Alice Chan: A Villainous Seductress is Born
Making her small screen comeback in Friendly Fire <法網狙擊>, Alice Chan (陳煒) is happy that people still remember her when she walks down the street. She hopes people will still appreciate her acting. Heavily utilized by TVB, Alice is currently filming Sniper Attack 2013 <神槍狙擊2013>, which also features Michael Tse (謝天華).
Alice’s acting career began after winning the 1996 Miss Asia beauty pageant. She starred in numerous ATV dramas and close to a dozen movies. She left the industry for a brief period of time after marrying a Taiwanese businessman in 2008.
After marriage, Alice traveled the globe with her businessman husband. With little time in Hong Kong, Alice took a hiatus from acting. Now back in Hong Kong, Alice wished to follow her passion for performing and decided to join TVB. Compared to ATV, Alice called TVB a bigger and better operation, which will enable her opportunities in portraying different roles.
First Time as a Villain
Alice portrayed a villain role for the first time in Friendly Fire. Alice will make her appearance in episode 17 of the drama, which will air in early January. “This will be my first villainous role, but if you see me walking down the street, please don’t start calling me names! I play a ruthless CEO of a corporation planning to take back what once belonged to my family. In the process, laws will be broken, and I will get to seduce the lawyer played by Derek Kwok (郭政鴻).” Alice was worried she could not handle the role, but things turned out fine with the help and support of the production crew. Alice is hoping viewers will like the new her.
Absent from acting for 4 years, Alice is concerned this may affect her performance. Working in a new environment also worried her. Luckily, she was able to get to know her coworkers quickly, allowing her to focus on acting. In Friendly Fire, Alice will have flings with Michael Tse (謝天華) and Derek Kwok.
Intimate scenes with Derek will raise some eyebrows. When going over the script with Derek Kwok, the two, being professionals, decided that a half-hearted approach would not cut it. They should either abandon the scenes, or go all out. The two spent a lot of time deciding how to approach the script to get the full attention of the viewers.
Hopes for an Even Better Future
Already looking ahead for a better 2013, Alice said, “Other than staying healthy, I would like to get to play different roles. In the past, I was not been able to portray different types of characters. This is my chance now, and I hope the audience will like my performance. By the way, in my next drama, Sniper Attack 2013, I get to play a villain again!”
Source: ihktv.com
This article is written by Lance for JayneStars.com.
i remember her, she was in THE SNOW IS RED with Kristy Yeung.
Her acting was awful in ‘The Snow is Red’. I really dislike her back then. But, she improved leaps and bounds through the years. I really like her as an actress now.
She was funny in ‘Crazy for History’ as Empress Cixi and Golden Lotus.
Hi Kidd,
Where can I watch “Crazy for History”? Thanks!
Thank you Kidd, do you know what episode is it?
Episode 8,9,10 – Empress Cixi
Episode 20 – Golden Lotus
You should watch other episodes too. Many are funny and good.
Ah another actress from My Date With A Vampire, I think she’s a pretty decent actress can’t wait for her appearance.
Waiting to see her in Beauty at War. Btw, when will that air?
Not announced yet but i believe it’s an anniversary series so sometime late next year. She only have a guest appearance in that though
gosh.. thought they finished filming ages ago… arghh.
Good to see her portray different roles, but I hope TVB doesn’t typecast her as villains, lol
Fat hope! It’s TVB we’re talking about. TVB always typecast their artists.
I feel like TVB will cast her in many villain roles like Ruco when he first came back to TVB.
I think her character in Beauty At War won’t be a villain. Sounds like a tragic character from the little info I get from wikipedia.
陳煒 – 郭婉清
歌姬
章和班之藝人
高流斐之青梅竹馬戀人
患有紅蝴蝶斑症
So her role in My Date with Vampire III trying to destroy the race of man is not “villain”? I know there was character redemption at the end but it more like giant plot hole.
haha, so true!
I guess by ‘villain’, she meant a bad character at heart.
Yes, her character is an antagonist in MDWAV3, but, that’s her job function.
Everytime I see her, she reminds me of Anita Mui- eyes, nose, mouth. I read in Next Mag that she got botox injections to stay ‘young’ so she can compete with younger artists for roles.
No big deal. Most artists have stuff done. The audiences want to see better looking performers right?
My point is she doesn’t need it. She looks good as she is.
Nah.,. They all need it. If she didnt, she be playing muddle aged housewife roles already.
The photo reminds me of Amy Ip (The Cat 3 actress).
She was the villain in “the concubines of Qing Emperor”
she actually very pretty and talented…..give these so called new generation fa dans a run for their money.
Pretty would not be the correct word to describe her. I mean, she’s not ugly but can carry herself.
Pretty would be younger feminine type of look.
she looks plain to me, not pretty or sexy
She still looks the same as she was in To Where He Belongs with Michael Tao back in 2001. 🙂
Somehow most ex ATV artists end up playing villain roles when they first move to TVB – Elena Kong, Rucco Chan, Stephen Au, Gregory Wong.
& Susan Tse.
maybe i never watch her atv series as TVB series more popular in asia…i thought she is similar look to astrid chan…i mean “matured mid-lady” …
Agreed! Thought she was Astrid at first, and maybe her sister or cousin. But I guess not. She looks better than Astrid IMO.
From the few ATV series I have watched in the past, she is probably one of the few ex-ATV actresses that I actually like. She still looks good for her age and has a great body.
Oh my. No wonder she looks familiar. But damn, after recent episodes of FF, I can conclude by saying age is not stopping her. She is HOT, lol. Her sexual scenes later down the episodes will definitely raise some eyebrows, but she is a good actress.