Michelle Sima
Hong Kong actress (1963–2015)
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Michelle Sima (Chinese: 司馬燕; 15 March 1963 – 10 January 2015) was a Hong Kong actress. Sima is credited with over 25 films.
15 March 1963
Career
In 1980, Sima became a beauty pageant contestant in Miss Hong Kong, but she was not placed. In 1983, Sima became an actress in Hong Kong films. Sima first appeared as Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian) in The Sensational Pair, a 1983 Drama film directed by Albert Lai Gin-Kwok. Sima was active in the 1980s and early 1990s as a supporting actress or sex symbol role in Cantonese Romantic Comedy, Drama, and Horror films. Sima's last film was The Mad Monk, a 1993 Fantasy film directed by Johnnie To Kei-Fung. Sima is credited with over 25 films. In 1996, Sima retired from the film industry.[1][2][3]
Personal life
Sima was born in Hong Kong on 15 March 1963.[3] In 1996, she married Togi Gouw (Chinese: 吳忠義), a Dutch businessman of Chinese Indonesian descent.[4][5] They had two sons, Ian Gouw and Brian Gouw. The former became an actor.[6]
In 2012, Sima was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She died on 10 January 2015 at the age of 51.[1][2]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
- 1983 - The Sensational Pair - Pak Wing-Sin (or Dior Bai Yongxian)
- 1989 - Doubles Causes Troubles - Inspector Xu
- 1990 - Demoness from Thousand Years (aka Chase From Beyond) - Policeman
- 1993 - The Mad Monk - Pregnant wife