Patra Au Explained

Native Name:區嘉雯
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Au Ga Man
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Yearsactive:2020–present

Patra Au Ga Man (; born 1953) is a Hong Kong actress and retired secondary school teacher best known for her role in the drama film Suk Suk (2020), which she won Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best New Performer in the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress again in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance in the drama film The Narrow Road (2022).

Biography

Au was born in 1953 in Hong Kong.[1] She migrated to the United States when she was young and attended the University of Missouri.[2] After she got divorced, she returned to Hong Kong and taught English in a secondary school. She later acquired a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Hong Kong.[3] In the early years of teaching, some of her students suggested her to join a theatre company because she often incorporates drama and roleplaying into her classes to pique the students' interest in language learning. Therefore, Au started acting as a hobby and began to feature in stage plays, most notably co-starring alongside Connie Chan in Raymond To's 1999 adaptation of .[4]

After retirement, Au received her first onscreen role at the age of 67, as the wife of an aged and deflated taxi driver, in the 2020 drama film Suk Suk directed by Ray Yeung.[5] Au won Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best New Performer in the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards,[6] making her the oldest nominee of the Best New Performer category.[7] She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 56th Golden Horse Awards with the critically acclaimed role.[8] After her breakout performance, she received her first television role in the ViuTV drama series later in the same year.[9] In 2022, Au appeared in the featured films The Sparring Partner and The Narrow Road.[10] [11] The latter role earned her another nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.[12] In 2024, she was cast in a lead role in Ray Yeung's drama film All Shall Be Well.[13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Suk SukChing (清)
2022The Sparring PartnerLittle O's mother
The Narrow RoadWong Ying (黃英)
2023The Sunny Side of the StreetMrs So[14]
Old ladyCameo[15]
2024All Shall Be WellAngie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020MonaRecurring role
2022Shun Man Ha (孫曼霞)Recurring role[16]
Jan's supervisorGuest role[17]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult Ref.
201956th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActressSuk Suk
202039th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Best New Performer
14th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress[18]
202341st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressThe Narrow Road

