Karen Mok
Hong Kong
UWCAD (1987-1989)
Karen Mok is a world famous singer, musician and actress. After graduating at the Adriatic College, Karen went on to study Italian Literature at London University before returning to Hong Kong to embark on a career in entertainment.
Internationally recognized, she’s an award-winning actress and has appeared in nearly 40 films including SHAOLIN SOCCER, one of the highest-grossing films in Hong Kong’s history, FALLEN ANGELS, for which she was honored with a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Disney’s AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS with Jackie Chan. Her film credits also include BLACK MASK with Jet Li, Stephen Chow's THE GOD OF COOKERY and Cory Yuen's action movie SO CLOSE. Karen recently completed filming Ekachai Uekrongtham's English-language thriller THE COFFIN which opened at No.1 at the Box office in Thailand.
In the field of music, Karen has a habit of making history: she was the first female artist from Hong Kong to win Taiwan's prestigious Golden Melody Award (equivalent to the Grammy Award in the Mandarin music market) and the first Asian star to take the lead role in the Broadway hit musical “RENT” on its 10th Anniversary World Tour. In addition, she is an accomplished recording artist, with 12 albums released to date. Her most recent album, "L!ve is Karen Mok", marked her debut as a music producer.
Throughout her busy schedule, however, Karen has always found the time to lend her high international profile to numerous charitable causes, especially those concerned with children's welfare and animal rights.
She currently serves as ambassador for UNICEF, SPCA and Animals Asia Foundation. Karen recently performed at the Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies; and she was also the sole guest performer at the "Clinton Global Initiative Meeting In Asia" dinner held in Hong Kong in 2008.
