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

  • Everybody Stand By

    Everybody Stand By

  • 鲁豫有约一日行

    鲁豫有约一日行

  • Lady Exterminator

    Lady Exterminator

  • Memories Beyond Horizon

    Memories Beyond Horizon

  • The Top Racer

    The Top Racer

  • The Seventh Curse

    The Seventh Curse

  • Sisters of the World Unite

    Sisters of the World Unite

  • Kawashima Yoshiko

    Kawashima Yoshiko

  • Protégé

    Protégé

  • Heroes Shed No Tears

    Heroes Shed No Tears

  • The Sentimental Swordsman

    The Sentimental Swordsman

  • Buddha's Palm

    Buddha's Palm

  • Legend of the Bat

    Legend of the Bat

  • Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

    Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

  • Wong Fei Hung Series

    Wong Fei Hung Series

  • Shaolin Intruders

    Shaolin Intruders

  • Love with the Perfect Stranger

    Love with the Perfect Stranger

  • Magnificent Warriors

    Magnificent Warriors

  • 加康加年味

    加康加年味

  • Descendant of the Sun

    Descendant of the Sun

  • The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre

    The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre

  • Shaolin Prince

    Shaolin Prince

  • Death Duel

    Death Duel

  • This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

  • Four Loves

    Four Loves

  • My Darling Genie

    My Darling Genie

  • Hell Has No Boundary

    Hell Has No Boundary

  • A Soul Haunted by Painting

    A Soul Haunted by Painting

  • Bat Without Wings

    Bat Without Wings

  • Keep Rolling

    Keep Rolling

  • Vengeance is Mine

    Vengeance is Mine

  • Dirty Girl

    Dirty Girl

  • Guests in the House

    Guests in the House

  • Let's Make Laugh II

    Let's Make Laugh II

  • Full Moon Scimitar

    Full Moon Scimitar

  • Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre

    Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre

  • Hello! Who Is It?

    Hello! Who Is It?

  • Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II

    Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II

  • Gift from Heaven

    Gift from Heaven

  • How to Choose a Royal Bride

    How to Choose a Royal Bride

  • The Supreme Swordsman

    The Supreme Swordsman

  • The Jade Tiger

    The Jade Tiger

  • Black Lizard

    Black Lizard

  • How Deep Is Your Love

    How Deep Is Your Love

  • Lover's Tears

    Lover's Tears

  • I Am Somebody

    I Am Somebody

  • King of Stanley Market

    King of Stanley Market

  • Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

    Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

  • The Battle for the Republic of China

    The Battle for the Republic of China

  • The Goofy Gang

    The Goofy Gang

  • Master of Zen

    Master of Zen

  • Little Cop

    Little Cop

  • Fatal Mission

    Fatal Mission

  • Goodbye Hero

    Goodbye Hero

  • The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen

    The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen

  • Young Lovers

    Young Lovers

  • Glass Eyeball

    Glass Eyeball

  • Starry Is the Night

    Starry Is the Night

  • The True Hero

    The True Hero

  • Victory

    Victory

  • My Mind, Your Body

    My Mind, Your Body

  • Stooge, My Love

    Stooge, My Love

  • Seven Foxes

    Seven Foxes

  • Be Careful Sweetheart

    Be Careful Sweetheart

  • Empress Da Yu Er

    Empress Da Yu Er

  • I Am Nobody

    I Am Nobody

  • Ann Hui with the Famous

    Ann Hui with the Famous

  • 飞燕惊龙

    飞燕惊龙

  • Pursuit of Vengeance

    Pursuit of Vengeance