# Charmaine Sheh

Charmaine Sheh Sze-man (Chinese: 佘詩曼; born 28 May 1975) is a Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed second runner-up at Miss Hong Kong pageant 1997 and represented her country at Miss International 1997. Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is best known for her roles in Return of the Cuckoo (2000), War and Beauty (2004), Maidens' Vow (2006), Forensic Heroes II (2008), Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2009), Can't Buy Me Love (2010), When Heaven Burns (2011), Line Walker (2014), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) and The QUEEN of News (2023).

## Career

Sheh graduated in 1994 from the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a diploma in hotel management. In October 1997, she signed with Hong Kong television network TVB after emerging as second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. The early stage of her career was often characterised by her coy, squeaky voice and criticisms of her acting skills. However, Sheh overcame these shortcomings and made her breakthrough in Return of the Cuckoo in 2000, co-starring with Nancy Sit, Julian Cheung and Steven Ma.
In 2006, Sheh became the first TVB actress to win two major awards at the same TVB Anniversary Awards ceremony, clinching the Best Actress Award and My Favourite Female TV Character for her performance in Maidens' Vow. Sheh also became the first to win the Best Actress award three times, in 2006, 2014, and 2023.
Sheh also won the Top Four Actresses Award with Ruby Lin, Zhao Wei and Liu Yifei. Sheh was the first Hong Kong television actress to be shortlisted for the semi-finals of the Best Actress category at the 35th International Emmy Awards in 2007. In 2011 she was awarded Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her performance in Can't Buy Me Love.
After 14 years, Sheh left TVB to develop her acting career in China and returned in 2014 for a two-year contract with TVBC, a joint venture between TVB and China Media Capital (CMC) and Shanghai Media Group (SMG).
Sheh returned to the small screen in 2014, playing the undercover cop Ting Siu Ka (丁小嘉) in Line Walker, earning critical acclaim. Her on-screen partnership with Raymond Lam was also favoured by viewers. She received eleven awards with her role in Line Walker, including Best Actress and Favourite TV Character at TVB 48th Anniversary Awards, TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2014 and Singapore StarHub TVB Awards 2014, which broke the record of receiving the most awards with a single role in TVB.
In 2018, Sheh was highly praise for her profound portrayal of Hoifa-Nara Shushen (嫻妃) in the Chinese period drama Story of Yanxi Palace. For this role, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 24th Huading Awards and garnered international fame.
She gained some controversy in 2019 when she was seen liking a post on Instagram related to the support of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. This garnered extreme backlash from Chinese citizens calling for her to be banned from the Chinese entertainment industry but she was quick to retract the like and publicly stated that she did not know the context of the photo thinking it was just a nice photograph taken by a known photographer and was extremely shocked when she found out. The statement in turn angered some Hong Kong citizens.
In 2020, Sheh starred in Winter Begonia as the wife of Cheng Fengtai. She portrayed Xiao Hunian in the 2020 drama series The Legend of Xiao Chuo.
In 2023, Sheh portrayed the ambitious and scheming anchorwoman Man Wai-sum (文慧心) in The Queen of News, again earning critical acclaim. She won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress, Malaysia’s Favourite Actress and Greater Bay Area’s Favourite Actress.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Time Off | Mak Yun-Yee | |
| 1999 | Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain | Miu Yeuk-lan | |
| 1999 | Detective Investigation Files IV | Man Yuen-lan | |
| 2000 | Crimson Sabre | Ah-kau / Princess Cheung-ping | |
| 2000 | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre | Chow Chi-yeuk | |
| 2000 | Return of the Cuckoo | Chuk Kwan-ho | TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) |
| 2001 | Country Spirit | Lai Sun-fung | TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| 2001 | Seven Sisters | Wong Yuk-jam | |
| 2002 | A Herbalist Affair | Ruby Ng Sin-yu | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character |
| 2002 | Love is Beautiful | | |
| 2002 | The White Flame | Charlie Yuk Choi-ling | |
| 2002 | Witness to a Prosecution II | Yuen Yuk-chu | |
| 2003 | Perish in the Name of Love | Princess Cheung-ping | TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| 2003 | Point of No Return | Ho Seung-hei | |
| 2003 | Life Begins at Forty | Kelly Kwan Tze-kei | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress |
| 2003 | Carry Me Fly and Walk Off | Qin Fang | |
| 2003 | The Voyage of Emperor Qian Long to Jiangnan | Empress / Zixia | |
| 2004 | Love Stories in Regalia Bay | Guest star | |
