Derek Yee Tung-sing (traditional Chinese: 爾冬陞; simplified Chinese: 尔冬升; Jyutping: ji5 dung1 sing1) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.
Early life
Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei (紅薇), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity. His elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.
Career
In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong and starred in over 40 movies produced by the studio.
Yee became a screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2004 film One Nite in Mongkok, which won multiple awards. His other notable films include C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica, The Truth About Jane and Sam and Protégé.
In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.
Filmography
As director and screenwriter
As actor
See also
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
References
External links
- Derek Yee at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Derek Yee at IMDb
- Hong Kong Film Awards Association
- Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild
