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Anita Mui

The latest stories on Anita Mui, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, including legacy and family news.

Born

10 Oct 1963

Industry

Entertainment, Music, Film

Job Title

Singer, Actor

Chinese culture

From Leslie Cheung to Nicholas Tse, Cantopop’s Canadian connections revealedA new exhibition at Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Museum highlights how migration played a major role for a host of major Cantopop stars.

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Art

Contemporary Chinese ink artist tips hat to singer Anita Mui in show

9 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM

From our archives

When Hong Kong lost Cantopop superstar Anita Mui

6 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM

Hong Kong courts

Late Hong Kong star Anita Mui’s mother faces second bankruptcyTam Mei-kam, who turned 100 earlier this year, named as debtor in High Court bankruptcy petition listed on court’s cause book.

16 Oct 2024 - 12:03AM

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

11 films that best show the acting chops of Hong Kong’s Anita MuiAnita Mui’s remarkable versatility made her characters captivating to watch in films that co-starred names like Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat.

13 Oct 2024 - 4:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong culture

Opinion | To tell a good story, Hong Kong films must first be authenticUnlike last year’s generic ‘Warriors of Future’, ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ has hit the spot with its authenticity and homage to Hong Kong’s cinematic legacy. Its success proves that many people remain interested in Hong Kong’s heartbeat.

24 May 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong

Profile | ‘Something we could be proud of’: DJ covers Anita Mui, other Cantopop songsTechno DJ Olivia Dawn Mok, aka Xiaolin, is releasing contemporary takes on some Cantopop classics to remind the world of Hong Kong’s musical influence in the 1980s and 90s.

8 May 2024 - 8:23AM

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

On This Day | Anita Mui’s last wish: don’t cry for me, let me go in peace — SCMP archiveTwenty years after the pop superstar died on December 30, 2003, at the age of 40, we revisit our coverage from the period.

30 Dec 2023 - 10:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Recalling Anita Mui’s achievements and activism, 20 years after her deathOn the 20th anniversary of Anita Mui’s death, we look back at the singer’s rise to fame, move into acting, and her legacy of philanthropy in support of hospitals and Hong Kong’s young and old.

30 Dec 2023 - 10:58AM

Video | Anita Mui, ‘the Daughter of Hong Kong’

28 Dec 2023 - 2:00PM

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Cantopop

A ‘sad and beautiful story’: remembering superstar Anita Mui on her birthdayAnita Mui, one of Hong Kong’s most revered stars, would have turned 60 on October 10 this year. We recall her childhood, her family life, and the repeated legal battles her mother has fought over her estate.

12 Oct 2023 - 11:15PM

Hong Kong society

‘Anita Mui is still here’: fans hold showcase to keep Hong Kong star’s legacy alive‘We want to express that Anita Mui is still here with us two decades later, but with a new image and sense of the future,’ fashion designer and collaborator Dorian Ho says.

2 Oct 2023 - 6:24PM

Cantopop

Video | Cantopop: international flavour but distinctly Chinese

31 Aug 2023 - 5:29PM

Hong Kong cinema

Video | Hong Kong designer recreates famous film sets as miniatures

22 Apr 2023 - 7:00PM

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Hong Kong culture

My Hong Kong | Why late actress and singer Anita Mui is so loved by HongkongersHong Kong’s beloved Anita Mui died 18 years ago, but her spirit lives on in the city and among her fans. Her rags-to-riches story is told in the recently released biopic Anita.

4 Dec 2021 - 11:00AM

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Anita actress Louise Wong on how biopic ‘has left a beautiful memory’Model and first-time actress Louise Wong reveals to the Post her three favourite movies and favourite stars, and says the success of the film about Canto-pop star Anita Mui’s life hasn’t changed her life much yet.

4 Dec 2021 - 11:24AM

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Anita: Louise Wong shines as pop diva Anita Mui in emotional biopicFilm-goers will enter cinemas to see Anita to remember one shining star of Hong Kong show business, and they’ll surely come out hailing another: debutante actress Louise Wong nails her role as pop diva Anita Mui.

4 Dec 2021 - 11:22AMvideocam

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Anita Mui’s 10 best films ranked, as biopic of her life nears releaseAhead of the cinematic release in Hong Kong of biopic Anita, we rank singer Anita Mui’s 10 best movies, from her debut in Rouge to her screen swansong in July Rhapsody.

31 Oct 2021 - 12:04PMvideocam

Cantopop

Anita Mui’s greatest hits ranked, as biopic of her life nears releaseAnita Mui, who died of cervical cancer in 2003, was Hong Kong’s biggest female Canto-pop star. Ahead of the release of the biopic Anita, we rank her 10 best songs.

23 Oct 2021 - 11:22AMvideocam

Asian cinema

10 highlights from Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2021A biopic of Canto-pop diva Anita Mui is the most anticipated Hong Kong film at the festival. Some great Afghan films from the past 20 years are another highlight.

21 Oct 2021 - 5:10AMvideocam

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Anita is the biopic of Canto-pop icon Anita Mui we’ve been waiting forYears in the works, Anita is the extravagant biopic Canto-pop singer Anita Mui her stature deserves. Model Louise Wong makes her screen debut in the title role.

9 Jul 2021 - 7:48AMvideocam

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