Fish Liew
Native name廖子妤
Birth nameLiew Chi-yu
Birth date31 March 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeJohor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
OccupationActress · model
Years active2012–present
AwardsFull list

Fish Liew Chi-yu (; born 31 March 1990) is a Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress and model.[1] She won two Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Anita (2021) and Best Actress in Someone Like Me (2025).

Biography

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.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotesRef
2013Doomsday PartyFish
2014Twilight OnlineLam Siu-yu
2015Lazy Hazy CrazyAlice
2016SisterhoodSei (young)
Pseudo SecularLi Er
2017Love Off the CuffNight club twins
2018No. 1 Chung Ying StreetSze Wai/Lai Wah
DistinctionShun
2021AnitaAnn Mui
LimboCoco
2022Table for SixMother
2023A Guilty ConscienceVictoria Chung
Lonely EighteenJacky
Ready Or Rot"Double 8"
Trolls Band TogetherVivaCantonese dubbing
2024Table for Six 2Mother
All Shall Be WellFanny[2][3]
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled InFanny
Cesium FalloutZoe
An Abandoned TeamZoie
2025Remember What I ForgotGinger
Pavane for an InfantLai Sum[4]
The RemnantFa
Someone Like MeMui[5]
My Date with a VampireYamamoto Future
Back to the PastMan Song
2026GirlfriendsLokPremiere at the Busan in September[6]
Night KingMimi[7]
Cold War 1994Rosamund Yi-Sum Keswyk-Poon[8]

Dramas

YearTitleChinese titleRoleNotesRef
2020Who Sell Bricks in Hong Kong 地產仔Yu Wan
2023Beyond the Common Ground 和解在後
Sparks 冰上火花Wing
2024Margaret & David Tie 瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 絲絲Margaret
Cicada Cycle 十七年命運週期Tomato
2025City of Light 光明大押Jennifer Ho

Music Videos

YearTitle
2022Jay Fung - Take A Breath
Jeremy Lee - Half
2021Panther Chan - I Wanna Be With You
Manson Cheung - 無可救藥的浪漫

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominee / WorkCategoryResultRef.
Hong Kong Film Awards2014Doomsday PartyBest New Performer[9]
2017SisterhoodBest Supporting Actress[10]
2022Anita[11][12]
Limbo
2024A Guilty Conscience[13]
2026Someone Like MeBest Actress[14][15]
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award2026Best Actress[16]
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards[17]
Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild AwardsBest Film Character of the Year[18]

References

  1. ^ "Fish Liew". hkmdb.com. Archived 2024-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. ^ Petkovic, Vladan (14 December 2023). "The Berlinale announces the first batch of Panorama and Forum titles". Cineuropa. Archived 16 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "All Shall Be Well". Berlinale. 6 February 2024. Archived 14 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (28 October 2024). "Malaysian Director Chong Keat Aun Spotlights Abandoned Babies Crisis in Tokyo Selection 'Pavane for an Infant'". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Review | Someone Like Me: Fish Liew shines as a disabled woman seeking sex". South China Morning Post. 2025-11-25. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  6. ^ Choi Young-joo (August 19, 2025). "아시아의 현재와 미래 이끌 감독의 23편, 부산서 만난다" [23 films by directors leading Asia's present and future will be presented in Busan.] (in Korean). Nocut News. Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Lee, Edmund (16 February 2026). "Night King movie review: Dayo Wong, Sammi Cheng lead enjoyably fluffy nightclub comedy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  8. ^ "《寒戰1994》演員懶人包｜古天樂演特首 周潤發、梁家輝回歸 劉俊謙、吳彥祖加盟權鬥" (in Chinese). Sing Tao Daily. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  9. ^ "List of Awardees of The 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Nomination and Awardees list of The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards【香港電影金像獎】第36屆香港電影金像獎完整提名名單" [[Hong Kong Film Awards] Full Nomination List for the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards] (in zh-HK). HK01. 7 February 2017. Archived April 6, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  11. ^ "Nomination and Awardees list of The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived March 8, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  12. ^ Ng Kang-chung (17 July 2022). "Late director Benny Chan feted as Hong Kong Film Awards return to full glory". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ Wong, Sylvia (February 6, 2024). "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations led by newsroom drama 'In Broad Daylight'". Screen Daily. Archived February 13, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  14. ^ Wong, Silvia (10 February 2026). "‘Sons Of The Neon Night’, ‘Back To The Past’ lead 2026 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  15. ^ "Nomination and Awardees list of The 44th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  16. ^ "第三十二屆香港電影評論學會大獎頒獎禮" [The 32nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Ceremony] (in zh-HK). Hong Kong Film Critics Society. 5 March 2026. Archived April 6, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  17. ^ "金像獎2026 - 分析三大業界賽果　梁家輝廖子妤封金像帝后呼聲高" [Hong Kong Film Awards 2026 - Analysis of Three Major Industry Results: Tony Leung Ka-fai and Liao Ziyu are considered strong contenders for Best Actor and Actress.] (in zh-HK). HK01. 26 March 2026. Archived April 6, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 6, 2026. 梁家輝廖子妤在剛過去的導演會頒獎禮上，一同奪影帝影后。（陳順禎 攝）
  18. ^ "廖子妤入圍最佳電影角色獎　硬撼章子怡張家輝" [Liao Ziyu nominated for Best Film Character, competing against Zhang Ziyi and Nick Cheung] (in zh-HK). Sin Chew Media. 24 February 2026. Archived April 6, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 6, 2026.