Halina Tam | |
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Chinese name | 譚小環 (traditional) |
Origin | Hong Kong |
Born |
Hong Kong |
6 September 1972
Occupation | Actress, model, singer |
Years active | 1993–2011 |
Spouse(s) | Eric Choi (2007–present) |
Ancestry | Panyu, Guangdong, China |
Halina Tam | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 譚小環 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 谭小环 | ||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Tán Xiǎohuán |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Tàahm Síuwàahn |
Halina Tam Siu-Wan, also known as May (born 6 September 1972) is a model, singer and actress. She is best known for her role in Legend of the Demigods and The Gentle Crackdown with co-star Wayne Lai.
Tam was the winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994. She went on to represent Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International 1995 pageant where she placed in the top 5, resulting in a berth at Miss Universe 1995 where she placed 45th. She had a singing career with BMG (Hong Kong) in 1997 and worked as an actress with TVB in Hong Kong. She also hosted Leisure and Pleasure from 2008 to 2010 and co-hosted Destiny and Beyond for the network. She left TVB after 18 years of working for the network, having last appeared on screen in 2012.
Halina married her boyfriend Eric Choi on 11 September 2007. She opened her first craft supplies store in 2013 and continued with a small snack shop in Causeway Bay in March 2014.