| 2004 | Fantasy Trend | Charmaine Sheh | Guest star |
| 2004 | Angels of Mission | Yiu Lai-fa | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress |
| 2004 | War and Beauty | Tung-ka Yee-sun | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) |
| 2005 | Yummy Yummy – Food For Life | Mandy Chow Man-hei | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10) |
| 2005 | Always Ready | Carrie Hong Yau-nam | |
| 2005 | Strike at Heart | Siu Keng | |
| 2006 | Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion | Chun Mung-yiu | |
| 2006 | The Dance of Passion | Ka Chun-fen | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 20) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 20) |
| 2006 | Maidens' Vow | Ngai Yu-fung / Wong Tze-kwan / Jenny Bak Wai-jan / Dai Sze-ka | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character |
| 2006 | Glittering Days | Chu Yuk-lan (Fan Lan) | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) |
| 2007 | The Drive of Life | Wing Sau-fung | |
| 2007 | Word Twisters' Adventures | Lap-lan Ching-ching | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) |
| 2008 | Forensic Heroes II | Bell Ma Kwok-ying | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10) |
| 2008 | When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West | Yip Heung-ching | |
| 2009 | You're Hired | Lam Miu-miu | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) |
| 2009 | Beyond the Realm of Conscience | Lau Sam-ho | South Korea Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) Nominated – Ming Pao Anniversary Awards for Outstanding Actress in Television |
| 2010 | Can't Buy Me Love | Princess Chiu-yeung | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama Power Academy Award for Outstanding Actress in Television Asian Television Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Top 10 Favourite TV Characters Ming Pao Anniversary Awards for Outstanding Actress in Television Ming Pao Anniversary Awards for My Most Supportive Performance Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite On Screen Couple South Korea Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
| 2010 | Justice, My Foot | Wanzhong Wuyi | |
| 2011 | My Sister of Eternal Flower | Fa Lai-Chu | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15) |
| 2011 | Female Constables | Liu Mingyue | |
| 2011–2012 | When Heaven Burns | Hazel Yip Chi-Yan | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 10) Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress (Top 5) Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Top 15 Character |
| 2012 | Let It Be Love | Chloe Tung Oi-ying | Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Best Screen Couple |
| 2012 | Marry into the Purple | Shen Yingxiu | |
| 2012 | The Legend of Kublai Khan | Empress Chabi | |
| 2014 | A Time of Love | Crystal | |
| 2014 | Line Walker | Ding Siu-Ka | Singapore StarHub TVB Awards for Best Actress Singapore Starhub TVB Awards for My Top 6 Favourite Female TV Character TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite Actress TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Top 15 Favourite TV Character Nominated – TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Most Favourite On-Screen Couple with Raymond Lam (Top 3) TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama 15th Huading China Award 2015 for Best TV Series Actress Weibo's Star 2014 for Weibo's Powerful TV Drama Weibo's Star 2014 for Weibo's Powerful TV Female Character Weibo's Star 2014 for Weibo's Powerful On-Screen Couple (with Raymond Lam) |
| 2016 | A Time of Love II | Crystal | |
| 2017 | Bet Hur | Si Siu-Dung | Nominated – TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Top 15 Favourite TV Character |
| 2018 | My Ages Apart | Leng Lui | Guest Star |
| 2018 | Story of Yanxi Palace | Hoifa-Nara Shushen | Nominated_Best Supporting Actress 24th Huading Awards Domestic TV Series Ceremony, China: Breakthrough Actress of the Year |
| 2020 | Winter Begonia | Fan Xiang'er | Chinese American Film festival, Golden Angel TV Award Best Leading Actress |
| 2020 | The Legend of Xiao Chuo | Xiao Hunian | |
| 2023 | The QUEEN of News | Man Wai-sum | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Awards for Malaysia's Most Favorite Actress TVB Anniversary Awards for Greater Bay Area's Most Favorite Actress |
| 2024 | The Heir to the Throne | Charlotte Yau Hou-yee | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Perfect Match | Ah Yun | |
| 2001 | Blue Moon | Yip Ah-yuen | |
| 2002 | Love is Butterfly | Sprite | |
| 2003 | The Final Shot | Kiwi | |
| 2007 | The Lady Iron Chef | Siu Ah-si | |
| 2010 | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | Aunt Three | Guest star |
| 2011 | Love is the Only Answer | Ah Bo | |
| 2015 | Triumph in the Skies | Cassie Poon | |
| 2015 | Return of the Cuckoo | Chuk Kwan-ho | |
| 2016 | Line Walker | Ding Siu Ka | |
| 2017 | Always Be With You | Ah Si | |
| 2018 | Agent Mr Chan | Yu Xiang | |
| 2018 | The Leaker | Carly Yuen | |
| 2018 | Golden Job | Zoe | Guest appearance |
| 2019 | Siberia | An Lan | |
| 2022 | Death Notice | Hon Siu-hung | Guest appearance |

