Biography

Mok is the sister of the writer and producer Trevor Morris, and a granddaughter of Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, German and French.

She is of mixed ancestry: her father is half-Chinese and half-Welsh, while her mother is half-Chinese, quarter-Iranian, and quarter-German. Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.5 student, she received the 1st Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. She later left Hong Kong in 1987 and studied abroad. She attended United World College of the Adriatic near Trieste, Italy from 1987 to 1989, and majored in Italian literature when studying at the Royal Holloway, University of London.

Mok is often credited as "Karen Mok" in Chinese and Hong Kong films, but as "Karen Joy Morris" (her birth name) in Hollywood productions such as Around the World in 80 Days (2004). She supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Walt Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Mok performed in the 10th anniversary Asian tour of the hit Broadway musical Rent in the lead role of Mimi in 2005 and 2006.

Mok carried the torch at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing and performed at the opening and closing ceremonies. In October 2008, she launched her own brand of perfume in Hong Kong.

Mok has completed many endorsement agreements with leading brands such as Canon, Kappa, Cadillac, Clear, Chow Tai Fook, Lux, Titus, and Mandarin Oriental.

Mok married her first boyfriend, German-born Johannes Natterer, at a church near Florence, Italy, on 1 October 2011. Mok has 3 step-children.

Mok conducted a number of international concert tours, the most recent ones being "The original Karen Mok show" (2011/2012), "The Age of MOKnificence" (2014/2015) and "REGARDEZ" (start Sep 2015)

Activism

Mok is a strong advocate for animals and animals rights and has been involved in numerous campaigns for this purpose. Amongst others, she has joined efforts to help bears in China whose bile is used for medicinal purposes and has been on an expedition with Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to demonstrate against culling of baby seals. She has also been involved with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia-Pacific's (PETA).

In 2007, Mok was involved with MTV EXIT, a campaign against human trafficking in Asia. She presented Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special, a documentary on trafficking. Karen currently serves as ambassador for UNICEF, SPCA, Animals Asia Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Enlighten-Action for Epilepsy, Template:Care for Children and Roll Back Malaria (RBM).

Filmography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1993	The Tigers - The Legend of Canton	廣東五虎之鐵拳無敵孫中山	Feminist	cameo
1994	Family Affair	清官難審
1995	Fallen Angels	墮落天使	Blondie
1995	Out of the Dark	回魂夜	Kwan
1995	Heaven Can't Wait	救世神棍	Joan
1995	A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box	西遊記之月光寶盒	Pak Jing-jing
1995	A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella	西遊記2之仙履奇緣	Pak Jing-jing
1996	The God of Cookery	食神	Twin Dagger Turkey
1996	Viva Erotica	色情男女	May
1996	Black Mask	黑俠	Tracy Lee
1996	Best of the Best	飛虎II之傲氣比天高	Karen Kook
1996	Kitchen	我愛廚房	Jenny
1996	Four Faces of Eve	四面夏娃	Mistress of Chan Giu's husband
1996	Young and Dangerous 3	古惑仔III之隻手遮天	Lam Shuk-fan
1996	Sexy and Dangerous	古惑女	Van Chai / Chan Lai-wan
1996	Those Were the Days	4個32A和一個香蕉少年	Patricia (adult)
1996	wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net			commercial short film
1997	Task Force	熱面最強	Shirley Lau
1997	Lawyer Lawyer	算死草	Wu Man
1997	First Love: The Litter on the Breeze	初纏戀後之二人世界
1997	Young and Dangerous 4	97古惑仔之战无不胜	Wasabi / Lam Shuk-fan
1999	King of Comedy	喜劇之王	Sister Cuckoo
1999	Tempting Heart	心動	Chen Li
2000	Dragon Heat	龍火
2000	The Teacher Without Chalk	流氓師表	Sister Teresa
2000	The Roaring Wheels	車神傳說	Suki Fung
2000	Bruce Law Stunts	特技猛龍	(herself)	documentary film
2001	Goodbye, Mr. Cool	九龍冰室	Helen Poon / Macau Hung
2001	Shaolin Soccer	少林足球	Dragon Twin
2001	La Brassiere	絕世好bra	Shirley
2002	Haunted Office	Office有鬼	Pat
2002	The Irresistible Piggies	豬扒大聯盟	So Mei
2002	So Close	夕陽天使	Kong Yat-hung
2002	Red Snow	極地營救
2003	The Twins Effect	千機變	Ivy
2003	Love Under the Sun	愛在陽光下
2004	Enter the Phoenix	大佬愛美麗	Julie Lui
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	環遊世界80天	General Fang
2005	DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang	龍刀奇緣	Ying Ying (voice)
2005	Wait 'til You're Older	童夢奇緣	Tsui Man
2006	The Heavenly Kings	四大天王	(herself)
2006	Magic & Me	千變魔手	(herself)
2007	Mr. Cinema	老港正傳	Luk Min
2008	Lost Indulgence	迷果	Su Dan
2008	The Coffin		Zoe	Thai film
2010	Go Lala Go!	杜拉拉升职记	Rose
2010	The Road Less Traveled	一路有你	Susan
2011	The Law of Attraction	万有引力	Mei
2011	East Meets West	東成西就2011	Chung Siu-ming / Sammi
2013	Man of Tai Chi	太極俠	Sun Jing Shi
2013	Better and Better	越來越好·村晚
2014	The Great Hypnotist	催眠大師	Ren Xiaoyan
2016	A Chinese Odyssey Part Three

