Linda Chung Ka-Yan is an award-winning actress and singer based in Hong Kong. She entered the industry in 2004 when she won the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant. She is now an actress under TVB and a singer under the Star Entertainment label. She has starred in many highly-rated and critically-acclaimed series, most notably Best Bet (2007), Heart of Greed (2007), Moonlight Resonance (2008), and The Gem of Life (2008-09).

Linda was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1984. She has an elder brother and a younger sister. She had always wanted to be a teacher or an actress when she was young.

After graduating from Vancouver’s Templeton Secondary School, Linda participated and won first place in a beauty-talent show hosted by Crystal Mall, an Asian mall located in Burnaby, British Columbia.

In 2003, Linda won the title of Miss Chinese Vancouver, along with three awards in the same event. In 2004, she joined Miss Chinese International, a beauty pageant organized by TVB, and became the third contestant from Vancouver in four years to win Miss Chinese International.

other Information

• Name: 鍾嘉欣 (钟嘉欣) / Chung Ka Yan (Zhong Jia Xin)
• English name: Linda Chung
• Also known as: 欣欣 (Yan Yan) / 阿欣 (Ah Yan)
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Birthdate: 1984-Apr-09
• Birthplace: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
• Height: 173cm
• Weight: 49kg
• Star sign: Aries
• Chinese zodiac: Rat
• Family: Older brother and younger sister

Fala was born in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China in 1982. She came to the United States at the age of 15 in 1997. She attended Emory University in Georgia, USA where she majored in Marketing and International business, minored in Japanese. During her first year in college, she started entering beauty pageants. She graduated from Goizueta Business School of Emory University with a BA degree in May, 2005.

After a period in New York, she returned to Hong Kong and joined TVB. She starred in the TVB series Forensic Heroes, where she started as an accidental murderess.

She crowned the 2006 Miss Chinese International 1st runner up, Ginney Ann from Bangkok, Thailand.

Other Information

• Name: 陳法拉 / Chen Fa La
• English name: Fala Chen
• Profession: Actress
• Birthdate: 1982-Feb-24
• Birthplace: Chengdu, Sichuan, China
• Nationality: American
• Height: 171cm
• Weight: 49kg
• Star sign: Pisces
• Chinese zodiac: Dog

Television

• Transferred Connection Temptation (TVB, 2009)
• The Legend of Pu Song Ling (TVB, 2009)
• The Stew of Life (TVB, 2009)
• Moonlight Resonance (TVB, 2008)
• Catch Me Now (TVB, 2008)
• A Journey Called Life (TVB, 2008)
• The Ultimate Crime Fighter (TVB, 2007)
• Steps (TVB, 2007)
• Best Selling Secrets (TVB, 2007, ep28)
• Heart of Greed (TVB, 2007)
• The Family Link (TVB, 2007)
• Forensic Heroes (TVB, 2006)

Movies

• Laughing Gor Renegade (TVB / Shaw Studios, 2009)

Music

• A Pair of Perfect Match (絕配的一對), theme song for The Stew of Life (2009)

Awards

• Miss Chinese International: 1st Runner Up (2005)
• Miss NY Chinese: Winner (2004)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce (2003)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Best MTV (2003)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Best Costume (2003)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Miss Photogenic (2003)
• Miss Asian America: Winner (2002)