### Variety Shows

| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Notes |
| 2022 | Memories Beyond Horizon | HOST | | |

### Music video

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2010 | 我們很好 We Are Fine | Raymond Lam |
| 2014 | We Are the Only One | Various TVB Artists |
| 2016 | 無人知道雙子座 The Gemini No One Knows | Joey Yung |
| 2018 | 我們萬歲 Long Live Us | Eason Chan |

## Discography

| Original title | English title | Television / film | With |
| 帝女芳魂 | The Fragrance of the Princess' Soul | Theme song for Perish in the Name of Love | Steven Ma |
| 星星的加冕 | Crowning of Stars | Theme song for HK Children's version of Jewel in the Palace | |
| 與朋友共 | With Friends | Theme song for Yummy Yummy – Food for Life | Raymond Lam, Kevin Cheng, Tavia Yeung |
| 黃沙中的戀人 | Lovers of the Golden Sands | Ending song for The Dance of Passion | |
| 出走的公主 | Runaway Princess | Theme song for Runaway Princess (Thai series) | |
| 卡門 | Carmen | Song for Glittering Days | |
| 往事只能回味 | The Past Can Only be Reminisced | Song for Glittering Days | |
| 搖搖的祝勉 | Silent Wishes | Song for Glittering Days | Wong Cho Lam |
| 像霧又像花 | Like Mist, Like Flower | Song for Glittering Days | |
| 我的心裏没有他 | My Heart Doesn't Have Him | Song for Glittering Days | |
| 淚的小雨 | Teary Raindrop | Song for Glittering Days | Joel Chan |
| 蝶變 | Butterfly Changes | Theme song for Maidens' Vow | |
| 禁戀 | Forbidden Love | Ending song for Maidens' Vow | |
| 等你 | Waiting for You | Ending song for Forensic Heroes II | |
| 陪你哭也只得我 | I Am the Only One to Cry with You | Ending song for When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West | Joe Ma |
| 風車 | (Red) Pinwheel | Ending song for Beyond the Realm of Conscience | |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work |
| 1997 | Miss Hong Kong pageant 2nd runner-up | |
| 2000 | Hong Kong TVB 33rd Anniversary: My Favorite Character Award | Return of the Cuckoo |
| 2000 | Hong Kong TVB 33rd Anniversary: My Favorite Partnership Award | Return of the Cuckoo |
| 2001 | Hong Kong TVB 34th Anniversary: My Favorite Character Award | Country Spirit |
| 2002 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 10 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong MSN Messenger Dream Lover Ranking: TV Female Artistes Category #01 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 10 | |
| 2003 | Hong Kong TVB 36th Anniversary: My Favourite Character Award | Perish in the Name of Love |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 06 | |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Filmart: Top Five Most Bankable Hong Kong TV Female Artistes #03 | |
| 2004 | Hong Kong TVB 37th Anniversary: My Favourite Character Award | War and Beauty |
| 2004 | Metro Radio Black and White Television Characters Awards: White Award #1 | War and Beauty |
| 2004 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | Perish in the Name of Love |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 04 | |
| 2005 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Best Actress Award | War and Beauty |
| 2005 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | War and Beauty |
| 2005 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite Couple Award | Point of No Return |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Metro Radio: Top Ten Television Artistes | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Next Magazine TV Award Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 09 | |
| 2006 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | Yummy Yummy – Food for Life |
| 2006 | China TV Drama Award: Most Popular TV Drama Actress for Hong Kong Region | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong TVB 39th Anniversary: Best Actress Award | Maidens' Vow |
| 2006 | Hong Kong TVB 39th Anniversary: My Favourite Female TV Character Award | Maidens' Vow |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Annual Artiste Award: Best TV Actress Award – Gold | |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Annual Artiste Award: Best Newcomer Singer Award – Bronze | |
| 2006 | China Eric Tom "Hero" Award: Top Four Female Chinese Artistes (Fa Dan) | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards Top Ten Artistes Ranked No. 01 | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Philips Extraordinary Acting Award | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Spa Treatment Award Most Perfect Body / Appearance Award | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB Children's Song Award – Top Ten Favourite Children Song | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB Children's Songs Award – Gold | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award – Best Song Award | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Song Award – Top Ten Children's Songs | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award – Best Female Singer | Crowning of Stars 星星的加冕 |
