Chingmy Yau was born on May 16, 1968 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Naked Killer (1992), Hold You Tight (1998) and Royal Tramp (1992). She has been married to Karwai Shum since October 31, 1999. They have three children.
Has three daughters with her husband Jiawei Shen/Karwai Shum (Mandarin/Cantonese pronunciations of his name): Yuet Shum (b.2001), Yat Shum (b.2004) and Sing Shum (b.August 21, 2010).
Has played the role of Jet Li's love interest in three of his films:
_Yi tian tu long ji zhi mo jiao jiao zhu (1993)_, _Hong Xiguan zhi Shaolin wu zu (1994)_ and High Risk (1995), and worked in his _Wong Fei-hung chi tit gai dau neung gung (1993)_.
Contestant of Miss Hong Kong 1987. Withdrew from the pageant after
reaching final.