# Niki Chow

Niki Chow (周勵淇, previously 周麗淇; born August 30, 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.

## Early life

Chow was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Mandarin. However, netizens have pointed that her Cantonese pronunciation is less than perfect. This is because she grew up speaking Shanghainese in her family. She is the younger sister of the Hong Kong model Kathy Chow. Niki's school life ended when she was spotted by an agent who offered her a modeling opportunity. This was the beginning of her life as an artist. She was just about 17 years old at that time.

## Acting career

Several years later, she began her acting career in movies and television series, working mostly with TVB. Cast by Amy Wong, her first TVB series was Hard Fate. She is well known for her role and performance in Producer Lau Ka Ho's 2005 series The Gentle Crackdown, which stars Moses Chan and her. She won the Most Improved Actress award at the TVB Anniversary Awards (2005) for her performance in The Gentle Crackdown. Amy Wong's Under the Canopy of Love, starring Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wong and her, in the February of the following year also helped establish her popularity. An indirect sequel with the same cast and crew, The Seventh Day, came out February 2008. Her on-screen partnership with Kevin Cheng was well received by the audience in the years 2004–2008, along with rumours of the two dating in real life (until 2008). Her other series include The King of Snooker in 2009, with Adam Cheng and Patrick Tang. She filmed Sakura Memories (櫻紅醉), a travel documentary programme on Japan, in the spring of 2009 which aired on TVB in August 2009.

## Music career

Niki signed with BMA Records in 2005 and released her debut EP Pure Niki in the August of that year. In 2006, she released Child-Woman and a single Nikikaka. In January 2009, she released Redefine. In August 2010, she released a charity single Make a Wish with proceeds donated to an organization called Make-A-Wish Hong Kong. As well, in November 2010, she released her last EP under BMA Records: F.L.Y. (which stands for Freedom, Love, and Youth).

## Writing career

She is also the author of several books, including Girlfriend Diary (周麗淇·女朋友手記; 2005), a book of the same title as her 2006 album The Child Woman (2006), Detailed Little Things (細味心事; 2007), Happiness (幸福; 2009), and Cherish (珍惜; 2010). Her books are published under BMA Publications.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Order | Album Information |
| 1st | Pure Niki (EP + DVD) Released: August 25, 2005 Label: BMA Records |
| 2nd | Child-Woman (EP + VCD) Release Date: April 11, 2006 Label:BMA Records |
| 3rd | Nikikaka (Single – AVCD) Release Date: August 18, 2006 Label: BMA Records |
| 4th | Redefine (EP + DVD) Release Date: January 20, 2009 Label: BMA Records |
| 5th | Redefine Second Edition (EP + DVD) Release Date: February 13, 2009 Label: BMA Records |
| 6th | Make a Wish (Single) Release Date: August 27, 2010 Label: BMA Records |
| 7th | F.L.Y. (EP) Release Date: November 11, 2010 Label: BMA Records |

### Soundtrack

* 明知不知傻痴痴 (theme song for The Gentle Crackdown (2005), a duet with co-star Moses Chan)
* 請講 (theme song for Under the Canopy of Love (2006), a duet with co-star Kevin Cheng)
* 抱著空氣 (sub theme for The Seventh Day (2008), a duet with co-star Kevin Cheng)
* 相信童話 (sub theme for The King of Snooker (2009), a duet with co-star Patrick Tang)
* 身在福中 (theme song for her TVB travel programme Sakura Memories (2009))
* 心變 (theme song for A Change Of Heart 2013)

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Hard Fate | 翡翠戀曲 | Leung Wing-Sze (Ceci) | Main Role |
| 2005 | The Gentle Crackdown | 秀才遇著兵 | Luk Sap-Yee (Sap Yee Mui) | Main Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste |
| 2006 | Under the Canopy of Love | 天幕下的戀人 | Ko Yat-Sze | Main Role |
| 2007 | Colours of Love | 森之愛情 | Ah Yi | Guest star in Episode 8 |
| 2008 | The Seventh Day | 最美麗的第七天 | Ling Ka-Yan | Main Role |
| 2009 | The King of Snooker | 桌球天王 | Yau Ka-Kan | Main Role |
| 2009 | The Book and the Sword | 書劍恩仇錄 | Huoqingtong | CCTV Series |
| 2011–2012 | Bottled Passion | 我的如意狼君 | Tsui Sum | Main Role |
| 2013 | Sergeant Tabloid | 女警愛作戰 | Lui Fei Hap | |
| 2013 | A Change of Heart | 好心作怪 | Yuen Siu Gat | |
| 2014 | The Virtuous Queen of Han | 大汉贤后卫子夫 | Princess Pingyang | |
| 2016 | Rogue Emperor | 流氓皇帝 | Yik Yung Yung | |
| 2017 | Nothing Gold Can Stay | 那年花開月正圓 | Qian Hong | |
| 2018 | Another Era | 再創世紀 | 卓定垚 | TVB-iQIYI co-production |
| 2020 | Blooming Days | 岁岁青莲 | Fang Huairui | |
| 2024 | See Her Again | 太阳星辰 | Chow Man Yi | |

### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Feel 100% II | 百分百感覺2 | Cherry | |
| 2001 | Fighting for Love | 同居蜜友 | Mindy | |
| 2001 | Horror Hotline...Big Head Monster | 恐怖熱線之大頭怪嬰 | Helen | |
| 2001 | Dummy Mommy Without a Baby | 玉女添丁 | Dina | |
| 2002 | New Blood | 熱血青年 | | |
| 2003 | Diva - Ah Hey | 下一站天后 | Shadow | |
| 2003 | My Dream Girl | 炮製女朋友 | | |
| 2003 | Good Times, Bed Times | 戀上你的床 | Peggy | |
| 2003 | Naked Ambition | 豪情 | Kiki | |
| 2003 | 1:99 | | | |
| 2004 | Love Battlefield | 愛‧作戰 | Ching | |
| 2006 | My Name Is Fame | 我要成名 | | |
| 2006 | Heavenly Mission | 天行者 | Fion | |
| 2011 | Summer Love | | | Guest Star |
| 2011 | Old Master Q and Little Ocean Tiger | | | |
| 2012 | Lan Kwai Fong 2 | 喜愛夜蒲2 | | Cameo |
| 2012 | I Love Hong Kong 2012 | 2012我愛HK 喜上加囍 | | Cameo |
| 2015 | ATM | | | |
| 2017 | Chasing the Dragon | 追龍 | Mei | |
| 2020 | Enter the Fat Dragon | 肥龍過江 | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
| 2005 | The Gentle Crackdown | TVB Anniversary Awards | Most Improved Female Artiste | Won | |
| 2018 | Another Era | 24th Huading Awards | Best Actress (Modern Drama) | Won | |