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Cheung was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese father and a half Chinese-half British mother. Her parents divorced when she was just a child after which she was sent to Australia to live with her aunt at the age of fourteen. Cheung has an elder half-sister Dai Pek Chi, two younger brothers and also a younger half-brother from her father's side
In 1998, while helping a hair stylist friend at a catwalk show, she was offered to appear in a TV commercial advertising lemon tea. Later, Cheung made her film debut as a young nightclub hostess in Stephen Chow's The King of Comedy (1999), followed soon after by Fly Me to Polaris (1999). The latter role earned her the award for Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In the same year, Cheung launched her singing career with her first Cantopop album Any Weather (1999).
Chinese name : 張柏芝 (Traditional)
Chinese name : 张柏芝 (Simplified)
Pinyin : Zhāng Bózhī (Mandarin)
Jyutping : Cheung Pak Zhi (Cantonese)
Birth name : Cecilia Cheung
Origin : Hong Kong
Born : May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24) (age 27) Hong Kong
Occupation : Actress, singer
Genre(s) : Cantopop
Instrument(s) : Singing
Spouse(s) : Nicholas Tse (2006–)