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 專訪《叔．叔》區嘉雯｜金像獎最佳女配角 — 命中註定的下半場 . 25 May 2020 . Madame Figaro . Yu . Vicky . 9 February 2024 . zh . 30 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130015056/https://www.madamefigaro.hk/art/%E5%8D%80%E5%98%89%E9%9B%AF-%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E-%E6%9C%80%E4%BD%B3%E5%A5%B3%E9%85%8D%E8%A7%92-%E5%8F%94%E5%8F%94-20596/ . live .
  2. Web site: 金像獎系列．女配角區嘉雯享受演出求好玩 . 6 June 2020 . . 溫穎芝 . 9 February 2024 . zh.
  3. Web site: 【區嘉雯專訪2】學生建議投考話劇團 區嘉雯自言自語練就神級演技 . 6 April 2020 . . 汪曼玲 . 9 February 2024 . zh . 27 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227010042/https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/blogger/%e6%b1%aa%e6%9b%bc%e7%8e%b2%ef%bc%8e%e6%9b%bc%e9%8f%a1%e9%a0%ad/%e5%8d%80%e5%98%89%e9%9b%af%e5%b0%88%e8%a8%aa2-%e5%ad%b8%e7%94%9f%e5%bb%ba%e8%ad%b0%e6%8a%95%e8%80%83%e8%a9%b1%e5%8a%87%e5%9c%98-%e5%8d%80%e5%98%89%e9%9b%af%e8%87%aa%e8%a8%80%e8%87%aa%e8%aa%9e . live .
  4. Web site: 區嘉雯獲提名最佳新演員 遭朋友取笑：咁老仲新人！ . 3 April 2020 . . 9 February 2024 . zh.
  5. Web site: Suk Suk film review: award-winning Hong Kong gay romance follows the twilight affair of two closeted family men . 28 May 2020 . . Lee . Edmund . 9 February 2024 . 24 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224003604/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3086430/suk-suk-film-review-award-winning-hong-kong-gay-romance . live .
  6. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards 2020 winners: Better Days takes eight prizes, including best picture, director, screenplay and actress . 6 May 2020 . . Lee . Edmund . 9 February 2024 . 7 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107204142/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3083153/hong-kong-film-awards-2020-better-days-wins-eight-prizes . live .
  7. Web site: 【圖表】香港金像獎40年：4大演員獎項得獎者愈來愈老？新演員成影帝影后難嗎？ . 15 July 2022 . . 梁敏萱 . 9 February 2024 . zh.
  8. Web site: Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards Unveils Nominations Amid China Tensions . 1 October 2019 . . Grater . Tom . 9 February 2024 . 2 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002134533/https://deadline.com/2019/10/golden-horse-awards-2019-nominees-taiwan-china-full-list-1202749388/ . live .
  9. Web site: 跟張可頤鬥戲 區嘉雯客串《暖男爸爸》 謙稱是新人 . 12 November 2020 . . 9 February 2024 . zh . 28 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728041809/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20201112/1605185020697/%E8%B7%9F%E5%BC%B5%E5%8F%AF%E9%A0%A4%E9%AC%A5%E6%88%B2-%E5%8D%80%E5%98%89%E9%9B%AF%E5%AE%A2%E4%B8%B2%E3%80%8A%E6%9A%96%E7%94%B7%E7%88%B8%E7%88%B8%E3%80%8B-%E8%AC%99%E7%A8%B1%E6%98%AF%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA . live .
  10. Web site: 久違了代表香港的犯罪電影《正義迴廊》何故火鍋館︱何故專欄 . 21 October 2022 . . 何故 . 9 February 2024 . zh . 10 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110103404/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87/827538/%E4%B9%85%E9%81%95%E4%BA%86%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%9A%84%E7%8A%AF%E7%BD%AA%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1-%E6%AD%A3%E7%BE%A9%E8%BF%B4%E5%BB%8A-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E7%81%AB%E9%8D%8B%E9%A4%A8-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84 . live .
  11. Web site: 《窄路微塵》貼地不造作演活了疫情下相濡以沫的香港人 . 21 December 2022 . . 何故 . 9 February 2024 . zh . 26 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226112504/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87/849551/%E7%AA%84%E8%B7%AF%E5%BE%AE%E5%A1%B5-%E8%B2%BC%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8D%E9%80%A0%E4%BD%9C%E6%BC%94%E6%B4%BB%E4%BA%86%E7%96%AB%E6%83%85%E4%B8%8B%E7%9B%B8%E6%BF%A1%E4%BB%A5%E6%B2%AB%E7%9A%84%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84 . live .
  12. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards 2023 nominations: The Sparring Partner leads the race with 16 nods; Mabel Cheung’s disgraced documentary up for best picture, director . 9 February 2023 . . Lee . Edmund . 9 February 2024 . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028034519/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3209622/hong-kong-film-awards-2023-nominations-sparring-partner-leads-race-16-nods-mabel-cheungs-disgraced . live.
  13. Web site: 《叔叔》導演新作探討女同志壓力　邀李琳琳出山入選柏林影展 . 15 December 2023 . . 莫匡堯 . 9 February 2024 . zh.
  14. Web site: 金馬影帝黃秋生 x 巴基斯坦素人男孩《白日青春》刻畫難民議題！卡司、劇情核心、上映時間一次看 . 30 March 2023 . . Lin . Ollie . 9 February 2024 . zh.
  15. Web site: 【開箱】《全個世界都有電話》 故事薄弱 好題材難撐90分鐘 . 20 August 2023 . . 9 February 2024 . zh . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003072706/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/news/20230820/1692468822334/%E3%80%90%E9%96%8B%E7%AE%B1%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%85%A8%E5%80%8B%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E9%83%BD%E6%9C%89%E9%9B%BB%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%8B-%E6%95%85%E4%BA%8B%E8%96%84%E5%BC%B1-%E5%A5%BD%E9%A1%8C%E6%9D%90%E9%9B%A3%E6%92%9090%E5%88%86%E9%90%98 . live .
  16. Web site: 無限斜棟有限公司︱陳卓賢向盧慧敏獻出螢幕初吻：花姐放心冇監場 . 8 April 2021 . . 陳芷穎 . 9 February 2024 . zh . 18 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518195700/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/609661/%E7%84%A1%E9%99%90%E6%96%9C%E6%A3%9F%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8-%E9%99%B3%E5%8D%93%E8%B3%A2%E5%90%91%E7%9B%A7%E6%85%A7%E6%95%8F%E7%8D%BB%E5%87%BA%E8%9E%A2%E5%B9%95%E5%88%9D%E5%90%BB-%E8%8A%B1%E5%A7%90%E6%94%BE%E5%BF%83%E5%86%87%E7%9B%A3%E5%A0%B4 . live .
  17. Web site: Food Buddies ViuTV｜自家劇集角色介紹！15集劇情大膽又貼地 . 29 September 2023 . Weekend HK . 9 February 2024 . zh . 5 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105004210/https://www.weekendhk.com/entertainment/food-buddies-viutv-%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85-15%E9%9B%86-%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2-%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F-plt-1604057/ . live .
  18. Web site: Asian Film Awards 2020 nominations: Oscar-winning Parasite leads race at first edition hosted in Busan . 9 September 2020 . . Lee . Edmund . 9 February 2024 . 6 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206041351/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3100841/asian-film-awards-2020-nominations-oscar-winning-parasite . live .

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