# Luna Shaw

Luna Shaw Mei-kwan (Chinese: 邵美君; born 2 May 1973) is a Hong Kong stage actress best known for her role in Love is Shit (2012). She won eight Hong Kong Drama Awards, which makes her the actress with the most wins for the accolade.

## Biography

Shaw was born on 2 May 1973, in Hong Kong. She had her secondary education at Kiangsu-Chekiang College and became interested in drama after having classes with Poon Wai-Sum, a scriptwriter and the artist-in-residence. She attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study acting, but dropped out in her second year due to family issues. She reapplied to the school three years later after her father's death under the motivation of Poon and her elder sister. She graduated with a higher diploma in 1999 and landed her first stage acting role in the play Non Dimenticar (Chinese: 年年有今日). She won Best Supporting Actress in the 11th Hong Kong Drama Awards in 2002 and formed the Windmill Grass Theatre (Chinese: 風車草劇團) with Joey Leung [zh] and Edmond Tong [zh]. She won a total of eight Hong Kong Drama Awards, most notably winning Best Actress in the 2012 original stage play Love is Shit [zh], which makes her the actress with the most wins for the accolade. Shaw received her first onscreen role in the 2020 ViuTV drama series The Gutter [zh] and featured in the 2023 drama film Time Still Turns the Pages. In 2024, she was cast in lead roles in the crime thriller film The Moon Thieves and drama film The Lyricist Wannabe.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2023 | Time Still Turns the Pages | Sister Ha (蝦姐) |
| 2024 | The Moon Thieves | Ms. Hong (紅姐) |
| 2024 | The Lyricist Wannabe | Law Wing Sze's mother |
| 2024 | All Shall Be Well | Yvonne |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | The Gutter [zh] | Wu Choi Wan (胡彩雲) | Guest role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1998 | 7th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | See You Soon | Nominated |
| 2000 | 9th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Cricket in My Life | Nominated |
| 2001 | 10th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Naked Eyes | Nominated |
| 2002 | 11th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Black Comedy | Won |
| 2002 | 11th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Spiders in Meditation | Nominated |
| 2003 | 12th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | K For | Nominated |
| 2003 | 12th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Hobson's Choice | Nominated |
| 2003 | 12th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Venezia Cafe in Portland Street | Nominated |
| 2004 | 13th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Dragonhead | Nominated |
| 2005 | 14th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Tiger Crane Style | Won |
| 2006 | 15th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Superman Forever [zh] | Won |
| 2006 | 15th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! | Nominated |
| 2007 | 16th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | The Massage King | Nominated |
| 2010 | 19th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Shadow Box | Won |
| 2012 | 21st Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Love is Shit [zh] | Won |
| 2015 | 24th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Shuraba [zh] | Won |
| 2017 | 26th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Almost, Maine | Won |
| 2019 | 28th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Boy Gets Girl | Nominated |
| 2020 | 29th Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | The Good Person of Szechwan | Won |
| 2023 | 31st Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actress | Bye-Bye Your Tale | Nominated |