Kenix Kwok Ho-ying (born 27 November 1969) is a Hong Kong actress with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Kenix is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (花旦) (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s.

Kenix Kwok
Born (1969-11-27) 27 November 1969 (age 54)
Occupationactress
Years active1993 - present
SpouseFrankie Lam (m. 2004)
Children1
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsMy Favourite Television Character
2002 Legal Entanglement
2003 Seed of Hope
2004 Shine on You

Chinese name
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Kěyíng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGwok3 Ho2 Jing4

Career

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Kwok got her start as a finalist in the Top 5 of the 1993 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. Though considered a favourite to win, having won two side awards including Media's Favourite and Potential Artist, she lost to Mok Hoi Yan. Consequently, Kwok did not even make it to the Top 3.

Kenix went on to star in several high-rated drama series including A Kindred Spirit, Detective Investigation Files I-III, At the Threshold of An Era I-II, and recently Shine on You, Love Bond, Revolving Doors of Vengeance and Ten Brothers.

In late 2006, Kenix began filming "Red Powder," a series for mainland China with Julian Cheung. The series was released in 2007 in China. Kenix was paid an estimated HK$2.5 million for this series.

In 2008, Kenix signed on to STYLE Model Agency. Her job scope would mainly include modeling in roadshows. She is also allowed to film drama series under her contract with this agency.

On 23 August 2008, Kenix told reporters in an interview over the phone that she would be filming a new 40-episode TVB drama series after two years of rest from filming any TVB series. She said she accepted the role offered to her as she felt the script was very good and TVB was very sincere in asking her to come back (she got a pay rise and two of TVB's top executives personally invited her back to TVB). The filming would commence in November 2008. She would star alongside Gallen Lo, Lui Leong Wai and Anita Yuen. The said series was Born Rich.

Personal life

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Kwok began dating Hong Kong actor Frankie Lam in 1994. The couple wed on 10 March 2004. The wedding was much publicised because it was a marriage involving two TVB actors. On 14 January 2010, Kwok gave birth to their first child, daughter Tania Lam Tin-yeuk.[1]

Filmography

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TV series

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Year Title Role Awards Notes
1994 Glittering Moments Kenix
Shade of Darkness Yiu Mei Kei
Gentle Reflections Lei Ping Yi
Remembrance Sam Nam Sing
1995 A Kindred Spirit Lee Tor Foon (Joyce)
Detective Investigation Files Ko Chit (Jesse)
Down Memory Lane Lou Siu Yin
Detective Investigation Files II Ko Chit (Jesse)
The Criminal Investigator Ng Chung Lin
1996 The Criminal Investigator II Ng Chung Lin
Food of Love Man Nga Wing (Ivy)
1997 Working Women Lam Bo Jan
Detective Investigation Files III Ko Chit (Jesse) / Ning Qian Hua (Vivian) Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
1998 Crimes of Passion Au Yeung Fung Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Till When Do Us Part Tin Mei Suet
Simply Ordinary Gam Nga Tai
1999 At the Threshold of an Era Sum Wing Yan (Ivy)
2000 At the Threshold of an Era II Ko Mei No (Mila)
A Matter of Life and Death Brothers Chan Seui Fa
2001 Reaching Out Yuk Hiu Gwan / Yuk Hiu Nga
2002 Legal Entanglement Sam Hok Yi TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Take My Word For It Gan Giet Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
2003 Vigilante Force Luk Wing Zhang (Natalie)
Seed of Hope Lam Siu Mun TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
2004 Shine on You Wong Yerk Se TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
2005 Love Bond Gei Hoi Sum
Revolving Doors of Vengeance Koo Bik Kei (Becky) Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Ten Brothers Kei Hau Yee Warehoused and broadcast in 2007
2006 A Pillow Case of Mystery Mai Heung Yung Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character
2007 Redtask Wong Chau Yi aka Red Powder
2009 Born Rich Tung Ling-chi Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character

Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 No Justice For All Jan / Kennix Lee
A Story of Two Drifters Lei Hung
1997 Ghost Story 'Godmother of Mongkok' Tin Tin
Troublesome Night Ann
1998 Her Name is Cat John's wife cameo
Casino
Raped by An Angel 3: Sexual Fantasy of the Chief Executive Li Li-yin
2004 Healing Spirit Ching Sou Sam
2007 Fearless

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