Derek Yee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-12-28 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Derek Yee

Biography

Derek Yee Tung-sing (Chinese: 爾冬陞, born 28 December 1957), is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity. He is the younger half-brother of famed Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and David Chiang, the latter also a former Shaw Brothers star. Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Since then Yee turned to screenwriting and directing and has made a career out of making films like C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica and The Truth About Jane and Sam and also gritty dramas like One Night in Mongkok and Protégé. Derek Yee was a former boyfriend of Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.

Known For

  • Memories Beyond Horizon

    Memories Beyond Horizon

  • 鲁豫有约一日行

    鲁豫有约一日行

  • Everybody Stand By

    Everybody Stand By

  • Protégé

    Protégé

  • The Seventh Curse

    The Seventh Curse

  • Kawashima Yoshiko

    Kawashima Yoshiko

  • The Supreme Swordsman

    The Supreme Swordsman

  • Vengeance is Mine

    Vengeance is Mine

  • Buddha's Palm

    Buddha's Palm

  • Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre

    Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre

  • Shaolin Intruders

    Shaolin Intruders

  • The True Hero

    The True Hero

  • Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

    Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

  • Hello! Who Is It?

    Hello! Who Is It?

  • The Sentimental Swordsman

    The Sentimental Swordsman

  • The Jade Tiger

    The Jade Tiger

  • Hell Has No Boundary

    Hell Has No Boundary

  • Bat Without Wings

    Bat Without Wings

  • Dirty Girl

    Dirty Girl

  • Young Lovers

    Young Lovers

  • Starry Is the Night

    Starry Is the Night

  • How to Choose a Royal Bride

    How to Choose a Royal Bride

  • Heroes Shed No Tears

    Heroes Shed No Tears

  • Shaolin Prince

    Shaolin Prince

  • My Darling Genie

    My Darling Genie

  • Descendant of the Sun

    Descendant of the Sun

  • Lover's Tears

    Lover's Tears

  • Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II

    Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II

  • Death Duel

    Death Duel

  • The Battle for the Republic of China

    The Battle for the Republic of China

  • Lady Exterminator

    Lady Exterminator

  • How Deep Is Your Love

    How Deep Is Your Love

  • Keep Rolling

    Keep Rolling

  • Full Moon Scimitar

    Full Moon Scimitar

  • Sisters of the World Unite

    Sisters of the World Unite

  • Guests in the House

    Guests in the House

  • Fatal Mission

    Fatal Mission

  • I Am Somebody

    I Am Somebody

  • Master of Zen

    Master of Zen

  • The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre

    The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre

  • Victory

    Victory

  • Stooge, My Love

    Stooge, My Love

  • Black Lizard

    Black Lizard

  • King of Stanley Market

    King of Stanley Market

  • Gift from Heaven

    Gift from Heaven

  • The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen

    The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen

  • Let's Make Laugh II

    Let's Make Laugh II

  • Four Loves

    Four Loves

  • Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

    Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

  • Goodbye Hero

    Goodbye Hero

  • Seven Foxes

    Seven Foxes

  • Love with the Perfect Stranger

    Love with the Perfect Stranger

  • My Mind, Your Body

    My Mind, Your Body

  • This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

  • Legend of the Bat

    Legend of the Bat

  • A Soul Haunted by Painting

    A Soul Haunted by Painting

  • Little Cop

    Little Cop

  • Magnificent Warriors

    Magnificent Warriors

  • The Goofy Gang

    The Goofy Gang

  • Be Careful Sweetheart

    Be Careful Sweetheart

  • I Am Nobody

    I Am Nobody

  • Glass Eyeball

    Glass Eyeball

  • Wong Fei Hung Series

    Wong Fei Hung Series

  • 飞燕惊龙

    飞燕惊龙

  • The Top Racer

    The Top Racer

  • 加康加年味

    加康加年味

  • Empress Da Yu Er

    Empress Da Yu Er

  • Ann Hui with the Famous

    Ann Hui with the Famous

  • Pursuit of Vengeance

    Pursuit of Vengeance