Gillian Chung

Gillian Chung Yan-tung (born 21 January 1981) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi.Chung was born in Hong Kong with her original Chinese birth name Chung Dik-saan (鍾狄珊). It was later changed since the character Dik (狄) was believed to be too strong. So her family gave her the new name Chung Ka-lai (鍾嘉勵).Since then, her birth certificate has always referred to that name.

In 2000, one of the model agencies that Chung worked for as part-time while in HK contacted Chung about a job opportunity offered by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). She accepted the offer in 2000, becoming a contracted artist, and underwent training before her debut.On 18 May 2001, the management company assigned her to form a singing duo called Twins with Charlene Choi. They released their first album three months later.

In the film Beyond Our Kenreleased in 2004, Chung played Chan Wai Ching, a spurned girlfriend of the eponymous Ken. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival and took HK$3,886,355 at the box office.In January 2006, the film 49 Days exceeded the HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) mark, earning a spot in one of Hong Kong's best box office films for the year 2006.