| 2007 | China QQ Entertainment Award – Most Favourite Hong Kong TV Actress | |
| 2007 | Singapore i-Weekly Magazine – Most Loved Hong Kong Actress Ranked No. 02 | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB Award – Long Service Award | |
| 2008 | Malaysia Astro TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | The Dance of Passion |
| 2008 | Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum – Top Six Most Popular Hong Kong TV Female Artists | |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artists Ranked #05 | |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: RMK High Definition Skin Award | |
| 2008 | Singapore i-Weekly Magazine – Most Loved Hong Kong Actress Ranked No. 01 | |
| 2008 | Yahoo Buzz Award – Most Searched TV Female Artist Award | |
| 2008 | Annual Golden TVS Award – Most Popular HK-Taiwan TV Actress | |
| 2009 | Malaysia Astro WLT TV Drama Award: Favourite TV Character Award | The Drive of Life |
| 2009 | Malaysia Astro WLT TV Drama Award: Favourite On Screen Kiss | The Drive of Life |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artists Ranked #08 | |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Philips Charismatic Stars Award | |
| 2010 | Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Award | Forensic Heroes II |
| 2010 | Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite Female TV Character Award | Forensic Heroes II |
| 2010 | Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star | Beyond The Realm of Conscience |
| 2010 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #03 | |
| 2010 | Power Academy Award for Outstanding Actress in Television | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards, TV Personality of the Year | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Hong Kong TVB 43rd Anniversary: My Favourite Female TV Character Award | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Best Actress Award | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2010 | Malaysia Astro MY AOD Favourite Awards: Top 10 Favorite TV Character | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Singapore StarHub TVB Awards: Best TV Actress Award | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Singapore StarHub TVB Award: Favourite On Screen Couple | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Seoul International Drama Awards: The Most Beloved Asian Stars and Hong Kong Best Star | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2011 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #01 | |
| 2011 | 16th Asian Television Award: Best Actress | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: Top Ten Artist Ranked #02 | When Heaven Burns |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards: GlamSmile Best Smile Award | |
| 2012 | Cosmo 2012 | When Heaven Burns |
| 2012 | Yahoo : Best TVB Leading Actress | When Heaven Burns |
| 2013 | Marie Claire : Fashion Icon | |
| 2014 | Starhub TVB Awards : Best TV Actress | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Starhub TVB Award : My Top 6 Favourite Female Character | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Astro TVB Star Award : Best TV Actress | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Astro TVB Star Award : My Top 15 Favourite TV Character | Line Walker |
| 2014 | TVB Weekly Brand Award 2014 : Advertising Queen | |
| 2014 | Yahoo Buzz Asia Award: Most Searched TV Female Artist Award | |
| 2014 | TVB 47th Anniversary Award: Best Actress | Line Walker |
| 2014 | TVB 47th Anniversary Award: My Favorite Female Character | Line Walker |
| 2014 | Most Popular TVB Actress In Mainland China | |
| 2015 | Huading 15th Award 2015: Best Chinese TV Actress | Line Walker |
| 2015 | Weibo Star Awards 2014 : Weibo's Powerful TV Female Character | Line Walker |
| 2015 | Weibo Star Awards 2014 : Weibo's Powerful On-Screen Couple (with Raymond Lam) | Line Walker |
| 2018 | Domestic TV Series Ceremony, China ( 国剧盛典) : Breakthrough Actress of the Year | Story of Yanxi Palace |
| 2019 | Weibo Award Ceremony: Weibo Goddess | Story of Yanxi Palace |
| 2020 | Chinese American Film Festival : Golden Angel TV Award Best Leading Actress | Winter Begonia |
| 2023 | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | The Queen of News |
| 2023 | TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite Actress | The Queen of News |
| 2023 | TVB Greater Bay Area's Most Favorite Actress | The Queen of News |
| 2023 | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Dressed Female Artiste |
| 2024 | 29th Asian Television Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Queen of News |