Sonija Kwok

Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok at Victoria Park, Hong Kong, 2009
Background information
Chinese name	郭羨妮
Pinyin	Guō Xiànnī (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Kwok Sin Nei (Cantonese)
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	22 July 1974 Hong Kong
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Zhu Shaojie (m. 2011- )

Sonija Kwok (Chinese: 郭羨妮, born on 22 July 1974) is a Hong Kong actress, currently works for TVB.

She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed 3/4 Cantonese and 1/4 English parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia, but transferred to Simon Fraser University completing her BA major in Psychology. After graduation, she joined Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant.

Pageant career

After a short stint as a flight attendant, she returned to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong pageant. During the semi-final, she won the Miss Photogenic award making her a favourite to win Miss Hong Kong following the precedent since 1996. She subsequently won the title "Miss Hong Kong" in July 1999 as well as Miss International Goodwill and Miss Intelligence. Coincidentally, all the winners of the Miss Hong Kong pageant spanning 1997-2000 hail from Vancouver, Canada.

After winning the "Miss Hong Kong" title, she participated in numerous TVB events. In February 2000, she represented Hong Kong at the 2000 Miss Chinese International pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was crowned as the winner and also won two other awards. She is considered one of the most successful winners, as she and Michelle Reis are the only two Miss Hong Kong pageant winners to win the same title while Michelle was the winner for the pageant's inaugural year in 1988. After her success in both pageants, she represented Hong Kong at the Miss Universe 2000 pageant held in Cyprus. Although she did not feature in the top ten list, she was included in the top ten list of "Miss Photogenic" featured on the Miss Universe's website main page. She is the last representative from Hong Kong to participate in Miss Universe contest.

She has appeared on many TVB drama series and has starred in other TV shows, series, commercials, and entertainment functions, as well as being a spokeswoman for many beauty and other commercial products in Hong Kong. She has also appeared on TV series produced in mainland China.

Assaulted by her maid

On 24 March 2009, Kwok was attacked by her maid, who bit her arm, pulled her hair and held a knife to her neck. This followed Kwok's reporting to the police of an earlier incident in which the maid, apparently distraught over the break-up of a relationship, held a knife to her own throat and was calmed by Kwok. The helper was subsequently held in a mental hospital.^[1]

Personal

Kwok is married to a Chinese martial arts choreographer called Zhu Shaojie (朱少杰) organized in Guam in 2011. The pair met in a film shooting in China a year earlier.

She was linked to other TVB stars in the past including Deric Wan and Steven Ma.

Awards

Miss Hong Kong 1999

Miss Photogenic, Miss Intelligence, Miss International Goodwill, Winner.

Miss Chinese International 2000

Winner, Miss Internet Popularity, and Miss Vegas Gorgeous.

Starhub TVB Awards 2010

My Favourite TVB Female Character 2009: Ying Jing-Jing 邢晶晶.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	A Step Into the Past	Kam Ching / Chun Ching
	Law Enforcers	Cheng Wai-ling	Episode 1
2002	Fight for Love (TV series)	Ying Choi-yee	Warehoused, direct-to-DVD
	Where the Legend Begins	Kwok Huen
	Family Man	Bobo Ko Po-yee
	Love and Again	Suen Siu-yuet
2003	Perish in the Name of Love	Princess Chiu-yan (Chu Fai-lan)
	The Legend of Love	Chik-nui
	The Driving Power	Ngan	Episode 20
2004	The Last Breakthrough	Hong Kiu
	Angels of Mission	Chief Inspector Sam Sung Lok-kei
2005	Hidden Treasures	Yuki Cheuk Lam
2006	Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion	Kan Bing-wan
	Vaganbond Vigilante	Wan Chi-lo	Warehoused; released on DVD
	Au Revoir Shanghai	Tong Yan	Warehoused; released on DVD
	Land of Wealth	Baba Hayee Ko-wah	Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 20) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 20)
2006–07	The Conquest	Xishi
2007	On the First Beat	Inspector Winnie Yuen Wai-nei	Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 20) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 20)
2008	D.I.E.	Inspector Ying Jing-jing	Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
2008-09	Pages of Treasures	Yuen Wai-chung
2008	8 Avatar	Bai Mudan
2009	D.I.E. Again	Inspector Ying Jing-jing	StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite Female TVB Character Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15)
	ICAC Investigators 2009	Fong Chi-chuen	Episode: "Nail House"
2010	When Lanes Merge	Cheung Hiu-man
2011	7 Days in Life	Christy Wong Ka-yu	Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15)
	Palace	Consort Xi
2012	Palace II	Herself	Episode 35
	L'Escargot	Sze Long-kiu
	The Greatness of a Hero	Cho Yuet	Previously warehoused; released on DVD in 2009
	Minguo Enchou Lu	Wang Lizhen
2013	The Day of Days	Tong Nga-yuen
2014	Ma Gu Xian Shou	Queen Mother
2015	Under the Veil	Sheh Wan-chu

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Cheaters	Michelle Lui
	The Replacement Suspects	Vivian Lee	aka The Replacement Suspect
2002	Fighting to Survive	Snooker / Ling	aka Bodyguard Of The Neighbourhood
2004	Hot Cop in the City	Judy Chu Jing
	Unbearable Heights		aka Unbearable Height
2006	Wo Hu	Elaine	aka Operation Undercover aka Undercover Tiger
2007	Happy Birthday	Yan
2011	The Sorcerer and the White Snake	Bu Ming	aka Madame White Snake

References

1. Sonija Kwok attacked by maid, Yeinjee's Asian Journal, 25 Mar 09

External links

• Sonija Kwok on Sina Weibo
• Sonija Kwok at the Internet Movie Database
• Sonija Kwok at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase