Profile of Karen Mok on Famous Like Me

Karen Mok Man-Wai (Chinese: 莫文蔚; Cantonese IPA: /mÉ”k₂₂ mɐn₁₁ wɐɪ₂₂/, Jyutping: mok6 man4 wai6, Yale: mohk màhn waih; Mandarin Pinyin: Mò Wénwèi) (born June 2, 1970) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer.

She is often credited as Karen Mok in Chinese movies, but as Karen Joy Morris (her birth name) in Hollywood movies. She was born in Hong Kong. She is 1/2 Chinese, 1/4 Welsh (paternal grandfather), 1/8 Iranian and 1/8 German. She is the sister of the writer and producer Trevor Morris.

While she is a Hong Kong-based singer, most songs she sings are in Mandarin, although there are also a few notable Cantonese ones.

During December 2005 Karen will participate in Rent (musical) and play her role as Mimi. The Hong Kong run will start in 13th December 2005.

Filmography, as actress, includes

• Wait 'Til You're Older (2005)
• DragonBlade (2005) (voice)
• Around the World in 80 Days (2004) credited as Karen Joy Morris
• Enter the Phoenix (2004)
• The Twins Effect (2003)
• So Close (2002)
• The Irresistible Piggies (2002)
• Haunted Office (2002)
• La Brassiere (2001)
• Shaolin Soccer (2001)
• Goodbye, Mr. Cool (2001)
• All the Way (2001)
• Roaring Wheels (2000)
• The Teacher Without (2000)
• Dragon Heat (2000)
• Tempting Heart (1999)
• The King of Comedy (1999)
• Kitchen (1997)
• Lawyer Lawyer (1997)
• Young and Dangerous 4 (1997)
• First Love: The Litter on the Breeze (1997)
• Task Force (1997)
• Black Mask (1996)
• Best of the Best (1996)
• Sexy and Dangerous (1996)
• Young & Dangerous III (1996)
• Viva Erotica (1996)
• Those Were the Days (1996)
• God of Cookery (1996)
• 4 Faces of Eve (1996)
• wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net (1996)
• Fallen Angels (1995)
• Out of the Dark (1995)
• Heaven Can't Wait (1995)
• A Chinese Odyssey Part Two (1994)
• A Chinese Odyssey (1994)

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