Facts: - pinyinchinesename: chen wei - simpchinesename: - jyutpingchinesename: can4 wai5 - origin: hong kong - yearsactive: 1996 ; present & ndash ; 2008 ; 2012 & ndash - spouse: james yen -lrb- 2008 & ndash ; present -rrb- - othername: wai '' '' big brother wai '' -rrb- gor -lrb- ; '' lit . - birth date: 21 november 1973 - name: alice chan - tradchinesename: - birth place: shanghai , china - ancestry: puning , guangdong , china - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alice chan .
alice chan wai -lrb- born 21 november 1973 -rrb- is a hong kong film and television actress .she was born in shanghai , with ancestry in the county-level city of puning in guangdong .she settled in hong kong with her parents when she was one-and-a-half years old .chan began her television and acting career after winning the miss asia 1996 beauty pageant .she signed a management contract with asia television -lrb- atv -rrb- that same year , and filmed atv dramas until 2008 , when she retired from the industry after her marriage with taiwanese business man james yen .in 2012 , chan returned to acting and signed a filming contract with tvb .