May Lo

May Lo
Born (1966-09-01) 1 September 1966 (age 60)
British Hong Kong
OccupationActress
Years active1983–1993
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese羅美薇
Simplified Chinese罗美薇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Měiwēi

May Lo Mei Wei (born 1 September 1966) is a Hong Kong former actress.

Career

In 1985, Lo made her film debut in Mismatched Couples. After her debut, Lo with Fennie Yuen Kit Ying, Rachel Lee, Charine Chan Ka Ling, Ann Bridgewater and Bonnie Law became part of a girl group Happy Girl [zh] established by film producer Raymond Wong Pak-ming for actresses in his Happy Ghost franchise. Lo then acted in Happy Ghost 2, the second film of the franchise.

In 1986, Lo acted in Devoted to You, where she met her future husband, singer Jacky Cheung.

In 1991, Lo announced that she and Cheung had reconciled after breaking off in 1988. After that, Lo kept a low profile and eventually left the entertainment industry.

Personal life

Lo is Hong Kong film producer and former owner of Golden Harvest Entertainment Leonard Ho's goddaughter. As Anita Mui was also Ho's goddaughter, Lo and Mui became sworn sisters.

In 1986, Lo met singer Jacky Cheung during the filming of Devoted to You, a movie that they both starred in. Cheung would fall in love with Lo during the filming and dated subsequently. In 1988, they separated but they reconciled in 1991. On 15 February 1996, they married in London, England. The couple have two daughters, born in 2000 and 2005.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Mismatched Couples Stella
Happy Ghost 2
The Isle Of Fantasy
1986 Pom Pom Strikes Back May
Passion
My Family
Devoted to You May
1987 You OK, I'm OK !
The Goofy Gang
1988 Picture Of A Nymph
I'm Sorry
Heart To Hearts
1989 Miracles Cameo
The Inspector Wears Skirts 2
City Kids
1990 Story of Kennedy Town Wai-sum
Return Engagement Little Lung
No Risk, No Gain Jane Tsang
Midnight Angel Rabbit
1991 Son On The Run
The Last Blood May / Ling
Happy Ghost 4 May Kan Cameo
Dances with Dragon Charmy
The Banquet Dim sum girl Cameo
1992 The Unleaded Love
Operation Scorpio Jade
Once A Black Sheep
Girls Without Tomorrow 2 Yuen Ling-Yuk
1993 Two of a Kind
Lady Supercop May

References

  1. ↑ "羅美薇". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "張學友〈愛是永恆〉背後，是一直支持的太太羅美薇！歌神的愛情故事，低潮期也有她在旁：台下唯一沒噓我的只有她和我媽". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. 1 2 "張學友妻嚴重潔癖 3年換21位傭人". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  4. ↑ "羅美薇為契媽祝壽素顏任影 - 東方日報". orientaldaily.on.cc. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  5. ↑ 簡妤安 (2021-08-27). "張學友愛了35年的女人！「梅艷芳乾妹」為天王退出演藝圈，婚後遭爆潔癖嚴重「３年炒21位菲傭」". 女人我最大 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  6. ↑ "张学友夫妇 彻夜陪伴干姐". Shin Min Daily News. 31 December 2003. p. 4.
  7. ↑ Hsia, Heidi (2016-04-01). "Jacky Cheung says "Devoted to You" changes his life". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  8. ↑ "How the stars do it". The Star Online. 13 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Jacky Cheung's Daughters Are As Pretty As His Wife". Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2017.