Fish Liew
Malaysian-born Hong Kong model and actress (born 1990)
Fish Liew Chi-yu (Chinese: 廖子妤; born 31 March 1990) is a Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She won two Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Anita (2021) and Best Actress in Someone Like Me (2025).
01Biography
Liew was born on 31 March 1990, in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. In 2012, she was determined to expand her career in Hong Kong’s film industry. With her first film, Doomsday Party, she earned her first nomination for Best New Performer at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
She received a nomination, Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sisterhood, at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.
In 2022, Liew received two nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance in the biopic Anita and the thriller Limbo. She won Best Supporting Actress for her role Ann Mui in the biopic Anita.
She was once again shortlisted for the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards and nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in film A Guilty Conscience.
In 2026, she won the Best Actress award at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards, the 32nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award and the 21st Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards for her performance in the film Someone Like Me. She is the second Malaysian-born Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress winner.
02Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Doomsday Party | Fish | ||
| 2014 | Twilight Online | Lam Siu-yu | ||
| 2015 | Lazy Hazy Crazy | Alice | ||
| 2016 | Sisterhood | Sei (young) | ||
| Pseudo Secular | Li Er | |||
| 2017 | Love Off the Cuff | Night club twins | ||
| 2018 | No. 1 Chung Ying Street | Sze Wai/Lai Wah | ||
| Distinction | Shun | |||
| 2021 | Anita | Ann Mui | ||
| Limbo | Coco | |||
| 2022 | Table for Six | Mother | ||
| 2023 | A Guilty Conscience | Victoria Chung | ||
| Lonely Eighteen | Jacky | |||
| Ready Or Rot | "Double 8" | |||
| Trolls Band Together | Viva | Cantonese dubbing | ||
| 2024 | Table for Six 2 | Mother | ||
| All Shall Be Well | Fanny | |||
| Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | Fanny | |||
| Cesium Fallout | Zoe | |||
| An Abandoned Team | Zoie | |||
| 2025 | Remember What I Forgot | Ginger | ||
| Pavane for an Infant | Lai Sum | |||
| The Remnant | Fa | |||
| Someone Like Me | Mui | |||
| My Date with a Vampire | Yamamoto Future | |||
| Back to the Past | Man Song | |||
| 2026 | Girlfriends | Lok | Premiere at the Busan in September | |
| Night King | Mimi | |||
| Cold War 1994 | Rosamund Yi-Sum Keswyk-Poon |
Dramas
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Who Sell Bricks in Hong Kong 地產仔 | Yu Wan | |||
| 2023 | Beyond the Common Ground 和解在後 | ||||
| Sparks 冰上火花 | Wing | ||||
| 2024 | Margaret & David Tie 瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 絲絲 | Margaret | |||
| Cicada Cycle 十七年命運週期 | Tomato | ||||
| 2025 | City of Light 光明大押 | Jennifer Ho |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Jay Fung - "Take A Breath" |
| Jeremy Lee - "Half" | |
| 2021 | Panther Chan - "I Wanna Be With You" |
| Manson Cheung - "無可救藥的浪漫" |
03Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Nominee / Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Film Awards | 2014 | Doomsday Party | Best New Performer | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Sisterhood | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Anita | Won | |||
| Limbo | Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | A Guilty Conscience | Nominated | |||
| 2026 | Someone Like Me | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award | 2026 | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards | Won | ||||
| Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards | Best Film Character of the Year | Nominated |
Sources and credits
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