Harriet Chung is an actress, singer, and dancer. She was born in Hong Kong and studied dance at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and was a member of the Hong Kong Children's Choir and Yip's Children's Choir.[1]
Harriet Chung | |
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| Born | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Singer, dancer, actress, choreographer |
She moved to Canada to further her dance training at the National Ballet of Canada. She has danced professionally with the Empire State Ballet, Ontario Ballet Theatre, Xing Dance Theatre among others.[2]
She broke into musical theatre with a featured role in the world premiere production of Tiananmen Dreams. Immediately afterwards she joined the Toronto cast of The Phantom of the Opera. She left the show to join the German production of Cats in Hamburg. She then returned to Canada and returned for the final year of the Toronto production of The Phantom of the Opera.[3]
She has since appeared in many musicals such as several productions of The King & I, Iron Road, Starbright, Fiddler on Fire. Chung played the lead role in the opening musical at the 2006 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant and was a featured performer at the 2014 Mandarin Profile Awards. She was nominated for an Ovation Theatre Award for Outstanding Choreography for her work in the Gateway Theatre production of The King & I in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4]
Chung received critical acclaim when she starred in the world premiere of the musical Golden Lotus in Hong Kong in September, 2014. "The show’s greatest strength perhaps lies in Harriet Chung, who plays the eponymous character, and carries the show ... Ms. Chung’s face is fluid as water: in between the many scenes in which Golden Lotus transforms, transcends, or transgresses into another person, her face changes seamlessly like a Bian Lian artist. The metamorphosis of her from being a victim of the Song Dynasty’s corrupt political scene to a player within it carries conviction, and is convincing, mainly because Ms. Chung also dextrously articulates the grammar of body language with great clarity. Her voice is always flexible, ranging from the sweet, cuddly voice of an innocent housewife, to a skin-crawling, creepy scream of a girl who has just lost her innocence."[5] Chung was nominated for a Hong Kong English Drama Award for Best Actress (Hecklers Award) for her portrayal of the title character.[6][7] Chung also appears in the musical film of Golden Lotus, released in September, 2021, and has won the Best Actor & Director Award (New York) for Best Actress in a Musical and the Only The Best International Film Award for Best Actress (Special Award).
Chung is featured in the title role of Golden Lotus in the album Golden Lotus: Sounds from the Musical. She appears in three tracks on the album for the songs, A World Away, As Each Day Goes By and A World Away (Reprise).[8]
A newly arranged single of A World Away, from the musical Golden Lotus, titled A World Away (Remix) was sung by Chung and released on August 25, 2020.[9] The single was critically praised and won Best Original Song at the Hollywood Gold Awards. The music video produced by George Chiang and directed by Theresa Kowall-Shipp has won over a dozen Best Music Video awards internationally. Chung's performance in the music video also and also garnered Chung a Best Actress award by the Only The Best International Film Awards in Miami.[10][11][12][13][14]
| Award | Year | Catogory | Recipient(s) and Nominees(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Music Video[15] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Canadian Cinematography Awards | 2021 | Best Music Video[16] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival | 2021 | Best Music Video[17] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Europe Film Festival U.K. | 2022 | Best Music Video[18] | Place for Dreams | Won |
| Europe Film Festival U.K. | 2021 | Short - Best Actress[19] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Festopedia Cinemas and Scripts | 2021 | Best Music Video[20] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Golden Lion International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Music Video | Place for Dreams | Won |
| Hollywood Gold Awards | 2021 | Gold Awards Original Song[21] | A World Away (Remix) | Gold Award |
| London Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Original Song[22] | A World Away (Remix) | Honorable Mention |
| Open Window International Film Challenge | 2021 | Best Music Video | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Rome Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Music Video[23] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Rome Movie Awards | 2022 | Best Cinematography[24] | Place for Dreams | Won |
| Silver Mask Live Festival (Los Angeles) | 2021 | Best Music Video[25] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Sweden Film Awards | 2021 | Best Music Video[26] | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| Virgin Spring Cinefest | 2021 | Best Music Video[27] | A World Away (Remix) | Outstanding Achievement |
| World Distribution Award (London) | 2021 | Best Music Video | A World Away (Remix) | Won |
| World Film Carnival (Singapore) | 2021 | Best Music Video[28] | A World Away (Remix) | Outstanding Achievement |
| Award | Year | Catogory | Recipient(s) and Nominees(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona International Film Festival[29][30][31] | 2022 | Best Actress[32] | Golden Lotus (musical) | Won |
| Best Actor& Director Awards - New York | 2021 | Best Actress in a Musical[33] | Golden Lotus (musical) | Won |
| Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Actress[34] | Golden Lotus (musical) | Won |
| Film Fest International Paris[35][36] | 2022 | Outstanding Actress in an English Language Film | Golden Lotus (musical) | Won |
| Only The Best Film Awards[37] | 2021 | Best Actress[38][39] | Golden Lotus (musical) | Special Award |
| Award | Year | Catogory | Recipient(s) and Nominees(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecklers Awards | 2015 | Best Actress | Golden Lotus | Nomination |
| Ovation Theatre Award | 2014 | Outstanding Choreography | The King & I | Nomination |
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