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Karen Mok
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| Karen Mok 莫文蔚 |
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 Karen Mok in concert
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Karen Joy Morris | |
| Born | June 2, 1970 | |
| Origin | Hong Kong | |
| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Singer | |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Oboe, Gu Zheng | |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |
Karen Joy Morris, or Karen Mok Man-Wai, or Mò Wénwèi(莫文蔚, born in June 2, 1970, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer.
She is 1/2 Chinese, 1/4 Welsh (paternal grandfather), 1/8 Iranian and 1/8 German. Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong (from primary to secondary), majored in Italian literature when studying in the University of London and United World College in Trieste, Italy. She is the sister of the writer and producer Trevor Morris and the descendant of Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. Mok speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, French.
Mok is often credited as Karen Mok in Chinese movies, but as Karen Joy Morris (her birth name) in Hollywood movies. She supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Disney's Atlantis (2001). Mok performed in the international tour of the hit Broadway musical "RENT" as Mimi during the Hong Kong stops in December 2005.
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| Years | Movie |
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| 2005 | Wait 'Til You're Older |
| DragonBlade (voice for animated film) | |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days (USA) (credited as Karen Joy Morris) |
| Enter the Phoenix | |
| 2003 | The Twins Effect |
| 2002 | So Close |
| The Irresistible Piggies | |
| Haunted Office | |
| 2001 | La Brassiere |
| Shaolin Soccer | |
| Goodbye, Mr. Cool | |
| All the Way | |
| 2000 | The Roaring Wheels |
| The Teacher Without | |
| Dragon Heat | |
| 1999 | Tempting Heart |
| The King of Comedy | |
| 1997 | Task Force |
| Lawyer Lawyer | |
| First Love: The Litter on the Breeze | |
| Young and Dangerous 4 | |
| 1996 | God of Cookery |
| Viva Erotica | |
| Black Mask | |
| Best of the Best | |
| Kitchen | |
| Four Faces of Eve | |
| Young & Dangerous III | |
| Sexy and Dangerous | |
| Those Were the Days | |
| wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net | |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels |
| Out of the Dark | |
| Heaven Can't Wait | |
| A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella | |
| A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box | |
| 1994 | Family Affair |
| Album | Title | Language | Year of Release |
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| 1st | Karen | Cantonese | 1993 |
| 2nd | Karen Mok In Totality | Cantonese | 1996 |
| 3rd | To Be | Chinese | 1997 |
| 4th | I Say | Chinese | 1998 |
| 5th | 就是莫文蔚 | Chinese | 1999 |
| 6th | You Can | Chinese | 1999 |
| Karen More (Compilation Albums) | Chinese | 2000 | |
| 7th | Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor | Chinese | 2000 |
| 8th | Golden Flower | Cantonese | 2001 |
| 9th | [i] | Chinese | 2002 |
| 10th | X | Chinese | 2003 |
| 11th | Without You | Chinese | 2006 |
| No. | Title | Language | Year of Release |
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| 1st | Love Yourself | Chinese | 1997 |
| 2nd | Silently | English | 1998 |
| 3rd | Back | Cantonese | 1999 |
| 4th | Live Show | Chinese | 1999 |
| 5th | Karen Mok | Cantonese | 2000 |
| 6th | Live Again | Cantonese | 2000 |
| No. | Title | Year of Release |
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| 1st | I Love You | 1998 |
| 2nd | Flowers of Shanghai | 1998 |
| 3rd | King of Comedy | 1999 |
| 4th | So Close | 2002 |
| Years | Awards |
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| 1995 |
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- Giant Robot article lists languages Karen speaks