Rosamund Kwan

Kwan was born in British Hong Kong. Her father, Shaw Brothers star Kwan Shan, was from Shenyang, Liaoning, China, and was of Manchu ethnicity. Her mother, Cheung Bing-sai (張冰茜), was from Shanghai and was also an actress.^[1] Growing up, Kwan attended Maryknoll Convent School in Kowloon Tong.

Kwan's first acting role was in the ATV soap opera Agency 24 [zh] (甜甜廿四味). Her film debut was alongside Chow Yun-fat in the 1982 film, The Head Hunter. She appeared with Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars and again with Chan in Project A Part II and Armour of God. She also appeared with Jet Li in the films Swordsman II, Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" and as Shao Yun a.k.a. "Sup Sum Yee" ("Shi San Yi" in Mandarin, "13th Aunt" in English) throughout the Once Upon a Time in China film series.^[2]

The majority of her acting roles were in dramatic films, notably with Andy Lau in Casino Raiders and The Wesley's Mysterious File. She is known internationally for her roles in Hong Kong action films, alongside a variety of major stars of the genre. Kwan also released a record in 1994, featuring a duet with her on-screen partner Lau called "Love Forever".

In 2001 she appeared in Feng Xiaogang's Chinese comedy, Big Shot's Funeral, along with Donald Sutherland and Ge You. Her last film role was in 2005, and she announced her retirement from acting in 2007.^[3]

In 2015, Kwan launched the skincare brand RK Beauty with her socialite friend Helen Ma Tsz-wing. However, after an accountant discovered irregularities in RK’s bank account, suspecting unauthorized and repeated withdrawals of company funds, the brand was ultimately liquidated in 2016.^[4]

Kwan was married to financial service mogul Chris Wong Kwok Sing in 1981, which lasted for nine months; they split in 1982.

After 7 years of dating, Kwan secretly married Taiwanese businessman Pierre Chen in 2014. She announced their divorce in 2015.^[5]