1. Elaine Yiu entered the entertainment industry after winning the TVB8 Presentator Contest in 2002, subsequently signing a management and filming contract with TVB.
10 Facts About Elaine Yiu
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From 2002 to 2004, Yiu hosted Mandarin-language television programmes for TVB8.
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Elaine Yiu's acting debut was in the 2003 teen drama Hearts of Fencing, portraying the nerdy girl Man Man.
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At the 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia, Elaine Yiu earned the Favourite TVB Supporting Actress and Favourite TVB Drama Character awards with her role as Vivian Cheung Wai-man in the legal drama Raising the Bar.
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Elaine Yiu's red-hot winning streak continued two weeks later in Hong Kong when she won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards with her role as Imperial Consort Yim in the ancient drama Captain of Destiny.
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In 2017, Elaine Yiu won the TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Supporting Actress award again with her role in the 2017 action drama The Unholy Alliance as Kate Wai Yee-yiu, which was her second win in the category.
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In 2021, with her role as Anson Lui Kin in the drama The Ringmaster, Elaine Yiu was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Best Actress at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards.
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Elaine Yiu attended RMIT University and majored in computer science.
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Elaine Yiu has a sister, Sandy Yiu, who works in Now TV as a news presenter.
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Elaine Yiu is best friends with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Mandy Wong and Selena Lee.