Hong Kong actress Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man is a talented and multi-award winner. Over the course of nearly two decades, she has not only succeeded in winning over millions of hearts in her native country with a number of noteworthy TVB television shows, but she has also taken her career overseas, to China. After competing in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and placing second runner-up, the International Hotel Management Institute graduate from Switzerland signed her as a contract employee of TVB, the country’s first wireless commercial TV station. Despite receiving criticism at first for her acting abilities, she eventually improved and became regarded as one of the most respected actors in her native country as well as abroad. Her TVB drama “Return of the Cuckoo” was her debut, and she went on to star in several well-known shows like “Beyond the Realm of Conscience,” “Line Walker,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and “Maidens’ Vow” after that. At the 2006 TVB Anniversary prizes, the latter won both the Best Actress and My Favorite Female TV Character prizes, becoming the first TVB actress to win two major categories in one year. She has also appeared in a number of variety programs and motion pictures.
Early Life & Childhood of Charmaine Sheh
On May 28, 1975, in Hong Kong, a British Crown Colony, she was born See-Man Sheh. She goes by Ah Sheh. Rarely any details about her early years, schooling, or family history are known.
She studied at the International Hotel Management Institute in Switzerland, where she graduated in 1994 with a diploma in hotel management.
Career of Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine took part in the TVB-organized “Miss Hong Kong Pageant” in 1997. With Virginia Yung taking home the title and Vivian Lee coming in first, she finished as the second runner-up.
She started her new career in acting and entertainment after winning the beauty competition and getting signed by TVB.
In 1998, she starred in her first TVB series, “Time Off.” She attempted leading parts in numerous TVB shows throughout her early acting career, but her acting was criticized. She continued to strive for better acting, nevertheless, and such critiques did not deter her.
Her breakthrough role came in the TVB contemporary drama “Return of the Cuckoo,” which ran from July 10, 2000, to August 4, 2000. At the TVB Anniversary Awards that year, she won two awards for her leading part in the series, Chuk Kwan-Ho (shared with Julian Cheung) and Top 10 Favorite Television Characters.
She made her feature debut in Shu-Kai Chung’s film “Perfect Match,” which debuted on December 7, 2000.
Her next noteworthy TV show was “Country Spirit,” a 42-episode period drama on TVB that ran from October 29, 2001, to December 22, 2001. She was awarded the TVB Anniversary Award for My Favorite Television Character that year for her portrayal of Lai Sun-fung in the series.
She continued her career with several movies and TV shows, including as the historical drama “War and Beauty,” which debuted on TVB Jade on August 23, 2004, and ran until October 2, 2004. Known as the best drama produced by TVB that year, it won her the 2004 TVB Anniversary Awards’ My Favorite Television Character title.
When the TVB drama “Maidens’ Vow” aired from August 28, 2006, to October 6, 2006, her notoriety and popularity skyrocketed. She received numerous honors both domestically and internationally for her outstanding portrayal of Ngai Yu-fung, Wong Tze-kwan, Jenny Bak Wai-jan, and Dai Si-ga, four characters spanning four generations.
For her role in “Maidens’ Vow,” she was honored with two prestigious TVB Anniversary Awards in 2006: the Best Actress Award and the My Favorite Female TV Character award. She became the first TVB actress to do this in the same year in the award ceremony’s history as a result.
“Maidens’ Vow” won her numerous more honors, such as the China TV Drama Award’s Most Popular TV Drama Actress for the Hong Kong Region in 2006, the Annual Artiste Award’s Best TV Actress Award – Gold in 2006, and the Annual Golden TVS Award’s Most Popular HK-Taiwan TV Actress in 2008.
In addition to solidifying her status as one of Hong Kong’s most respected and well-known actors, Charmaine sang with Joe Ma in the songs “Maidens’ Vow,” “The Dance of Passion,” and “When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West.”
She earned multiple honors for the title song from the HK Children’s rendition of “Jewel in the Palace,” including Best Female Singer at the 2007 Hong Kong Metro Hit Radio Children Songs Award. She made the semi-finals of the 35th International Emmy Awards’ Best Actress category shortlist that year.
After appearing in a number of other TVB television shows, she finally found success with the channel’s costume drama romantic comedy series “Can’t Buy Me Love,” which helped her gain not just international recognition but also a thriving acting career at home.
In “Can’t Buy Me Love,” which aired from August 23, 2010, to October 3, 2010, she played Princess Chiu-yeung, a performance that earned her numerous national and international honors. These includes, among others, the Best Actress in a Leading Role prize at the 16th Asian Television Awards in 2011 and the My Favorite Female Character award at the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards.
She had worked with TVB for about fourteen years until she decided to leave to further her acting career in China. She got a two-year contract with TVBC a few years later. It is a collaboration between China Media Capital (CMC), the Shanghai Media Group (SMG), and TVB.
In the contemporary crime action thriller television series “Line Walker,” which ran from August 25, 2014, to October 3, 2014, she made a reappearance in TVB productions. It turned out to be one of the network’s most popular and highly rated shows that year.
Her portrayal of Ding Siu-Ka in “Line Walker” not only demonstrated her talent as an actress once more, garnering her widespread praise and multiple accolades. Among them were the TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Most Favourite Leading Actress, the Singapore Starhub TVB Awards for Best Actress, and the TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actress and My Favorite Female Character.
The movie version of “Line Walker” was prompted by its success. Charmaine reprised her role in this Hong Kong-Chinese suspense crime action drama film, directed by Jazz Boon, which was released on August 11, 2016 in both Hong Kong and China. The movie brought in US$92.3 million worldwide and CN¥606.2 million in China.
For many years, Charmaine dominated the television industry and went on to star in a number of films, including as “The Lady Iron Chef” (2007), “Love is the Only Answer” (2011), “Triumph in the Skies” (2015), “Return of the Cuckoo” (2015), and “Accompany You” (2017).
Individual Life of Charmaine Sheh
She reportedly dated singer and actor Kevin Cheng, a Hong Kong-American who is currently connected to the TVB network.
Net worth of Charmaine Sheh
The estimated net worth of Charmaine Sheh is about $1 million.