Discography

Albums

No.	Album title	Language	Year of release
1st	同名專輯 Karen	Cantonese	1993
2nd	全身莫文蔚 Karen Mok in Totality	Cantonese	1996
3rd	做自己 To Be	Mandarin	1997
4th	我要說 I Say	Mandarin	1998
5th	就是莫文蔚 This Is Karen Mok	Mandarin	1999
6th	你可以 You Can	Mandarin	1999
7th	莫文蔚NO.1新曲+精選 Karen More	Mandarin	2000
8th	十二樓的莫文蔚 Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor	Mandarin	2000
9th	一朵金花 Golden Flower	Cantonese	2001
10th		Mandarin	2002
11th	愛死妳 X	Mandarin	2003
12th	如果沒有你 Without You	Mandarin	2006
13th	拉活...莫文蔚 L!VE is... KAREN MOK	Mandarin	2007
14th	就i Karen 莫文蔚精選 I Love Karen Mok Best Collection	Mandarin	2008
15th	Hui Wei (回蔚)(also available as a digital album)	Mandarin	2009
16th	寶貝 Precious	Mandarin	2010
17th	Somewhere I Belong	English	2013
18th	不散,不見 Departures	Mandarin	2014

EPs

No.	Album title	Language	Year of release
1st	愛自己 Love Yourself	Chinese	1997
2nd	莫文蔚我愛你 Karen Mok I Love You	Chinese	1998
3rd	Silent	English	1998
4th	回家 BACK	Cantonese	1999
5th	實況轉播 Live Show	Chinese	1999
6th	Karen Mok	Cantonese	2000
7th	再生 Live Again	Cantonese	2000
8th	看看 Regardez	Mandarin	2014

Movie/TV soundtracks

No.	Album title	Year of release
1st	我愛你 電影原聲大碟 I Love You	1998
2nd	海上花 電影原聲大碟 Flowers of Shanghai	1998
3rd	喜劇之王 電影原聲大碟 King of Comedy	1999
4th	走到底 電影原聲大碟 All the way	2001
5th	夕陽天使 電影原聲大碟 So Close	2002
6th	求婚事務所 電視原聲大碟 Say Yes Enterprise	2004

Awards

Years	Awards
1996	Golden Bauhinia Awards: Won Best Supporting Actress (Fallen Angels) Hong Kong Film Award: Won Best Supporting Actress (Fallen Angels)
1997	Golden Horse Award: Nominated Best Actress (God of Cookery) Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Actress (God of Cookery) Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Original Film Song
2000	Golden Bauhinia Awards: Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Tempting Heart)
2003	14th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Won Best Female Mandarin Artist
2006	Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Actress (Wait 'Til You're Older)
2008	19th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Won Best Mandarin Album of The Year 19th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Nominated Best Female Mandarin Artist Hong Kong Film Award: Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Mr. Cinema) MTV Asia Awards: Inspiration Awards
2011	22nd Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan: Won Best Female Mandarin Artist

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