Charmaine Sheh’s most memorable performances, from Line Walker to War and Beauty
- Currently impressing audiences in TVB drama The Queen of News, Charmaine Sheh is one of Hong Kong’s most popular actresses
- We look back at 5 of her best performances, from 2001’s The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre to 2018’s Story of Yanxi Palace
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man, one of Hong Kong’s most popular TV actresses, is back making show business headlines for her performance in new TVB drama The Queen of News, which has been garnering rave reviews, locally and in mainland China.
The drama, which focuses on the independence and enterprising working spirit of women in the news industry, has scored 8.1 (out of 10) on Douban, the Chinese review aggregator website.
Shen plays senior TV news anchor Man Wai-sum, who is capable and ambitious, and has climbed the career ladder from newcomer to management with her ability and determination.
“Her body language, the frown, the raised eyebrows and the glare, the tone of her voice, and the subtle but expressive micro-expressions all make her look like a real news anchor,” writes one poster on Zhihu, the Chinese equivalent to Q&A site Quora.
“Sheh shows us a woman’s beauty comes from her inner self-confidence, her strength, and her own unquestionable and irreplaceable professional abilities,” writes another.
