Biography of Amy Yip

Amy Yip Chi-mei (born June 10, 1965, in British Hong Kong) is an actress whose lithe frame and disproportionately large breasts made her one of the leading sex symbols of Hong Kong cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Amy Yip is best known for her roles in Hong Kong Category III films such as Sex and Zen, Robotrix, and Erotic Ghost Story. The movie Sex and Zen is also the highest grossing Category III movie in the history of Hong Kong box office. Her efforts to avoid fully exposing her breasts in adult movies through clever use of camera angles became known as the "Yip tease".

Yip first came to notice by appearing in various television series' in the mid-1980s. Erotic Ghost Story in 1987 proved to be a breakthrough role and she became one of the most popular actresses in Hong Kong and many other parts of Asia in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She retired from acting in 1992.

Due to the nature of her films, she regrettably confessed that there were not many memorable roles during her acting career. The only exceptional movie for her was the 1991 movie Queen of the Underworld which she portrayed Sister Har, a woman who climbed from the lowest depths of society to become the celebrated queen of the night life in the 1960s and 1970s of Hong Kong.

Full name: Amy Yip

Born: June 10, 1965

Birthplace: British Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong