May Lo
Born (1966-09-01) 1 September 1966 (age 59)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1983–1993
Spouse
(m. 1996)
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Měiwēi

May Lo Mei Wei (born 1 September 1966) is a Hong Kong former actress.

Career

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In 1985, Lo made her film debut in Mismatched Couples.[2] After her debut, Lo with Fennie Yuen Kit Ying, Rachel Lee, Charine Chan Ka Ling, Ann Bridgewater and Bonnie Law became part of a girl group Happy Girl [zh] established by film producer Raymond Wong Pak-ming for actresses in his Happy Ghost franchise. Lo then acted in Happy Ghost 2, the second film of the franchise.[2]

In 1986, Lo acted in Devoted to You, where she met her future husband, singer Jacky Cheung.[2]

In 1991, Lo announced that she and Cheung had reconciled after breaking off in 1988. After that, Lo kept a low profile and eventually left the entertainment industry.[3]

Personal life

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Lo is Hong Kong film producer and former owner of Golden Harvest Entertainment Leonard Ho's goddaughter.[4] As Anita Mui was also Ho's goddaughter, Lo and Mui became sworn sisters.[5][6]

In 1986, Lo met singer Jacky Cheung during the filming of Devoted to You, a movie that they both starred in.[7] Cheung would fall in love with Lo during the filming and dated subsequently.[2] In 1988, they separated but they reconciled in 1991.[2][3] On 15 February 1996, they married in London, England.[8] The couple have two daughters, born in 2000 and 2005.[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1985 Mismatched Couples Stella
Happy Ghost 2
The Isle Of Fantasy
1986 Pom Pom Strikes Back May
Passion
My Family
Devoted to You May
1987 You OK, I'm OK !
The Goofy Gang
1988 Picture Of A Nymph
I'm Sorry
Heart To Hearts
1989 Miracles Cameo
The Inspector Wears Skirts 2
City Kids
1990 Story of Kennedy Town Wai-sum
Return Engagement Little Lung
No Risk, No Gain Jane Tsang
Midnight Angel Rabbit
1991 Son On The Run
The Last Blood May / Ling
Happy Ghost 4 May Kan Cameo
Dances with Dragon Charmy
The Banquet Dim sum girl Cameo
1992 The Unleaded Love
Operation Scorpio Jade
Once A Black Sheep
Girls Without Tomorrow 2 Yuen Ling-Yuk
1993 Two of a Kind
Lady Supercop May

References

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  1. ^ "羅美薇". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "張學友〈愛是永恆〉背後,是一直支持的太太羅美薇!歌神的愛情故事,低潮期也有她在旁:台下唯一沒噓我的只有她和我媽". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "張學友妻嚴重潔癖 3年換21位傭人". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  4. ^ "羅美薇為契媽祝壽素顏任影 - 東方日報". orientaldaily.on.cc. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  5. ^ 簡妤安 (2021-08-27). "張學友愛了35年的女人!「梅艷芳乾妹」為天王退出演藝圈,婚後遭爆潔癖嚴重「3年炒21位菲傭」". 女人我最大 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  6. ^ "张学友夫妇 彻夜陪伴干姐". Shin Min Daily News. 31 December 2003. p. 4.
  7. ^ Hsia, Heidi (2016-04-01). "Jacky Cheung says "Devoted to You" changes his life". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  8. ^ "How the stars do it". The Star Online. 13 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  9. ^ "Jacky Cheung's Daughters Are As Pretty As His Wife". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
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