
Deanie Ip Tak-han becomes the first Hongkonger to win best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her role in A Simple Life.
Veteran Hong Kong movie star Deanie Ip Tak-han has won the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in Ann Hui On-wah’s film A Simple Life.
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Deanie Ip won best actress at the Venice Film Festival for A Simple Life, marking a return to the big screen.
Veteran Ip wins best actress in Venice
by Adrian Wan
Veteran Hong Kong movie star Deanie Ip Tak-han was named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of an ageing domestic servant in Ann Hui On-wah’s film A Simple Life (Tao Jie).
The award, a first for a Hongkonger, was a crowning achievement for the 63-year-old Ip, who returned to the big screen for the first time in a decade to take the film’s leading role.
The movie also stars Canto-pop heartthrob Andy Lau Tak-wah.
An emotional Ip said after receiving the award: “It’s great. I haven’t had my heart beat so heavily for so long, because I think it was more than 10 years ago that I had my best supporting actress award in Taipei.”
She won that Golden Horse Award for the 2000 film Crying Heart.

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