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Patra Au
區嘉雯
Au in May 2020
Born

Au Ga Man


1953 (1953)
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Teacher
Years active2020–present

Patra Au Ga Man (Chinese: 區嘉雯; 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

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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.[2] 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.[2] 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 A Sentimental Journey [zh].[2][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.[1][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 Single Papa [zh] 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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Suk Suk Ching (清) [5]
2022 The Sparring Partner Little O's mother [10]
The Narrow Road Wong Ying (黃英) [11]
2023 The Sunny Side of the Street Mrs So [14]
Everyphone Everywhere [zh] Old lady Cameo[15]
2024 All Shall Be Well Angie [13]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Single Papa [zh] Mona Recurring role[9]
2022 Generation Slash [zh] Shun Man Ha (孫曼霞) Recurring role[16]
Food Buddies [zh] Jan's supervisor Guest role[17]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 56th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Suk Suk Nominated [8]
2020 39th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [6]
Best New Performer Nominated
14th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [18]
2023 41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Narrow Road Nominated [12]

References

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(一)^ abYu, Vicky (25 May 2020). "  " (in Chinese). Madame Figaro. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(二)^ abcd (6 June 2020). "" (in Chinese). Tai Kung Pao. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(三)^  (6 April 2020). "2 " (in Chinese). Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(四)^ " " (in Chinese). Bastille Post. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(五)^ abLee, Edmund (28 May 2020). "Suk Suk film review: award-winning Hong Kong gay romance follows the twilight affair of two closeted family men". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(六)^ abLee, Edmund (6 May 2020). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2020 winners: Better Days takes eight prizes, including best picture, director, screenplay and actress". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(七)^  (15 July 2022). "404" (in Chinese). The News Lens. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(八)^ abGrater, Tom (1 October 2019). "Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards Unveils Nominations Amid China Tensions". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(九)^ ab"  " (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(十)^ ab (21 October 2022). "" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(11)^ ab (21 December 2022). "" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(12)^ abLee, Edmund (9 February 2023). "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". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(13)^ ab (15 December 2023). " " (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(14)^ Lin, Ollie (30 March 2023). "x" (in Chinese). Tatler. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(15)^ "  90" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(16)^  (8 April 2021). "" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(17)^ "Food Buddies ViuTV15" (in Chinese). Weekend HK. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

(18)^ Lee, Edmund (9 September 2020). "Asian Film Awards 2020 nominations: Oscar-winning Parasite leads race at first edition hosted in Busan". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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